- Time of past OR future Camino
- Sept-Nov 2022 CF
Hello, new Pilgrim here. Walking for the first time on the Frances, beginning 21/9/2022 from SJPP.
My wife and I are walking together and we would like to stay in private rooms as much as possible, to avoid catching COVID.
Do any experienced Pilgrims have any advice on strategies for setting up private rooms? How many days in advance to people book while walking. Are there other private room listings beyond the guidebooks/apps? Is the stretch from SJPP to Pamplona the worst part? Do pilgrims spread out along the camino after that point?
Any other collective wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
I already have Orisson booked for the first night, but would really like to avoid the big albergues, such as Roncevalles. Apparently, that start date is very busy, as I cannot find anything available in Roncevalles that night. And Burguete looks sold out too, for any properties that use booking.com.
I see on my Wise Pilgrim Frances app a list of Casa Rurals in Burguete that do not have online booking options, so I picked one that looks good and emailed about availability on that date. So I will see what happens.
Gracias!
Jim
My wife and I are walking together and we would like to stay in private rooms as much as possible, to avoid catching COVID.
Do any experienced Pilgrims have any advice on strategies for setting up private rooms? How many days in advance to people book while walking. Are there other private room listings beyond the guidebooks/apps? Is the stretch from SJPP to Pamplona the worst part? Do pilgrims spread out along the camino after that point?
Any other collective wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
I already have Orisson booked for the first night, but would really like to avoid the big albergues, such as Roncevalles. Apparently, that start date is very busy, as I cannot find anything available in Roncevalles that night. And Burguete looks sold out too, for any properties that use booking.com.
I see on my Wise Pilgrim Frances app a list of Casa Rurals in Burguete that do not have online booking options, so I picked one that looks good and emailed about availability on that date. So I will see what happens.
Gracias!
Jim