Fletchonides
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- SJPdP - Pamplona (2014)
Pamplona - Burgos (2016)
Burgos - Leon (June 2017)
Leon - SdC (June 2018)
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That's not really a fair statement to make. Not fair to the albergue or to the staff that runs it. Unless you have statistics or proof, that would just be rumour or hearsay. Gossip.They fumigate, but San Javier always seems to end up with bed bugs later in the season. No albergue is immune, so don't avoid them for it. Treat your equipment and you will be fine.
It is my first hand facts from staying there three times at different times of the year. As I said, they try. One late fall all pilgrims were in the attic while the other two floors were being treated. It is an old, wooden building, and the nesting places are countless. I don't cast aspersions on their effort, but I am skeptical of their victory. It is one of my favorite albergues, but I make sure that I have taken all possible anti-bug precautions when I stay there.Unless you have statistics or proof, that would just be rumour or hearsay.
...; I prefer Siervas de Maria only because it upholds the volunteer/donativo principal that's kept the camino going for so long.
I would Not recommend San Javier. Old and did not seem that clean. IMOSiervas de Maria is the classic pilgrim albergue, run by volunteers from many countries, backed by a local Amigos association. It is clean and friendly, if sometimes a little noisy.
San Javier is privately owned and run, in a big old house right downtown. It's beloved of many, despised by some... just like any other well-used albergue. I cannot say one is much greater than the other; I prefer Siervas de Maria only because it upholds the volunteer/donativo principal that's kept the camino going for so long.
Au contraire. It is one of the most atmospheric places on the camino. Yes, it is old. It is one of the old manor houses of the rich. It is clean from the sanitary point of view, has a great kitchen, a great breakfast, and has a masseur if you want a massage in front of the assembled masses.I would Not recommend San Javier. Old and did not seem that clean. IMO
I had no problem getting a bed at the Municipal albergue, which is 5 euros. The private albergue San Javier is 10 euros. Here's the info from Gronze https://www.gronze.com/castilla-y-leon/leon/astorgaWe stayed in Astorga in May 2015 and I remember it being really hard to find a place to stay. Three of us will be coming again in July (even more busy than May!). Does anyone know the current cost of staying in either of these albergues?
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