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San Sebastián, Spain

Akelarre

Twenty-two rooms on Monte Igueldo, built so Pedro Subijana’s restaurant could have a house on the bay.

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Our read

What stood out was the stone house at dusk above the fields, the ring of lights over the tables, and Subijana himself in the kitchen. The bay is the view. The kitchen is why the house is there.

Come here for

  • San Sebastián, for the dining room and a room above it
  • A quiet hill, ten minutes from the city

Skip it if

  • You are travelling with young children
  • You want to be on La Concha

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

From the property

Inside Akelarre

Filmed at the property. Tap to play.

01 - Arrive

The place itself

Akelarre is at Padre Orcolaga 56, Igeldo, 20008 San Sebastián. The hotel desk is +34 943 311 208 and info@akelarre.net. The restaurant desk, for Pedro Subijana’s dining room, is +34 943 311 209 and restaurante@akelarre.net. Book on akelarre.net. They place the house on Monte Igueldo, about ten minutes by car from the centre, looking over the Bay of Biscay. They say the hotel has 22 rooms and suites, in five stone volumes, all facing the sea. The architecture is by Mecanismo, in their wording. At dusk the stone volumes sit in the fields above the bay. A timber terrace follows the curve of the water. The dining room is a ring of lights, with the sea in the windows, and Pedro Subijana in the kitchen. The spa is stone, two loungers toward the water. A dark metal stair turns through the house. They publish a film. They print three Michelin stars for the restaurant and two Michelin Keys for 2025. They also print the Relais & Châteaux mark. They say the hotel is not recommended for children under 14.

02 - Feel

Why it is different

Monte Igueldo

Padre Orcolaga 56, about ten minutes from the centre of San Sebastián, on the bay.

Twenty-two rooms

Five stone volumes, all facing the sea. Mecanismo is the studio they name.

The dining room

A ring of lights, the bay in the windows, and Pedro Subijana in the kitchen.

The marks they print

Three Michelin stars for the restaurant. Two Michelin Keys for 2025.

One desk

info@akelarre.net and +34 943 311 208. The restaurant is a separate number.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    Padre Orcolaga 56, about ten minutes from the centre of San Sebastián, on the bay.

  2. Feel

    What stood out was the stone house at dusk above the fields, the ring of lights over the tables, and Subijana himself in the kitchen. The bay is the view. The kitchen is why the house is there.

  3. Live here

    A ring of lights, the bay in the windows, and Pedro Subijana in the kitchen.

  4. Stay

    A room at Akelarre.

  5. Go

    info@akelarre.net and +34 943 311 208. The restaurant is a separate number.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

A room on the bay

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A room at Akelarre.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

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Where is Akelarre?

Padre Orcolaga 56, Igeldo, 20008 San Sebastián, Spain.

How many rooms?

22 rooms and suites, in their wording, all facing the sea.

Who is the kitchen?

Pedro Subijana. They print three Michelin stars for the restaurant.

Can I bring children?

They say the hotel is not recommended for children under 14.

How do I book?

On akelarre.net or info@akelarre.net.

06 · Go

Akelarre

San Sebastián, Spain

What stood out was the stone house at dusk above the fields, the ring of lights over the tables, and Subijana himself in the kitchen. The bay is the view. The kitchen is why the house is there.

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