12 Best Hotels in San Sebastián, Spain | Condé Nast Traveler

"Opened in 1912 and steeped in history, I found the Maria Cristina to be more than the sum of its parts: its situation beside the river Urumea offers near‑perfect views toward Rafael Moneo’s Kursaal and the Cantabrian Sea, while the sandstone façade gives way to an interior voluptuously furnished in gray, mauve and turquoise. Anecdotes cling to the place—there’s a portrait of Bette Davis in the cocktail bar—and the charming, discreetly omnipresent service creates the intimacy of a grand private household." - Paul Richardson, Marti Buckley