For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
They are just bedbugs. I know they are a pain, but remember they mostly aren't fatal!I have an urgent question: today I'm going to stay in Villafranca and I would like to sleep in Albergue Fenix. The only problem is that I've heard they have massive problem with bedbugs. The latest information about it is from two months ago. Do you have any up to date i fo about it?
They are just bedbugs. I know they are a pain, but remember they mostly aren't fatal!
Ever been bitten all over with them???!! More than just a pain! We met 2 girls in Astorga and they were in a dreadful state. Always bring hydrocortisone cream just in case!! Bed bugs can also be found in the best of hotels or pensions if infested backpacks are put on beds.They are just bedbugs. I know they are a pain, but remember they mostly aren't fatal!
Kerry
go stay at albergue de la piedra if its still open. clean sheets everyday and full deep clean from top to bottom every day..best bunks the double top right in the attic ..as you leave town cross bridge minutes on your right hand side..call them they speak English.
bedbugs are around all year in heated buildings...seen then Nov and January.
I absolutely love that place! The hospitality was brilliant, and the owner's wife is an absolute sweetheart. In the morning, sit and enjoy some delicious coffee while you look at the castle right outside the window.If you want a great meal with delicious Bierzo wine eat at the nearby Hostal de la Puerta del Pardon which faces the castle across the plaza after you pass Ave Felix. The owner is very outgoing and has often walked the CF. The Hostal also offers private rooms.
Buen camimo!
Do you mean Villafrance Del Bierzo - and Albergue Ave Fenix? If so, I stayed there on 22 September. No bedbugs back then (yes nearly 2 months ago). I stayed there on the recommendation by Brierley, but did not get any of the ambience that Brierley wrote about. Maybe it was the people who managing the place. Pilgrims I met the next day (at Laguna de Castilla) stayed at de la Piedra (I think they paid E10) and said was really good. From the map it is a bit "out of town" but is also on the way to Pereje and O'Cebeiro. Buen Camino!I have an urgent question: today I'm going to stay in Villafranca and I would like to sleep in Albergue Fenix. The only problem is that I've heard they have massive problem with bedbugs. The latest information about it is from two months ago. Do you have any up to date i fo about it?
The Hostal also offers private rooms.
What Margaret and Deb said. This was a night spent as a respite from albergues, and this was such a comfortable and hospitable place to spend it!I absolutely love that place! The hospitality was brilliant, and the owner's wife is an absolute sweetheart. In the morning, sit and enjoy some delicious coffee while you look at the castle right outside the window.
I find permethrin is effective I sprayed all my gear including my boots..a couple of guys around me had BB but I was spared due to the spraying.I heard that the operators fumigated and even heat treated the bunks and wall surfaces, but that was a while ago. I'm sure they are doing there best they can. If you are walking in winter you will probably be OK - the cinches don't like cold weather. It is in mid summer that they become a problem. I always treat my sleeping gear with permethrin and carry a small can of pyrethrum non-aerosol spray "just in case".
Hi Kerry I stayed in the Fenix just a few weeks ago. And as kind of "funky" the place is, there were no bed bugs as far as I found. I did however come across then in a very swanky new albergue in Terradillos de la Templarios. I think they were in the blanket actually. And I really don't know what the big deal with then is, as even though I got a few bites they weren't that troublesome and went away in a couple of days. (I have experienced much worse infestations in the trekking lodges in Nepal.) I did hang my sleeping bag out in the sun the next day, and had no more trouble after that. And when I came home I put it in the dryer just to be sure. Good luck with the rest of your Camino.I have an urgent question: today I'm going to stay in Villafranca and I would like to sleep in Albergue Fenix. The only problem is that I've heard they have massive problem with bedbugs. The latest information about it is from two months ago. Do you have any up to date i fo about it?
One of my favourite places on the CF was http://www.albergueleo.com/ in Villafranca. True spirit of hospitality and beautifully restored old building and so clean that any bed bug would run away in fear ;-) Buen Camino, SY
PS Yes, I know, bed bugs don't care how clean a place is, they settle even in Paradores ...
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?