Hotel Chiqui

The proximity to the sea was amazing. I could heard the waves from my room, and it was beautiful every morning when I left the hotel. The pool was pretty, and deserted in late September. Room was clean and large (I had a wheelchair accessible one, which was almost certainly bigger than the usual). The hotel restaurant was nice the one meal I had there, and there's a great Japanese restaurant just around the corner. The lifts were always available and there was level access from the hotel entrance to my room.

Very clean rooms, modern decor, lovely pool area with incredible views, amazing location along the el Sardinero promenade and a short walk to other smaller coves and beaches. Balcony was a plus! Lots to choose from at breakfast.

We had a lovely sea view and the hotel was located at the far end of the promenade. This meant we had the whole length to walk, which was really good. The room would have benefited from a couple of easy chairs and a small table. However, space would have prohibited that. The food, during the evening, was beyond delicious!

My wife and I had booked the Hotel Chiqui as a convenient location for a conveniently short journey to Santander's airport the following morning and, based on the limited information on Booking.com's website, had no particular expectations about it. How wrong were we?!! Situated a stone's throw from a huge, beautiful beach (empty: it's winter) the hotel has a onsite parking area (free: there is a daily charge for its underground parking) this is obviously a very attractive summer location. From the moment we walked into its elegant, modern lounge area, we realised this was going to be an enjoyable experience and one immediately confirmed by the extremely welcoming member of staff on the reception desk. Without any prompting, she immediately upgraded our room to one with a balcony and view of the sea. Our room was not especially large but comfortably furnished, with a compact, well equipped bathroom. The addition of the balcony was a very pleasing bonus on what was an unexpectedly nice day (clear blue sky and view of the mountains behind the city). The dinner choices in the hotel's elegantly designed 'Panorama' restaurant were outstanding: the food that arrived even more so. Breakfast the following morning was a delight - very comfortable room with a fantastic range of food / beverage options on offer, all beautifully presented. The Hotel Chiqui proved to be a total surprise: great quality, excellent value and super-friendly staff: we'll be back.

The staff were all really friendly and helpful. My parents were staying at the same time and my dad is in a wheelchair and their step free access and adapted room was great. As I had travelled solo I had booked one of the smaller rooms which had ample storage, a lovely bathroom, was fresh, modern and very clean with a lovely view of el sardinero beach and the sea. The air conditioning is good but not loud and the excellent blackout curtains help with a siesta. The breakfast buffet is great and the food in the Panorama restaurant was superb and very reasonably.priced. The staff were all good at speaking English however were also very patient with me as I wanted to practice my Spanish. They were so welcoming, friendly and attentive. They went out of their way to ensure our comfort. I would definitely recommend this hotel. Had I gone as a couple with my husband, we would have found it equally enjoyable.