Lance Chambers
Lance Chambers
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Sarria (2015), SJPdP (2016), Burgos (2017), SJPdP (2018), Burgos (2019), SJPdP (2020?).
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I know you know but to keep others from getting confused the compostela is what you get at the end of the camino. The paper that gets stamped along the way is the credential.so am hoping I don't have to bother getting stamps and showing a compostela to get a bed.
Depends on the albergue. Gronze.com will tell you the accomodation and reservation policies of each site it lists.can I still get to stay in any/all of the hostel accommodation?
Bother?! I am thrilled to do it, and prefer to blend in with the pilgrim routine!hoping I don't have to bother getting stamps and showing a compostela to get a bed
can I still get to stay in any/all of the hostel accommodation?
True, but I just ask them to stamp the page in my diary. I've lost two credenciales. Diary is easier to keep track of.Even if I didn't need one, I would want to have a credential. The stamps in it are the best souvenir of each Camino.
Most albergues required it along the Del Norte and Primitivo, although some of the albergues were not monitored nor was there anyone there to collect the fee. When there is a public holiday, the albergues fill right to the brim with local travellers that get an Official Pilgrim Credencial in order to qualify for cheap albergue accommodations, and that is when without one you're not going to get a bed at any albergue plus all the hotels will be full also. Better to travel with one and use it when it is necessary. It's not a heavy item to carry. Some albergues will check your last stay to see if your not just staying at all the available albergues in the same town or city especially near the beach resorts along the Del Norte route.I've done the Frances three times and have three compostelas and not interested in having another one so am hoping I don't have to bother getting stamps and showing a compostela to get a bed.
Is it okay to forget about getting a Camino Passport and can I still get to stay in any/all of the hostel accommodation?
I've done the Frances three times and have three compostelas and not interested in having another one so am hoping I don't have to bother getting stamps and showing a compostela to get a bed.
Is it okay to forget about getting a Camino Passport and can I still get to stay in any/all of the hostel accommodation?
I've done the Frances three times and have three compostelas and not interested in having another one so am hoping I don't have to bother getting stamps and showing a compostela to get a bed.
Is it okay to forget about getting a Camino Passport and can I still get to stay in any/all of the hostel accommodation?
... Is it okay to forget about getting a Camino Passport and can I still get to stay in any/all of the hostel accommodation?
As many others have already answered, it depends on the albergue. Some demand it, some don't, and some have signs saying you must but they don't ask. A credencial shows you are a pilgrim, except whe it shows you're just carrying one to pretend to be a pilgrim. And a pilgrim who loses his credencial does not automatically become a tourist.You must have a credential to stay in an albergue. This shows you are a pilgrim.
So without a credencial (of some form), how does one prove to the hospitalero they are indeed a pilgrim?As many others have already answered, it depends on the albergue. Some demand it, some don't, and some have signs saying you must but they don't ask. A credencial shows you are a pilgrim, except whe it shows you're just carrying one to pretend to be a pilgrim. And a pilgrim who loses his credencial does not automatically become a tourist.
You don't. But often you don't need to.So without a credencial (of some form), how does one prove to the hospitalero they are indeed a pilgrim?
I never suggested not having one. Just clarifying (again) that it is not required at many albergues. Personally, I do suggest having one, because the stamps themselves (as others have also said) are a valuable souvenir. Although I just put them in my diary after I lost my credencial, and no hospitalero ever protested that.Bottom line is sometimes you might get away without one, but why have the hassle of being refused for the sake of €2?
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