Albergue Essentia

Nice host good food very clean and well run

Just read the other comments. I completely agree with them. This is a really ice place to stay.

Albergue Essentia is a wonderful albergue hosted by Jose whose joy and happiness are infectious. He is also a pilgrim. A highlight of my stay was the delicious home cooked communal dinner of mushroom soup, pasta with meat sauce, apple pie, red wine, and bread. The beds have cotton sheets and thick warm blankets are included. Highly recommended.

A very warm welcome and excellent homemade food.
There’s a reflexologist across the road where I had a lovely foot massage.

Jose’s albuerga is top clean and the ambiance is warm and nice.
One of the best accomodations so far, don’t miss this one!

Jose greeted us with a smile, warm heart and incredible energy. His albergue is clean, cozy and well kept. He served a fabulous dinner of potato leek soup, pasta and apple tart. If you are musically inclined this is the place for you with a piano and guitar that he encourages you to play. Ask him to play the harmonica for you. He is quite good. LOVED the energy of Jose and slept quite comfortably. Heads up…there is a washing machine but no dryer. It was raining after we washed and some things did not dry overnight. It’s ok.
So happy we stayed here and feel honored to have met Jose.
Peace! ✌️ Buen Camino

Tomorrow as we get ready to walk to Santiago and I reminisce about the places I have stayed, this beautiful albergue was my favourite.
Everything about this albergue from the wonderful music, the warm colours, the homemade bread and the care and love shown by Jose, made it my NUMBER ONE favourite.
Thank you Jose.

I am stying in this small albergue today May 9 with only 10 beds run by José. There are only two rooms - a 4 bed room and a 6 bed room. The bunkbeds are very solid with bedlinen on and they are spacious and don't make noises when you lie in them. José is extremely welcoming and cooks the food himself. We were all sitting around one table and had soup with delicious bread, pasta with tomato and meat sauce and applepie for dessert. Everything delicious and in a nice atmosphere with few people just like a family. Dinner is only 11 euros and breakfast 4. 2 bathrooms for 10 people is luxury. You can wash your clothes. The village itself is not interesting but I rate this place 5 stars out of five because of everything else! One of my best stays so far!

We loved it here.
Thank you.

Jose is such a sweet host who cooks a lovely homey dinner and made a vegetarian option for me. Rooms are clean. There's free access to a swimming pool nearby but I never went. Be aware that there's no shop in the town so eat lunch before arriving

. A small albergue with owner Jose being a wonderful host. The evening meal was delicious. Beds were comfortable with proper sheets and pillow cases. I would highly recommend this albergue if you end up in this village. I popped into the other albergue in town for a snack but because I was not staying there, they refused to serve me.

Had a wonderful stay at the medium-small, homely Alberge. The host José was welcoming, friendly and couldn’t have been more helpful. He even walked us to the busstop, as we headed home after our stay.
José loves music, and had just the best playlist.
A delightful high note to end on for this year’s Camino.

Lovely place to stay. Very comfortable beds and amazing dinner including homemade bread and apple pie. Jose is very kind and caring. A great authentic experience!

Very Nice place to stay
However, as this app saus, there is no shop ie terrace in this little toen. So you have to update this app better

José foi um excelente anfitrião . Nos recebe com muito humor . Sua comida foi ótima, tanto no jantar como café da manhã

I agree with everything written here, Jose is amazing, the place is clean and nice and the food was delicious. Best place on the camino so far.

I truly had the best time here. Jose does a great job making you feel welcomed. As a woman, I have not felt this safe on my entire trip. I appreciated the love that he put into everything, it felt like such a genuine experience and opportunity to connect with an amazing person.

Jose is a quirky character and made our stay great. He runs a tight ship, very clean albergue. He makes his own bread and the apple pie we had after dinner. He played piano and harmonica for us. He seems to love his work, singing while prepping a delicious meal for us.

I did not stay here but having dinner with an injured pilgrim who sung the praises of Jose and this establishment. She stayed there at night and during the day ( since injured) and said not only is he meticulous in detail but our, bread and food were all home made. I have entered no entries for others but just had to after hearing her! Wish I had stayed!!!!

Wow, I had an amazing stay. Jose is a wonderful wonderful man and he makes your stay special. Great food, the hostel is clean and smell lovely of incence and homemade bread. The atmosphere is ama, ING. I have walked 6 caminos, this was my best stay ever. Sissel from Norway