Must-see hotels in Galicia

  • Casa Acuña

    Rías Baixas

    You can stay in bright, comfortable, pine-panelled rooms in Casa Acuña's several buildings in Ons village. Reservations strongly advised. The restaurant…

  • Hotel Cebreiro

    Galicia

    The nicest accommodation in O Cebreiro is in the main building of Hotel Cebreiro, where there are five wood-beamed, stone-walled rooms (reservations…

  • Hostal Bahía

    Costa da Morte

    Hostal Bahía, 150m up past Santa María church, has good-value, well-kept rooms in shades of orange, pink and yellow, most with sea views. Owner Manolo is…

  • Hotel Méndez Núñez

    Galicia

    The 70-room Méndez Núñez offers bright, spacious quarters with good beds and gleaming bathrooms. With a great old-town location, and parking nearby for €6…

  • Hotel España

    Galicia

    With a cheerful reception and cheerful decorative touches in the rooms such as tangerine walls or bird murals, the España is a good deal for its prices…

  • Mirador Fin da Terra

    Costa da Morte

    A detached house with fine views from its elevated position just above the town, Mirador Fin da Terra is a good non-hostel budget option, with…

  • Norat Marina Hotel & Spa

    Rías Baixas

    The four-star Norat Marina offers appealing, contemporary-style, soundproofed rooms and a very good spa/gym (not included in room rates). Also here is the…

  • 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 Noia

    Rías Baixas

    It's in a rather drab, recently built area, but only five minutes' walk from the Old Town. The rooms are very comfortable and attractive in contemporary…

  • Hotel Avenida

    Pontevedra

    Midway between the stations and the Old Town (walking distance from all), the Avenida provides bright and cosy rooms in red and russet tones, and has a…

  • Hotel Axis

    Vigo

    It's slightly off-centre, about 1km southeast of the Casco Vello, but the Axis is a reasonable option for its 72 good-sized, uncluttered rooms in semi…

  • Camping Isla de Ons

    Rías Baixas

    The well-appointed campground is at Chan de Pólvora, a 1km uphill walk from the boat jetty. It has tents and sleeping gear to rent, including a glamping…

  • Hotel Colón

    Galicia

    The 45 rooms and the apartments (with kitchen and sitting area) are fresh in a Nordic-minimalist way, with pine furnishings, white walls, pale green…

  • Hostel Cross

    Galicia

    In the heart of the old town, shiny, modern Hostel Cross is a favourite with Camino Primitivo travellers but makes a good tight-budget lodging for anyone…

  • Hospedaxe Porto Mar

    Rías Altas

    The only accommodation in Porto de Bares itself has 17 smallish but clean and cosy rooms, half of which are sea-facing. The amiable owners also run one of…

  • Norat Hotel & Spa

    Rías Baixas

    In the same building as the Norat Marina Hotel & Spa, this is an older but attractively modernised three-star hotel, with cheerful decor and access to the…

  • Hotel Villa del Son

    Rías Baixas

    While the lobby and cafe at friendly Hotel Villa del Son have been redone in a chirpy contemporary manner, the rooms are slightly on the old-fashioned…

  • Playa de Laxe Hotel

    Costa da Morte

    Just off the beach towards the south end of town, this hotel is modern, spick and span, comfortable and bland. They have good rates for families and there…

  • Hotel Zenit Coruña

    A Coruña

    The sunny, minimalist rooms, all with outside views, have glass wardrobe doors and washbasins, big bathroom mirrors and tasteful modern art, and there's a…

  • Exe Puerta de San Pedro

    Galicia

    Rooms are bland, with pine furnishings, but clean and comfy, and reception is welcoming. It's a two-minute walk from the Roman walls or the bus station,…

  • 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…

  • Muiño das Cañotas

    Rías Altas

    Charming Muiño das Cañotas, in a pretty little valley just off the DP6121, 2km south of Cariño, has five country-style wood-and-stone rooms in a converted…

  • 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…

  • Hotel Vila

    Rías Altas

    Just down from FEVE’s Viveiro Apeadero station, this well-kept one-star hotel has neat rooms in silver, grey and white. There's a simple breakfast for €3…

  • Hotel Francisco II

    Galicia

    The Francisco II is low on atmosphere but is well located just north of the Old Town, and the brown-and-cream rooms score well for comfort, with desks and…

  • Hotel Nido

    A Coruña

    Welcoming and clean, the Nido is a well-run, friendly budget choice with 47 medium-sized rooms. There's a good cafe for breakfast, and windows are double…

  • Hotel Compostela

    Vigo

    Solidly comfy, spotlessly clean and reasonably spacious rooms make this efficient hotel near Praza de Compostela a sound choice. The cafe is handy for…

  • Hostal O Forno

    Rías Altas

    Overlooking O Barqueiro harbour, O Forno offers well-kept, medium-sized rooms in blue and white (about half with harbour views), and a restaurant for…

  • Hotel Carrís Cardenal Quevedo

    Galicia

    The Cardenal Quevedo offers comfy but standard contemporary chain-hotel rooms in greys, browns and whites, 600m north from the heart of the Old Town…

  • Hostal-Albergue Lucus

    Galicia

    Opened in 2015, this is a spick-and-span, bright and friendly place that offers both four-bed dorms and private rooms with bathroom. It's a 10-minute walk…

  • Hotel Náutico

    Vigo

    A friendly budget hotel near Praza de Compostela, with a clean, crisp style and a pleasant nautical look. Rooms are on the small side, but cosy. It has a…

  • Illas Cíes Camping Office

    Rías Baixas

    Reservations for Camping Islas Cíes can be made online or at this camping office in the Estación Marítima de Ría. If you book online, you must show a…

  • O Novo Cabalo Furado

    Galicia

    The rooms and apartments at this superior Old Town hostal are simple but inviting, with all-wood furnishings and sparkling bathrooms. Advance reservations…

  • Pensión Sol e Mar

    Costa da Morte

    One of a few budget hotels along the main road in O Pindo, the friendly Sol e Mar offers eight plain, decent-sized rooms, five of them with beach views…

  • Hotel Puerto Arnela

    Costa da Morte

    A stone manor house facing Camariñas harbour with appealing country-style rooms and a restaurant serving good, uncomplicated shellfish, fish and meat…

  • 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…

  • Hotel Noyesa Plaza

    Rías Baixas

    Sister to Hotel La Noyesa across the street, the Noyesa Plaza is the newer pick, with a slightly more contemporary style to its 14 bright, spacious rooms.

  • Pensión Linares

    Ribadeo

    One of four budget hotels lined up facing the central square, the Linares is endowed with a pleasant cafe and garden-patio as well 19 smallish but…

  • Hotel Irixo

    Galicia

    On a small Old Town square, the Irixo has amiable staff and provides plain but comfy rooms, some renovated more recently than others. A few look out on…

  • Parador de Ribadeo

    Ribadeo

    For views, you can't beat Ribadeo's parador (luxurious state-owned hotel), where most of the 47 fairly formal rooms have their own galerías with ría…

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