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I would like to give a polite reminder to those using the municipal and parish albergues that run by donations. Donativo does not mean free. The donations left by others before you have allowed the continuation of the facility that you are now using. They have expenses to maintain the building itself, and quite often are providing a breakfast and perhaps even an evening meal to the pilgrims. They might be providing other services, such as laundry. Please consider what you have received, and what its worth would normally be, when you are leaving your donation.
I stopped in an albergue one night that had a communal meal with wine and a minimal breakfast next morning, cost €25. Stopped in an albergue in Ligonde that had a welcoming coffee followed by a movie and popcorn. Dinner was as good as it gets. I thought because it was a religious group running the place, there would be no wine. Not only was there wine, there was after dinner liqueurs. Breakfast next morning was excellent. We had to make it ourselves but everything we needed had been left out for us. This place was donativo and as usual, some thought it was free and some thought €5 was enough. I left €25 and felt like I was cheating them. So yes, donativo does not mean freeI would like to give a polite reminder to those using the municipal and parish albergues that run by donations. Donativo does not mean free. The donations left by others before you have allowed the continuation of the facility that you are now using. They have expenses to maintain the building itself, and quite often are providing a breakfast and perhaps even an evening meal to the pilgrims. They might be providing other services, such as laundry. Please consider what you have received, and what its worth would normally be, when you are leaving your donation.
I stopped in an albergue one night that had a communal meal with wine and a minimal breakfast next morning, cost €25. Stopped in an albergue in Ligonde that had a welcoming coffee followed by a movie and popcorn. Dinner was as good as it gets. I thought because it was a religious group running the place, there would be no wine. Not only was there wine, there was after dinner liqueurs. Breakfast next morning was excellent. We had to make it ourselves but everything we needed had been left out for us. This place was donativo and as usual, some thought it was free and some thought €5 was enough. I left €25 and felt like I was cheating them. So yes, donativo does not mean free
Fuente del Peregrino. Big old stone building on a corner on your left roughly centre of village. If you come to the municipal, you have passed it. The quality of dinner does however depend on the particular volunteers as you pass. Last time I stopped there, the dinner could have been hotter, no after dinner liqueurs and the projector had broken down. The musically talented hospitaleros however provided great after dinner entertainment. Had I made it as far as Ligonde this year, I had every intention of staying there againCould you tell me which albergue in Ligonde this was? Mahalo Nui Loa
There are a lot of assertions on the Forum about generous donations at the donativo places, but your statistic does not surprise me. Donativo appeals to the cheapskates and the needy alike. I am not interested in trying to separate the two; I just am bothered by the donativo places that complain about the cheapskates! If it matters, at least pull out a Certification of Need for everyone to fill out and sign if they don't want to pay 5 Euro.Turns out that average donation per pilgrim was less than €2.50 per night...
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