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After a particular time? What happens then-- Are you stuck at the albergue?Some will not let you out until a particular time, usually 7 am.
Some will not let you out AFTER a particular time, usually 8 am.
The usual check out time is 0800 or 0830. They will post it. They generally do enforce it, but I have never seen anyone locked IN. If they post a closing time of 2200, you are likely to find the doors locked, though. Hospitaleros have a life, and a workday from 0600 to 2200 is about all they tolerate. If you want a later time, use hotels.After a particular time? What happens then-- Are you stuck at the albergue?
After a particular time? What happens then-- Are you stuck at the albergue?
At Grañon they don't like you to get or make any noise till 7am (or that was the case when I was there 2011), and they like you to have breakfast with them. Alas there were people who ignored this and disturbed everyone. It's worth the Grañon experience even if one is later starting than one would wish.Hi! I heard that there were albergues where you couldn't leave until a certain hour in the morning. Anyone has had this experience?
There is a website that lists albergues and sometimes, they mention a 'compulsory leaving time', and I wonder if it's a time you have to have left by, or if it's the earliest you are allowed to leave.
Thank you!
At Grañon they don't like you to get or make any noise till 7am
Thank you for the tip, I'll make sure to have breakfast with them when I'm there!At Grañon they don't like you to get or make any noise till 7am (or that was the case when I was there 2011), and they like you to have breakfast with them. Alas there were people who ignored this and disturbed everyone. It's worth the Grañon experience even if one is later starting than one would wish.
LOL! that's a good one! Oh, you're my first contact with an hospitalerosWe hospitaleros tell pilgrims when they arrive that if they stay later than 8 a.m., they'll have to clean all the toilets.
That gets 'em up and out the door!
Yeah, unfortunately those things do indeed happen. Last year when I was on the CF there was a drunk girl throwing up in the toilet at an albergue one night. It was mixed gender facilities. She was part of a group of multi nationality pilgrims.I stayed at the Granon Albergue in September 2015...and we had Pilgrims up and walking through the upstairs loft slamming the door to the laundry at 5:00 am...then they turned the lights on in the dinning area below at 5:30 am and started a group conversation...this would not have been so bad if another Pilgrim did not decide to play loud music after dinner making it difficult to go to bed early...they were so loud they even woke up the Albergue Hospitaleros to serve breakfast early...so this was the last Albergue I stayed at because of sleep deprivation...the worst of it was that all of these inconsiderate Pilgrims were Americans too.
What a shame that pilgrims do not have consideration for each other - I cannot find any reason for leaving in the dark when you cannot even enjoy the path or surroundings - it may be their camino but life is not all about themI stayed at the Granon Albergue in September 2015...and we had Pilgrims up and walking through the upstairs loft slamming the door to the laundry at 5:00 am...then they turned the lights on in the dinning area below at 5:30 am and started a group conversation...this would not have been so bad if another Pilgrim did not decide to play loud music after dinner making it difficult to go to bed early...they were so loud they even woke up the Albergue Hospitaleros to serve breakfast early...so this was the last Albergue I stayed at because of sleep deprivation...the worst of it was that all of these inconsiderate Pilgrims were Americans too.
However, others might!I cannot find any reason for leaving in the dark when you cannot even enjoy the path or surroundings
I don't think it's out of line to let people like that know how they are acting is rude and inconsiderate.
Yeah, the dark is no good. That's why one guy looking for a blanket turned on the albergue's light at 1:30. I may have had that light out before anyone else was even sitting up and I made sure he got the point that he was rude and inconsiderate. Not even a flashlight came on after that. My wife wasn't able to get to sleep again for over an hour.I cannot find any reason for leaving in the dark when you cannot even enjoy the path or surroundings
Please, at night and in the morning don't **wear** the headlamps. They end up beaming everywhere (meaning everyone else's eyes.) Hold them like a flashlight and maybe even dim the beams by holding some fingers across the lens. Wear the headlamps on the road.I agree that fellow pilgrims should be courteous, which would include packing the night before, not using the crinkly plastic bags, and moving silently without a headlamp.
That's nasty. I hope these sorts of things don't happen too often. I know people want to enjoy temselves and sample the various wines and things there are to try, but all in moderation, of course. I think this behaviour is inapropriate, especially on the camino.Yeah, unfortunately those things do indeed happen. Last year when I was on the CF there was a drunk girl throwing up in the toilet at an albergue one night. It was mixed gender facilities. She was part of a group of multi nationality pilgrims.
