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June is the beginning of the crowding problem on the Camino Ingles. There are very few intermediate places to stop, so bottlenecks develop. There are enough hotel rooms, though, so booking a day in advance using one of the internet booking sites will solve your problem. I don't think any of the albergues take reservations, so plan your budget for hotels. With three people, hotels won't be much more than three beds in an albergue. Since there are so few intermediate stops, you will be walking the "standard" days, which means you could book everything in advance because you already know when and where. If you hit the wall, take a taxi. A taxi is easier to find at the beginning of the day than from the middle of nowhere at the end of the day.My questions: should finding a place to stay, albergue or otherwise, be a problem in June? And if a hotel, how far in advance does one have to book?
Do you mean Nogallás? The hotel right on the main tree lined square with the large cafe on the street level?Ordes - off Camino by about 4kms from Calle de Poulo - Hotel Novelgas.
Hi Stephen,In June it is very busy and very hot. But that's your choice.
You'll find some comments of the Camino Ingles on my web site, if you've time to have a look!
http://snicholl5.wixsite.com/home-site/santiago
I used inexpensive hotels wherever possible and had no problems at all, traveling in May. It was a beautiful camino, and gave me a lot of pleasure.
Buen camino!
Greetings, John!Hi Stephen,
I'm planning the Camino Ingles, from Ferrol to Santiago for May 2019. Did you have any problems getting Hotel Accommodation in advance. I will be travelling alone and would prefer Hotels (inexpensive) over hostels as I am an extremely light sleeper. any help would be appreciated. Thank You.
See my post #5 above.Hi Stephen,
I'm planning the Camino Ingles, from Ferrol to Santiago for May 2019. Did you have any problems getting Hotel Accommodation in advance. I will be travelling alone and would prefer Hotels (inexpensive) over hostels as I am an extremely light sleeper. any help would be appreciated. Thank You.
Thanks Again Peb.Booked all accommodation in advance. The stages on the Ingles are long, but doable, and I did not want to walk around trying to find accommodation after walking over 25km.
In addition, the Pension Casa Apilladeira and the Casa Rural DonaMaria have very limited rooms. The apartment at the Alberge Camino Real also needs to be booked.
In Santiago, I splurged, staying in the NH Collection Santiago de Compostela - king size bed, duvets, fluffy dressing gowns and slippers, large buffet breakfast, swimming pool, sauna, which I gave myself as a reward for making it all the way, and the price including breakfast was very reasonable.
You do not have to walk 25km stages.Booked all accommodation in advance. The stages on the Ingles are long, but doable, and I did not want to walk around trying to find accommodation after walking over 25km.
In addition, the Pension Casa Apilladeira and the Casa Rural DonaMaria have very limited rooms. The apartment at the Alberge Camino Real also needs to be booked.
In Santiago, I splurged, staying in the NH Collection Santiago de Compostela - king size bed, duvets, fluffy dressing gowns and slippers, large buffet breakfast, swimming pool, sauna, which I gave myself as a reward for making it all the way, and the price including breakfast was very reasonable.
Wow, I posed a question about getting from Santiago to Ferrol to start the ingles and got a bunch of responses within a day. I am both impressed by the rapidity of the replies and grateful for the information. So let me press my luck. I'll be doing the walk with two friends during the third week in June - friends whom I met on prior caminos, something I'm sure many of you can identify with. While I've enjoyed the camaraderie one finds in the albergues, I don't expect that will be a major factor on such a short walk. So I'm giving thought to hotels or other alternatives. My questions: should finding a place to stay, albergue or otherwise, be a problem in June? And if a hotel, how far in advance does one have to book? Again, thanks in advance.
The Albergue in Bruma, for example, only has 22 beds so busy weeks (holiday weekends and Easter) people might find themselves out of luck during those times if they aren't among the first 22 to arrive.I don't see why anyone would need to stay in alternative accommodation
Hello. Did you walk to Casa Manolo from Betanzos and then walk to Presedo or get taxis to both?I haven't stayed at the albergue in Presedo, but it's relatively new and others report that it's nice and clean. It's not far from a popular (and unique!) restaurant Meson-Museo Xente No Camino.
For an actual pension/hotel, there's a small family owned place 7km away called Casa Manolo. We stayed there in 2014 and it was very nice. Excellent restaurant where wife and mother in law do the cooking and the husband minds the bar. It's actually closer to Cos. They are on Facebook as "Pension Casa Manolo Abegondo". Taxis are available from Abegondo.
Map from Presedo to Casa Manolo, Abegondo
Alternatively, hotels/pensiones in both Betanzos and Meson do Vento are easily reachable via taxi (you can just go back the next day to where you left off).
Buen Camino!
If you have an iPhone you just go to the app store and search for it. I don't really know about android, but worth a look wherever you get apps to see if it's available. The hotels over in Oza dos Rios look great! You'll enjoy the Parador in Ferrol too. O Camino do Ingles has moved and is no longer right next to the Parador, but it's not far from the starting marker of the Camino. Enjoy!! I'm gald you enjoyed my blog! It's a lot of fun to write!How do I access the app?
If you have an iPhone you just go to the app store and search for it. I don't really know about android, but worth a look wherever you get apps to see if it's available. The hotels over in Oza dos Rios look great! You'll enjoy the Parador in Ferrol too. O Camino do Ingles has moved and is no longer right next to the Parador, but it's not far from the starting marker of the Camino. Enjoy!! I'm gald you enjoyed my blog! It's a lot of fun to write!
