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There definitely is not the pilgrim infrastructure as on the CF in Spain so private lodging will be necessary. Sometimes you’ll need to ask around as small pensions are not always obvious. Also when I did it in 2017 there were very few pilgrims in Aug/Sept which should have been the high season...
For me I found the VF in Italy much more costly. Typically a refugio you'd pay perhaps 5-6 Euros in Spain would be 12-15 in Italy. And definitely there is not the pilgrims' infrastructure as in Spain with often only one refugio in town. Nor do i recall any having wifi. But this was a few...
I agree with Lovingkindness about the signage outside Poggio San Lorenzo. I hiked that route in 2018 and the signs did indeed stop making things very confusing since i'd no guidebook. At a junction i'd no idea which way to go so tried both ways a bit before turning back to retrace to the last...
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