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Melia BilbaovsCasual Mardones Bilbao
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional travelers. Overall, Melia Bilbao scores significantly better than Pension Mardones. Melia Bilbao has a TripExpert Score of 90 with positive reviews from 9 reviewers such as Jetsetter, Rough Guide and Michelin Guide.
Melia Bilbao
Concierge
Fodor's
Rough Guide
Star Service
Michelin Guide
Oyster
The Telegraph
Jetsetter
Frommer's
Lehendakari Leizaola 29, 48001 Bilbao
From $89/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
"Meliá Bilbao is a soaring, rust-hued property designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta as a tribute to the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida."
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Request a riverside room on the seventh floor or higher.
"The Meliá is filled with contemporary art and a collection of Spanish ship models, including miniaturized versions of vessels constructed in the city's historic shipyards." Full review
Star
"A bold, creative design inspired by Eduardo Chillida, utilizing Iranian pink marble and rusty garnet tones for the exterior, and green and white marble in the bathrooms."
"While it remains one of the best of the midrange commercial hotels in the city, its ability to capture Bilbao's vibrancy is commendable. No one will ever call this straightforward business hotel bland." Full review
"Menu: 25€ - Carte: 37€-42€"
Luxury
"This ultra-modern, 10-floor, 211-room hotel in the heart of Bilbao is all about clean lines and interesting architecture." Full review
8.0
"The Meliá Bilbao’s 211 spacious rooms tower over the city." Full review
"Five-star sleep close to the Guggenheim with a Basque restaurant, tapas bar and heated outdoor pool." Full review
"This hotel in the heart of the business district stands on the site of the former headquarters of the shipping industry; it's designed to evoke an ocean liner of tomorrow." Full review
Casual Mardones Bilbao
Lonely Planet
Rough Guide
c/ Jardines n. 4 20 y 30, Casco Viejo, 48005 Bilbao
From $39/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Business Center
- Fax / photocopying
- Baggage storage
"This well-kept number has nice carved wooden wardrobes in the rooms and lots of exposed wooden roof beams. The cheerful owner is very helpful and all up it offers great value." Full review
"Clean, functional rooms, not all of them en suite, with uninspiring but decent furnishings and dark wood floors; the fourth floor is preferable to the second-floor annexe."