For the modern traveler on an extended stay abroad, the goal is to strike a balance between comfortable amenities and affordable price points. This often means that hostels and grungy budget pensiones are out, but 5 star luxury is not exactly in, either. Enter Bilbao’s Miró Hotel situated only a few blocks from the mesmerizing Guggenheim. The hotel is the brainchild of Spanish fashion designer Antonio Miró. It’s a sleek boutique hotel that manages to be both modern and comfortable. The rooms are small, yet luxurious with bathrobe and flip flops waiting in the black marble bathroom. Linens are a crisp white with red velvet pillows. Room service, breakfast, and Wifi are available amenities, and the reading room/business center is the perfect respite to flip through art books or send an email. The concierge in the white marble lobby is friendly and attentive, and the hotel bar is a perfect place for a cocktail before you venture out to the Casco Viejo for bite-sized pintxos and local Txakoli white wine.
Alamada Mazarredo, 77, Bilbao, Spain +34 946 611 880
