Pensión Gurtxu

I’m really sorry to have to write a bad review because the Manager Rony was so kind to us but I have to be honest. We accidentally booked into this Pension for 2 nights in what was described as a ‘luxury room’ and we left after only 1 night because the accommodation was so bad. The ‘pension’ hostel is in fact just a small apartment divided into 3 multiple occupancy bedrooms with three beds in each (I believe) with a single shower 🚿 for the whole Pension, that does’t actually work properly (the head is furred up) and has crap water pressure, a single WC in the bathroom as well as mould on the bathroom ceiling. With up to 9 people in the Pension needing the toilet or shower together at peak times the wait can be uncomfortable and I’m not a fan of ‘hot seating’ toilets after others especially when the other ‘guests’ are grungy and don’t clean the toilet after crapping in it. The beds are like camp beds with soft uncomfortable foam ‘mattresses’ and the room desperately needs redecorating, with suspicious stains and marks all over the walls which, I was surprised to see at the start of the season, when a 20 Euro can of white paint and a few hours work could easily remedy this. It shows a lack or care and a lack of maintenance that turns me off the idea of Pensions like these which are clearly run as ‘cash cows’ rather than for the true comfort of their guests. If you don’t mind ‘grungy living’ then you will be happy here I’m sure, but if you have any standards at all above the most basic you won’t be happy at all, especially as you will be parting with still large sums of money that are ‘non refundable’ if you are disappointed like us. Naturally I’ll be taking that up with *********** when I get home and asking for a 50 % refund. My advice would be - do yourself a favour and stay out of the old town in one of the cheaper hotels as it’s cleaner and less noisy albeit a little more expensive than the ‘pension’ rooms that clutter the old town.

The place is very clean and located in a nice neighborhood, close to all the popular pintxo bars. The atmosphere is great, and the owner is really kind. I’d definitely come back again.

had a reservation there was in the middle of old town san sabastian one shared bathroom for 3 rooms .... felt very unsafe

This is the first time at this Pensión and we received a lovely welcome from the owners. The place is in the very heart of the old town which is perfect. Even an Asian pintox right outside the door. The room was great as we had the private bathroom which is fabulous for Three of us to have our own space. Probably better for a couple and not a 10 year old sleeping in the bed but we managed. Nice place to hit the town for pintxos and a drink of Txakoli. One last thing if you’ve ever seen Bar Nestor where they queue for daily Tortilla it’s right next door. Get there early though. Eskerrik asko🙏 Rony