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In general you cannot book places in church or municipal albergues in advance. However, there are also many private albergues along the Frances which do accept reservations in advance. Also many private rooms in pensions and hotels which happily accept bookings through sites like booking.com. Personally I strongly dislike booking in advance as I do not like committing myself to a set distance at the start of a day and prefer to be flexible. The downside is of course the possibility of problems finding a bed later in the day. You have to decide which is more important to you - flexibility or assurance? A good compromise might be to book accommodation in advance for St Jean and Roncesvalles and then play it by ear. If you find yourself in a large 'wave' of pilgrims making beds in short supply then you can book a day or two ahead at a time. There should be no need for booking much further ahead than that at any time.
Bee,
You can check the closing times of albergues in this Eroski.com list for the Camino Frances.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/mobile/albergues/
Tap each entry to see the address, owner, opening/closing times, etc.
Happy research and Buen camino!
Wow!!! Thank you!! This is so helpful... I bought a book on the Pilgrim Guides on accommodation but the links are going to be so useful.... are these municipals or privates? I want to try and stay in the public pilgrim hostels...
Wow!!! Thank you!! This is so helpful... I bought a book on the Pilgrim Guides on accommodation but the links are going to be so useful.... are these municipals or privates? I want to try and stay in the public pilgrim hostels...
The Eroski lists a mix of public/private albergues not regular tourist accommodation.
Once you tap the entry the distinction will be stated. Generally the public albergues are cited first for each location.
There is no English language version built into the website. However if you use Google Chrome as your web browser you can automatically translate the pages using the small icon at the right-end of the address bar. I find that the simplest way to deal with any foreign-language websites. A more laborious way is to copy the URL and paste it into a translation engine like https://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wTIs there a way to view in English as the sites are listed in French?
Thank you... will tryThere is no English language version built into the website. However if you use Google Chrome as your web browser you can automatically translate the pages using the small icon at the right-end of the address bar. I find that the simplest way to deal with any foreign-language websites. A more laborious way is to copy the URL and paste it into a translation engine like https://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wT
I changed by booking preferences as I moved on. If I had decided to do a short days walk - 4-6 hours I wouldn't bother to book as I knew I'd arrive early in the day and was almost guarnteed a bed. Note I normally leave my accomodation around 5:30 - 6:00 AM so I would normally get in as the hostels were opening.
However, if I planned to walk 30+ kms which took me about 8-10 hours with meals, coffees, etc., I would book.
Thanks for sharing such an amazing resource!!Bee,
You can check the closing times of albergues in this Eroski.com list for the Camino Frances.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/mobile/albergues/
Tap each entry to see the address, owner, opening/closing times, etc.
Happy research and Buen camino!
I did the same. If I decided at noon that I wanted to push on another 10 km or so, I would book a place when I stopped for lunch.I changed by booking preferences as I moved on. If I had decided to do a short days walk - 4-6 hours I wouldn't bother to book as I knew I'd arrive early in the day and was almost guarnteed a bed. Note I normally leave my accomodation around 5:30 - 6:00 AM so I would normally get in as the hostels were opening.
However, if I planned to walk 30+ kms which took me about 8-10 hours with meals, coffees, etc., I would book.
i'm doing frances in april.. i think i am just going to wing it.. where are you travelling from? i am east coast of england and havent worked out the best way to get to the start yet so if anyone has any juicy tips feel free to let me know.
Sorry haven't been on the forum for a while.. I m in the South West and starting from
SJPdP on the 25/4... have you booked your flight?
Bee
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