The Artist Grand Hotel of Art

We stayed here for three nights - and were delighted with the hotel. Great location - across from the amazing architectural jewel - the Guggenheim Museum. The staff were all very friendly and very helpful. Our room was small facing the inner courtyard with the amazing vertical sculpture. Our room had all the wonderful amenities - very comfortable bed. The piece de resistance was having breakfast on the rooftop with the view of the Museum! The breakfast buffet was wonderful with plenty of delicious choices. We would definitely return!

The staff are over the top! The rooms and accommodations are amazing. The location is perfect. Walking distance to the old town. Not to mention across the street from the Guggenheim! What more do you want. Wait there is more… 2 restaurants in the hotel plus the turn down service is Devine!!

Such a cute and approachable hotel! The artistry of the building is awesome but the staff and service is even more exceptional! From the terrace team serving breakfast to the concierge and door team providing you with all the information you need to see some of the most iconic places in Bilbao! The rooms are very clean and spacious and well taken care of by the room attendants. They have a casual restaurant as well as a fine dining restaurant called that you won't be disappointed with! Highly recommend The Artist Grand Hotel of Art for your next stay in Bilbao!

The hotel is just perfect! It is located centrally. It is located next to the Guggenheim Museum! From the Airport you can take the bus and reach the hotel in about 15 minutes. Bars and Restaurants are in walking distance. The rooms are really spacious and super clean! Highly appreciated that every evening the bed is prepared for a relaxing night. The staff is super friendly and very engaged. The breakfast at the rooftop is awesome! You get everything you need and want! The view is amazing! The rooftop opens during the afternoon again. It was perfect to take an aperitif before going for dinner. The service was awesome! Highly recommended hotel for a trip to Bilbao!

I could not recommend a greater place in Bilbao. The drinks are lovely, the rooftop bar gives a great view of Giggenheim and the town, the floor bar has some of the best cocktails. Thank you to Eneritz and the rest of the staff for making our visit an unforgettable time. I will for sure be back for more sangria and aquarius!

Great Stay with Stunning Views ||We stayed at *The Artist Grand Hotel of Art* in Bilbao in early August 2025 for a weekend trip — my two teenage boys and I — and had two rooms with spectacular views of the Guggenheim Museum. Check-in was excellent: valet took care of the car and luggage, we got an upgrade thanks to credit card perks, and early check-in made things even easier.||Rooms were comfortable, well-designed, and had bathtubs we loved after long days out. Breakfast on the rooftop terrace was a highlight — fresh, complete, à la carte or buffet, with stunning city views. Housekeeping was top-notch, including an evening turndown with whimsical touches and aromatherapy for sleep. The front desk team answered every question with enthusiasm, and special thanks to Paz in housekeeping and Alex at the bar for their warmth and attention. Dinner at *The Gallery* was excellent without breaking the bank, even though the menu also caters to high-end tastes.||One drawback: the windows need better soundproofing. The square in front of the hotel sometimes hosts protests or street musicians, and even when fully closed, the windows let in noticeable noise due to a gap between the frame and the pane.||Verdict: Wonderful service, comfort, and views — fix the windows and it’s near perfect. ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

One of the best hotels we’ve stayed at on our trip. Location was perfect, rooms were spacious and well equipped with amenities, breakfast was great but the highlight was the service from each member of staff. Diego in particular took very good care of us and recommended us not only good restaurants in Bilbao but heard that we were going to Athens and helped us with recommendations there too!

Wonderful hotel in an ideal location. Great rooms, lovely dining area. Excellent staff. ||It is a great pity that the 7th floor is entirely used for food and drink and there are no loungers for sunbathing. It is also criminal that it is closed between 11am and 4pm every day. This feels like putting hotel staff ahead of hotel residents. ||After a day of sight-seeing, you might quite fancy a doze in the sun, but this is literally only possible for about 4 people because of the pop up sun shades and lack of space given over to relaxation. ||Room for improvement for sure.

Our gracious host, artist grand hotel. A pleasant nights stay before the running of the bulls. Our first night in Spain

Amazing costumer service!! Beautiful modern hotel and room. Beautiful bathroom!! (No shower door though, my only complaint, but everything else was great! Would definitely go back!! Excellent buffet!!

