Cantabria will now regulate pilgrim albergues

[peregrina2000]

This has always been a confusing topic for me, but my understanding had been that in most/all regions, the donativo albergue was exempt from the regulations that apply to albergues turísticos (which is what most private albergues are classified as, I think).
https://www.europapress.es/cantabri..._social&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
This article describes a change in that situation, at least in Cantabria. It looks like a new decree will expand the scope of albergue regulation in Cantabria to include donativos, as well as any other albergue that had been billed as “exclusively for pilgrims.” Sounds like there will now be just one generic category of albergues. I know this has been batted around before, and I think the consequences could be significant. Any other news on this development would be appreciated.

 

[wisepilgrim]

Based on the conversations that I have had with a few of the donativo albergue hospitaleros, this was very much not in their favor. More than one predicted it would be the end of donativos.

Beyond that, I don't have much to add.

 

[wisepilgrim]

Here is a followup link:
https://www.europapress.es/cantabri..._social&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

I don't like this bit one bit:
El desarrollo del decreto determina, igualmente, el carácter de donativo o de voluntariedad a la cantidad abonada en establecimientos que ofrezcan alojamiento en albergue, fijado en dos euros como máximo por plaza y noche.

 

[trecile]

Here is a followup link:
https://www.europapress.es/cantabri..._social&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

I don't like this bit one bit:
El desarrollo del decreto determina, igualmente, el carácter de donativo o de voluntariedad a la cantidad abonada en establecimientos que ofrezcan alojamiento en albergue, fijado en dos euros como máximo por plaza y noche.

A maximum of 2 euros per night at a donativo?!!!

 

[alexwalker]

As I read it, this will destroy the most kind albergues on the Camino; the unselfish ones. Hard to believe. Will this spread out all over, outside Cantabria?

 

[Tincatinker]

My Spanish is terrible. Looks like I’m going to be obliged to pop €20 in the box whenever there’s no one looking

Back when, oh way back when, the chairman of the parish council asked the headmistress of my primary school “who is paying for him?” She answered “all of us”. That’s the way it works. If you find yourself in Cantabria dig deep. Pay your €2 for your bed and leave whatever else you can (for toilet roll hire, smiles, the smell of pilgrim socks) - no need to break the rules, just bend them till they break themselves

 

[wisepilgrim]

My Spanish is terrible. Looks like I’m going to be obliged to pop €20 in the box whenever there’s no one looking

Back when, oh way back when, the chairman of the parish council asked the headmistress of my primary school “who is paying for him?” She answered “all of us”. That’s the way it works. If you find yourself in Cantabria dig deep. Pay your €2 for your bed and leave whatever else you can (for toilet roll hire, smiles, the smell of pilgrim socks) - no need to break the rules, just bend them till they break themselves

Free room and board with the 20€ of a souvenir pencil! Or better yet, the 20€ souvenir brochure since iva is 4% on books.

 

[wisepilgrim]

And here we have the first albergue to change management.