Must-see hotels in Santiago de Compostela

  • San Francisco Hotel Monumento

    Santiago de Compostela

    The three cloister-courtyards and low-lit hallways recall the hotel's former life as a Franciscan monastery. But the rooms are large and all about…

  • Hotel Costa Vella

    Santiago de Compostela

    Tranquil, well-designed rooms (some with galerías – typically Galician glassed-in balconies), super-helpful staff and a lovely garden cafe make this…

  • Hostal Suso

    Santiago de Compostela

    Stacked above a convenient cafe (with excellent-value breakfasts), friendly, family-run Suso boasts immaculate, thoughtfully designed, bright rooms with…

  • Moure Hotel

    Santiago de Compostela

    An award-winning conversion of a 19th-century building, the Moure will please anyone who likes a little contemporary design adventure. It's comfortable,…

  • Parador Hostal dos Reis Católicos

    Santiago de Compostela

    Opened in 1509 as a pilgrims' hostel, with a claim to be the world's oldest hotel, this palatial parador is one of Santiago's major monuments. Even…

  • O Xardín de Julia

    Santiago de Compostela

    'Julia's Garden' is a delightful little 10-room option on the edge of the old town. Everything is bright and clean-lined, with great mattresses, plenty of…

  • Altaïr Hotel

    Santiago de Compostela

    The Altaïr combines stone walls and solid oak floors with cosy comfort, attentive staff, soft furnishings and splashes of contemporary design. Breakfast (…

  • Hotel San Bieito

    Santiago de Compostela

    An excellent conversion of a 16th-century building with 20 bright, comfortable and reasonably spacious rooms in greys and whites, all with exterior…

  • Hotel Bonaval

    Santiago de Compostela

    A good base just outside the Old Town, the Bonaval provides 20 comfy, spacious rooms in two connecting houses with plenty of old stone and attractive wood…

  • Hotel Pazo de Altamira

    Santiago de Compostela

    The Altamira, a sturdy stone house just steps from the bustling Mercado de Abastos, provides stylish, bright rooms with real wood floors, comfy beds and…

  • Pensión da Estrela

    Santiago de Compostela

    There are just six smallish rooms here but they're bright, colourful and clean, and four overlook a quiet plaza. The welcome is friendly, with nice…

  • Sete Artes

    Santiago de Compostela

    Tiny but cute, the Sete Artes has just seven smallish but comfortable rooms with stone walls, wood floors and tasteful art. It's on a quiet corner about…

  • Casa Celsa-Barbantes

    Santiago de Compostela

    A well-run, well-kept, central hostal with cheerful art and tea/coffee-makers in rooms. The three 'superior' corner rooms overlooking Praza de Fonseca are…

  • Last Stamp

    Santiago de Compostela

    A purpose-designed hostel, the Last Stamp occupies a 300-year-old, five-storey house (with lift) in the heart of the Old Town. The cleverly designed dorms…

  • Hospedería San Martín Pinario

    Santiago de Compostela

    This 127-room establishment offers the experience of staying inside part of a centuries-old monastery, now converted to a hotel. Rooms are small and…

  • Hotel Real

    Santiago de Compostela

    The 13-room Real has a cared-for feel with pretty and original furnishings and bedding. The rooms are mostly on the small side, but a couple have little…

  • Hostal Mapoula

    Santiago de Compostela

    Fully modernised and upgraded in 2015, the sunny rooms at this friendly 3rd-floor hostal make the most of the building's stone walls, with wood panelling…

  • Hostal Alameda

    Santiago de Compostela

    Run by a friendly family, this well-kept hostal is good value with decent-sized rooms, some of which have been modernised. It sits opposite the Alameda…

  • Santiago Km. 0

    Santiago de Compostela

    A well-designed, medium-size, centrally located hostel, new in 2018, with cotton sheets in capsule bunks, good clean bathrooms, a bright sitting area and…

  • Hotel Carrís Casa de la Troya

    Santiago de Compostela

    Clean-lined modern rooms combined with exposed stone walls and original art based on a scallop-shell motif make for pleasant lodgings in this centrally…

  • Pensión Libredón

    Santiago de Compostela

    Snug but thoughtfully designed rooms just steps from the cathedral.

  • Albergue Azabache

    Santiago de Compostela

    This small hostel with four-person dorms is less than 100m from the cathedral. The two top-floor dorms are the pick for their terraces with views. Kitchen…

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