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Exactly right. You'll have a great time. Buen Camino!emv0816 said:Thanks for the great replies. I love being spontaneous and I gather from the info provided that I will be able to keep it in tact. I also like interacting with people so I could get info as I walk too.
I can't remember what time of year you said you're walking, but when I was there mid-April last year it seemed like a fairly sleepy place. I'd be surprised if the town was booked out, unless it's peak season or the weather is terrible and many more pilgrims are staying off the hill. I may be wrong but I think there's another hostal there too, and one in Arneguy. Valcarlos is big enough that the bar should be able to get you a taxi to take you somewhere else if push came to shove. Buen Camino!FaithandGratitude said:My own personal experience from the booking online Ive attempted to do, has not been great (apart from Le Espirit du Chemin). Have emailed Casa Marcelino in Valcarlos 4 times, first in English, then at attempt at Spanish with some Basque words from a guidebook, then in both Spanish and Basque using Google translate. No response so perhaps they feel more comfortable taking phone bookings, which is fine, perhaps they have experienced no-shows in the past - Ill get someone to help me with the Spanish by calling from SJPP. And wing-it if they are booked out!
sillydoll said:Last year in September there was no accommodation to be had between Roncesvalles and Trinidad de Arre (just outside Pamplona) due to a local festival taking place.
The same thing happened between Estella and Logroño - where the harvest festival was being celebrated. Hotels, hostales, pensiones, even apartments were fully booked.
Check the festival dates and plan accordingly.
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