Posada La Casa del Organista

The organist's house

This 18th-century mountain manor house was for sixty years the home of the collegiate church's organist. Stonemasons and carpenters restored it to turn it into an inn, and today it presents itself as a small charming hotel. It is inside the town, at number 4 calle Los Hornos, a quiet street a few minutes' walk from Plaza de Ramón Pelayo. The façade is of stone, with a wooden gallery, and the terrace looks over the countryside surrounding Santillana.

The rooms and the house

Each room is different: the inn insists that no two are alike. All have a full bathroom with hairdryer and toiletries, heating and wifi. The website does not publish how many there are or their types, so if you are travelling as a family or need separate beds, say so when you book.

The house has breakfast and room service, a bar-café, a terrace and its own parking; elsewhere in the town the car stays outside the old town, in the public car parks at the entrance. It does not publish breakfast hours or price, check-in and check-out times, or whether it accepts pets: ask beforehand.

Price

The website advertises rooms from €54 a night. The real price depends on the dates and the room, and can be seen in its booking engine, which the inn presents as the best price. The offers shown on the rates page are from past seasons, so do not count on them; ask whether any is currently valid. Through an external platform it also sells electric bicycle routes that leave from the inn.

Who it is for

It suits couples and travellers who want to sleep inside Santillana, in a house with history, away from the bustle of the main street. Arriving by car is easy because it has parking; without a car, La Cantábrica has buses from Santander and Torrelavega. If you are looking for family rooms with two spaces, see the Hotel Altamira; for a Baroque manor house on the square, the Parador Gil Blas.

What is nearby

On foot, the walk through the town and the collegiate church. By car or bike, the Altamira Museum and the Neocave, the Santillana zoo and Santa Justa beach. For eating, in the old town you have the Sidrería Casa Miguel or the Parador restaurant. The inn's blog publishes plans and activities from the Altamira Museum for families each season.

Bookings on 942 840 352, at [email protected] or on its website.