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title: "Hotel Montanes vs Hotel Playa Ribera: which hotel is better?"
description: "Hotel Montanes or Hotel Playa Ribera in Suances? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-montanes-suances-vs-hotel-playa-ribera-suances/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-11-10
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# Hotel Montanes vs Hotel Playa Ribera

Both are in Suances, 280 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★★★ · Suances
## [Hotel Montanes](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-montanes-suances/)

- **Guest rating:** – ·

- **Location score:** 6.4

- **Score by category:** 2 of 14

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1601251/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · Suances
## [Hotel Playa Ribera](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-playa-ribera-suances/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.0 ·  Excellent

- **Location score:** 7.3

- **Score by category:** 7 of 14

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1614100/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Hotel Playa Ribera

It comes out ahead on 7 of 14 compared facts. 280 m apart.

### Choose Hotel Playa Ribera if you want

-   to be closer to the beach (180 m / 460 m)

### Why is Hotel Montanes better than Hotel Playa Ribera?

No clear advantages in our data.

### Why is Hotel Playa Ribera better than Hotel Montanes?

1.  280 m closer to the beach (180 m vs 460 m) (−280 m)
2.  Earlier check-in (14:00 vs 15:00) (−1h)

## All compared facts

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

 

|  | Hotel Montanes | Hotel Playa Ribera |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 9.0 |
| Location | 6.4 | 7.3  (+0.9) |
| Beach access | 8.8 | 9.7  (+0.9) |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.7 | 8.8  (+0.1) |
| Guest rating | – | 9.0 |
| Number of reviews | 4 | 8  (+4) |
| Google rating | 4.1/5 | – |
| Google reviews | 464 | – |
| Rank in Suances | bottom 30% | top 30%  (+40%) |
| Location |
| Location score | 6.4 | 7.3  (+0.9) |
| Distance to Suances centre | 80 m  (−280 m) | 360 m |
| To the beach | 460 m | 180 m  (−280 m) |
| To the airport | 18 km | 18 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 14 | 20  (+6) |
| To the nearest food shop | 80 m  (−170 m) | 250 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 6 | 7 |
| Sights within 1 km | 0 | 0 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Listed amenities | 4 | – |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 15:00 | 14:00  (−1h) |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Free parking | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Couples | – | ✓ |
| Beach holidays | – | ✓ |
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Location

280 m apart

Hotel Montanes: city centre: 540 m, Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR): 18 km, beach: 460 m, 14 places to eat within 500 m.

Hotel Playa Ribera: city centre: 580 m, Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR): 18 km, beach: 180 m, 20 places to eat within 500 m.

## Weather in Suances

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

## Hotel Montanes or Hotel Playa Ribera: common questions

### Which is better, Hotel Montanes or Hotel Playa Ribera?

Hotel Playa Ribera leads in 7 of 14 categories, including StayVersus score, number of reviews, rank in Suances. Hotel Montanes is stronger in distance to Suances centre, to the nearest food shop.

### Which is cheaper, Hotel Montanes or Hotel Playa Ribera?

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

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Hotel Montanes is closer: 80 m from the centre, against 360 m for Hotel Playa Ribera.

### Which hotel is closer to the beach?

Hotel Playa Ribera is 180 m from the nearest beach; Hotel Montanes is 460 m.

### How far apart are Hotel Montanes and Hotel Playa Ribera?

The two hotels are 280 m 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/hotel-montanes-suances-vs-hotel-playa-ribera-suances/. 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/