Hotel Sercotel Suite Palacio Del Mar

The staff and breakfast were excellent - they went above and beyond to help and meet our dietary requirements (gluten and lactose free required). Rooms were spacious and well cleaned and eveything worked. Wifi was brilliant and very fast enabling streaming of movies etc. Sports facilities next door were exceptionally good - we used them everyday. Sardinero beach (five minutes walk) is one of the best I have ever been on - a mile of pure fine golden sand with full lifeguard cover, cleaned every night and very safe to swim. Beachside restaurants of very high standard and great value. The hotel is away from the main part of the city, being close to Sardinero beach, but easily accessible to it and its vibrant bars and restaurants, cultural entertainments, casino and fabulous shopping - all well worth visiting. Spain has kept Santander a well hidden secret from us for too long and I will definitely be returning.

Would have been nice to have one just English speaking TV channel (News?) as all were in Spanish but this is a very minor point. However, I did expect there to be tea/coffee making facilities in the hotel room in a four star hotel and there were none, so was a bit surprised by this but the fridge and minibar was well stocked. Also, it is not the prettiest of buildings to look at - quite stark - and inside the decor is a bit dated but everywhere was scrupulously clean. All these points were minor and more than made up for by the very friendly, efficient, helpful and English speaking staff - they couldn't do enough for you.