Silken Indautxu Bilbao Plaza Bombero Etxaniz, s/n Online Booking

Our professional and dedicated team of staff are only too happy to make your stay enjoyable, pleasant and relaxing. A courteous and positive approach prevails. All our ensuite rooms are exquisitely decorated to give you a true sense of serenity - subtle lighting, pleasant decor and fully equipped with all the modern day amenities you could wish for.

The city is the hub of business and commerce in the Basque region - 6th largest in Spain and many visit for conventions, meetings and exhibitions. The gastronomy here is extremely good - wonderful Basque dishes and the favourites for lunch-time are the Basque Tapas which come on lightly toasted pieces of bread and have various toppings - the meats, salamis and gambas are particularly tasty.

Shopping is fairly varied but the trademark of the city is the Beret and there are various other styles of hats to be chosen here - Bassandere on Calle Iparraguirre is the spot for this kind of purchase - found near the Guggenheim Museum.

There are three main museums of interest in the city - the most famous - Guggenheim which houses masterpieces from some of the greats in the art world including Antoni Tapies, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Motherwell and the great Picasso. Museo Vasco is the place to visit for Ethnology, History and Archaeology whilst the Museo de Bellas Artes is the place for those Goya and El Greco masterpieces.

Take time to view and explore and enjoy the wonderful restaurants.

Good stuff: Pleasent relaxed atmosphere.

Overall: A more informative route guide from the airport to the hotel would be nice, we arrived on a quiet Saturday afternoon, and still did the grand tour before finding the hotel.This is a city centre hotel so don't expect to stop outside and casually book in, but any trouble is well worth it.This was the first of a 6 hotel break, it set a standard for the other 5 that was not beaten for all round value.