Hotel Calas de Liencres

Above Costa Quebrada

A new building in the barrio de la Sierra in Liencres, 9 km from Santander, with views of the coves of Somocuevas, Portio and Cerrias. It is the base for doing the coast on foot and the dunes by car, in five minutes. From the door begins the stretch of Costa Quebrada that the hotel lists on its website: Pedruquíos, Somocuevas, Cerrias, La Arnía and Portio, and further west Valdearenas and Canallave, inside the Dunas de Liencres natural park, along about 8 km of coastline.

Getting there

From Santander you come by the CA-231 or by the S-20 motorway in the direction of Torrelavega, leaving towards the CA-303. In the centre of Liencres you turn right towards Somocuevas beach and carry straight on: the hotel is 200 metres away.

The rooms

45 exterior rooms, each decorated differently: 35 doubles, 8 superior doubles and 2 suites with jacuzzi. Twelve have a balcony. All have a full bathroom, flat-screen television, telephone and wifi. There are cots for babies and room service. The photos on the website also show triple rooms, although the text does not describe them: if there are three of you, ask when you book. The website does not publish rates openly; the price comes up in its booking engine depending on dates.

Services

Restaurant, café with breakfast service, bar, reading room and terraces, as well as a function room for about 200 people and a meeting area. Parking is free, on the surface, with no garage. Wifi covers the whole hotel. The website does not say whether pets are admitted or publish check-in and check-out times: ask before arriving.

From the hotel they organise nearby surfing, paddle surfing, canoeing on the Mogro estuary, horse riding, golf and paragliding. To start in the water, see the surf lesson at Canallave.

Who it is for

It suits those who want to sleep by the sea without being in Santander: couples looking for the suites with jacuzzi, families who need a cot and parking, and walkers who want to explore Costa Quebrada without moving the car. It is also handy for excursions the hotel suggests on its website: the Altamira neocave, Santillana del Mar, Cabárceno or El Soplao.

What is nearby

On foot, the coves of Somocuevas and Portio and La Arnía beach. By car, in five minutes, the walk through the Liencres dunes and the Monte Picota bunkers. For eating out, Burdo Restobar, in the centre of the village, or the hotel's own restaurant. Bookings on 942 588 093 or at [email protected].