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I did the Camino by bicycle in 2007 and stayed there for one night... The ospitalera can seem very terrible and rigid, and maybe she can have some obsession, but in the end she's not so bad... if you do what she says! And she can help you too if you have some problem with your feet...she had...
I think a good starting point in Leon is the Benedectines' albergue (you MUST sleep there if you arrive in Leon the day before you begin your Camino... :D ), not far from the Cathedral.
Last year I arrived to Leon from St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, this year I will walk from Leon to Santiago... but I...
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