Name: Apartamentos Santillana del Mar
Address: Avenida Le Dorat, 12, 39330 Santillana del Mar, Spain, Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar, 39330, Spain
Rating: 8

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Regina Coeli Diocesan Museum

Calle de Juan Infante

Torre de Don Borja

Museum of the Inquisition

Santander Airport

Santander Cathedral

Santander Ferry Terminal

Plaza Porticada

Centro Botin

Municipal de Este

University of Cantabria

El Sardinero Stadium

El Sardinero Beach

Camello Beach

Somo Beach

Apartamentos Santillana del Mar

Santillana del Mar

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A sweet little cottage with everything you need for one night. It was beautifully presented and had all the things we needed to enjoy Santillana del Mar. However, we were only 2 adults and 3 children, any more and it would have been a complete squash. The bedroom layout was fine for us, but perhaps wouldn't have been great for any more than one couple. There was a garden, which was a bonus, and the proximity to town was perfect. 
The only other negative was that the only living space was a dining room. There was essentially nowhere to 'sit' . However, we were only there for 1 night,  and for that, it was perfect accommodation. Anymore than that and I think that perhaps a few things would need to be addressed!.

But thank you for an easy stay, and I thought it was excellent value. Cheap and cheerful!...

Cute house but only for 1 night!

Just stayed here in the past few weeks.  It is marketed as sleeping six people but the bedrooms were not correctly depicted in the description nor the photos.  There is one bedroom with a double bed.  Then there is VERY small bedroom with a single daybed meaning it is a single bed and if you want to sleep two you need to pull out the daybed/mattress from underneath each night.  This is a major inconvenience and was unexpected.  Furthermore, you cannot leave the daybed expanded as the bedroom is too small.  Also, in order to get to the remaining beds you need to climb up a steep ladder to a loft area which is above/part of the small bedroom I just described.  It is not a separate bedroom.  To climb up and down the ladder the person will have no choice but to step on the 2nd daybed mattress.  The people sleeping in the loft likely need to be older children.  What turned out to be this attic loft was marketed as a third bedroom but clearly it is not.  We were more than a bit deceived but having already left a deposit and having no where else to go during a busy travel period, we made the best of it.  Fortunately in our situation the children were old enough to sleep in the loft and climb up and down the stairs, but it was a huge, unexpected inconvenience not only to have the kids have to climb up the unsecured ladder but also for the parents sleeping in the tiny 2nd bedroom to have to pull out a daybed mattress every night.  If we had been 3 couples or any other configuration of people with limited mobility or not closely related, this issue of the miniscule bedroom connected to the attic loft (3rd sleeping area) would have been unmanageable.  We felt strongly about posting this review so that others know what the setup is really like.

Also, as others mention, there is no sofa and clearly a small one could fit and would be welcome.  Other cons:  we were 6 people and they only gave us just enough towels for six people (and small ones at that), just enough forks (6), spoons (6), knives (6), glasses (6) and plates (6 big and 6 small).  Although we only ate there for a quick breakfast daily and dinner 2-3 nights of our stay, it was annoying to always have to wash in order to have clean utensils and plates for the next time around.  Bathrooms were incredibly small.  To maneuver into and out of the one next to the kitchen you have to do some twists and turns.  Lots of street noise at night.  Lastly, while granted it was high season, it was a little pricey for what you got.

Pros: The proximity to the main part of Santillana is great.  The person who manages the logistics was very nice but we had to call her to coordinate arrival and departure times, then wait a bit as she lives off site.  If you needed anything extra you had to call her and wait.  

We didn't stay in the house all that much as we were sightseeing, but clearly the descriptions, layout and pictures of the rooms need to be more forthright online so that potential guests can make an informed decision. 

The stay was generally uneventful but we were a bit deceived at the size and layout of the "three" bedrooms and the (lack of) value for what was spent, especially since you pay per person.  I would never stay here again and would look elsewhere.  We wanted others to be mindful of the bedroom layout so that they can make in informed decision.  For a family of 3 or maybe 2 parents and two children it could be good but it is not designed for 6 to sleep privately or comfortably.

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