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Happened to me too. Twice.
DO NOT BOOK AT BOOGALOW in Gijon....they cancelled my room and put me in a lower quality room just bc someone else wanted the room I booked! Plenty of availability too! They do not honor resevations apparently! Booked 9n booking.com....waiting to hear if booking.com...
Awesome, I have been waiting for a fellow camper to tell me this is possible and occurs...no problem here finding a nice soft spot under a tree. It would be a welcome change from Colorado where I cannot due to cougars and bears :)
Thanks for your insight, it is greatly appreciated. But I think I have nothing to lose as no one is charging upfront [except for major hotels and airbnb] and there is free cancellation almost until the date. No time like the present, so I will keep on planning! :) And have my bivvy sac ready...
Yes it is a jubilee year in 2021 for patron St James, so I fear it is even more competitive than normal, and they probably have to make up for lost time from the covid. I am taking a bivvy sac And will sleep under a tree if I need to... God will provide. Cannot afford $200 a night for 30 nights 😉
I am trying the same for an arrival during the feast day in late July. I am already having trouble finding any availability, much less anything less than a couple hundred dollars. my experience is so far only for the first part of the northern route as I am slowly working my future calendar. I...
Thanks. I am trying to book a few failsafes for my hopeful Jun/Jul Camino, ending in Santiago on feast day Jul 25. I expect crowds. But esp around Deba, am unable to reserve anything right now, checked airbnb, Gronze and booking.com. Is this normal? Thinking I should bring a bivvy sac...
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