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Olarain - Hostel

2.0 star property
Hostel near Donostia-San Sebastian Aquarium in San Sebastián

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Property entrance
Gym
Superior Triple Room
Interior detail
Buffet breakfast for a fee on weekdays

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Gym
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Paseo de Ondarreta, 24, San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, 20018
  • Place, Concha Promenade
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Miramar Palace
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Monte Igueldo
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Sebastian (EAS)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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Economy Double Room

Economy Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Triple Room

Superior Triple Room

  • 21 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

About the area

San Sebastián

Ibaeta stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this Ibaeta hostel, you'll find Ondarreta Beach and Royal Palace of Miramar. Concha Promenade and Loretopea are also within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • Ondarreta Beach - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Concha Promenade - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Miramar Palace - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Monte Igueldo - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Concha Beach - 5 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • San Sebastian Amara Station - 12 min drive
  • San Sebastian (EAS) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Mila - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Alaia - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪BB - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Hemen - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Bar Campus - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Olarain - Hostel

Hostel near Donostia-San Sebastian Aquarium in San Sebastián
Olarain - Hostel offers its guests a sauna and a fitness center. There's a restaurant on site. A business center and meeting rooms are available.

A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A library, a terrace, and a vending machine are also featured at the business-friendly Olarain - Hostel.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this San Sebastián hostel.

  • 222 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 2001
  • Business facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Water dispenser
  • Dining venue
Olarain - Hostel offers 222 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. These individually furnished accommodations have separate dining areas. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (EUR 4 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking available

Food and drink

  • Weekday buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: EUR 3.95 to 15 for adults and EUR 3.95 to 15 for children
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Sauna
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Doorbell and phone notification
  • Elevator (31 inch wide door)
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (29 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:30 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 3.95 to 15 for adults, and EUR 3.95 to 15 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: EUR 4 per day (16 ft away)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Onsite cash transactions can't exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Olarain Hostel San Sebastian
Olarain Hostel
Olarain San Sebastian
Olarain
Olarain Hostel
Olarain - Hostel San Sebastián
Olarain - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Olarain - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation San Sebastián

Olarain - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 164 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 164 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 164 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 164 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 164 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Well located property for the beach and town and was quiet. Rooms were clean and fresh. Beds were very comfortable and the en-suite shower immaculate. There was a fully equipped gym on site with sauna. We would not hesitate to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Sabina, Los Alamos

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The beds were uncomfortable and we did leave early because of this. Otherwise all good.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
All good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy bus ride or 45 min walk from main bus station. 15 mins approx from beach and Funicular. Very clean and comfortable and staff were so helpful. Excellent highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arnar Snær

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good room
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es un hotel cómodo, con amplias habitaciones, baño en perfectas condiciones de aseo y buena comida.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

WestcoastCanada

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very helpful and friendly with a good understanding of English. The facility has so many interesting extras with art and museum pieces placed throughput. I also really loved the unique signage. The rooms are clean and modern but no frills similar to a Premier Inn in London. Very reasonable price and walking distance to the beach, cafes and buses.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

rafael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Small clean hotel rooms for stays in Antiguo.

Olarain is listed as hostel, but what you really get is a regular hotel room. Clean, maybe a tad small, but it was all I needed. It is part of a student resident, but it was absolutely quiet when I stayed there. If you need to stay near Antiguo, then you'll have most places within walking distance. I'd probably stay somewhere downtown or in Gros for visiting San Sebastian, although you'll have several bus lines run frequently to get to the center.

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect location and top hotel.

Excellent location. Quiet but only short walk to the beach.Woukd definately stay here again. Helpful staff and clean and spacious dining area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel suite

Early good suite at a fair price
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Uncomfortable Beds

Hotel was clean and nice but the beds had super Hard Matress and were very uncomfortable for Sleeping

4/10 Poor

Renzo

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Glorified College Dorm

This hotel is basically a glorified college dorm.

6/10 Okay

Omar

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Okish Hostel with independent washroom

It was okay. The staff is nice. Free good speed Wifi. The beds are not that comfortable. Pillows are really poor.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful Town

Great Property

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Over priced ,tv limited, body odour on the bedding, no fans or air conditioning. The showers were very small, could hear everything in all rooms above ,on either side and hallway. Staff were abrupt. The food in dining room was cheap and enjoyed the one meal I had there.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Reasonable budget hotel

Staff helpful. Breakfast very limited and rather disappointing. Wish hotel had a terrace /sitting out area instead of so much parking space!

4/10 Poor

M Peter gittins, U.K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Noisy a good 35-40 minute walk to the old town

With almost paper thin walls you can hear virtually everyone and everything, with this in mind we wouldn't choose to stay here again, room was clean and comfortable, a long walk or 13€ taxi to the old town, we would have been better in Hind sight paying more for a central hotel.