100 km route with staying in B&Bs

[Bugs Bunny]

Hello everyone.
I'm looking for some advice or personal experience from people who walked the 100 km route to Santiago de Compostela while staying in B&Bs along the way.
Is it possible, how far in advance is it necessary to book them considering we're planning to do it in early August, and how much does it approximately cost for a day? If we are forgetting something, please feel free to mention it.
Any link or a reference to this would be extremely helpful.
Thank you in advance from two El Camino first timers.

 

[Castilian]

I won't be able to help you but if you want to get accurate answers, you'll likely have to specify which route are you talking about.

 

[rector]

EH! whats up Doc. What you should do, or to put it another way what we have done several times in the recent past, is this, work out where you want to stop, for us it was an average of 12miles / 20km then go to booking .com who will throw up hotels casa rurals etc and you simply book them. One point to be careful on the site will throw up hotels in a quite wide radius so check that the accommodation is actually on the route or better still in the destination. Keep taking the carrots !

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Hello everyone.
I'm looking for some advice or personal experience from people who walked the 100 km route to Santiago de Compostela while staying in B&Bs along the way.
Is it possible, how far in advance is it necessary to book them considering we're planning to do it in early August, and how much does it approximately cost for a day? If we are forgetting something, please feel free to mention it.
Any link or a reference to this would be extremely helpful.
Thank you in advance from two El Camino first timers.

Hi Bugs, can't help you there I never book ahead.
Wish you a wonderful journey and a Buen Camino, Peter.

 

[mspath]

Hello everyone.
I'm looking for some advice or personal experience from people who walked the 100 km route to Santiago de Compostela while staying in B&Bs along the way.
Is it possible, how far in advance is it necessary to book them considering we're planning to do it in early August, and how much does it approximately cost for a day? If we are forgetting something, please feel free to mention it.
Any link or a reference to this would be extremely helpful.
Thank you in advance from two El Camino first timers.

Since the Camino Frances from Sarria onward is a popular choice for the last 100 km to Santiago check out the Spanish Gronze on-line guide to give you an idea of accommodation possibilities. Here is that link.

Listed by location both pilgrim albergues and regular tourist spots are listed. Tap each citation to see further info including prices. Booking.com links are also provided.

Check out this earlier Forum link to read various posts re walking from Sarria.
See this re getting to Sarria

August is a busy time on the caminos and reserved rooms would provide peace of mind. Thus try to book soon.

Good luck with your planning and Buen camino to both of you!

 

[Bugs Bunny]

Since the Camino Frances from Sarria onward is a popular choice for the last 100 km to Santiago check out the Spanish Gronze on-line guide to give you an idea of accommodation possibilities. Here is that link.

Listed by location both pilgrim albergues and regular tourist spots are listed. Tap each citation to see further info including prices. Booking.com links are also provided.

Check out this earlier Forum link to read various posts re walking from Sarria.
See this re getting to Sarria

August is a busy time on the caminos and reserved rooms would provide peace of mind. Thus try to book soon.

Good luck with your planning and Buen camino to both of you!

Thank you very much for your reply and your nice wishes!

 

[Bugs Bunny]

EH! whats up Doc. What you should do, or to put it another way what we have done several times in the recent past, is this, work out where you want to stop, for us it was an average of 12miles / 20km then go to booking .com who will throw up hotels casa rurals etc and you simply book them. One point to be careful on the site will throw up hotels in a quite wide radius so check that the accommodation is actually on the route or better still in the destination. Keep taking the carrots !

No worries, a healthy supply of carrots will be there.
Thanks for the advice!

 

[Bugs Bunny]

Hi Bugs, can't help you there I never book ahead.
Wish you a wonderful journey and a Buen Camino, Peter.

Hello Peter.
Thank you for the reply, we hope we will have a great experience.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Hello Peter.
Thank you for the reply, we hope we will have a great experience.

You will .

 

[SYates]

Swimming against the stream again here ;-) Just one thought - if you book all your pilgrimage ahead you will curtail your spontaneity in a big way. Yes it is frightening to just wing it, but it is also liberating ... Buen Camino however you walk, SY

 

[mspath]

Swimming against the stream again here ;-) Just one thought - if you book all your pilgrimage ahead you will curtail your spontaneity in a big way. Yes it is frightening to just wing it, but it is also liberating ... Buen Camino however you walk, SY

Personally during more than 450 nights on the camino only a few when arriving in Santiago have ever been booked! I, too, enjoy the liberty òf spontaneity.

 

[StFina]

We are walking from Astorga to SdeC beginning September 2. This is my third time on the Camino, and I am tired of staying in albergues every night. We therefore have mixed up small hotels, bed and breakfasts and just a smattering of albergues. I found that trying to stay in the pre-determined towns laid out in the Brierly book, such as Sarria and Arzua, the majority of the hotels were booked already for this September. However, we are staying in small towns along the way that are off the Brierly route, such as Fonfria and Lestedo, and had no problems making reservations. My recommendation is unless you have a dying need to stay in one of the big towns along the way suggested by Brierly, you will have a much easier time in the less visited villages. Steve

 

[oursonpolaire]

In August, to book two nights ahead on the last 100km might be a good idea. Another option, which I always found most effective, was for my landlord to call ahead for me--- innkeepers have a mafia of sorts where they pass pilgrims on to their contacts in the next place. I should note that, if you make a reservation, keep it or cancel it--- to not turn up for a booking means that: a) another pilgrim needing the accommodation is denied, and b) it puts an unnecessary penalty on a small business operating on narrow margins.

 

[Bugs Bunny]

We are walking from Astorga to SdeC beginning September 2. This is my third time on the Camino, and I am tired of staying in albergues every night. We therefore have mixed up small hotels, bed and breakfasts and just a smattering of albergues. I found that trying to stay in the pre-determined towns laid out in the Brierly book, such as Sarria and Arzua, the majority of the hotels were booked already for this September. However, we are staying in small towns along the way that are off the Brierly route, such as Fonfria and Lestedo, and had no problems making reservations. My recommendation is unless you have a dying need to stay in one of the big towns along the way suggested by Brierly, you will have a much easier time in the less visited villages. Steve

Thanks, Steve! This is exactly the type of info we were looking for. Buen Camino!

 

[Bugs Bunny]

In August, to book two nights ahead on the last 100km might be a good idea. Another option, which I always found most effective, was for my landlord to call ahead for me--- innkeepers have a mafia of sorts where they pass pilgrims on to their contacts in the next place. I should note that, if you make a reservation, keep it or cancel it--- to not turn up for a booking means that: a) another pilgrim needing the accommodation is denied, and b) it puts an unnecessary penalty on a small business operating on narrow margins.

Thank you! Of course, we wouldn't dream of just not showing up for a booking. Like you said, someone might be denied accommodation and we take money out of pockets of small businesses.