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I very much doubt it. Try and get triple room for 18€! You can rarely even get double for that price...In general three persons in a hostel/pension/hotel will cost less than an albergue.
I very much doubt it. Try and get triple room for 18€! You can rarely even get double for that price...
Don't sell that to first-timers please. You can do better. At least mention that triple room in hostal COULD be cheaper than three beds in private albergue dormitory.
Are there albergues on Camino Frances with the price of 18€ per bed in a dormitory? Please tell me to avoid them next timeI was thinking falcon meant on a per person basis? For a triple room, that would be a total of 54 Euro for a room shared by three people at 18 Euro apiece. Anyway, that's what I thought, but I might have interpreted it wrong.
So if I understand you correctly @falcon269 meant that triple room in albergue would cost more than triple room in pension/hostal/hotel??? Hardly...Many of the private albergues have private rooms you can let for a bit higher price, but if you're splitting it three ways it won't be too much higher.
I think that you mean hostales are not albergues. As @peregrina2000 said the Spanish word albergue translates to hostel, and hostel accommodations are dormitory style.Hostels are not albergues, they generally have a choice of accommodations of private rooms+bath or rooms with shared bathrooms and normally do not have dormitory type rooms.
My response was to the original poster. What I meant is that if three people split the cost of a private room in an albergue, the cost per person won’t be much higher than a single bed in that same albergue.So if I understand you correctly @falcon269 meant that triple room in albergue would cost more than triple room in pension/hostal/hotel??? Hardly...
Read his post once again.
I'm done splitting hairs here because I've said it all in my response to his post.
Welcome amjam. Unless you have to keep costs down just go and enjoy the experiences you will encounter by just mixing and matching depending on what's there. You will meet so many lovely people along the way and experience much more. Enjoy, Buen CaminoI'm a little confused about the various types of sleeping arrangements. My understanding is that the municipal albergues are by donation, the private albergues are a fixed price and are there hostels as well? Also do many of the albergues have female only dorms? There are 3 of us travelling together, would it be cheaper for us to get a private room in a hostel and are they available in most towns. We are starting from Leon. Thank you for any advice.
You are in fact helping out those who can't afford private rooms by not taking an albergue bed!Personally I avoid Albergues - I am the unashamed “ ensuite Pilgrim”
Personally I avoid Albergues - I am the unashamed “ ensuite Pilgrim”
Pensión or Hostal with an a, not Hostel with an e.I know the word Pension - which I know from DE as a small hotel/boarding rooms, but what else do the Spaniards call the style of accomm. I'm looking for pls?
It depends on where you are on the key days. If you are arriving in a city that has big Easter celebrations throughout Semana Santa, you might want to book ahead. Once you have a good idea where you'll be, especially on Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat nights before Easter Sunday, you can make a more informed decision. Booking a week ahead for that occasion might be wise.I'm guessing that at this time of the year (month of April - I know Easter falls on w/e 20th, but I expect to still be enroute at that point), w.r.t. accomm. I should be OK winging it, right?
Yes it is correct that you can get a list of all the traditional albergues, but that list doesn't include all of the private accommodation. No such list exists - you can use various guide books, websites, etc., but even then you won't see all of the lodging options.I also read on some other thread, that you can get a full list of accomm. for the entire route if/when starting in St Jean PdP? Is this correct?
t depends on where you are on the key days. If you are arriving in a city that has big Easter celebrations throughout Semana Santa, you might want to book ahead. Once you have a good idea where you'll be, especially on Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat nights before Easter Sunday, you can make a more informed decision. Booking a week ahead for that occasion might be wise.
It's more a case of whether they are popular destinations for non-pilgrims, especially the cities with major processions, etc. Ponferrada is one of those - I spent a couple of nights there during Easter week - it was a great experience, but I'd recommend making a reservation.Are these big places?
I think you'll find that the situation changes as you walk so in some towns a better deal will be another option.. but booking ahead also limits your flexibility with schedule.I'm a little confused about the various types of sleeping arrangements. My understanding is that the municipal albergues are by donation, the private albergues are a fixed price and are there hostels as well? Also do many of the albergues have female only dorms? There are 3 of us travelling together, would it be cheaper for us to get a private room in a hostel and are they available in most towns. We are starting from Leon. Thank you for any advice.
Donativo ≠ free. I usually pay at least as much at a donativo as other albergues.For example using the large donativos in some locations to save money
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