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A great little pensión in León

peregrina2000

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Since I just spent three days' forced R&R in León, I thought I would put in a plug for the place I stayed. I got the name from someone on this forum, not sure who, but it was a terrific suggestion.

Pensión Blanca. Villafranca 2 (corner with Ordoño II)
single rooms 27-30
double rooms 43
triple 55
with shared bath (two rooms share a bath) -- individual 22, double 35

Additional benefits: The place is spotless, breakfast is included, there is a free, pretty fast computer in the sitting room, the fully equipped kitchen and refrigerator can be used by guests, huge load of clothes washed and dried 7 euros.

There are 7 rooms. The owner is Blanca, a very nice honest and trusting soul. In the three days I was there, there were only two others walking the camino, which I thought was very odd. The pensión is right on that main street that goes from the river to the cathedral and changes names several times, but it's no more than a 10 minute walk from the cathedral. It's not in the old part of town, but for me that was a plus because on a Friday night I was able to have my window open and no earplugs!

In any event, I highly recommend it. Phone: 987-251-991

Buen camino, Laurie
 
St James' Way - Self-guided 4-7 day Walking Packages, Reading to Southampton, 110 kms
thank you for sharing. This is exactly the kind of info i adore and store in my jornal for "just in case"
 
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From airports to SJPP
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The regular single rate here is 33 Euro, a double is 50 Euro, but a discount is offered to pilgrims, and bicycle storage is available. It has WiFi:

http://hostalguzman.es/

Guzman is a short block from the main street leading to the cathedral.
 
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
Thank you for sharing, my only unpleasant experiences along the Camino have occurred in the huge hostels of Leon, well that one just before Palas de Rei - Os Chacotes - is nothing to write home about either - Monte Gozo less said the better - something about size and ambience I suppose, in Leon I stay Guzman el Bueno, calle Lopez Castrillon 6, nicely located same price though a couple can usually negotiate a better deal
 

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