This hotel is block-booked by tour operators and groups of middle-class pilgrims who (like us!) take the 'soft option' and walk the Camino with luggage sent ahead. We did not see any independent travellers staying here; there are many other more attractive options in Santiago at this price. First impressions were poor. The threadbare carpet on the steps in the lobby was a real safety hazard. The welcome, however, was warm and courteous - and in good English. Our group experienced rooms of widely varying quality. Ours, on the second floor, had been recently refurbished and was fine, apart from a layer of dust on the bedside cabinet. Others were less fortunate, with small, shabby and even damp rooms. However, the hotel has two important plus points: its excellent location just outside the old town and the buffet breakfast which was plentiful and varied. So if someone books you into here for a night or two, don't panic. But if you are handling your own accommodation, look elsewhere.

I booked 3 nights in this hotel, but only stayed one night. When i arrived to the hotel, they didn't have a private park, so was a big problem, because there is a lot of police in the street. There was a park in front of the hotel, but you had to pay 24 hours/day, and was a bit expensive. When i arrive to the room, it had a lot of smell of tabaco!! And i booked non smoking room, jesus!! The hotel have have in -1 floor a "restaurant", but is awful, it seems a prison! with no light!! When i went to sleep, it was very dificult, because of the smell of the room, and the noise in the street! So i went to recepcion to check out in the morning! I went then to O'Grove(near Sanxenxo), to hotel abeiras, a great new hotel, with a nice price, and had a great 3 days vacations, was a lot of sun, so i went to beach, and visit oher cities. Do not go to this hotel in compostela, is a nightmare! very old, I will never comeback!

The location is excellent, right in the old town, and the building looks impressive. There's a car park across the street (I don't know how much it is but the car park in Plaza Roja charges 13 euros a day). The room was ok, good sized, noisy if the window was open, and the bathroom was just acceptable (athough not for a 4-star hotel: the painting in the ceiling was peeling). The staircase, the reception area and the rooms look old and a bit decadent. Choose this hotel if you get a good deal (less than 90 euros) and if you really need to be right in the historic city centre.

J’avais réservé 3 nuits dans cet hôtel mais je n’y suis restée qu’une seule. Quand je suis arrivée, il n’y avait pas de parking privé pour l’hôtel et c’était vraimment ennuyeux car il y avait beaucoup de flics dans la rue. Il y avait un parking en face mais il était tout le temps payant et assez cher. Quand je suis entrée dans la chambre, elle sentait horriblement la cigarette !! Et j’avais réservé une chambre non fumeur pourtant ! Il y a un restaurant au sous-sol mais il est horrible, il ressemble à une prison ! Sans lumière !! Dormir dans cette chambre était très difficile à cause de l’odeur et du bruit dans la rue. Alors je suis partie le lendemain matin. Je suis alors allée à O’Grove (près de Sanxenxo) à l’hôtel Abeiras, un très bel hôtel tout neuf qui offre des prix très intéressants. J’y ai passé 3 jours de vacances très agréables. Comme il faisait très beau je suis allée à la plage et j’ai visité d’autres villes aussi. Je ne vous conseille pas cet hôtel à Compostelle, c’est un cauchemar ! Il est trop vieillot ! Je n’y remettrai jamais les pieds !