If you are a Camino Pilgrim and cannot get a room at the Seminario Mayor (San Martin Pinario) then I recommend the Seminario Menor. That is how I ended up there. I stayed at San Martín Pinario in 2019 upon finishing the Frances and I stayed here a few days ago in Sept. 2021 at the end of the Camino Primitivo because I waited too long to try to get a reservation. After two weeks of bunk beds in shared albergues a private room was a luxury. But only to someone who has been on the Camino - don’t stay here just to save money unless you are a pilgrim. For 17 euros a night I got a small room with a twin bed, disposable sheets, a sink, a desk, closet, chair and a pretty nice view. The bathrooms and showers are shared and not much better than a typical albergue. The building is beautiful from the outside but about 1 km from the Cathedral. I didn’t mind a little walking after the 350 km I’d already walked. The biggest plus for me was I could stay two nights unlike most albergues. If none of this makes sense to you, don’t stay here. If you get what I’m talking about I hope this review helps. It was a nice way for me to end this Camino.

If you are a Camino Pilgrim and cannot get a room at the Seminario Mayor (San Martin Pinario) then I recommend the Seminario Menor. That is how I ended up there. I stayed at San Martín Pinario in 2019 upon finishing the Frances and I stayed here a few days ago in Sept. 2021 at the end of the Camino Primitivo because I waited too long to try to get a reservation. After two weeks of bunk beds in shared albergues a private room was a luxury. But only to someone who has been on the Camino - don’t stay here just to save money unless you are a pilgrim. For 17 euros a night I got a small room with a twin bed, disposable sheets, a sink, a desk, closet, chair and a pretty nice view. The bathrooms and showers are shared and not much better than a typical albergue. The building is beautiful from the outside but about 1 km from the Cathedral. I didn’t mind a little walking after the 350 km I’d already walked. The biggest plus for me was I could stay two nights unlike most albergues. If none of this makes sense to you, don’t stay here. If you get what I’m talking about I hope this review helps. It was a nice way for me to end this Camino.

Very spacious room.Supermarket in the basement.

Very spacious room. Supermarket in the basement.

The Albergue was spotless and great value for money. Everything I needed. The staff were very helpful. My room was comfortable and there were loads of bathrooms all over to share. It was nice and quiet.

Good clean plenty of room and good facilities, laundry, cafe and great gardens, close to the centre.

Good clean plenty of room and good facilities, laundry, cafe and great gardens, close to the centre.

Large Old Building a short walk across a grassy valley to the centre of Santiago de Compostela. The private room I stayed in was very basic with a basin but wonderful views of the courtyard gardens & beyond. Shared bathroom and large well equipped kitchen downstairs next to a store which stayed opened late & served soup etc. The dormitories were very large (but the pilgrims were used to that) and the kitchen could become crowded with groups of pilgrims arriving.

This property is in a monastery;so if you don’t want to live like a monk don’t book this place!Seriously this is a big hostel with many dorms and rooms and lots of people young and older.If you want a quiet stay you want a single room.A good value accommodation with parking and not too far from the railway station.I’d stay there again.

This place has a really calm atmosphere. Facilities are ok and service is good.

The place is huuuge with sooo many pilgrims but it's superclean and very well organized. Good location, close to center and the cathedral. Has a small supermarket inside, but there are many others nearby. The kitchen is well equipped.

Simple but great for pilgrims. Slightly annoyinh you need to leave between 930 and 130.

Clean and has what you need. Private room is good. Bathrooms could be cleaner

Basic and simple but clean. It can be a bit noisy as everyone slams doors

Clean and has what you need. Private room is good. Bathrooms could be cleaner

This is albergue which is good for pilgrims walk to Camino de Santiago.thatwhy cheap. Very cold room, no hot water shower. They will close winter season.

It was a good place to finish my walk. I liked that you could choose a single room for not much more than a dormitory, which was basic but comfortable. The building is appropriately atmospheric and had most of the facilities a backpacker needs. Mixed showers and toilets. Easy to book an extra night, but then it was the end of the season.

After 5 weeks hiking the Camino del Norte, the seminary is perfectly adequate, with facilities that are cleaned daily, clean sheets provided for bed, a restaurant and washing facilities in the basement. Its in a lovely location and the building is historic. The main issue is the acoustics of the building and other travelers who ignore all the signs asking for quiet in the sleeping areas and silence after 11pm. Unfortunately, it only takes a few people to wake you up every couple of hours with either banging doors or talking loudly in the corridor (or on mobile phones in rooms - its easy to hear through the walls, even a few doors down) to really ruin your stay - not being able to get any sleep makes everything else seem worse than it is.The staff were helpful, though, and the seminary is in a great location to find local markets, the Cathedral, Park Almeda and other great things to see and do once in Santiago.

After 5 weeks hiking the Camino del Norte, the seminary is perfectly adequate, with facilities that are cleaned daily, clean sheets provided for bed, a restaurant and washing facilities in the basement. It's in a lovely location and the building is historic. The main issue is the acoustics of the building and other travelers who ignore all the signs asking for quiet in the sleeping areas and silence after 11pm. Unfortunately, it only takes a few people to wake you up every couple of hours with either banging doors or talking loudly in the corridor (or on mobile phones in rooms - it's easy to hear through the walls, even a few doors down) to really ruin your stay - not being able to get any sleep makes everything else seem worse than it is. The staff were helpful, though, and the seminary is in a great location to find local markets, the Cathedral, Park Almeda and other great things to see and do once in Santiago.

In this big albergue, there is room for 300. During my stay ( 16 to 19 of march ), we were around 20

A bit uncomfortable but it cheap. A beautiful building and some great views.