Association

Albergue El Convento

SANTILLANA DEL MAR

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description and notice

27-March - 15-October

Accommodation type : Association

contact info

+34 693 816 528
+34 693 816 528
elconventosantillana@gmail.com
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practical info

Reservations accepted

Exclusively for pilgrims

Total bunks : 60

Bunk price : 16-19€

Opens at : 13:15

Closes at : 22:00

kitchen

Microwave

facilities

Terrace

laundry

Dryer

Clothesline

Washer

services

WiFi

Bike storage

Handicapped Accessible

food

Breakfast

Dinner

Group dinner

Tomorrow from Santillana del Mar

Towns with beds within a day's walk of Santillana del Mar

Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.

Townkm from hereSharedPrivateThe walk
Oreña3.9— No✓ Yes
Caborredondo6.2✓ Yes✓ Yes
Cóbreces12.2✓ Yes✓ Yes
Barrio de La Iglesia (Ruiloba)18.2— No— No
Comillas22.6✓ Yes✓ Yes
El Tejo - Santa Ana28.0— No✓ Yes
La Revilla30.7✓ Yes✓ Yes
San Vicente de la Barquera33.3✓ Yes✓ Yes

Questions about Albergue El Convento

How many beds does Albergue El Convento have?
Albergue El Convento has 60 beds.
How much does Albergue El Convento cost?
From 16-19€ a night.
When is Albergue El Convento open?
Albergue El Convento is open MAR - OCT.
Can I reserve a bed at Albergue El Convento?
Yes, Albergue El Convento takes reservations.
Does Albergue El Convento have private rooms?
No, Albergue El Convento has dormitory beds only.
Is there a kitchen at Albergue El Convento?
No, there is no kitchen for pilgrims.
Does Albergue El Convento serve meals?
Yes: breakfast, dinner, communal dinner.

... comments from pilgrims using the Wise Pilgrim app

18. September 2026 - 7:59

My favourite so far

So so so precious this place. A definite gem of the camino! Super super clean. Beautiful rooms. Great dinner. Great staff. Beautiful spiritual atmosphere. The talk was so beautiful at 7pm x

12. September 2026 - 17:15

Best albergue so far

Great vibes,communal meal,benediction from the nuns and 2 people in the room❤️

1. September 2026 - 11:20

Amazing

Small, clean rooms. Very good food. Amazing location, amazing town, great price! (19 € + 11 € dinner)

19. August 2026 - 22:03

Special haven

Glorious relief from the noisey roads on arriving through the tourist trail of this stunning medieval town. Warm warm welcome to a single room with sink and bunkbed, with plenty of showers and toliets for the evening of 75 pilgrims. Clithes lunw fir machine/hand wash in an idyliic gatden with pear and apple trees. Optional shared dinner for 11 euro of soup, cicken rice, bread snd the local custard desert, plus very strong wine. Optional blessing and information about the convent history a moving highlight. Yes the highlight of the del norte.🙏🏽🥾🥾

14. May 2026 - 18:40

Love this place!

The rooms are smaller, just one bunkbed, and have a sink in them. They were not fully booked, so I ended up with a room all to myself! Highly unusual for an albergue. Dinner and breakfast were excellent, they do have a vegetarian option.

I enjoyed the pilgrims blessing, and I appreciate that the founders of the albergue are focused on serving pilgrims and the underprivileged in their community. I was happy to give them my support.

12. May 2026 - 18:43

Parfaite pour les pèlerins

I really enjoyed this hostel and the warm welcome it offers, as well as the opportunity to share moments with other pilgrims. A beautiful garden, small rooms with few beds, a place to wash up, in short everything a pilgrim needs.

22. September 2025 - 21:37

You must stay here

This is a grest camino experience. This albergue is very clean and the facilities are great. They offer a pilgrime meal- 3 course with wine. There is an option to participate in a camino reflection and blessing, this was very special. They also offer breakfast. Definitely stop here.

