Hotel Bolina

Recent Reviews: 75

• User:205johnf205

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  Beware Bugs!

  25 Jul 2022

  Terrible lodging experience. We were eaten alive by bugs in our room. Worst stay of the dozen or so places we have stayed during our Camino Norte and Camino Santiago journey. Not many options to stay overnight in Gernika but Would not recommend Hotel Bolina.

• User:thomasmO8592BZ

  Trip type: Couples

  Avoid

  12 Sept 2021

  Great soft towels There, i said something positive, nothing else can be said positively about this hotel Its cheap, it cannot be classed as an hotel, its creaky beds and floor, there are bags and bags of used laundry and restaurant linen, totally unhygienic, restaurant was closed, bar was closed (maybe because of Sunday), restaurant on 1st fl looked archaic, aromas were unpleasant. Its no better than any lodging house and worse than many hostels, you get what you pay for, which is a creaky bed, centrally located, no services, no ac, no breakfast, but you do get nice soft towels

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• User:Jane E

  Trip type:

  Good Enough for One Night

  28 Aug 2021

  I stayed 1 night at the Bolina while walking the Camino de Santiago. The hotel is in a prime location just half a block off the Camino in the old city and at this time check in is through the hotel's bar. There is no lift and sleeping rooms are on 3 floors up stairs. My room was small and the bathroom was tiny but they had all that I needed for 1 night. There was a big comfortable bed and a stand that worked to hold my open bag. A small desk at the end of the bed made for a tight fit and required squeezing past on an angle which gives an idea of the room size. Everything was acceptably clean if not pristine scrubbed. This is an older hotel with a bit of rust and general scruffiness. My room was very light with afternoon sun. The wifi is bad, coming and going in all parts of the building including the room and the bar.The hotel bar is very popular and busy with nice and helpful staff, good pintxos and outdoor as well as indoor seating. My room was at the back of the building and did not get any noise from downstairs but I could hear other guests on the landing - and the Spanish can be very noisy.Hotel Bolina is a reasonable place to stay for a night if you don't have extravagant expectations and it is wonderfully convenient for access to the Camino.

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• User:ChristopherRoops

  Trip type:

  Great value 1 star hotel

  22 Aug 2019

  I would definitely rate this a 4 star review as a 1 star hotel. I was very apprehensive staying here after reading bad reviews here on TripAdvisor. However I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The hotel is in a great location in terms of the town itself and if on the Camino (as my friend and I are). The hotel room was clean and there was a kettle with tea and coffee which was a nice bonus as not many hotels in Spain or the Basque country offer this. The beds were clean, towels were clean and the shower was perfect after a long day hiking. There were also additional toilets outside the hotel room. We could open the window no problem and close the curtains. For a one star I really can't find much fault. Would recommend to anyone.

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• User:Philip B

  Trip type: Family

  Great place when on the Camino

  28 Jul 2019

  Walking the Camino del Norte - arrived here and the staff at Bolina were really amazing, Ana and her husband in particular - warm welcome, nothing too much trouble, really great food and drink - great location for visiting the Peace Museum, Tree of Gernika and the Picasso Street-art replica. The hotel rooms are clean, though could do a makeover (and there's no lift). However, if you want a small, friendly, town-centre hotel for a night when walking the Camino, this is fabulous.

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