This is a touchy subject for me. I walked the CF in 2012 and 2014. The sights, the camaraderie and the experience left me enchanted. It enthralled me so much that my wife wanted to try it as well, along with another couple. We did the CF together in September, 2016. The only proviso my wife had was that she would not stay in albergues. As such, we booked private rooms through Booking.com for every night. What a mistake. The experience was nothing like my first two Caminos. We met few people, mingled among ourselves, and retired to our rooms for privacy. It was everything that my first two Caminos were not, and not in a good way. The memories of that Camino can't compare to my first two trips. To get back into the spirit, I did part of the Camino Primitivo, followed by part of the
Camino Frances this past June, 2017.
Booking.com was great. Good selection, good prices and all of our reservations were in one central place. We could open up on app, and adjust everything on the fly. Just make sure you understand what you are buying into in terms of overall experience before you decide.