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.

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.