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Accomodation on caminho

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loualbertyn

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September 2024
Hello fellow Pilgrims
I am planning to do the my first Caminho ( Portugese coastal route) in September.
I have been reading in various posts that you can ask for a pilgrim’s discount for accomodation. How would one go about doing that when making a booking through bookings.com and is it in general a significant discount?
Thank you
 
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Booking.com is a third party service that markets rooms for hotels and beds for albergues. They charge the owner of the facility for the of listing rooms. Usually the owner only puts a few rooms on booking.com. There are likely other rooms in the same facility available. You are more likely to get a discount by calling, emailing, or sending a WhatsApp to the facility, explaining you are a pilgrim and saying what night you want to reserve. Rooms are usually (not always, but usually) cheaper when booked directly with the facility. I would personally not ask for a discount, but if you say you are a pilgrim, one may be offered to you.
 
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You cannot obtain a pilgrim discount via berking.con. You are more likely to pay a premium because of the charges the aggregator applies. Contact premises direct.

Oh, and don't expect a pilgrim discount, just be grateful if one is granted

(@J Willhaus types faster than me )
 
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The best discounts available are sleeping in the municipal albergues. They are all clean and comfortable. Then the second best of course are the private albergues. I walked last year and thought the albergues were excellent.
 
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