Heather, Might I suggest that you have alook in Global Museum Travel section http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/travel1.html There is a fully searchable hotel section ( 88,000 of them!) which allows you to get full details of properties, special rates and also to make bookings online if you so wish. Airfares, Rail passes and car rentals also available There are also these sections: District Guide Historical Background Dining & Drinking Entertainment Recommended Tours best wishes Roger [log in to unmask] Read Global Museum - 82 countries, FREE online subscription, the very latest in International News, Views, Vacancies,Virtual Mall, Travel Service, Resources and more! http://www.globalmuseum.org Heather Smith wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations of places to stay in Bilbao? I am finally going to see the Guggenheim - even if it is dirty. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).