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We start our Camino Sept 06 from SJPP!
I have 10 000+ Air Miles reward miles to use on our trip and am looking to hear folks favourite accommodation splurges along this route.
Sadly Parador de Leon is not an air miles but partner but we may pony up for a stay here anyway
We are planning on municipal Albergues 5 or 6 nights out of 7 and our looking to treat ourselves for a couple nights on the walk.
happy for recommendations even if they aren't part of the rewards program! thanks for the reply.I can recommend NH Collection Palacio de Burgos.
Stayed there on a regular holiday.
No idea if it is in your reward scheme though.
Awesome, I believe this one can be booked with Air Miles and absolutely it looked amazing and at a great price by North American standardsSpa Via de la Plata in Astorga.
It's a splurge by Spanish standards, and an incredible bargain by North American ones. They have a lovely water spa, a great breakfast... Suites are roomy and airy... modern. They own and operate 1 or 2 restaurants in the main square and so if you stay at the hotel they give you a guest price for the restaurants (or used to before COV anyway).
There are few places I would happily walk several hundred KM to get to, and this is one.Awesome, I believe this one can be booked with Air Miles and absolutely it looked amazing and at a great price by North American standards
You can book the pilgrim rooms in advance, but you must email or phone them to do so. All of their rooms book up early.There are few places I would happily walk several hundred KM to get to, and this is one.
In Santiago, if you want really wonderful hospitality and and incredible price with very simple elegance... get a regular guest room at the Hospiderio San Martin Pinario. They are just absolutely wonderful.
I've also stayed in their pilgrim rooms but one cannot book those in advance.
Though not part of the air miles I suspect we will be spending the $s to splurge on the Parador in Leon as my wife and I have talked about that one every since watching The Way with Martin SheenIt's a shame the Paradors are not candidates for your air miles. Either alone or with my wife, four of my pilgrimages have included a stay at a Parador somewhere. They varied a little between more modern opulence and old fashioned charm, a little expensive when one has been staying in albergues and hostels, but I always think it is worth including enough to stay a night in my budget.
Wow! We are definitely staying here for a night! Thanks for the reccomendationThe San Zoilo in Carrion de los Condes was remarkable, being set in the old monastery (and with a good restaurant)
Indeed. For a hotel the Norte y Londres can't be beat. Staying there is similar to a pleasant private club; all is comfy, gracious and very relaxed, ie perfect.I have stayed at Hotel Norte y Londres in Burgos, and loved it. The location, very close to the cathedral, is perfect, and the hotel is very welcoming and comfortable.
My son and I stayed at the Hotel Real Collegiata in Leon for two nights in 2015. (We were getting over jet lag, starting our walk from Leon.) It's a great place to stay, the tour was included for guests, and St. Isidoro was right next door. -- I only wish I had booked dinner there! It was a popular restaurant, and I had no idea it would book up so fast.We were unaware of this hotel when staying in León. It looks like a parador equivalent. Next to the Basilica de San Isidoro and the museum with the Royal Pantheon, the Sistine Chapel of
Romanesque Art.
Royal Collegiate of Saint Isidoro Hotel
We invite you to take a stroll through the history of Leon. From its Roman origins represented by the Legio VII’s walls, contemplate the Royal Pantheon’s paintings or partake of an admiring view from the choir of the Basilica. the Royal Collegiate of Saint Isidoro Hotel offers its guests and...www.hotelrealcolegiata.com
Hotel Real Colegiata San Isidoro · Plaza Santo Martino, 5, 24003 León, Spain
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I second this recommendation! It’s a beautiful place with lovely cloisters as part of the hotel. When we were there there was a soft breeze blowing through the cloisters with music playing in the background and a wonderful scent in the air!The San Zoilo in Carrion de los Condes was remarkable, being set in the old monastery (and with a good restaurant)
I second this recommendation! One of the best overall (service, food, and ambiance) I have experienced!By far, my favorite was Hotel Quinta San Francisco in Castrojeriz. The room, garden, orchard, laundry room, restaurant serving breakfast and dinner (with impressive wine cellar)... Everything you could need is thoughtfully provided. I liked it so much that I changed my plan and stayed two nights!
Buen Camino!
In my two Camino Frances adventures I stayed at this establishment. One of the best breakfasts I can remember. It was open from 6:45, as I recall. The food range covered just about anything you desired. I stayed in the rooms built in the 1970’s or ‘80’s. these were the ones removed at the end on 2017. If you really want a Camino/Paramore experience book one of the two rooms displayed in the film The Way! Buen Camino!We start our Camino Sept 06 from SJPP!