Beautiful and wonderful staff, comfortable room with a wonderful bed, super clean and well located. Views from the roof top welcome you and your breakfast staff will woo you into an amazing way to start your day. This was our first stop in a 10 day Basque experience, and it was a red carpet reception!

After having seen this hotel on tv and knowing that it literally was a cross the street form the Guggenheim, we did a priceline try and got a good rate. The hotel is beautiful, the location is unbeatable, the rooms are solid. The shower sucks. Ive noticed in Spain these weird showers where it's a tub and a partial partition to block splashing from the shower head. That just doesn't cut it. I ask for simple things and my shower is one of them. Don't get me wrong, the bed, amenities, and the design is great but I'd give up those things for an awesome shower. I have no idea why they'd cut corners there when the rest of the hotel is so good.

Without a doubt the best hotel in Bilbao. They are located directly across the street from the Giggenhiem Museum and everything is walking distance or a short cab ride away. It place is modern, sleek, comfortable, artsy and as it should be for the price, location, and what they advertise. It was my favorite hotel during our European trip and I am looking forward to getting back there in the future. Our room had a nice view of the cylindrical rock sculpture that sprawled from the lobby to the ceiling. The frienly staff made vallet park easy, checking in and out a breeze, and even stocked up the vehicle with their own bottled water for our trip back to Asturias.

Perfect location in Bilbao! The hotel is very modern and has some unique artwork throughout the hotel. It is conveniently located right across the street from the Guggenheim and is also just a short walk into the old town. Rooms were clean, spacious, and comfortable. Hotel staff was friendly and helpful.

The Gran Hotel Domine Bilbao ("GHDB") is a very good hotel, conveniently located, opposite the Museum Guggenheim. The rooms are nice ; bathrooms also and large and convenient. We had one facing the Museum. We enjoyed the design by Javier Mariscal. The hotel is very coherent, the staff is helpful and friendly. We had breakfast one day on the top floor, where the Restaurant Doma is : good breakfast but rather expensive at 26 € per person, although it is a full buffet ! For breakfast, we recommend instead heading to the MiniBar Bilbao, behind the Iberdrola Tower : you can get there a great breakfast for much lower than half of the price at GHDB...

Very disappointing. We arrived after 2pm on the day of our reservation to be told that our room wasn't ready. We were kept waiting in the lobby for at least quarter of an hour without being offered any refreshments. Their only excuse was "it is very difficult because we are fully booked today." When we finally arrived at our room, we found that we had been given a twin room rather than the king size double we had reserved. Back at reception we were told that this was the only room available and that the type of room in the booking was just a preference, not a guarantee! So we asked for a refund and suddenly, as if by magic, a king size room became available. I suspect perhaps because we had booked through an offer on Expedia, we were flagged up on the system as "try to fob off these mugs with the bad rooms first." The room was OK but not great. The art on the walls is quirky and fun but the fridge was broken as was one of the wash basins. The bath was cracked and there was no kettle or iron in the room. One evening we came back to find our room door open. Not just unlocked but wide open and we are certain that we did not leave it that way. Fortunately nothing was missing. Also, while picking up the duvet, my partner found a couple of peanuts on the floor at the foot of the bed. We had not had any peanuts in the room. I certainly will not stay at a Silken hotel again.

Iffy. Hotel is well located across from Guggenheim and you get feeling like they are "trying" to be luxury hotel but aren't making the grade IMHO. I asked for extra room key cards and front desk resisted giving them to me. They said "normally" they don't give out an extra room key card. . . What the heck? The bathroom door had a god awful squeak and when we went to pee in the middle of the night it would wake up whoever was sleeping. And the design of the bathroom door wasn't thought out - the door opens inwards and to make sure it didn't hit the sink counter they put large rubber stoppers on the floor right where you stand in front of the mirror. Stubbed toe over and over again. Who puts foot hazard right where you stand? Last of all, bedding was too lightweight and room very cold. Would have needed a sleeping bag to stay warm. 3 stars might be too many but I'm trying to give benefit of doubt.