August 2013   San Sebastian is Europe's foremost shrine for gourmet travellers.  It has more Michelin star restaurants per square foot than any other city in the world; in and around this elegant port resort on the Bay of Biscay there are eight restaurants boasting a total of 16 Michelin stars.

Astoria7 has created the ultimate foodie experience for its guests allowing them to experience 11 of these Michelin Stars in 4 restaurants over 3 days.  Astoria7 has access to these highly sought after restaurants, and will book the best tables for clients, to complete this one-of-a-kind gourmet experience:

• Arzak - this family-run restaurant has living legend of Basque cuisine Juan Mari Arzak at the helm.  Arzak has been regularly voted one of the top 10 chefs in the world for the past two decades.  He runs the kitchen with his daughter Elena Arzak who was voted The World's Best Female Chef in 2012.  Arzak  has 3 Michelin Stars and came 8th in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2013

• Mugaritz - Chef-patron Andoni Aduriz coined the term 'techno-emotional' cooking for merging science with cooking.  Mugaritz has 2 Michelin Stars and came 4th in the World's Best 50 Restaurants 2013.

• Martin Berastegui - Chef Martin Berastegui is a veteran of the Basque region's Michelin-star movement.  Berastegui has 3 Michelin Stars

• Akelare - has three Michelin Stars.  Pedro Subijana is the creative force behind Akelare's playful and inventive cuisine.  The restaurant's dramatic cliff top setting overlooking the Atlantic makes it even more of a must -visit experience in San Sebastian.

The Gourmet San Sebastian Experience with Astoria7

• 3 nights in a Superior Room at Astoria7 with breakfast each morning
• Four lunch and dinner reservations for two people in four of San Sebastian's Three Michelin Star restaurants  - gourmet tasting menu at each restaurant
• A glass of wine and Astoria7's tapas of the month in its Tapas Bar

The Package

The package starts from € 737.20* (1 November to 31 December) to € 981.40** in October and € 1,156.30***
(1 August to 30 September) for three nights with breakfast, based on two people sharing and the degustation menu for two diners at the four Michelin-starred restaurants.   This package includes VAT and is valid until 31st December 2013.

Please note the package does not include drinks at any of the restaurants.  Round trip transfers from Bilbao airport can be arranged for €300.     All rates include 10% VAT.

Astoria7, Calle de la Sagrada Familia 1, 20010, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
For reservations: +34 943 44 50 00 | www.astoria7hotel.com

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PRESS INFORMATION:
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NOTES TO EDITORS

Built on the footprint of the former Astoria Cinema, Astoria7 combines gastronomy with its film heritage. Each room is named in honour of a film star or movie director who has visited the city for the annual international San Sebastian Film Festival.

Astoria7 is part of the Marugal portfolio of independent hotels, which includes Cap Rocat in Mallorca; Hotel Viura in Rioja Alavesa; Torralbenc in Menorca and Iturregi in Getaria (Guipúzcoa). Marugal is the only hotel management company in Spain and France that specialises in the conception, launch and operation of independent luxury boutique hotels.

*Accommodation from €322.20 and degustation menu for two at all four restaurants at €415 (1 November to 31 December)

**Accommodation from €566.40 and degustation menu for two at all four restaurants at €415 (October)

***Accommodation from €741.30 and degustation menu for two at all four restaurants at €415 (1 August to 30 September)