Albergue recommendations for last CF Stages

[Fletchonides]

My wife and I will be finally completing our Camino this year, walking Leon to SdC, starting 31st May.
There seems to be so many albergue options for the last stages, it is difficult to know what distinguishes one from another.

Our stages are likely to be:
Calvor, Lugo
Portomarin
Palas del Rei
Ribadiso da Baixo
O Pedrouzo
Santiago de Compostela

Does anyone have any recommendations for albergues in these towns (apart from Calvor, which I think only has one albergue)?
I know there are some albergues that have a lot of beds on these stages. How is the experience in those albergues?

many thanks.

 

[scruffy1]

Albergue El Caminante, Rúa Benigno Quiroga, 5, Portomarin and Albergue Porta de Santiago Av. Lugo, 11 B, 15821 Pedrouzo Arca o Pino come easily to mind.

 

[CdnDreamer]

I can tell you of my experience in some large albergues. When I arrived in Portomarin in June 2015 all the albergues were full - except Albergue Ferramenteiro. This albergue has about 100 beds in one room, but there are curtains dividing the room into 3 sections. I was surprised at 2 am by the absolute silence when I woke up to use the washroom. Portomarin is the first day for people starting from Sarria and I guess the 100 people were exhausted. Lights had gone out at 10 and no one was up when I left around 6:30 am. I would have preferred a smaller albergue, but this albergue turned out to be fine - clean, well run, lots of room for laundry.

I also stayed in San Marcos, another huge albergue in Palas de Rei. It was right in town, and I got a bed in a separate little "house" with only 10 beds. It was beautiful - newly renovated, clean, good breakfast.

I stayed in Albergue Porta de Santiago in O Pedrouso. It is really pretty and right in town.

 

[scruffy1]

There are many albergues to choose from in Portomarin, should you find yourself in a crowd of pilgrims all mushing on to Portomarin consider the La bodeguiña/Mercaddoiro just before Portomarin. The bar/restaurant is pleasant usually crowded lunch time or afternoon break time but so quiet and calm in the evening. 2k from Portomarin.

 

[Mark McCarthy]

Portomarin Fontana de Luxo
Palas del Rei Albergue Castro
Ribadiso da Baixo Albergue Milpes
O Pedrouzo Albergue Trisquel
Santiago de Compostela The Last Stamp

 

[Anniesantiago]

My favorites:

Portomarin: Albergue Ultreia - you can book ahead and she has lovely private rooms
Palas: I usually rent a small apartment from Apartamentos Touristicos Guillermo. €100 will sleep several pilgrims. Make friends and share!
Pedrouzo: I usually stay at Pension Maribel. Book ahead.
Santiago: San Martin Pinario in their pilgrim rooms. You must email and book ahead.

 

[Fletchonides]

Thank you so much. It gives me a starting point to look at

 

[kmccue]

Great albergue in Salceda...owner's name is Santiago. Maybe 800 feet off main trail. Good food, pool...wonderful. We fell into it and loved it! Not an albergue, but cheap

 

[camino07]

Albergue Via Lactea is good in Arzua . Continue through town and near the Plaza

 

[Sailor]

Good places to stay after Sarria, some private room, some open berthing.

Monasterio de la Magdalena, Sarria (open berthing)
Albergue Mercadoiro, in Mercadoiro (private room)
Casa Molar, in Ventas de Naron (private room)
Casa de Somoza, in O'Coto (private room)
Albergue O' Santos, in Arzua (open berthing)
Albergue Edreira, in Pedrouzo (open berthing)
Hostal Giadas, in Santiago de Compostela (private room)

Ultreya, la luz de Dios alumbra su camino!

 

[Fletchonides]

thank you

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Casa Albergue Molino de Marzán ( about 9 km past Sarria and near Peruscallo.)

Leda runs one of the best albergues we stayed at, very peaceful setting with a pond. The albergue is an old mill. It is right on the camino where it turns to the right but a ways away from bars, shops, etc. She had a decent shop though where you could buy drinks, snacks and dinner items.

http://www.molinomarzan.com/

 

[FLEUR]

Ferramenteiro in Potomarin big but well organised albergue. Albergue Lactea in Arzua. Santa Irena (after Salceda and Cruce) small very pleasant private albergue with garden, dinner and breakfast provided and they will also do your washing for you. We were in the 4 bed room upstairs. Seminario Menor has some single rooms as well as dormitories in Santiago.

Buen Camino

 

[KariC]

Portomarin Fontana de Luxo
Palas del Rei Albergue Castro
Ribadiso da Baixo Albergue Milpes
O Pedrouzo Albergue Trisquel
Santiago de Compostela The Last Stamp

I, too, loved the Last Stamp. Did the CP, so didn't go through those other towns.

 

[Jen Marsden]

Palas De Rei - Albergue Outeiro - Can't recommend this hostel enough. Manuel the owner chased down the bus company that my husband had left his passport on one of their buses. He flew in and met us at Sarria and left his passport on the bus! The bus company were proving so challenging to get his passport back. We knew they had it because they'd described the folder it was in but then threw their hands up in the air and said nope they didn't. Manuel hounded them all afternoon until they finally agreed to send it to the station in Santiago for us. He was a GEM and the hostel is clean, has good facilities and is centrally located.

Rem Hostel in O'Pedrouzo was great. Very new and nice and dark and quiet, however just as a side note the showers are a bit more communal than you might be used to. They are separate showers however the screen between them is clear shower curtain so completely transparent. Might have changed by now. I wasn't at all bothered by it by I can image some people might be.

