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title: "Apartamentos Elena vs Hotel Playamar Spa: which hotel is better?"
description: "Apartamentos Elena or Hotel Playamar Spa in Laredo? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-11-02
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# Apartamentos Elena vs Hotel Playamar Spa

Both are in Laredo, 1.0 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Apartment · Urbanización Las Garzas
## [Apartamentos Elena](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/apartamentos-elena-laredo/)

- **Guest rating:** – ·

- **Score by category:** 1 of 4

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1134173/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · Urbanización Las Garzas
## [Hotel Playamar Spa](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-playamar-spa-laredo/)

- **Guest rating:** 7.7 ·  Good

- **Location score:** 6.5

- **Score by category:** 2 of 4

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1614118/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Hotel Playamar Spa

It comes out ahead on 2 of 4 compared facts. 1.0 km apart.

### Choose Apartamentos Elena if you want

-   to walk to the sights (2.0 km / 2.9 km)

### Why is Apartamentos Elena better than Hotel Playamar Spa?

1.  330 m closer to the area centre (−330 m)

### Why is Hotel Playamar Spa better than Apartamentos Elena?

1.  Earlier check-in (14:30 vs 16:00) (−2h)
2.  Later check-out (12:00 vs 10:30) (+2h)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Apartamentos Elena | Hotel Playamar Spa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 7.7 |
| Location | – | 6.5 |
| Beach access | – | 10.0 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | – | 7.9 |
| Guest rating | – | 7.7 |
| Number of reviews | – | 12 |
| Google rating | 3.8/5 | – |
| Google reviews | 72 | – |
| Location |
| Location score | – | 6.5 |
| Distance to Urbanización Las Garzas centre | 390 m  (−330 m) | 720 m |
| To the beach | – | 110 m |
| To the airport | – | 46 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | – | 2 |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 990 m |
| Shops within 500 m | – | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | – | 0 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2010 |
| Listed amenities | 1 | 2 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 16:00 | 14:30  (−2h) |
| Check-out until | 10:30 | 12:00  (+2h) |
| Amenities |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

1.0 km apart

Hotel Playamar Spa: city centre: 2.9 km, Bilbao Airport (BIO): 46 km, beach: 110 m, 2 places to eat within 500 m.

## Weather in Laredo

[Laredo weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/spain/cantabria/laredo/weather)

## Apartamentos Elena or Hotel Playamar Spa: common questions

### Which is better, Apartamentos Elena or Hotel Playamar Spa?

Hotel Playamar Spa leads in 2 of 4 categories, including check-in from, check-out until. Apartamentos Elena is stronger in distance to Urbanización Las Garzas centre.

### Which is cheaper, Apartamentos Elena or Hotel Playamar Spa?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Apartamentos Elena is closer: 390 m from the centre, against 720 m for Hotel Playamar Spa.

### How far apart are Apartamentos Elena and Hotel Playamar Spa?

The two hotels are 1.0 km apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/apartamentos-elena-laredo-vs-hotel-playamar-spa-laredo/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/