I have 10 000+ Air Miles reward miles to use on our trip and am looking to hear folks favourite accommodation splurges along this route.
Sadly Parador de Leon is not an air miles but partner but we may pony up for a stay here anyway
We are planning on municipal Albergues 5 or 6 nights out of 7 and our looking to treat ourselves for a couple nights on the walk.
Agreed,Just came to give another vote for NH Palácio de burgos. It was lovely to walk the CF from there (it's close to the cathedral) after an awesome.e sleep and great breakfast!
And Parador de Leon is just too gorgeous...
It is very nice, and they have a great art collection. But be aware that they renovated/ modernised a few years ago so you won’t get the same type of room that they had when The Way was filmed.Though not part of the air miles I suspect we will be spending the $s to splurge on the Parador in Leon as my wife and I have talked about that one every since watching The Way with Martin Sheen
And great massages in the spa!!!Spa Via de la Plata in Astorga.
It's a splurge by Spanish standards, and an incredible bargain by North American ones. They have a lovely water spa, a great breakfast... Suites are roomy and airy... modern. They own and operate 1 or 2 restaurants in the main square and so if you stay at the hotel they give you a guest price for the restaurants (or used to before COV anyway).
I can vouch for quite a few of those already recommended; over the years I’ve taken a similar approach to the one you’ve planned, and have a few I love:We start our Camino Sept 06 from SJPP!
I have 10 000+ Air Miles reward miles to use on our trip and am looking to hear folks favourite accommodation splurges along this route.
Sadly Parador de Leon is not an air miles but partner but we may pony up for a stay here anyway
We are planning on municipal Albergues 5 or 6 nights out of 7 and our looking to treat ourselves for a couple nights on the walk.
Ooh, I forgot this one in my response! I’ve had several truly lovely nights here, helped along by the excellent tapas strip just around the corner.Indeed. For a hotel the Norte y Londres can't be beat. Staying there is similar to a pleasant private club; all is comfy, gracious and very relaxed, ie perfect.
I tried for a year. When we arrived in the fall of 2022 and the spring of 2023 we were told on both occasions that the pilgrim rooms cannot be booked in advance. We were very lucky on both occasions that a room had come available for us because someone else had canceled.You can book the pilgrim rooms in advance, but you must email or phone them to do so. All of their rooms book up early.
On one occasion, I arrived early in Santiago and booked a couple of days in the Hospederia at San Martin Pinario, until my room in the pilgrim area was ready. The room was about the same size as a room on the pilgrim floor, but contained two single beds, instead of the usual one bed in pilgrim rooms, so was crowded. It did not have the spacious private shower area available to pilgrims. Instead, a small circular shower had been installed. It was so small that I found it impossible to move in it. I burnt my back by touching the hot water tap, wriggled away and eventually managed to turn around and turn the tap off. There may be more spacious rooms available off the pilgrim floor, but I would not want to risk booking one.get a regular guest room at the Hospiderio San Martin Pinario. They are just absolutely wonderful.
So like tiny showers are dangerous. I've backed into the controls. You'd think I'd learn not to turn around. Still better than a shared shower tho.On one occasion, I arrived early in Santiago and booked a couple of days in the Hospederia at San Martin Pinario, until my room in the pilgrim area was ready. The room was about the same size as a room on the pilgrim floor, but contained two single beds, instead of the usual one bed in pilgrim rooms, so was crowded. It did not have the spacious private shower area available to pilgrims. Instead, a small circular shower had been installed. It was so small that I found it impossible to move in it. I burnt my back by touching the hot water tap, wriggled away and eventually managed to turn around and turn the tap off. There may be more spacious rooms available off the pilgrim floor, but I would not want to risk booking one.
Hmmm. When was this?On one occasion, I arrived early in Santiago and booked a couple of days in the Hospederia at San Martin Pinario, until my room in the pilgrim area was ready. The room was about the same size as a room on the pilgrim floor, but contained two single beds, instead of the usual one bed in pilgrim rooms, so was crowded. It did not have the spacious private shower area available to pilgrims. Instead, a small circular shower had been installed. It was so small that I found it impossible to move in it. I burnt my back by touching the hot water tap, wriggled away and eventually managed to turn around and turn the tap off. There may be more spacious rooms available off the pilgrim floor, but I would not want to risk booking one.
