Casual rooms & suites in a laid-back hotel offering an outdoor pool, an informal restaurant & a bar.
Address: C. Jesús Ordóñez, 6, Torres del Río
Phone: 948 64 84 72
Website: http://sanandreshostal.com/
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I stayed here overnight while walking the Camino. The building is very nice both on the interior and exterior. There was no soundproofing, so I heard not only my neighbors but also the people up above me and below me. This might getting a sound sleep very difficult for me.
The staff are very unhelpful if you only speak English. They are claim they are the only place to eat in the town and you must eat there. This is a lie. You get given a ticket if you buy dinner, but they treat the ticket like gold. Don’t loose your ticket or else they get very angry. The showers were very small and dirty. I could not move in them and there is no where to hang your toiletries, except outside the shower. The price is more than the pilgrim hostels, but the facilities were worse than normal. The reviews saying that it’s modern are weird. Is not new but not old. It’s just a normal place, but it’s definitely not “modern”. The wifi was ok. The swimming pool was nice but I don’t know how many pilgrims trek the camino with a bikini for a swimming pool.
Rooms very nice, shower great. Food great, many vegetarian options. However try to check if there will be head banging loud bands in the plaza outside until 3 am, followed by loud recorded music and yelling literally all night long. Possibly just our bad luck but the bar across street El Meson is possibly always loud and rowdy. My attempt at sleep was literally torture. 😞
I believe the one negative review here has this Albergue mistaken for another. Hostal Rural San Andrés was a very pleasant experience. Albeit maybe a bit on the higher end cost wise for an Albergue for some, but you get what you pay for. Most definitely the cleanest and nicest Albergue I've stayed at so far on the Camino. Pool is closed for the season, unfortunately, but the clean bathroom and bunk room and hot showers made up for it. Dinner was very good as well. Would highly recommend staying here before pushing on to Logroño.
This place is all about taking your money and giving you nothing in return. The 12 euro dinner is a total rip off. They short you on the wine. The service is surly. The salmon is disgusting. The dessert is a cup from carrefour. Gross. When we stayed here they failed to honor booking price. The tried to extort money for a towel. This is an avoid at all costs. Let's hope they soon go out of business.
