I love Santiago.
A beautiful, vibrant, young feeling city. We stayed for almost a week, and never stopped enjoying ourselves. After finishing the camino, we were standing outside the (amazing) cathedral, and some lady approached us with an offer for housing. We talked her down to $15 a night (for a private double bedroom/bathroom) and got to stay right en el centro! Moral of the story is those kind of people aren’t always out to rip you out. she even gave us a business card!