hostels on camino del norte

[megs 52]

Does anyone know where i can find a list of pilgrim hostels and pensions along this route thanks

 

[mspath]

Here is a start from Gronze.com. Listed by location pilgrim albergues are in brown ink and regular accommodation is in black.
Happy research and Buen camino!

 

[Camembert]

Ask your question at the camino del Norte subforum instead of the camino Inglès !
You'll definitively will get more reactions from pilgrims who walked the camino del Norte.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

There are now many paper guides available that will give you some of these, or just google with the towns you plan to walk by or stay in.

 

[woodswoman]

Does anyone know where i can find a list of pilgrim hostels and pensions along this route thanks

I'm on the Norte now, and I find that there are huge holes in the information available to me. However, someone on the Forum posted some of her favorites, and I'm staying at one right now. Casa Carmina in Muros de Nalón. Wonderful private albergue, with a huge yard, and very friendly family running it.

Also, yesterday I was at Aviles, but the centrally located albergue is closed for renovations. I'd suggest you use many sources for your info. The Norte information is not anywhere NEAR as correct as something like the Brierley book for the Frances. I've been using some pensions as well, and there are some good ones for a reasonable price. And then there are some really mediocre ones for a reasonable price . . . If I weren't exhausted after today's walk, I'd list more. The Gronze list of towns is pretty good, but is not always accurate re the albergues. Buen Camino.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

What are you using that is not giving you all the information you need?

 

[Rob Pruitt]

Here is a start from Gronze.com. Listed by location pilgrim albergues are in brown ink and regular accommodation is in black.
Happy research and Buen camino!

What if you don't speak Spanish?

 

[Tia Valeria]

What if you don't speak Spanish?

The stages on Gronze each have a list of place names which are all links and each place has a list of accomodation.
For an English guide (paper) look at the CSJ guides to 'Los Caminos del Norte Ruta de la Costa' 1 and 2 .

 

[Justin N.]

I just finished the camino del norte a week ago on bike. I never used any guides, just my gps on my phone to get through it. I tried to stay in an albergue like once or twice, but they were usually full (and quite smelly). I always found pensions super easy and they were usually around $30 euros a night and because of the low season, always had rooms available even when I was showing up around 6-7pm every night. I stayed in the monastery in Mondoñedo and Sobrado, other than that, I found it pretty simple to find a place. In Santiago, within 5 minutes or arriving to the cathedral, I had 3 different people come up to me asking me if I needed a place to stay. The Camino provides. I honestly have no idea how anyone who doesn't speak any Spanish can do this, because I don't think many Spaniards on the camino speak English.

 

[Beate]

I have worked my way on gronze without anything more than BASIC knowledge of Spanish (you know, Si and No and Por Favor...), planning my stages from Irun to Bilbao. I used google translate, and after a while you will get the hang of the most common words. I found the site a really good tool for planning. When it comes to actually walking and communicating on the Camino, time will show how I will manage

 

[Ian Callan]

Not long finished myself Irun to Bilbao....found it tough (up and down) compared to more popular Camino.....pretty quiet tbh (although I didnt stay in Albergues) met maybe 15-20 pilgrims across 7/8 days (Mostly Spanish, the odd American a couple of Dutch people and one or two French).....mostly kept themselves to themselves though....

 

[sharon w]

Have to put in a recommendation for the private Albergue, Solar de Hidalgos in Santillana Del Mar. Last night we paid €10 each to be in the municipal Albergue in Santander, which was awful. Tonight we are in Solar de Hidalgos. It is beautiful. We are in a room for four with our own ensuite. The hosts are wonderful and we are only paying €15 each. Highly recommended.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Have to put in a recommendation for the private Albergue, Solar de Hidalgos in Santillana Del Mar. Last night we paid €10 each to be in the municipal Albergue in Santander, which was awful. Tonight we are in Solar de Hidalgos. It is beautiful. We are in a room for four with our own ensuite. The hosts are wonderful and we are only paying €15 each. Highly recommended.

I second that recommendation, the building is out of a fairytale. I paid 10€ last fall, plis 4€ for breakfast, and that I do not recomend: 2 slices of commercial break and a weak coffee. But the bathrooms are super luxurious!