We stayed at Alameda Rooms for a quick 2-day trip to Santiago de Compostela. Overall, it's a cheap, no frills spot that overlooks Parque Alameda (hence the hotel's name, I guess). Technically, I would say this is more of a hostel rather than a hotel. Our room was a little over 100 Euro per night, which was fine for what we needed. I thought the hotel had a bit of a modern vibe with its simple layout and bright interior colors.
Our room was pretty small, but it had a all the necessities (or rather, basics) that we needed. For our two-person room, there was a full bed (which took up about 80% of the room), a garment rack with a one-drawer dresser, and a couple of small nightstands. While the pillows were a bit small for my liking, I though the bed was pretty comfortable. Also, the bathroom was pretty clean and the shower had a high-powered shower head. The windowsills can serve makeshift shelves. If you are traveling with someone, and if either you or your companion requires your own space, this might not be a place for you. There is some street parking, but it might be easier to use one of the nearby parking garages for about 20 Euro a day. In very general terms, this is more of place to leave your things during the day while exploring the city and to sleep at night.
The lobby has an attendant from about 7/8 am to 4 pm, so you might be on you own for checking in and dealing with room-related issues. I think if there are some issues with the rooms outside of those hours, you have to contact someone via Whatsapp. Fortunately, we did not have any issues with our room during a short stay.
The hotel is located in a decent part of town that is within a 5-10 minute walk to most cultural sights and social spots in the old city. The area seemed pretty quiet for the most part. Of course, this might change depending on when you visit, but all was very low-key during our early September trip. read more