Hotel Sercotel Oriente

We stayed here for a one night stop off as a family of four. From Santander to the Barcelona / Costa Brava area this April 2023. Trying to the locate the hotel was very difficult as the sat nav and maps took us all over the shop. It’s not the hotels fault as their location is excellent for venturing off through the city but it was difficult to get too. It’s actually right in a high street on a tram run so you can’t park near the hotel easily anyway. There is an underground car park nearby. You need to identify the car park that you need to park in and put that in the sat nav. I used google Earth. From there it’s about a 10min walk with your cases to the hotel. The hotel offered reduced parking rates at the actual hotel itself, just take your ticket from the barrier with you. The staff were very helpful and were very friendly. We would stay here again knowing now, how to get there. The city is pretty much like Barcelona. Great for a stop over or for a few nights stay with plenty of architecture, history, eateries, bars and shopping options. Rooms were clean, plenty of space with nice en-suite facilities.

The desk staff very helpful, English spoken, proactive with local sight seeing advice including provision of detailed map with directions. The room allocated was on the top floor with the window overlooking central building well - no view at all. Thought this a bit odd for foreign visitors. The location of the hotel is excellent for access to both the interesting sights and also to enjoy the local vibrant evening lifestyle with families walking the open mall very close to the hotel. Happy with breakfast at hotel, again English speaking friendly staff, albeit continental buffet, bacon and toast also available. The hotel is getting a little weary, needs a face lift to warrant the 3 stars - overall a convenient and friendly place to stay - would stay there again and hope for a room with a view.