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I have no personal knowledge, but there is a current thread on Reddit saying it is very busy:Starting out from Leon on the 3rd of May. I've done a few caminos in the past, just wanted to get an idea of how busy it is at the moment. Would you say booking is advisable/essential, I know it can go either way at certain times.
The full quote from the Reddit thread is this:I have no personal knowledge, but there is a current thread on Reddit saying it is very busy:
"... they all tell tales of full albergues, very non-pilgrim behaviors of fellow pilgrims, and bunk-sniping by Camino-planning companies."
For what it's worth, the 'aside' in the quote means they are not talking about the Salvador and Primitivo (i.e. they are saying these are the exceptions), so it is likely they are indeed talking about the Francés.The full quote from the Reddit thread is this:
“I have friends walking right now, and a few friends who just finished. The short time from Leon up the Salvador and down the Primitivo aside, they all tell tales of full albergues, very non-pilgrim behaviors of fellow pilgrims, and bunk-sniping by Camino-planning companies.”So it is not first hand experience and it is not Camino Francés experience.
interesting. Did you ask why?The front desk guy at my albergue in Najera just showed me his reservation book. All booked until mid May, then nothing!
But they opened something up. Was it free to stay there?I did my second etapa today but continued to Larrasoaña. The only place to sleep is a sports building with a concrete floor - no mattress. Everything is booked, since january I've heard. Close to impossible to find anywhere to sleep at the moment.
It's free, but the floor is very hard. Looking forward to an aching body tomorrow.But they opened something up. Was it free to stay there?
I'd be ok with sleeping anywhere really.
This is fairly normal for local travel in the Philippines so I'm ok with it. Thanks for the info!It's free, but the floor is very hard. Looking forward to an aching body tomorrow.
Im starting in Logroño mid May.. I was really hoping I could do it without booking ahead.. Are you saying all albergues, including private ones are all booked up days before? Or do you arrive late (after 14.00) and by then everything is full?I’m booking 1week ahead,
tried 2 days ahead, hard to get a bed.
I’m in Granon now,
Every town I walk by is fully booked everyday
Just heard the people who start from St jean today,
some of them have to spend the night in the pilgrim office tonight , sleeping on the floor,is it true?
My experience was booking 1 day aheadIm starting in Logroño mid May.. I was really hoping I could do it without booking ahead.. Are you saying all albergues, including private ones are all booked up days before? Or do you arrive late (after 14.00) and by then everything is full?
Starting from SJPdP June - August should be fine until you get to Galicia.The front desk guy at my albergue in Najera just showed me his reservation book. All booked until mid May, then nothing!
oh that’s frustrating! I’ll be staying at Winederful my first night. Stayed there last year aswell. Great albergueI am in Logrono atm and Monday is a public holiday, had to book beyond here as mist places seem well filled, Santa Domingo in three nights seemed ok, maybe as our wave of walkers passes and we get past the holiday it will improve, many in my hostel (Winederful) are young Spaniards who are not walking but partying so not so winederful, lovely town
I'm just pointing this out for the benefit of newcomers to Camino walking. Winederful is not a pilgrim albergue in Logroño, it is a hostel for everyone, whether they walk or not. Gronze.com indicates this clearly where they write: Exclusivo para peregrinos: No and Admite reserva: Sí.oh that’s frustrating! I’ll be staying at Winederful my first night. Stayed there last year aswell. Great albergue
Who needs an excuse! But just in case I'll say it is cold and wet round here today and sitting by a warm laptop seems a good choice. Just about to leave for a long drive and a folk music show though!@Bradypus and I posted at the same time about the same thing. So he is presumably also sitting near a screen and reading stuff online. My excuse is that my legs ache from yesterday‘s walking. I wonder what his excuse is.
Best of luck, @JWST and Buen Camino to you!I have not used Gronze but will do in future, I looked elsewhere after arrival but there was nothing available, a matter of timing, it is a bed which covers the basics, but lesson learnt. Just watched two peregrinos get turned away for tonight despite have made a booking, the email they sent was not received/acknowledged… more lessons in ensuring you get an acknowledgment I guess
They were still using this yesterday when i went thru larrasoana. Probably 40-50 Pilgrims on cardboard in a concrete outdoor gym, all old people, as they are the last to arrive. Its seeming like you need to arrive before 12 to get a bed. A lot of the people I've walked with are getting up 5am and walking 6kmh or prebooking., Far different than 2003.I did my second etapa today but continued to Larrasoaña. The only place to sleep is a sports building with a concrete floor - no mattress. Everything is booked, since january I've heard. Close to impossible to find anywhere to sleep at the moment.