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Parador de Santillana Gil Blas Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Address
Plaza de Ramón Pelayo 11
Location Around Town
Phone 94-202-80-28 for Parador de Santillana Gil Bas, 94-281-80-00 for Parador de Santillana del Mar
Fax 94-281-83-91 for both paradores
Web site www.parador.es
Room Information 56 units
Prices Santillana del Mar: 142€-154€ ($206-$223) double; 171€-185€ ($248-$268) suite. Santillana Gil Blas: 143€-170€ ($207-$247) double; 207€-297€ ($300-$431) suite
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, minibar, hair dryer, safe, Jacuzzi (in some)
Parking Free parking

Frommer's Review

The best places to stay in town are either of these two paradores. Although they occupy the same address, they are two different hotels, each with 28 units. The more expensive, with better rooms, is the government-rated four-star Parador de Santillana Gil Blas, followed by the government-rated three-star Parador de Santillana del Mar. Both hotels occupy a 400-year-old former palace with modern extensions. Both are filled with antiques and have hand-hewn plank floors, chandeliers, and refectory tables. Large portraits of knights in armor hang in the main gallery. Most of the guest rooms are large, with antiques and windows on two sides, some with views of a garden. Several rooms in the three-star parador are much smaller. (These tend to be on the top floor.)

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; sauna; room service; laundry service; nonsmoking rooms

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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