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marniedent said:Can anyone suggest a reasonable place to stay in Bordeaux- preferably close to the train station?
Janeh said:appears the area around the train station in Bordeaux is the red light district and is run down and seedy.
Janeh said:Bayonne
sillydoll said:You will have to spend a night in Bayonne. Members of this forum have recommended the Hotel Paris Madrid which is run by Patrick and Sylvie Sorbois who speak English.
You could get your credential at the pilgrim's office and start walking. Reserve a bed at Orisson which is about 8km up the hill.
kubapigora said:What do you think of walking all the way to Roscenvalles same day? We are planning to do that this year (arriving from Bayonne 8.58am).
Just wondering how important it is to book train tickets in advance? We're travelling from Bordeaux to St. Jean on July 14th. Can I buy tickets at the station on the day or should I get them online in advance?
Just wondering how important it is to book train tickets in advance? We're travelling from Bordeaux to St. Jean on July 14th. Can I buy tickets at the station on the day or should I get them online in advance?
I was also going to stop in Bordeaux but after much researching on the internet I've changed my mind and will go that little bit further on to Bayonne.
Main reason for this was that it appears the area around the train station in Bordeaux is the red light district and is run down and seedy. The hotels in the centre of town seemed to be over priced and grotty for what they were.
We stayed in Bordeaux for 5 nights and absolutely fell in love with it. We stayed in Hotel Seze in the old part of Bordeaux. It was in the middle of everything and the tram was right behind it. I had read the same thing about the area around the train station but the night before our train we moved to a Hotel Atlantic right across from the train station. It didn't seem like a bad area to me but we were tired and didn't go out late that night. The woman at the train station said there was an albergue near there and even drew us a map but we were never able to find it. There is a modern hotel called Etap right across from the train station also that was 46 euro and had air conditioning but it was full when we were there. http://www.etaphotel.com/etaphotel/fich ... otel.shtml
I'm just telling that this way of spending the night is option as well. If you are ready and have booked a hotel or something, so there's nothing to deal with..However, I don't think I'd follow Jan_89's example and sleep on the street. The area around the train station is rather sketchy.
When I got to Bordeaux (it was about 9pm and I didn't book any hotel) I spent a night in front of train station! Just put down my sleeping bag..Around me there were a lot of people who slept there as well. Locals were ok with it! And in the morning I took a train to Bayonne and then SJPdP.
Just advice for the ones who don't mind sleep this way!
BUEN CAMINO!
Jan
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