I was not questioning your credentials. I was curious about the timeline because ti does not match my recent Hospideria at the San Martin Pinario, nor with their pilgrim rooms. And the closest experience *I* have had recently in a monastery in Santiago with shared showers was at the Seminario Menor, where, even there, the showers were private cubicles in a a very modern renovation, and my cell had its own sink.My timeline goes back to 2015, and seven compostellas from Santiago (plus one from Oviedo) are lined up on my desk in front of me. I always complete my pilgrimage with a private room on the pilgrim floor in San Martin Pinario: private bathroom: sink, toilet, and a square shower area. I have made a booking to do so again this year. On the one occasion when I stayed a couple of nights in the Hospederia, my shower, as described above, was a tiny circular shower (glass walls) in the middle of the room. There was also a sink and a toilet. I am not sure why you are introducing the Seminario Menor. I stayed there once, again because I was ahead of my booking at San Martin Pinario, and would not do so again. There were no bathroom facilities in the dormitory which I shared, but I am not familiar enough with the facility to say what is available elsewhere there. As for my choice to avoid the Hospederia at San Martin Pinario in the future, to revise a traditional saying slightly: "once burned, twice shy."
Yesterday (29 Aug 2023) I advance booked a pilgrim room for two nights, 25,26 October 2023. Rather than trying to book on their or another travel website, I sent a direct email with my request for a reservation and received a prompt positive response booking both nights. The rate - 27 euro/night.I tried for a year. When we arrived in the fall of 2022 and the spring of 2023 we were told on both occasions that the pilgrim rooms cannot be booked in advance. We were very lucky on both occasions that a room had come available for us because someone else had canceled.
I think that I was a little bit unlucky with my efforts to advance book *directly through them via email* because I happened to be landing in SdC on both occasions when there were large conferences being hosted. Last fall it was the Vatican conference on hospitality and care to the stranger/tourist. I forget what was happening in May.Yesterday (29 Aug 2023) I advance booked a pilgrim room for two nights, 25,26 October 2023. Rather than trying to book on their or another travel website, I sent a direct email with my request for a reservation and received a prompt positive response booking both nights. The rate - 27 euro/night.
I stayed here in 2015, it was quite lovely. It was a bit off of the Camino itself and I was separated from my group of walkers, but it was a nice stay.We were unaware of this hotel when staying in León. It looks like a parador equivalent. Next to the Basilica de San Isidoro and the museum with the Royal Pantheon, the Sistine Chapel of Romanesque Art.
Royal Collegiate of Saint Isidoro Hotel
We invite you to take a stroll through the history of Leon. From its Roman origins represented by the Legio VII’s walls, contemplate the Royal Pantheon’s paintings or partake of an admiring view from the choir of the Basilica. the Royal Collegiate of Saint Isidoro Hotel offers its guests and...www.hotelrealcolegiata.com
Hotel Real Colegiata San Isidoro · Plaza Santo Martino, 5, 24003 León, Spain
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What!? In 2015 I remember the camino passing just south of the Museo de San Isidoro. That was just around the block from the hotel. OpenStreetMap shows the camino going in front of the hotel now.I stayed here in 2015, it was quite lovely. It was a bit off of the Camino itself and I was separated from my group of walkers, but it was a nice stay.
And if you are really feeling it, you can do the "Royal wave" to the pilgrims below.The Royal Suite at the Parador in Santiago is the only hotel room in town that overlooks the square in front of the Cathedral. I know that sounds strange but none of the other rooms at the Parador have windows facing the square. And it comes with a balcony so you can spend your time watching other pilgrims arrive.
um, been there, done that. too funny.And if you are really feeling it, you can do the "Royal wave" to the pilgrims below.
Not a real financial splurge for some but the Parador de Sto. Domingo Bernardo de Fresneda in Sto. Domingo de la Calzada was VERY nice on a rainy and cool April evening. Interesting architecture, well preserved. BTW, this is the other Parador on the way out of town. Probably not available for FF Miles. Towels were bigger than some of the albergue blankets.We start our Camino Sept 06 from SJPP!
I have 10 000+ Air Miles reward miles to use on our trip and am looking to hear folks favourite accommodation splurges along this route.
Sadly Parador de Leon is not an air miles but partner but we may pony up for a stay here anyway
We are planning on municipal Albergues 5 or 6 nights out of 7 and our looking to treat ourselves for a couple nights on the walk.
But you can book pilgrims rooms there very cheaplyHospendaria San Martino Pinario, just off Praza do Obradoiro in Santiago. Historic 16th C monastery, great location and wonderful breakfast and dinner.
Thanks for the photo! On my first camino a walking buddy texted me from her room there to tell me about fluffy white towels, a private bath (!!) and grilled calamari with lovely white wine for her supper. I've been thinking of it ever since and if I ever walk that way again, I will stay there.This was our view from our room at Meson el Cid:
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