Poio Monastery Guesthouse

Sleeping inside the monastery

The guesthouse occupies part of the monastery of San Xoán de Poio, the Benedictine cenobium that has been home to a community of Mercedarians since 1890. The Benedictines left it in 1835 with the confiscation of Church property, and its foundation is attributed to Saint Fructuosus, in the 7th century. The building is declared a historic-artistic monument, and the guesthouse presents itself exactly that way: a stay inside a monastery with centuries of history.

Turismo de Poio registers it as a one-star hotel, with 308 beds: it is a large house, very different from a hotel with charm. It is a waypoint on the Spiritual Variant of the Camino de Santiago, so many guests are pilgrims, but people coming to spend a weekend in the Rías Baixas also stay here, as do groups and people attending meetings: the house has several meeting rooms and a hall for 350 people.

Rooms and 2026 rates

The guesthouse publishes its 2026 rates per night, with breakfast included:

• Single: €55 in high and mid season, €50 in low.
• Double: €68 in high, €65 in mid and €55 in low.
• Triple: €88 in high, €85 in mid and €70 in low.

Dinner costs €16 and an extra bed, €20. Children aged 0 to 2 stay free if they do not use a cot or extra bed, and those aged 3 to 13 get a 45% discount on the meal board. At the moment lunch and full board are not available: if you are spending the day out it is not a problem, but it is good to know. The website does not detail the room equipment or check-in and check-out times; ask when booking.

The monastery at the door

Sleeping here puts the monument on your doorstep. The Cloister of the Processions, Renaissance from the 16th century, has rib vaults and a Baroque fountain in the garden. The Cloister of the Orange Trees, Baroque, from 1747 to 1749, is covered by a mosaic of about 200 m² that traces the French Way of the Camino de Santiago. The church mixes Renaissance and Baroque, with the high altar from 1735, and in the Christ chapel is the tomb of Saint Trahamunda. In the garden stands an hórreo that Turismo Rías Baixas presents as the largest in Galicia. The monastery has free parking.

Getting there and booking

It is at Praza do Mosteiro 2, in San Xoán de Poio, between Combarro and Pontevedra, a few minutes by car from both. From here it is easy to go down to Combarro's old town, with its hórreos over the sea, or cross to Pontevedra to see the museum and the old quarter. Book on 986 770 000 or by email; the guesthouse website also gives the address [email protected], besides the one in the council listing.