Hotel Canaima Bruma 1,5 k Camino

It is sad this hotel is extracting every penny it can from desperate Camino walkers, as otherwise I suspect its ratings would be okay. I'm ashamed to say I paid 108 euros for a twin room with breakfast (the most expensive hotel we stayed in on the walk, and the worst by some way) - both hostels in Bruma were booked up by a month before the walk so we didn't have much choice. The hotel is on a main road, between a roundabout and a petrol station, with a garage opposite, and a tractor mechanic a couple of doors down, and not much else around. The hotel offers a service to pick you up from Bruma, and this worked well - the guy arrived in just a few minutes after our call. There is no service to drop you back on the route in the morning, but this is fine as it's only a couple of km and you can cut across to join the route a bit further along so the next day's walking is about the same overall. The room we stayed in was tiny, with no air con, and of pretty low quality, but clean. We had a meal there in the evening, as there was nothing else around, and it was okay (unsurprisingly, overpriced!), but the room it was served in was like a school cafeteria. The breakfast was similar - fine, but underwhelming for the price. Overall, if you stay here for around 50 euros B&B you'll probably be quite pleased. Much more than that, and you might well be left fuming about what you've got for your money.

The location is about 2 km away from the Camino walk but they do offer to collect you by car from a set meeting point (cafe). They say that there is a shortcut to get back on the Camino but it seemed to us to be about the same distance as if we had continued walking. The room was very small.....as was the bathroom....but clean. However, we only stayed one night so it was okay. You would not want to spend more than one night here as there is not a lot of room. Wi-fi worked very well. Very quiet. We had dinner in the restaurant and it wasn't great at all. However, there didn't seem to be anywhere else in town to eat. We don't have any major complaints as the hotel served the purpose (we were walking the Camino) but I wouldn't stay again.

Small hotel on the highway with small but clean and comfortable room. We were picked up in Hospital de Bruma by the cheerful and welcoming Andrea, who was also our dinner hostess. Andrea plays many roles at the hotel and does a great job.

A good place to stay if you're doing the Camino, especially as they'll arrange to pick you up. The room is basic but clean and you can adjust the heating. The real advantage is the restaurant downstairs which is excellent value, although quite cold (bring a jacket!). The caldo gallego in particular was great.