Hi, C Clearly, your post reminded me to check your blog -- happy to see it's going so well.
I am not a fan of the murals inside the monastery at Samos, and I was not enamored with the rest of the monastery, but I do think that the walk there is lovely, especially once you leave the side of the road after Triacastela. Mspath is right that those kms are not dangerous, but they aren't pleasant. And the view down to the monastery before the descent is very nice.
I have stayed both in the hotel A Veiga and the pension right across the street from the entrance to the albergue, and I think I would choose the hotel if I were to return. The pension is fine, though.
Keep on walking, amiga, Buen camino, Laurie