Gareth Griffith
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPdP to Santiago de Compestela in May(2016)
I was reading the Great Westward Walk by the late Antxon- Bolitx having seen it recommended on another thread on this Forum. It is a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. He recommends a couple of good Albergues and one of them is up at O Cebreiro. I wish I had known more about it before I walked my Camino. Out of curiousity I looked up the review for it on Tripadvisor by chance the review for the Hotel O Cebreiro came up too.
The hotel gets mixed reviews but several things caught my eye. People complained about poor wi-fi (the place is up in the mountains), no lift ( I don't know for certain but I would suggest it is only two storeys high) and didn't cater for gluten free (bear in mind where you are) and also rooms over the bar were a bit noisy (guess it must be all the pilgrims from the hostel enjoying themselves?)
There was one review which really made me laugh and wonder what planet the guest came from "Got surprized how rude the owner treated me when I called at midnight to complain about having no heat when it was 32 degrees outside." If you think I am making it up please check it out in full:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...ita_do_Cebreiro_Province_of_Lugo_Galicia.html
What I'd like to remind potential pilgrims is that some of the places you might stop at are in the middle of nowhere and are catering for the masses not for individuals, don't expect gluten free, don't expect vegetarian, don't expect central heating or air-con. Make sure that are prepared to accept some changes to your usual standards of comfort and be grateful that these businesses are there to meet your basic needs
The hotel gets mixed reviews but several things caught my eye. People complained about poor wi-fi (the place is up in the mountains), no lift ( I don't know for certain but I would suggest it is only two storeys high) and didn't cater for gluten free (bear in mind where you are) and also rooms over the bar were a bit noisy (guess it must be all the pilgrims from the hostel enjoying themselves?)
There was one review which really made me laugh and wonder what planet the guest came from "Got surprized how rude the owner treated me when I called at midnight to complain about having no heat when it was 32 degrees outside." If you think I am making it up please check it out in full:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...ita_do_Cebreiro_Province_of_Lugo_Galicia.html
What I'd like to remind potential pilgrims is that some of the places you might stop at are in the middle of nowhere and are catering for the masses not for individuals, don't expect gluten free, don't expect vegetarian, don't expect central heating or air-con. Make sure that are prepared to accept some changes to your usual standards of comfort and be grateful that these businesses are there to meet your basic needs