Must-see hotels in Galicia

  • Quinta de San Amaro

    Rías Baixas

    A dream base for enjoying the Rías Baixas, unique Quinta de San Amaro sits surrounded by vineyards 12km south of Cambados. With inspired traditional-meets…

  • Hotel Mar da Ardora

    Costa da Morte

    This delightful little family-run hotel sits at the top of town, with fantastic westward ocean views from the big windows and terraces of its six rooms…

  • 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…

  • Casa do Castelo de Andrade

    Rías Altas

    This enchanting rural hotel sits in the hills 7km southeast of Pontedeume, a short drive from the Parque Natural Fragas do Eume. It's a pretty stone…

  • Casa de Trillo

    Costa da Morte

    Deep in green Galician countryside about 8km south of Muxía (well signposted along the country lanes), this charming 16th-century manor house has history,…

  • Casa Fontequeiroso

    Costa da Morte

    This restored, century-old stone house, 2km above Praia de Nemiña, is a welcoming and very well-run place to stay, with six thoughtfully designed rooms…

  • Hotel Herbeira

    Rías Altas

    As sleek as Galicia gets, welcoming, family-run Herbeira offers 16 large, thoughtfully designed rooms with glassed-in galleries, well-equipped bathrooms…

  • 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…

  • Casal de Armán

    Galicia

    You can kill several birds with one stone at this dignified country house set among vineyards and lovely Avia valley countryside, 6km northeast of…

  • Lugar do Cotariño

    Costa da Morte

    This beautifully reconstructed 400-year-old farmstead sits in verdant countryside 1km outside Camariñas. The seven rooms are homey and pretty in perfect…

  • Parador de Santo Estevo

    Galicia

    The Ribeira Sacra's best-known monastery is also an indulgent hotel with all the comforts, including a panoramic spa and a wonderful setting among thick…

  • Hotel Convento de San Benito

    Galicia

    A real treat, the San Benito is housed in a 16th-century former convent near the harbour. Its 33 rooms are elegant, individually decorated and very…

  • 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…

  • Gran Hotel Nagari

    Vigo

    Luxurious Nagari has a welcome personal feel to its classy contemporary design and service. Beautiful rooms in silver, gold, white and grey boast remote…

  • 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 (…

  • Lagar de Costa

    Rías Baixas

    Lagar de Costa is both a prize-winning, family-run winery and a comfortable modern rural hotel, hidden along country lanes 7km south of Cambados near…

  • Ideas Peregrinas

    Galicia

    Spotless and friendly, this family-run old-town hostel with lemon-and-white colour schemes is a boon for Camino Portugués travellers and anyone else…

  • Viveiro Urban Hotel

    Rías Altas

    A class above Viveiro's other hotels, this black glass cube overlooking the ría boasts large, bright, super-comfortable rooms, with big mirrors, spot…

  • Grelo Hostel

    Galicia

    About half the guests at this good, friendly hostel are Camino de Santiago pilgrims on the Camino Mozárabe routes, which start in Andalucía – but it's…

  • Parador Castillo de Monterrei

    Galicia

    This parador in the 500-year-old Monterrei Castle, opened in 2015, successfully mixes historic atmosphere, contemporary comfort and superb views from its…

  • Reitoral de Chandrexa

    Galicia

    The former curate's house next to Chandrexa church, 4.5km east of Parada de Sil, has three comfy, stone-walled, wood-ceilinged rooms with good bathrooms…

  • Bela Muxía

    Costa da Morte

    Stylish Bela Muxía features bright, hotel-standard private rooms with bathroom, as well as well-designed spacious dorms with good mattresses, and plenty…

  • Hotel Samar

    Rías Baixas

    The only hotel with direct access to Praia A Lanzada, Samar looks right along the spectacular beach from its elevated perch at the northern end. The 14…

  • A Casa da Eira

    Galicia

    Five cosy rooms and two self-catering apartments are set in an appealingly renovated, 130-year-old granite-and-timber farmhouse in the hamlet of…

  • A Casa de Aldán

    Rías Baixas

    This clever, highly original conversion of a 19th-century fish-salting plant overlooks the fishing harbour in the village of Aldán. Thick stone walls…

  • Hotel Rotilio

    Rías Baixas

    Stylish and comfortable Hotel Rotilio overlooks both Praia de Silgar and the marina. Run by the third generation of the same family, it has 39 bright,…

  • La Sigrina

    Galicia

    Two multilingual brothers have converted their family home into this stylish, welcoming and spacious lodging. The eight uncluttered, tasteful rooms come…

  • Pazo de Esposende

    Galicia

    This 16th-century mansion in the Avia valley, a few kilometres north of Ribadavia, boasts appealingly comfortable, up-to-date rooms with subtle lighting…

  • 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…

  • Casa de Díaz

    Galicia

    Samos has plenty of inexpensive lodgings, but a good option is to continue 3.5km west to the welcoming Casa de Díaz, an 18th-century farmhouse turned…

  • As Eiras

    Costa da Morte

    As Eiras has both a budget hostel (with solid bunks in four- to nine-person dorms) and a hotel section with well-sized, pastel-toned rooms sporting comfy…

  • Dabarca

    Pontevedra

    This pleasant spot on the fringe of the Old Town is run like a hotel but offers spacious apartments instead of standard rooms. The 22 large, comfortable…

  • Hotel Rústico Spa Finisterrae

    Costa da Morte

    The Finisterrae provides spacious, bright rooms with brass beds, fresh white linen and stone-walled charm. A characterful converted farmhouse, it's 700m…

  • O Semáforo de Fisterra

    Costa da Morte

    Possibly Spain's most spectacularly located hotel, the former lighthouse-keepers' residence on Cabo Fisterra is a very comfortable seven-room lodging with…

  • Albergue Cabo da Vila

    Costa da Morte

    Cabo da Vila is an especially welcoming hostel, with multilingual owners and 10 private rooms as well as the big 24-bunk dorm with its solid metal bunks…

  • Hotel Rúas

    Pontevedra

    The rooms are plain but pleasant, and some have nice plaza views – excellent value for this absolutely central old-town location. Reception is amiable and…

  • Semáforo de Bares

    Rías Altas

    For a treat, book a room in this maritime-signalling station turned five-room hotel, 3km above Porto de Bares village on a panoramic hilltop. The best…

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