My problem with Larrosoana is that half the time, there's nothing open there.I prefer to stay in Larrosoana, although I do take a nice break in Zubiri to eat, drink, and relax a bit.
Worst case, Zubiri does have a Bus Stop Shelter, if one needs a place to sleep, in a pinch.As Zubiri is at the start of the CF, those that might drop out haven't by then. There is always pressure on accommodation so have a back-up plan for travel to Pamplona should there be no accommodation.
Depending on the time of year you go, make sure you have bookings for the first several nights from SJPDP. We went before Holy Week started and found nothing available in Zubiri. A lovely lady at one albergue started phoning around for us (an hour) and found there was nothing available until Pamplona, so we had to taxi ahead. I taxied back the next morning, paying 50Euros! as I didn't want to leave out any stages at this early point. My 2 friends didn't want to and spent their day in Pamplona, thus the costly taxi.Just wondering if you think Zubiri is the place to stay between Roncesvalles and Pamploma
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Austin
Nothing wrong with Zubiri, but I will typically arrive there too early to want to stop walking for the day. I have stayed at 2 different places during my three times staying in Larrosoana, and my favorite is Casa Tau (which is a splurge). My one stay at San Nicolas hostal was quite nice, I thought.My problem with Larrosoana is that half the time, there's nothing open there.
I should stay there sometime. Where do you stay?
Also, Zubiri is tiny, not a whole lot of options for sleeping, and the municipal has always been nasty dirty, in my opinion. I won't stay in that municipal. Other options in Zubiri can be found on Gronze.
There are lots of nice places to stay in Zubiri.Just wondering if you think Zubiri is the place to stay between Roncesvalles and Pamploma
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Austin