Hospedería Santa Cruz

2.0 star property

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Single Room, Shared Bathroom | View from room
Terrace/patio
Library
Desk, rollaway beds, bed sheets
Library

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Gym
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Carretera Guadarrama, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, 28209
  • Place, Valley of the Fallen
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Place, Gran Via
    ‪44 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 216 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

  • Mountain view
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Mountain view
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Triple Room, Private Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

San Lorenzo de El Escorial

With a stay at Hospedería Santa Cruz in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, you'll be 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Valley of the Fallen and 9 mi (14.5 km) from Auditorio San Lorenzo de El Escorial Theater. .This hotel is 9.1 mi (14.7 km) from Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and 9.2 mi (14.8 km) from El Real Coliseo de Carlos III Theater.

What's nearby

  • Valley of the Fallen - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial - 20 min drive - 12.4 miles
  • Gran Via - 44 min drive - 39.7 miles
  • Bernabéu Stadium - 45 min drive - 40.3 miles
  • Puerta del Sol - 46 min drive - 40.2 miles

Getting around

  • San Yago Station - 17 min drive
  • Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) - 52 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Luz De Lumbre - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Paco Pastel - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Felipe II - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Montia - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Horizontal - ‬18 min drive

About this property

Hospedería Santa Cruz

Mountain hotel with a coffee shop, near Valley of the Fallen
Hospedería Santa Cruz offers 120 accommodations. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with deep soaking bathtubs. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 120 guestrooms. Bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs. Conveniences include desks, housekeeping is provided daily, and rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) can be requested.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include concierge services, wedding services, and a picnic area.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 9 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Planning an event in San Lorenzo de El Escorial? This hotel has facilities measuring 1292 square feet (120 square meters), including conference space. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 9 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in Spanish cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free extended parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 9 for adults and EUR 9 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Library

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 1,292 square feet of conference space
  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 floors
  • 3 buildings
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Towels provided

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between December 23 and January 7.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 20.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately EUR 9 for adults and EUR 9 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Hospedería Santa Cruz Hostel San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Hospedería Santa Cruz Hostel
Hospedería Santa Cruz San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Hospedería Santa Cruz
Hospedería Santa Cruz Hostal San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Hospedería Santa Cruz Hostal
Hospedería Santa Cruz Hotel
Hospedería Santa Cruz San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Hospedería Santa Cruz Hotel San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Hospedería Santa Cruz Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 91 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 91 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 91 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 91 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 91 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

GILBERT

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best place to stay. I love the place and I will definitely go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Ligieja

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was a nice surprise. The hotel was good enough for one night.clean and peaceful. It would be nice to have more info on the nearby area and on the history of the place. Having to go through the restaurant with the suitcase is not a good idea and there is enough space to separate the two.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Karla

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I stayed there and there was a demonic loud and long scream when no one was around it was about 1am and I left immediately after there is definitely paranormal activity happening there
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

wu, Shenzhen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic location

What an amazing location, finding it via sat -nav not good, instructions should read, enter via entrance to the Valley of the Fallen. The staff were friendly and helpful. The hotel is an old monastery with wonderful character. Breakfast was good with a good choice, being remote, eating out in the evening not easy, so ate at the hotel, a limited fixed menu, quality was OK, but not excellent. I would definitely stay there again if in the area. I pre booked tickets for the Basilica, staying at the hotel gave free access, only 4 Euros so not a bank breaker. Very peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such an amazing location and views
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diego

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Al final, no pude llevarme la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, los cuatro tomos ni el quinto libro, ya que el domingo los habían vendido más temprano en el día.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

jin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a former monastery of great scale in a large campus in the mountain with black pine forest. the huge cross on the hill top is in the view from the room. although the decay on the exterior of the building is visible, the interior is well maintained. overall it gives you a unique experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Noe

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Parhum

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

indrani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was an excellent experience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

FERNANDO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Marthlu

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The architecture is amazing, between a castle and an abbey. Sadly, there is poor management. There are no qualified services like restaurants, restrooms, or customer service, but in the end, that keeps it less crowded.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great location but needs a fair bit of work

A good stay but it would have been better if the bar was open, not just at weekends and there was an option for the evening meal (which was OK but only just). The evening meal was "almost cold" seafood soup followed by "warm" salmon. No choice. We weren't even told about it. Staff were great and what made the visit extra special was the beautiful mass the following morning at 11:00. It says it's a 13 min walk but it's not, you need a car. Very weak wifi in the room and no aircon which would be a problem in the heat of the summer. Beautiful location and a nice stop but it needs a fair bit of work being done to it to make it a stunning stopover.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diego

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location at the foot of the Cross in a Benedictine monastery.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Raymond, Flower Mound

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A charming monastery hotel within the valley of the fallen. Simple rooms offer a taste of monastic life in the quiet beauty of the valley. Guests should be prepared for simple dining fare at fixed, very Spanish hours: 9 am breakfast and 8:30 dinner.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Noe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Environmental
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

daniel, Vernon Hills

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

daniel, Vernon Hills

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mantautas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice cross
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing experience

Thoroughly enjoyed this unique location and very very interesting historically . The whole area is beautiful which seems fitting for the many people who are buried here . Special mention to Pablo who was exceptionally polite and welcoming and supplied us with much information . Customer service at its best ! Would give 5 stars for everything except the beds - they were on the hard side but it did not detract from our time there . It really should be on your ‘to do’ list - you won’t regret it . Thank you xxx
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mog, Simpsonville, SC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a phantastic experience at the monastery, which I can recommend to everybody who is willing to strip down on the comfort of standard hotels. A big bonus was the proximity to the massive monument of The Valley of the Fallen, which I was able to explore after the ordinary tourists left.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Pedro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good but old

The place is good but outdated, breakfast is very bad, 4€ and you can only get a piece of bread and a coffee.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018