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 windows and individually controlled air-con. The hotel has a Galician writing-and-culture theme (the husband of Galicia's 'national poet' Rosalía de Castro once lived here) and also offers a 24-hour breakfast buffet and Android tablets in the rooms.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Santiago de Compostela attractions

1. Museo de Arte Sacro

0.08 MILES

The Sacred Art Museum, accessed through the church of the Mosteiro de San Paio de Antealtares, contains the Ara (Altar) de Antealtares, the original altar…

2. Mosteiro de San Paio de Antealtares

0.09 MILES

The long, stark wall of the Mosteiro de San Paio de Antealtares faces the cathedral's east end across Praza da Quintana. Founded by Alfonso II in the 9th…

3. Praza da Quintana

0.11 MILES

Broad Praza da Quintana opens up outside the cathedral's eastern end. The cathedral's Puerta Santa here is opened only in holy years: it's flanked by 24…

4. Museo de San Martiño Pinario

0.12 MILES

The enormous church of the huge baroque Benedictine monastery of San Martiño Pinario is open to visitors as part of a museum that's well worth a visit…

5. Puerta Santa

0.12 MILES

The cathedral's Puerta Santa, giving access to the cathedral from Praza da Quintana, is opened only in holy years (2021, 2027). Constructed between 1611…

6. Praza da Inmaculada

0.14 MILES

On the cathedral's north side, this is where most pilgrims arriving in Santiago first set eyes on the cathedral. Opposite looms the huge, austerely…

7. Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago

0.14 MILES

The brightly displayed Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago gives fascinating insights into the phenomenon of Santiago (man, city and pilgrimage) down the…

8. Praza das Praterías

0.15 MILES

'Silversmiths' Square' is centred on an elegant 1825 fountain, the Fuente de los Caballos, a popular photo op, with the cath­edral's Romanesque south…