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Pension Joakina

Del Camino street 4 - 4th right, 20004 San Sebastian - Donostia, Spain
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London, United Kingdom
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65 reviews 65 reviews
54 hotel reviews
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94 helpful votes 94 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

I have recently stayed 2 nights at Pension Joakina. Location of the pension is excellent. Old town and city centre are both easily reached on foot. Main bus station (for airport bus from/to Bilbao) is about 30 minutes walk along the river or 5 minutes by taxi for 10 euros. The room is simple but spacious with a lovely balcony... More

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Fredrikstad, Norway
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24 hotel reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013 via mobile

Clean rooms in a very central and convenient location. Several rooms of varying sizes on the 4th and 5th floors, some with private baths and own balconies, some without. This being located in an ordinary block of apartments, there are some house rules to follow in order to be considerate to neighbours and other guests - the most unusual of... More

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
4 April 2013

Dear client, thanks a lot for your review, almost very accurate and useful. The water heater is at the other side of the 4th floor appartment, upstairs we fixed it doing a better work, and it does not disturb the neighbourgs. Noise affects to neighbourgs not to cliens. We will try to keep doing things good, and try to attend... More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2013 via mobile

Our stay in march 2013 was great. Louis and his mother joakina will look after you well and are genuinely interested in the quality of your stay. If you speak no Spanish be mindful that joakina speaks no English however we managed to by fine. Location is excellent and superb value. Highly recommended.

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
4 April 2013

Dear client, thanks a lot for your review, almost very accurate and useful. Hope to see you next time. Regards. Joakina and Luis Olaizola More

Espoo, Finland
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2013

Stayed here for 2 days with my girlfriend in a twin bedroom. The location is great and only a few minutes away from the beach. The grocery store is also almost right around the corner. Free WiFi was a plus as well how tidy the place was. The old lady who was there to meet us was very kind although... More

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
4 April 2013

Dear client, thanks a lot for your review, almost very accurate and useful. I thought walls were not as thin as you noticed, anyway is good to know this. We will try to keep doing things good, and try to attend your interesting correctiions. Regards. Luis Olaizola More

Leicester
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13 reviews 13 reviews
6 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2012

My wife whisked me away to to the beautiful San Sebastian for my 40th birthday. We were able to find the pension relatively easily with a little assistance from the charming locals. We were greated by an elderly lady who spoke at us in Spanish (my Spanish is limited!), but, eventually we understood one and other and were shown to... More

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
22 November 2012

Dear client, is very nice to read reviews like your. Hope to enjoy the city and the Pension in the future again and keep improving to make your stay more comfortable. Regards. Luis Olaizola More

Melbourne, Australia
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8 hotel reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2012

The pension is well located for exploring the old town. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Free WIFI worked perfectly during our stay. Nearby is an excellent patisserie. The beach is very close. What did cause a huge problem though was having a shower after 10pm. I'm informed this causes lots of noise, but I find it impossible to believe it... More

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LuixDonosti, Gerente at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
23 October 2012

Dear Sir, thanks a lot for your review. We will try to inform guests before the arrival some rooms shower corfew, as the hot water makes a lot of noise when it works at night and also disturbs other guests when they are sleeping at night. We work to give our guests a pleasant rest at night, cleanlyness in a... More

Naples, Italy
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32 reviews 32 reviews
14 hotel reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2012

Location of Pension Joakina is simply perfect. It's in the centre of San Sebastian, and everything is around the corner: the old town (pincho bars!), the shopping area, seaside, beach and harbor. However, if you come to San Sebastian by car (like we did), do not even think about parking it on the street in that area and be prepared... More

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
21 September 2012

Good morning, thanks a lot for your review. Is very nice to know that your stay was as quiet and pleasant as we like to give to our guests. Due to comments like you about parking we have an agreement with Parking La Concha, which is not in the corner but is close by, to give an special price to... More

Melbourne, Australia
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51 reviews 51 reviews
37 hotel reviews
Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011 via mobile

Joakina is a jewel if you want peace and quiet. It's minutes walk from beach, old town, railway station etc yet is on a quiet street, has been renovated with heavy doors and double glazed windows and together, this makes for a wondrous silent retreat in a busy touristy city. It also has reliable strong wi-fi. An important plus. There... More

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
21 September 2012

Good afternoon, thanks a lot for your review. We liked you enjoyed some of our services, and treat to attend your suggestions along this year. To do it a bit better, we bought some new big fans, as air conditioning machines are too complicated to install, we hope with this we fix a problem we found and we have to... More

London, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011

After overcoming the mixup with arrival time...which I realised later was my own fault...everything else fell into place. Greeted by warmest welcome that Basque Country can give. The place itself is immaculate, clean and quiet, the rooms are very spacious! The location is perfect, 5mins walk to the beach and the old town! I can't wait to go back and... More

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
21 September 2012

Good morning, thanks a lot for your review, is great to read good words like yours!! Yes, it was a pitty the little misunderstanding, but finally everything was ok. Hope to see you soon at the Pension Joakina. Regards. Luis Olaizola More

Melbourne, Australia
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18 hotel reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 August 2011

We absolutely loved Pension Joakina! The photos don't do it justice. We stayed in a twin room (very clean and very comfy) with a beautiful little balcony looking out over the street. The shared bathroom was big, modern and spotless and is only shared with one other room so we rarely had to wait. The location is perfect and the... More

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LuixDonosti, Propietario at Pension Joakina, responded to this review
21 September 2012

Good afternoon, thanks a lot for your review. Comments like yours make us happy and give us an incredible feed to keep working hard. Hope to see you soon again!! Regards. Luis Olaizola More

 
 
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Address: Del Camino street 4 - 4th right, 20004 San Sebastian - Donostia, Spain
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Region: Spain > Basque Country > Guipuzcoa Province > San Sebastian - Donostia
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Free High-Speed Internet
Hotel Style:
Ranked #14 of 52 B&Bs / Inns in San Sebastian - Donostia
Price range (per night): S$105 - 195
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Adults only Pension, recently renovatedd. All ensuite rooms have balcony view. Two shared bath bedrooms, one of them with balcony view. Great for city center quiet area, after visiting the town, working, etc. Rooms have free wifi, TV, heating, hair dryer, acoustic isolation, linen and towels changed everyday or when requested.Parking agreement available at La Concha parking. ... more   less 
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