I don't think it's out of line to let people like that know how they are acting is rude and inconsiderate.
I heard there was this red light option on certain head lamps that avoids waking up other people, does this work for real?Please, at night and in the morning don't **wear** the headlamps. They end up beaming everywhere (meaning everyone else's eyes.) Hold them like a flashlight and maybe even dim the beams by holding some fingers across the lens. Wear the headlamps on the road.
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Half a dozen people trying not to make any noise make a lot of noise. Put the stuff in your pack, leave the dorm and then sort it.
Sorry. This looks nastier then it is meant to be.
Yeah, a colored lens (blue or red) does diminish the intensity and I recommend it, but really what woke people up (at least me, anyway) is the noise. The rustling, bumping, talking etc. My best advice and what I did is to have all my stuff in the pack and ready to go the night before. That way all I had to do was grab it and walk out the sleeping area with minimal noise and such. If I had to sort anything out in the bag, I did that outside or in the common area of the albergue where nobody is disturbed. Some pilgrims would dump all their stuff out and sort it in the dark, light beams going everywhere. That makes no sense.I heard there was this red light option on certain head lamps that avoids waking up other people, does this work for real?
The only time in my life that I allowed someone to pull a blanket off me early in the morning and then shout angrily in my ear was when I was a recruit in boot camp. If someone did that to me now, that may cause a bit of an awkward situation and end all prospects of a peaceful, loving Camino.Many years ago I stayed in an albergue in Pamplona. You had to leave before 8am. The hospitalero ensured this by pulling blankets off all the beds and shouting very angrily in the ear of anyone still in bed at 06:30. A little over-zealous.
No, they don't happen often and it is definitely the exception, as is all these lesser desired experiences shared. Really it is nothing to even be concerned about.That's nasty. I hope these sorts of things don't happen too often. I know people want to enjoy temselves and sample the various wines and things there are to try, but all in moderation, of course. I think this behaviour is inapropriate, especially on the camino.
Early departees happen every morning! If you can't get used to it, try private rooms. Albergue private rooms may still have an early checkout time, but hoteles and hostales usually don't.I hope these sorts of things don't happen too often.
Some albergues ask pilgrims NOT to leave before a certain time. Enforcement can be a bit difficult.not the time at which you can start leaving, right?
woah- that's scary!Many years ago I stayed in an albergue in Pamplona. You had to leave before 8am. The hospitalero ensured this by pulling blankets off all the beds and shouting very angrily in the ear of anyone still in bed at 06:30. A little over-zealous.
haha, yes, I imagine it was a short day.No, they don't happen often and it is definitely the exception, as is all these lesser desired experiences shared. Really it is nothing to even be concerned about.
I'm not going to throw stones too much as on my last Camino I drank way too much wine the night before whilst on a tapas crawl with some fellow pilgrims in Logrono. I was staying in a private albergue with no curfew, so coming in late was no problem, but I was awoken at about 9:00 am by a lady telling me that I had to go and she needed to clean the place. Yikes! I asked her to give me 30 minutes to knock the groggy out of my head and I'd be out of there. She said no problem. Into the cold shower I went to wake myself up and in no time I was outside desperately looking for some black coffee, ha ha. Needless to say that was a short walking day...only covered about 15k.
Cold shower by choice....knock da stupor outta da body.haha, yes, I imagine it was a short day.
okay, broaching another topic. You said cold shower? are they that common on the camino?
Great to know, thanks!Cold shower by choice....knock da stupor outta da body.
Can honestly say never had a bad shower in an albergue. There always seemed to be enough hot water to shower with.
When you first get to an albergue in the afternoon, and it's around the time most of all the other pilgrims get there, there may be some times a line for the showers, and sometimes not. A couple of hours later, no more lines and all the showers are available. So in the event there is a crowd, be a little patient and take a shower after the initial rush.Great to know, thanks!
Great tip, thank you!!When you first get to an albergue in the afternoon, and it's around the time most of all the other pilgrims get there, there may be some times a line for the showers, and sometimes not. A couple of hours later, no more lines and all the showers are available. So in the event there is a crowd, be a little patient and take a shower after the initial rush.
No. Both red and white light will wake people up, but that will depend on the intensity and duration of the exposure to the light. Red light preserves one's night adapted vision, where the eye has adjusted to have greater sensitivity to low light conditions. Most of this adjustment takes place in the first five minutes of darkness, but takes up to 45 minutes for the eye to completely adjust. White light will pretty much ruin that instantly.I heard there was this red light option on certain head lamps that avoids waking up other people, does this work for real?
