Hotel Boutique Villa Favorita

Beside the Urumea river on Zubieta Kalea, Villa Favorita occupies a restored Basque townhouse two blocks from La Concha bay and a short walk from the Old Town's pintxos bars on Calle Fermín Calbetón.

The four-star property's 9.7 rating across 684 reviews places it among the highest-rated small hotels in the city — a signal driven largely by room quietude facing the river rather than the main boulevard, and staff who arrange surf lessons at Zurriola beach.

Zubieta Kalea is the boundary strip between the Centro district and the riverbank promenade, which means the fish market, Bretxa square, and the funicular to Monte Igueldo all sit within ten minutes on foot.