Hotel María Cristina, a Luxury Collection Hotel
One MICHELIN Key — 91 houses in Spain.
- DistinctionOne MICHELIN Key — 91 houses in Spain
- TownDonostia / San Sebastián
- RegionPaís Vasco
- Rooms136
- Size band60 to 149 rooms — a sales department exists
- OperatorMarriott / Luxury Collection
Context
- Sales entry pointEMEA regional office
- Same operator in Spain8 other houses
- Regional seasonalityYear-round
- Regional volume, 20257.7m hotel overnight stays (INE)
- Upper-tier houses in town2 including this one
- Starred tables in townAkelaŕe · Arzak
- Events in townTamborrada de San Sebastián · Jazzaldia · Festival Internacional de Cine
- Size in context136 rooms — 3rd smallest of the 5 houses with a recorded count in País Vasco
- Within its distinction7 houses at this level have a recorded room count; this one is 6th smallest
- AccessBilbao is five hours from Madrid by train — the high-speed branch is still under construction, and that is the region's central logistical fact. Almost all the upper segment flies in: Bilbao airport plus Biarritz on the French side.
Related
País Vasco · Donostia / San Sebastián · Marriott / Luxury Collection · MICHELIN Key Hotels in Spain
Distinction from the MICHELIN Key selection of 8 October 2025 or the Paradores operator roster. Verified 1 September 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the same register that feeds the tables — there is no second source of truth. What the register does not hold is absent here rather than estimated.