This is a very modern hotel despite the olde world facade. Very pleasant decor and wonderful staff who had excellent English and were very helpful with recommendations . We availed of parking at the hotel, accessed by a lift, (you drive the car into a lift!, )as we had a lot of luggage and wanted secure parking but there was plenty free parking on surrounding streets in March. Our room was comfortable for our one night stay before getting ferry. I would skip breakfast at $16 per person , it was poor value . The hotel has a cafe and terrace open to the public and this would be a better option for breakfast. The hotel is beautifully located on the beach at El Sardinero , a suburb of Santander.Great walks and lots of cafes and restaurants. A ten minute drive from the ferry port. We will stay again when travelling in this direction.