The Palacio de Aiete Hotel is so named after one of the town's most beautiful monuments. Built by the dukes of Bailén in 1878, the Aiete Palace offered accomodation to very important and distinguished persons on the political scene. Alfonso XII and Queen María Cristina lived in this palace wich has also been General Franco's residence from 1940 to 1975. It's gardens have been accesible to the general public since 1977 and are today a wonderful park in wich you will enjoy walking discovering all its charms. Counterbalancing this nineteenth- century aristrocatic San Sebastian with all its past splendour, as the destination of the country's royalty and nobility, our hotel belongsto the most progressive San Sebastián.A modern building fully integrated in its natural enviroment. Due to its exceptional location in the heights of the city. The hotel has 75 soundproof fully furnished rooms carefully designed to the last detail, with a modern decoration and a high standing of comfort. in adittion, we put conference rooms at your disposal. These have air conditioning and heating system, telephone, audiovisual equipment and piped music.