Don't you mean - you must go by 8.00 am?? About the earliest departure time I saw (allowed) was 6.00 am - although I did hear one noisy pilgrim leaving at 5.30 am.Some will not let you out until a particular time, usually 7 am.
Some will not let you out AFTER a particular time, usually 8 am.
Don't you mean - you must go by 8.00 am?? About the earliest departure time I saw (allowed) was 6.00 am - although I did hear one noisy pilgrim leaving at 5.30 am.
Gorgeous place! Thanks for the heads up. It's a good thing I'm planning for the Francés, but good to know if I decide to come back and do the Norte.If you arrive at the albergue in Sobrado dos Monxes (Camino del Norte) before 1 pm, they will let you enter the grounds of the Monastery and take your bed in the albergue. But at 1 pm they close the main gate and you are trapped until about 4 pm. You can't leave the grounds and go and buy anything, or have a cerveza or coffee or lunch in a bar outside the walls.
Well, the grounds are a wonderful place to have a picnic lunch on the lawn, but stock up before you enter.
You have been warned. I haven't
Never heard of a 'can't leave before xx:xx but doesn't mean it can't happen.
I read a suggestion from another pilgrim to bring along one of those keychain lights. They emit little light and can be directed easier and of course take up little room.Please, at night and in the morning don't **wear** the headlamps. They end up beaming everywhere (meaning everyone else's eyes.) Hold them like a flashlight and maybe even dim the beams by holding some fingers across the lens. Wear the headlamps on the road.
And ...
Half a dozen people trying not to make any noise make a lot of noise. Put the stuff in your pack, leave the dorm and then sort it.
Sorry. This looks nastier then it is meant to be.
my experience that a 7am start was best...just a little darkness...sunrise always around 8-8:20...very hard to see the yellow arrows in the dak and getting out of the cities was tricky....walk in the light...literally and figurativelyHi! I heard that there were albergues where you couldn't leave until a certain hour in the morning. Anyone has had this experience?
There is a website that lists albergues and sometimes, they mention a 'compulsory leaving time', and I wonder if it's a time you have to have left by, or if it's the earliest you are allowed to leave.
Thank you!
I confirm, true storyIf you arrive at the albergue in Sobrado dos Monxes (Camino del Norte) before 1 pm, they will let you enter the grounds of the Monastery and take your bed in the albergue. But at 1 pm they close the main gate and you are trapped until about 4 pm. You can't leave the grounds and go and buy anything, or have a cerveza or coffee or lunch in a bar outside the walls.
Well, the grounds are a wonderful place to have a picnic lunch on the lawn, but stock up before you enter.
You have been warned. I haven't
Well said - I think the sad thing is that many folk have no consideration of others - if we could all remember life is just not about usThe 'prohibition' against too early leaving is for the consideration of other pilgrims who need their sleep. Leaving pilgrims typically make too much noise, which wakes people up while they are in deep, beneficial, REM sleep. This occurs for most folks just before their waking time, or just before the albergue turns the music on...
Rustling rucksacks, plastic bags, running water and speaking are all very rude to others who are trying to sleep in an adjoining bunk. Then, there are the folks who set alarms on their digital devices to make sure THEY wake up, not thinking that the others can also hear this alarm. THAT is rude behavior. The dawn will come soon enough for all...
Plus, it is for the safety of pilgrims who might attempt to walk before there is enough ambient light. Even LED headlamps are not sufficient in the total dark. Common courtesy is one of the basic hallmarks of the Camino. If there is a way to hurt yourself while walking, walking off a path or hill in the dark is among the best and also most avoidable I've heard of.
This is why I chose some years ago to spend the extra to stay in private lodgings. I need my sleep and am prepared to pay for it.
@Devon Mike,@Albertagirl I am often up early and always quietly pick up my stuff and carry it out of the dormitory to pack it elsewhere without disturbing anyone.
i wanted the early risers to just put the lights on..the noise of fumbling through their stuff was much more annoying than a light on with silenceNo. Both red and white light will wake people up, but that will depend on the intensity and duration of the exposure to the light. Red light preserves one's night adapted vision, where the eye has adjusted to have greater sensitivity to low light conditions. Most of this adjustment takes place in the first five minutes of darkness, but takes up to 45 minutes for the eye to completely adjust. White light will pretty much ruin that instantly.
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