Barceló Costa Vasca in San Sebastian

The initial impression of the public areas is very good, although maybe a trifle corporate in style, and there is excellent underground parking available at additional cost. We booked a superior room for the extra space, and were allocated a pleasant balcony room on the second floor. However, we initially failed to notice the hotel's Plant-room immediately below us, which ran throughout the night. Our request the next morning for a room change was quickly and efficiently handled but the new room on the sixth floor was not of the same standard. Small and scruffy, and certainly not up to a "Superior" classification.  En-suite facilities comprised a separate WC, with the washbasin open to the room and a rather dated single shower with a tendency to flood. Tea & coffee making facilities are provided, but no milk, despite the presence of a minibar fridge with the ubiquitous Toblerone!
The breakfast buffet is one of the best I have experienced and covers almost every conceivable taste. The only downside is a canteen-like ambience, which can quickly become noisy and crowded.
The hotel is a pleasant enough walk of around 30 mins to the town centre, or there is a service bus-stop immediately outside. The hotel appears to share its pool facilities etc. with a Health Club in the basement and these seemed modern and high quality, but we did not use them personally.

We stayed here a few years ago and were happy to book a return visit but ended up being disappointed overall. It has the feel of a corporate asset, being worked by robotic rather than caring staff, to maximise profits, which missed being a friendly place to spend a holiday. Regretfully, I doubt that we will be making a return visit.