We splurged in Santiago and if you can afford it I would really recommend it! We stayed at Casas Reais Boutique hotel and it was amazing! I think it was about $160 AUD per night but we were so glad we did it. Its a short walk to the cathedral, its not far (like 60m) from a road with transport options and is right on the edge of the main city central area so everything is super close.

Hope that helps,

Jenny

Buen Camino.

 

[Fletchonides]

Brilliant, I now seem to be spoiled for choice in a good way.

 

[anacheka]

This may not line up with your itinerary, but Alb. Paloma y Lena in Mamel del Camino was fantastic -- tasty communal meal, very clean, modern, great showers, hammocks for relaxing ...

Portomarin -- Alb O Cruceiro was clean, comfortable and near lots of great restaurants plus had kitchen.

Palas de Rei Alb A Casina di Marcello had a really delicious communal meal, nice small, comfortable albergue
at the end of town,

Ribadiso I second the recommendation for Alb Ultreia. Very comfortable, modern alb. No communal meal but their restaurant had *really* delicious food and desserts.

Santiago we splurged with Hostel Libredon -- right in the middle of all the plazas, truly kind and helpful hosteleras, clean, modern, comfortable private rooms. And what I really loved most of all -- a bathtub.

Buen Camino!

 

[owms2323]

My wife and I will be finally completing our Camino this year, walking Leon to SdC, starting 31st May.
There seems to be so many albergue options for the last stages, it is difficult to know what distinguishes one from another.

Our stages are likely to be:
Calvor, Lugo
Portomarin
Palas del Rei
Ribadiso da Baixo
O Pedrouzo
Santiago de Compostela

Does anyone have any recommendations for albergues in these towns (apart from Calvor, which I think only has one albergue)?
I know there are some albergues that have a lot of beds on these stages. How is the experience in those albergues?

many thanks.

Santiago-The Last Stamp or San Martin Pinario, which is wonderful, but you need to book it ahead

 

[tomnorth]

My wife and I will be finally completing our Camino this year, walking Leon to SdC, starting 31st May.
There seems to be so many albergue options for the last stages, it is difficult to know what distinguishes one from another.

Our stages are likely to be:
Calvor, Lugo
Portomarin
Palas del Rei
Ribadiso da Baixo
O Pedrouzo
Santiago de Compostela

Does anyone have any recommendations for albergues in these towns (apart from Calvor, which I think only has one albergue)?
I know there are some albergues that have a lot of beds on these stages. How is the experience in those albergues?

many thanks.

One of my favorites of my Camino is Albergue O Abrigadoiro in San Xulian. You don’t mention that as a stop, but I thought I’d mention it anyway.

 

[tomnorth]

My wife and I will be finally completing our Camino this year, walking Leon to SdC, starting 31st May.
There seems to be so many albergue options for the last stages, it is difficult to know what distinguishes one from another.

Our stages are likely to be:
Calvor, Lugo
Portomarin
Palas del Rei
Ribadiso da Baixo
O Pedrouzo
Santiago de Compostela

Does anyone have any recommendations for albergues in these towns (apart from Calvor, which I think only has one albergue)?
I know there are some albergues that have a lot of beds on these stages. How is the experience in those albergues?

many thanks.

Another great one, Albergue A Reboleira in Fonfria.

 

[Fletchonides]

Santiago we splurged with Hostel Libredon -- right in the middle of all the plazas, truly kind and helpful hosteleras, clean, modern, comfortable private rooms. And what I really loved most of all -- a bathtub.
Buen Camino!

A kindred spirit. We are booked for the Hotel Rua Villar in Santiago. One of our main criteria was a bath.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

One of my favorites of my Camino is Albergue O Abrigadoiro in San Xulian.

Excellent, but it fills fast at opening because of its reputation. I think the hospitalero has had some medical problems, so it may be worth calling ahead if you speak Spanish. He is a pilgrim and presides over a memorable albergue and meal.

 

[tomnorth]

Palas De Rei - Albergue Outeiro - Can't recommend this hostel enough. Manuel the owner chased down the bus company that my husband had left his passport on one of their buses. He flew in and met us at Sarria and left his passport on the bus! The bus company were proving so challenging to get his passport back. We knew they had it because they'd described the folder it was in but then threw their hands up in the air and said nope they didn't. Manuel hounded them all afternoon until they finally agreed to send it to the station in Santiago for us. He was a GEM and the hostel is clean, has good facilities and is centrally located.

Rem Hostel in O'Pedrouzo was great. Very new and nice and dark and quiet, however just as a side note the showers are a bit more communal than you might be used to. They are separate showers however the screen between them is clear shower curtain so completely transparent. Might have changed by now. I wasn't at all bothered by it by I can image some people might be.

We splurged in Santiago and if you can afford it I would really recommend it! We stayed at Casas Reais Boutique hotel and it was amazing! I think it was about $160 AUD per night but we were so glad we did it. Its a short walk to the cathedral, its not far (like 60m) from a road with transport options and is right on the edge of the main city central area so everything is super close.

Hope that helps,

Jenny

Buen Camino.

It’s great to get a good recommendation in O’Pedrouzo. I wasn’t crazy about where I stayed in 2015 (Albergue O Burgo).

 

[katie@camino]

Another great one, Albergue A Reboleira in Fonfria.

Am really interested in this albergue! What did you like about it?

 

[tomnorth]

Another great one, Albergue A Reboleira in Fonfria.

The rooms were great and the communal meal was one of the best.