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Reviews of Hotel Photo Zabalburu 2 stars

Pedro Martí­nez Artola, 8, 48012 Bilbao, Spain

#59 of 62 hotels in Bilbao

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 261 hotel reviews

6.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.4

  • Comfort

    7.0

  • Location

    8.0

  • Facilities

    6.7

  • Staff

    8.6

  • Value for money

    7.0

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 1 September 2021

    8.0
    This hotel with its staff enriched our stay in Bilbao. We enjoyed our time there.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There is nothing to complain.

    The hotel location is excellent for a walk tour in Bilbao. The staff is very nice and helpful and give very good recommendations. The room and bathroom were clean and the breakfast was with reasonable variety and portion.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2021

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    very small room, poor breakfast, very basic

    good staff, underground parking which they only charged 8 euros a night

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2021

    7.0
    Good price for comfort andd good location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The walls are very thin and you can hear everything from the next room. Good luck with this!

    Very kind and helpful staff, good price.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2021

    6.0
    Good for one night, but not for light sleepers.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Walls are paper thin and you can hear everything, i.e. conversations and TVs from neighbouring rooms as well people showering. Not great for light sleepers.

    Clean and comfortable. Great central location.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    2.0
    For what we got I estimated maximum 30 euros per night
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bad quality/ price. Room were not refresh, scandal quality for the bathroom. Walls from paper, you could hear person breathing from other side. Tv big like a tablet.Breakfast like fast food in plastic, including the milk. The owner cares about the money and not the guest and you can feel it from entrance. Pictures don’t show the reality (owner bathroom was totally different from the picture)

    The lady in the reception was very helpful.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    4.0
    Noisy
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No soundproofing to room. Could here noises from other rooms all night

    Nice room and friendly staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The walls are too thin, you hear everything, all the snorers around… this is really the most important thing you expect from a hotel, sleeping in peace.

    The staff was great

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small room, worn out.

    City was full and it was difficult to find a hotel room.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 February 2024

    4.0
    Conclusion: this hotel is not recommended for non-smokers
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Even though I had booked non-smoking room, I noticed that the smelled strongly of nicotine. This fact was a real imposition for a guest. It is completely incomprehensible to me why smoking in the room is tolerated by the hotel management. In addition, there were no signs or stickers in the room and other places in the hotel that smoking is prohibited. As other guests previously mentioned, the walls of the rooms are too thin; you can hear every noise from the next door.

    In general the breakfast offering was ok

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 December 2023

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff so rude and nasty

    Safe neighborhood

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 December 2023

    1.0
    City great hotel a disaster
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel and the breakfast was disgusting and way overpriced

    Just the city

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2023

    9.0
    It really worths the money I paid
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing much cos I spent just a night but it was Cute!.

    My room had 3 single cute beds

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cosillas sin importancia.

    No entraba

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 October 2023

    9.0
    Great location, GVFM and worth every penny.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only criticism was no kettle in the room.

    Excellent location, fantastic value for money, professional helpful staff, cleanliness and a good breakfast.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 October 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing about our hotel whatsoever but our booking ref.59116689 for our taxi failed to turn up for our transit to the airport on Tuesday 17th October even though I sent several emails seeking help. For this I will be seeking a refund.

    The staff, including reception staff and cleaning staff were pleasant and exceptionally helpful. My husband and I would stay there again at a heartbeat.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tiny bathroom no day light

    Noisy

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 October 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Room small and dated Location ideal location a couple of minutes walk from everything

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great hotel to book

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2023

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very old and in bad condition.

    Location

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2023

    2.0
    Dump
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything

    Not much

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 September 2023

    5.0
    Ok for 1-2 nights if you don’t overpay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms are very dark, you need light even during the day, very old and a little dirty, the bathroom door is very hard to open and a few times I thought I was gonna be locked. The breakfast is poor, only a few options. Walls are quite thin and you can hear everything around you. Only one small window, situated in the corner behind a wall, basically not giving any light. No elevator and steep stairs.

    Nice staff, the localisation is ok but in the evenings there are sketchy people in the neighbourhood

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 September 2023

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff was mean and not friendly The room was smelly with a window to the inner ventilation shaft which smelled even worse For the price of breakfast it is better to go outside to eat, coffee if you can call it coffee, it was more like a tar with a nasty aftertaste.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2023

    1.0
    It was terrible.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    DONT GO HERE if you want a normal and clean stay. The hotel looks clean in the lobby, but it all changes when you enter the room. There were multiple dirty boogers on the walls and there was blood on the shower curtain. The bathroom door didn’t close properly and not without the sound of a MG-42 machine gun on full auto. And if you closed the door fast to reduce that sound, big piles of black dust would fall out of the ceiling and into the dirty toilet because they apparently never clean that. Also, it appears that the walls between the rooms are made from thin paper, since we could hear and follow the conversation our neighbors were having. Unfortunately enough we didn’t speak their language so we couldn’t talk back. It also seems to be normal to run around the hotel with a group of people and shout and slam doors at 2 am. It didn’t seem like the hotel staff did anything about this since it took a long time before all the sounds stopped. The breakfast was even worse. You would expect to get a good and healthy breakfast after such a crappy night, but what they offer is below all standards. The way the bread was layed out was very unhygienic since you have to open the bag yourself and therefore it’s impossible to know who touched it before you. They stalled everything out on a counter, but the counter also was very dirty and sticky. Apart from the bread, they only had cookies and little chocolate cakes and some serial. It would’ve been a better idea to go to the supermarket and buy a whole bread for like 1/3th of the money we spent on breakfast. We stayed here for the price of €150 for 1 night, so we had the right to expect way more than this. I’ve wasted money before in my life on a lot of stupid things, but this is by far the worst way to spend €150. I would’ve had more fun if I bought something breakable for €150 and threw it off a cliff.

    The distance to the city centre is nice, but I'd rather pay for a expensive cab and sleep in a hotel in Paris.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2023

    9.0
    Nice hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not enough plug sockets and maybe tea and coffee facilities in room would be good

    Just as expected and described when booked. Clean room and bathroom. Breakfast was good. Location ok, not far from station and old town.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2023

    4.0
    Overnight stop
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel was dated and a bit run down.

    Ok for an overnight stop with easy access to the ferry.

    Stayed in August 2023

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