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Well, during my first Camino I was terrified of sleeping in most top beds. On the first night, the albergue bunk bed only had a rail on one side, so I remember falling asleep clinging to the rail as it was to my life, and then I woke up with my hand not only freezing but also with pins and...
In my Camino, I have always stayed at municipal albergues and what I found regarding bathrooms was as follows (Camino Português), being ALL of them gender separated:
Rubiães - individual booth with walls on the side and nice curtain on the front, hooks outside;
Tui - communal shower, separated...
I have walked the Camino Português and I don't know how different price wise it is from the Camino Francês, but I can say that I have spent about 12€-13€ per day. 5€/6€ for the albergue (I have always stayed at the city albergue and only regretted this choice once) and the rest for food...
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