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I tried to book in pilgrims hostel, but they are booked out. I have seen other options on booking.com, but they all seem to be outside of Roncesvalles. Does anyone have any recommendations of places not out of the way and close to food. Thanks in advance for any much appreciated advise
The albergue (pilgrims hostel) in Roncesvalles has currently 183 beds available for pilgrims, spread out over 3 floors. Only beds on floor 1 can be booked, the beds on the other floors are attributed on a first come first served basis. There is currently a high demand for beds but I see that you plan to arrive on 7 May which is a Tuesday. You may get a bed at the Roncesvalles albergue when you arrive. Buen camino!I tried to book in pilgrims hostel, but they are booked out.
The albergue (pilgrims hostel) in Roncesvalles has currently 183 beds available for pilgrims, spread out over 3 floors. Only beds on floor 1 can be booked, the beds on the other floors are attributed on a first come first served basis. There is currently a high demand for beds but I see that you plan to arrive on 7 May which is a Tuesday. You may get a bed at the Roncesvalles albergue when you arrive. Buen camino!
Start early. Yesterday (1 May) and the day before (30 April) the Roncesvalles albergue was full early in the afternoon. In Burguete, they opened a sports hall as an emergency albergue. But I think you picked a good date for your start. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Pamplona can be a bit of a bottleneck. But as others have said, there are taxis to take you to a bed (and back) if all else fails.Interesting. I don't want to be booking ahead if possible and rather see where the day takes me. This is good news as hopefully it won't mean a bubble all the way and I might just turn up and see what the Camino provides.
Good time. Although sunrise is at 06:52 on 7 May in SJPP .Was planning to leave around 0730
Good time. Although sunrise is at 06:52 on 7 May in SJPP .
I thought you could not book out this early. I just tried to book for my date of May 9th and it was denied.I tried to book in pilgrims hostel, but they are booked out. I have seen other options on booking.com, but they all seem to be outside of Roncesvalles. Does anyone have any recommendations of places not out of the way and close to food. Thanks in advance for any much appreciated advise
I booked the Roncesvalles albergue back on March 22 for my May 12 arrival. It's possible that all of the beds that they have available for reservations are fully booked by now. They still have a good number of beds available for walk insI thought you could not book out this early. I just tried to book for my date of May 9th and it was denied.
Some people have problems booking with their credit card because their bank has not enabled a security feature that is required by the payment operator who processes the payment on behalf of the albergue.I thought you could not book out this early. I just tried to book for my date of May 9th and it was denied.
I booked at Roncevalles for May 9 and got a reserved bed....booked o er a week ago thoughI thought you could not book out this early. I just tried to book for my date of May 9th and it was denied.
Part of the facility was closed just a few years ago, so fewer beds are available now.The one time I stayed at the Roncesvalles albergue (2012) I was astonished by it's size.... Hard. For me to think that it would ever be full...
Just because it is booked out does not mean it is full. They reserve beds for people arriving without a booking. I believe they only book the first floor but second floor is for 'walk ins'. If you have enough fuel in your tank, there are two good albergues in Espinal just 6.5 km further on. The albergue I stayed in in Espinal served dinner in the attached bar so food not a problemI tried to book in pilgrims hostel, but they are booked out. I have seen other options on booking.com, but they all seem to be outside of Roncesvalles. Does anyone have any recommendations of places not out of the way and close to food. Thanks in advance for any much appreciated advise
Twice (2017 and 2018) I have arrived at Roncesvalles from SJPdP by 4: 00 pm and saw pilgrims being turned away by the Hospitaleros who were also trying to arrange taxis for those not able to walk to the next towns up the road. Both times I had made reservations several months in advance for that first day of walking, and ended the day by being thankful that I had.
What time of year was that Dave? I persume with numbers going up, it can hardly have improved.
I have a friend that walked during that time period last year, and she was turned away from Roncesvalles. I don't know what time she got there, but she had walked from Orisson. She ended up staying in Burguete.It was the 3rd week in September both years.
It's been the same for at least several years now: Roncesvalles albergue has to turn pilgrims away and the hotel and guesthouses at Roncesvalles are full, too, during "pilgrimage peak periods" and that's not during the summer months, contrary to what many people believe. In Roncesvalles, it regularly happens around the 1st of May for example. This weekend (4-5 May 2019) will be very busy, too.
Hiya, it depends on your budget. There is a hotel that is actually part of the Roncesvalles monastery complex (at least there was in 2016). I remember trying not to be jealous of the fortunate few who had reservations there. Unless it has changed, you can't book the main albergue at Roncesvalles, so not sure about it being fully booked - its first come, first served . . . .I tried to book in pilgrims hostel, but they are booked out. I have seen other options on booking.com, but they all seem to be outside of Roncesvalles. Does anyone have any recommendations of places not out of the way and close to food. Thanks in advance for any much appreciated advise
We were in zubiri yesterday and that and surrounding towns were booked out
These endpoints are not unique to John Brierley and his guidebook, they are more or less universal. Have a look at these popular Spanish websites, it is easy to understand where each stage starts and ends even without knowing a word of Spanish:A different question, but does anyone know a way of seeing the stage stops in the Briely guide. Just so I can avoid them if I am finding bed shortages. I don't have the guide.
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