Palacio Arriluce Hotel can host business meetings, corporate events, receptions and weddings for groups of up to 250 guests. The palace stands at Atxekolandeta 15 in Getxo, on the coast of the Bay of Biscay near Bilbao. It has two indoor meeting rooms, a wine cellar bar, three outdoor spaces with sea views and 49 bedrooms on site.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers private spaces inside the palace and in its grounds for business events. Two indoor rooms serve meetings. Gadea covers 23 square meters, has access to a terrace and sea views, and receives up to 14 people around a table. Mencía covers 50 square meters, opens onto a terrace with views of the bay and receives 45 in theatre layout and 45 for a cocktail, or 36 at a banquet.
For a larger audience, the hotel sets up a marquee on the croquet court. It covers up to 800 square meters and holds up to 250 people. The whole hotel, including the outdoor areas, has fast Wi-Fi with encrypted access.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel lists weddings among the events it hosts, in a palace overlooking the sea with a gastronomic proposal designed for the occasion. The palace terrace is semi-covered by a porch, covers 230 square meters and holds 200 for a cocktail. The Ría terrace, near the swimming pool, covers 148 square meters and holds 140 for a cocktail. The Bar Inglés marquee opens directly from the bar and holds 100 for a cocktail or 80 at a banquet. The croquet-court marquee takes the largest receptions, up to 250.
Rooms and capacities
- Gadea: 23 m2, up to 14 people.
- Mencía: 50 m2, 45 theatre or cocktail, 36 banquet.
- Bodega Wine Bar: the former wine cellar, with a wine museum, for tastings of up to 8 people by prior reservation.
- Marquee on the croquet court: up to 800 m2, up to 250 people.
- Palace terrace: 230 m2, 200 cocktail.
- La Ría terrace: 148 m2, 140 cocktail.
- Bar Inglés marquee: 100 cocktail, 80 banquet.
Accommodation
The hotel has 49 rooms and suites, so a part of the group can sleep on site. It also has a spa and wellness area, a terrace with a swimming pool and a croquet club.
Catering
The hotel offers a gastronomic menu that adapts to each occasion. Wedding events include a signature proposal. Service for each event is available on request. The wine cellar bar can host small tastings.
History and setting
The hotel describes the building as the first 20th-century family mansion in Neguri. More than a hundred years ago it was a social center for the Biscayan aristocracy. Today the building keeps its artistic and architectural legacy, set among the rugged coastal land of the Bay of Biscay. The hotel mixes the original palace with contemporary design, art and color.
Getting there
The hotel is in Getxo-Bizkaia, in the Algorta area on the right bank of the Bilbao estuary. Bilbao is the nearest large city and airport.