If you have an iPhone you just go to the app store and search for it. I don't really know about android, but worth a look wherever you get apps to see if it's available. The hotels over in Oza dos Rios look great! You'll enjoy the Parador in Ferrol too. O Camino do Ingles has moved and is no longer right next to the Parador, but it's not far from the starting marker of the Camino. Enjoy!! I'm glad you enjoyed my blog! It's a lot of fun to write!
Greetings, John!
I had no problems at all: I found NO hotels so full that they turned me away. Drop me an e-mail and I'll send you my summary of costs. s.nicholls@gmx.co.uk
I just wish I were well enough to walk the Ingles again! Buen camino, amigo John!
I booked hotels this month (only a few days beforehand) and the problem was, not other pilgrims, but tourists! Holiday makers from Andalucia and Madrid come to Galicia to escape the heat! Always found somewhere, though.I'm giving thought to hotels or other alternatives. My questions: should finding a place to stay, albergue or otherwise, be a problem in June? And if a hotel, how far in advance does one have to book? Again, thanks in advance.
Of course I will, Drew. Drop me an e-mail: s.nicholls@gmx.co.ukStephen - I was also planning on a May Camino Ingles trip (orginally I though about a November Camino but weather/time/money have made me rethink my plans). Would you mind passing the cost info to me also?Thanks.
I walked the Ingles early May this year.
Been to Ferrol many tines. Grew up there and Seville.
I know many places in Ferrol.
Hotel Silva is great. Clean. Good service. Not in central part of Ferrol. Walking distance to TI and train/bus stations.
Laundry mat and grocery close by.
Hotel Louis is goof option for Pontedume. Do not recommend albergue there.
The perfect small Hostal is in Santiago m. Only 6 or so toons. I will look up name and post it tomorrow
Wow, I posed a question about getting from Santiago to Ferrol to start the ingles and got a bunch of responses within a day. I am both impressed by the rapidity of the replies and grateful for the information. So let me press my luck. I'll be doing the walk with two friends during the third week in June - friends whom I met on prior caminos, something I'm sure many of you can identify with. While I've enjoyed the camaraderie one finds in the albergues, I don't expect that will be a major factor on such a short walk. So I'm giving thought to hotels or other alternatives. My questions: should finding a place to stay, albergue or otherwise, be a problem in June? And if a hotel, how far in advance does one have to book? Again, thanks in advance.
Hi all, I am trying to plan Camino from Ferrol to Santiago. Have not got dates yet as it has to tie in with volunteering in Santiago, but am trying to see if it is possible for me.. But I have two problems. I am 77 and I cannot walk from Betanzos to Bruma, so need somewhere in between. I cannot carry my rucksack for more than 5 klm so need to get Correos to transfer my rucksack, therefore I must book in advance, so cannot stay at Pesado. I saw that a pilgrim stayed at Casa Manolo in Abegondo in 2014. Does anyone know if it is still open?. Does anyone know if Correos would deliver there? I have come from the Pyrenees 3 times and from Tui 3 times and would like to try the Ingles if at all possible and IF Covid is controlled.
This lovely and informative post brought such good memories to mind.Hey there, I'm so glad you've decided to walk the Ingles! I actually found that camaraderie on the Camino Ingles was MORE present than on the Frances or Norte or other caminos I've done. The short duration of the walk means that you never really lose your initial group, and get to know just about EVERYONE! We made some very good friends in the 6 days on the Ingles and all of us went to get our Compostelas together
That said, we stayed almost exclusively in albergues (we also walked in June). I think it's best to stay in the albergues because a) they're affordable and b) you get to meet your fellow pilgrims. Some albergues were good, and some were downright awful - but I don't think I ever called ahead as there were always enough beds.
Here's a list of places we stayed:
1. Ferrol - Hostal La Frontera (the only non-albergue we stayed in). Very good value. Our room had two beds and a private bathroom and the hosts, who were also the owners of the attached bar, were so gracious. Highly recommend!
2. Pontedeume - Albergue Municipal. Really cheap, and also really HOT! As far as I understood it, the albergue used to be an old sardine factory which makes a lot of sense, as there were NO windows and were were all squeezed up on the makeshift mezzanine level. It was a sweaty, uncomfortable sleep, but Pontedeume was such a nice town. I recommend looking elsewhere!
3. Betanzos - Albergue Municipal. Ok, the OPPOSITE of Pontedeume. This was an amazing Xunta albergue in a restored stone house. Beautiful kitchen, comfy beds, windows, common areas, etc. You should stay here!
4. Hospital de Bruma. Albergue Municipal. Another amazing spot! Nice and cool inside, beds are comfy. The owner is very friendly and there's always a meal waiting for you at the restaurant down the street. Bruma is kind of boring, but in that relaxing, put-your-feet-up-it's-the-Camino kind of way. And it's located in the original, 15th century pilgrims hostel!
5. Sigüeiro. Albergue Mirás. This was an unfortunate stop. As the final stop before SdC, Sigüeiro has a lot of options so it can be hard to sift through them all. We picked a place with nice owners and spacious rooms (rain showers!!) - BUT, we had a TERRIBLE sleep as the owners are still renovating and we could hear all the truck traffic from the street below. The A/C doesn't work well, either, so this was another sweaty night. I'd recommend picking another place until Mirás finishes their renovations.
Overall: the Ingles was a great experience, and I don't see why anyone would need to stay in alternative accommodation. Stay in the albergues, talk to your fellow pilgrims and I guarantee you will feel that camaraderie that makes the Camino so special!
Buen Camino!
Thank you Sabine, Lydia@Lydia Gillen : I checked their social media pages and they are still open!
This is their phone number and mail.
+34 981 67 30 06
restaurantecasamanolo@gmail.com
Happy preparations!
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