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A friend and I walked the Invierno last fall and enjoyed it a great deal. We actually started our walk in Astorga and then transitioned to the Invierno in Ponferrada. We booked all of our accommodation ahead of time simply because there was a lot of uncertainty about what places might be...
A friend and I walked the Invierno last fall and enjoyed it a great deal. There were only a few other pilgrims so definitely different than the Frances in that respect.
Stayed there on October 2, 2022 and it wasn't busy. It's clean and comfortable. If they are not responding to email, they may be away on a winter break so I suggest following up in another month or so.
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