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The albergue in Poladura on the Camino del Salvador was clean, and had decent beds, but one couple took a look and the wife declared "we are not dogs, we cannot stay here," and they walked on. It was to my benefit as the solo female I had the...
There is a huge music festival in Santiago at the end of May and beginning of June. I think the price rise reflects the demand for beds at that peak period. Not directly related to the popularity of the Camino. Santiago is a big city and not...
IMHO, a donativo/non-profit albergue should not be subject to "reviews," because it's not in the hotel business. It's not a business at all, it is a dedicated charitable institution, there to serve a particular population in need. It's a little...
Hello,
I understand and share your feeling.
At Gronze we allow those in charge and hospitables to respond to the comments that pilgrims make about their hostel. Just a comment and an answer, nothing more, because it is not a Forum.
I know Anton pretty well, (we serve together on the board of FICS) and admire him greatly. He grew up hosting pilgrims, his mom was herself a "camino angel" with a little hotel on the way to Finisterre... Anton's one of the people who painted...
Privados normally have more than one person running the place, and they generally work shifts. Public pilgrim albergues, whether fixed charge or donativo, municipal or parochial, are run either by very poorly paid council workers or, more often...
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