what to bring for sleeping?

[therjsmiths]

Hello, new to the Camino family, walking from SJPP, but planning on the comfort route, transporting luggage for each day and planning on staying in hotels/pensiones etc. Not the Auberges. Do we need any kind of sleeping bag/blankets/liners etc? Do the Auberges provide anything if we are stuck and have to stay in one?
thanks in advance

 

[trecile]

Some private albergues provide bedding. If you want to be on the safe side you could bring a silk liner that only weigh a few ounces.

 

[davebugg]

If you are transporting luggage, then you will need to know where the luggage will be dropped off. In my mind that indicates you would be making lodging reservations ahead ahead of time, so I am puzzled about why you think you would be 'stuck' staying at an albergue?

 

[therjsmiths]

because when you transport you always have a reservation? But if i cant get a hotel in a town with a reservation then i would have to forward the luggage to an auberge (which i understand do not take reservations) and thus be exposed (literally) with a lack of bedding?

 

[trecile]

because when you transport you always have a reservation? But if i cant get a hotel in a town with a reservation then i would have to forward the luggage to an auberge (which i understand do not take reservations) and thus be exposed (literally) with a lack of bedding?

There are many private albergues that take reservations.

 

[davebugg]

because when you transport you always have a reservation? But if i cant get a hotel in a town with a reservation then i would have to forward the luggage to an auberge (which i understand do not take reservations) and thus be exposed (literally) with a lack of bedding?

A hotel may only accept luggage from those planning to stay. For albergues, some do not accept luggage or backpack transfers, period. As Trecile said above, many - if not most- private albergues will. If you are relying on same day reservations regardless of lodging type during the most popular months, it may leave you out of luck, but making them a day or two ahead of time tends to be fine.

 

[C clearly]

But if i cant get a hotel in a town with a reservation then i would have to forward the luggage to an auberge

When are you planning to go? If you can't get a hotel reservation due to crowds, it is likely that the albergues will also fill up before you arrive on foot. You will be chasing your luggage as well as a bed. If you can't get a reservation because there are no private places in that location, then you might need a sleeping bag/liner. I would suggest taking at least a liner, especially since the small difference in weight won't matter to you.

I recommend that whatever luggage you have be something that you can, if necessary, carry for a few km.

 

[David Tallan]

You should always have a reservation where you are shipping your luggage, regardless of whether it is a parador, a hotel, a penson, a hostal, or an albergue. Many private albergues take reservations. Some have private rooms.

I have seen people arrive at albergues after shipping their luggage there without a reservation, and find that the luggage wasn't there. The folk at the albergue hadn't accepted it and redirected the luggage transfer company to drop it off at a nearby shop.

In general, hotels, pensions, etc. will provide all the bedding you need. Albergues will often provide a fitted sheet and pillowcase (generally disposable) but not a flat sheet to cover yourself. Most people using albergues will bring a sleeping bag liner or sleeping bag (depending on season and temperature preferences). I've been fine with just the liner in summer and early autumn.

 

[Thedanishvikingpilgrim]

Hello, new to the Camino family, walking from SJPP, but planning on the comfort route, transporting luggage for each day and planning on staying in hotels/pensiones etc. Not the Auberges. Do we need any kind of sleeping bag/blankets/liners etc? Do the Auberges provide anything if we are stuck and have to stay in one?
thanks in advance

Hotels and pensions have everything you’ll need

 

[therjsmiths]

thank you all

 

[pepi]

Hello, new to the Camino family, walking from SJPP, but planning on the comfort route, transporting luggage for each day and planning on staying in hotels/pensiones etc. Not the Auberges. Do we need any kind of sleeping bag/blankets/liners etc? Do the Auberges provide anything if we are stuck and have to stay in one?
thanks in advance

As you write clearly in your post: You intend to stay in hotels, pensions, etc, and some of the answers are therefore a bit confusing.

- In hotels, pensions, hostals, etc. you do NOT require any sleeping bag/blankets/liners/bedsheets, etc.

- I highly recommend that you book your nights ahead, because of the pandemic, more and more peregrinos choose such private accommodation. (If you want my Excel list, drop me a PM). Having booked, you can have your bag safely transported from one place to another.

- When you read the word "private albergue" in this forum, they are generally dormitory-style, but run privately, basically no different than the municipal albergues. But nowadays, many such private albergues have created an additional income by offering private rooms, often with en-suite bathrooms at very reasonable prices. Get updated information on www.gronze.com and booking.com

- Finally, my advice is to carry a sleeping bag liner made of silk or merino, very light and compact; just in case. I used mine only once last year, in a pre-booked albergue with a private room that strangely and exceptionally did not have any bed sheets.....better safe than sorry.

With the above, your Camino will not be easier, but likely a bit more comfortable.
Ultreya

 

[therjsmiths]

thanks for the extensive and full response, one additonal q, pillows?

 

[pepi]

thanks for the extensive and full response, one additonal q, pillows?

No

 

[davebugg]

thanks for the extensive and full response, one additonal q, pillows?

For non-albergue lodgings, yes there are generally pillows. For albergues, some do, and many do not.

 

[trecile]

For non-albergue lodgings, yes there are generally pillows. For albergues, some do, and many do not.

Every albergue that I have stayed in has had pillows, whether it was a municipal, donativo, or private.

 

[pepi]

Every albergue that I have stayed in has had pillows, whether it was a municipal, donativo, or private.

....and should there be one without, one can always use some bundled clothes, no?