Hotel San Antón Abad

Hostal San Anton Abad in Villafranca Montes de Oca is housed in the historical pilgrims hospital, which has been restored with some dubious style but conserves nevertheless its antique character and charms. The hostel offers both dormitory accommodations and private rooms. The private room we were given was large and comfortable. The service is ok and the Pilgrim's dinner is very good, with a fair choice of dishes for the very reasonable price of €18. Breakfast is excellent, both for quality and quantity. Highly recommended.

The hotel was one of the more unique hotels that we stayed at while we did the Camino since it was formerly a hospital. It has many old pieces through the building as decoration. It is also conveniently located along the Camino with a couple bars/restaurants and a mini store within walking distance. We enjoyed the view from our window of the countryside. The breakfast buffet was filling and had a variety of fruits, pastries, choice of fried or scrambled eggs, juices, coffee, hot chocolate, bread, ham, cheese, yogurt. Be sure to go to the “cafeteria” and not the restaurant for the breakfast buffet if it’s included with your room price. We accidentally went to the restaurant first which is attached to the hotel and there was all kinds of confusion amongst our fellow pilgrims who also showed up to the restaurant and were being charged for a croissant and coffee. Luckily, I remembered that the person checking us in had pointed in the opposite direction of the restaurant when referring to the cafeteria. As far as the actual room, it was okay. The room was on the smaller side and the bed sagged in the middle. The headboard was also loose and wobbled. The bathroom had a strange smell. We had the windows open at night to let a breeze in since there is no AC (there’s a thermostat on the wall, but the AC did not work) and we could hear cars throughout the night.

We stopped here for a night's sleep and a rest day. Beautiful property with an amazing staff. I can't say enough about how wonderful we have been treated here. We had a comfortable clean well appointed room. Walking around inside and outside on the property you find great treats.

We stayed in this hotel having walked past it in 2019 and we were not let down. Only drawback is restaurant opens at 8.00 p.m. which doesn't help if you wish to make an early start the next morning. Having said that I would recommend this hotel.

Stayed while walking the Camino. A beautiful historic building and we had a huge bedroom with a four-poster bed. We had some fabulous drinks before dinner, and the Pilgrim’s menu for dinner was okay. Plenty of choice at breakfast, overall a good place to stay.

A ne pas rater. Magnifique établissement dans un beau domaine accueillant les pèlerins sur le chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle qui date du XIVième siècle. Bon restaurant et cafétéria pour le petit-déjeuner. Très bon rapport qualité/prix.