24. June 2025 - 21:24

Very special place

Excellent dinner, one of the cheapest on the Camino so far. Place is lovely and big and airy, nuns are kind and the optional prayer/meeting was really special. Also the money goes to a great cause. A highlight.

16. June 2025 - 21:31

Best place I have stayed in 3 caminos!

What an incredibly special place. The prayer circle and si ging before, the incredible meals, and the wonderful garden to rest in. I'm so grateful to have gotten to experience this wonderful place.

8. June 2025 - 15:17

albergue worth reserving on the website

large spacious garden that was buzzing with pilgrims. good breakfast. inclusive prayer service. 2 bed rooms with sink and clean bathrooms - although there was a shortage of toilet paper as some of the dispensers were broken. still recommend

6. June 2025 - 10:43

Fabulous

Reserved my bed and dinner directly on their website https://albergueelconvento.com

Best albergue I’ve stayed in! Very clean, bed super comfortable with crisp white sheets and cosy blanket. Sink in two bunk room and really good showers.

The prayer service was lovely and the communal meal great.

13. May 2025 - 11:27

Excellent!

My favorite place on the Norte! Super clean, nice rooms with only two beds in my room. The prayer talk was slow to start but incredibly worth sticking around. Get the food too and relax in the yard. Great washing facilities and space to dry all of your stuff in the yard. Even a guitar to play!! 100% best camino stop! The tourist town is super cute and worth a stop over. The nuns were as kind as could be.

8. May 2025 - 17:37

Reserve through website, not WhatsApp

On 8 May 2025 reservation via WhatsApp is not possible. You can make a reservation for a bed/room only through the website at https://www.albergueelconvento.com

26. September 2024 - 17:51

The best place so far! .

Wow this place is heaven after a long day walking on the roads. Everything is clean, nice rooms, spacious bathrooms and super friendly staff

20. August 2024 - 19:27

Great albergue experience

Clean rooms, good facilities (clean shower, washer/dryer) and friendly staff located in a very nice converted building. There is also an option to get dinner and breakfast is included in the morning. Ideal for couples or people travelling in pairs as they have private rooms for two people. Text ahead via WhatsApp to reserve a room

10. April 2024 - 17:01

Convento Oasis

Don’t be put off by the school groups and guided tours filling the streets when you enter town. Within the walls of the Convento, you will find a comfortable bed in a room for two, breakfast and a lovely dinner option, laundry machines, and space to relax. A quiet place to pray, a large common room, and a walled garden to explore. The albergue guitar was put to good use and all had fun. Drinks and snacks for sale as well. Highly recommended.

17. July 2023 - 10:40

Nice pilgrim experience

Plenty of beds, there was a huge group that took up all 60 beds as soon as the convent opened. However, they laid down about 50 more mattresses in other rooms for people to sleep. The nuns were very kind and attentive

27. May 2023 - 18:42

Lovely albergue experience

What a lovely experience! The albergue is very well run, with beautiful common areas and dorm rooms are doubles- you may be lucky enough to have the room to yourself. Do not miss the blessing of the pilgrims led by the nuns (at 7pm when I was there). Dinner and breakfast were well worth it. Highly recommend this albergue.
Also, definitely take the walk up to Altamira - an excellent museum and reproduction of the world class cave paintings.

22. May 2023 - 19:18

Albergue El Convento

What a jewel!

Extremely welcoming and well organized. Gardens, community room, refreshments for sale. Great rooms. We were in a single room for 2. Ironed sheets. Dinner was nice. Soup followed by rice and chicken then homemade flan.

I suggest you book ahead w/ call or WhatsApp.

27. March 2023 - 19:06

Closed till 1rst of April

Infortunately not open. Will open (confirmed) 01-04-23

Programa MOVES IIIMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico — IDAEXunta de GaliciaInstituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA)Financiado por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEUPlan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia

Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.

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