Hegalak

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Updated April 14, 2020.

Facility Overview

Facility Name
Hegalak
Address
Plaza Cervantes, Nº2
San Sebastian (Donostia), Gipuzkoa (Guipuzcoa) Province 20004
SPAIN
Telephone
943 43 36 80

Adult Admission Price & Policy

Drop-in/Casual
€9.40. [March, 2018]
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Local Hotel(s)
Guests registered at the Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra [943 44 07 70]: €5.00. [July, 2015]
Note: Arrangements between hotels and pools change and we’re rarely notified when they do; if you’re considering making a reservation at a hotel based on the information in this listing, we recommend you contact the pool to make sure the deal is still an offer.

Full-Size, Year-Round Pools & Boards

Pool 1
25m x 12m, 6 lanes, 4f depth, saline sanitized, indoors, 27.5ºC (81.5ºF)

Location

County/Region
Gipuzkoa (Guipuzcoa) Province
GPS
43.318741, -1.984831

Teams That Use This Facility

We have no web links or contact information for teams that train at this facility.

Facility Notes

For those who may be wondering, Hegalak is Basque for "Wings".
Ten-visit passes are available at a substantial discount from the single-visit price; see the Tarifario page of the club's website.

Facility Reviews

A key card gets you into the pool area, including pool locker rooms. It's a well-run facility with additional services.
[September, 2014]
Rating: 9 on a scale of 10. Well maintained with a great set-up for lap swimming. It wasn't crowded, either in the morning or after 8:30 PM.
[November, 2014]
This is a centrally located pool, perfect for lap swimming.
[July, 2015]
I agree with other reviews; it's a great pool! Although located right in the middle of San Sebastian by the water, the pool entry is oddly hard to find -- look not for a large building but instead for a small windowed enclosure with stairs and an elevator down to the facility, which is beneath Plaza de Cervantes along the beach, just north of Hotel Londres.

On our visit (a November Monday in 2018) there were classes from 9 to 10:30 and again starting at noon; they take up two of the six lanes and one lane is generally reserved for water walkers. The water was a fine temperature for distance swimming, and the saline system produced good, clear water without a chlorine smell. Your 9€ gets you all-day access to pool and gym.

One special note. This is an extraordinarily disabled-friendly pool. The lifeguard took special care to help those in wheelchairs in and out of the pool using waterproof chairs and a ramp.
[November, 2018]