HELLO FRIENDS AND FUTURE FRIENDS!

Welcome to Aita Baita, which means "Father's House" in Basque!

The first thing one notices in the Basque Country are the typical white houses with either Basque-red or Basque-green shutters on the windows. Occasionally you can find blue shutters, which are traditionally reserved for fishermen's homes.

The Basque cross is an ancient symbol which is found depicted in many places. Our home, Aita Baita, has had its name since 1639 when the original section was built as a farmhouse. It is located in the oldest part of Ciboure, and is listed in a protected area. On one side of Ciboure is the port and the beach, and on the other, the Pyrenees mountains.

We have successfully maintained the charm of the classic house, as I experienced it growing up, while recently adding many amenities of the 21st century, including air conditioning on the top floor, WiFi, an elevator, a parking area, and a bathroom for every bedroom! I am the fifth in line to inherit the house since it was bought in 1905.

My French mother's family has its roots in the Basque Country, and my American father grew to love the house with all his heart just as my German husband has. Growing up in an international and nomadic family, and then raising one myself, I have always cherished my home base here in Ciboure and look forward to sharing my home my home with as many of you as possible!

We offer:

• Four guest rooms (three of which are hadicapped-accessible) and a one-bedroom apartment.

• A private and secure parking area for up to six cars.
  (The access is for smaller cars only.)

• A comfortable indoor drive-in/drop-off area with immediate access to the elevator for whisking luggage away to anywhere in the house.

• Air-conditioning for the three top-floor guest rooms.

• WiFi available throughout the house, and TV's with either hard-wire internet, or satellite hookup in most rooms.

• Lovely breakfast in our historic dining room with fabulous baguettes and croissants from our local baker.

• Bicycles available for rent at the house.

• Ping-pong table and plenty of books to read!

• We can help get you to the classic Compostella pilgrimage hike over the mountains or to the little ferryboat ride into Spain to eat tapas!

• Well behaved dogs are welcome with prior notice.
  

• We are just 20 minutes south of the Biarritz airport and 20 minutes north of the San Sebastian airport. We are a ten-minute walk from the St. Jean de Luz/Ciboure train station (which is just 5 hours from Paris!)