Richard A Stead
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Interesting. I spent a rest day in O'Cebreiro on one of my Caminos and turned out to be one of the best stops on the Camino. I stayed in a great room over the first bar you come to when you walk into town. Met some great people from Los Angeles the first night and reconnected with friends I had been walking with earlier in the Camino the second night. The views from the village were fantastic because it sat on top of a mountain.
Hi Richard, just for the views in the morning you have to stay there.Just a view on this hotel. We had a disgusting room. Damp bed linen ,worn out mattress,smelly and horrible. The bathroom appeared to be a converted cupboard and was virtually unusable. No garden or other facilities. Do not stay here and O Cebreiro is not a good place to stay full stop. Overpriced and the Disney of the Camino.
My wife and I stayed there. The room and bathroom were fine, and the other facilities listed on the web page (cafeteria, restaurant and shop) were operating as advertised. I don't recall a garden being listed as part of the hotel, and am bemused that it is now being criticized for not providing something it didn't suggest it had in the first place.Perhaps Richard went to a different O'Ceb than we did?
That's interesting. Other than Hotel O Cebriero, what are the other hotels?There is, of course, more than one hotel in O'Cebreiro.
I already have. They only list one hotel. I thought you might have known of another.Have a look on Gronze.com.
You can also stay at the albergue at the end of O' Cebreiro . There you will pay a lot less than €40 .There is, of course, more than one hotel in O'Cebreiro. Is everyone talking about the same place. I stayed at Venta Celta and thought it poor value for money, in that my ceiling was someone else's floor, so rather noisy. None of the hotels in O'Cebreiro have to work very hard to fill the small number of rooms they have. On balance, it would be better to stay either before or after O'Cebreiro, in which case your €40 would buy you a better deal.
Which of course illustrates how everyone's experience can be different, and the difficulty of recommendations (or otherwise!) for particular places. We also stayed at Casa Rural Venta Celta and found it very pleasant, excellent value. But you're right, there are other accommodation options in the village - although there is only one called Hotel O Cebreiro.There is, of course, more than one hotel in O'Cebreiro. Is everyone talking about the same place. I stayed at Venta Celta and thought it poor value for money, in that my ceiling was someone else's floor, so rather noisy. None of the hotels in O'Cebreiro have to work very hard to fill the small number of rooms they have. On balance, it would be better to stay either before or after O'Cebreiro, in which case your €40 would buy you a better deal.
I have to say I enjoyed my overnight in O Cebreiro I stayed over a bar called Mason Anton and found it fine, you had to duck your head getting in to bed to avoid the beams, but that just added to the experience. I found it amusing that night coming back to the bar that was then closed and me having the key to the door to access the stairs up to my room it's not everybody that would give an Irish man the keys to a pub LolWhich of course illustrates how everyone's experience can be different, and the difficulty of recommendations (or otherwise!) for particular places. We also stayed at Casa Rural Venta Celta and found it very pleasant, excellent value. But you're right, there are other accommodation options in the village - although there is only one called Hotel O Cebreiro.
Thats funny................I may just try to stay there next time for the experience.....I have to say I enjoyed my overnight in O Cebreiro I stayed over a bar called Mason Anton and found it fine, you had to duck your head getting in to bed to avoid the beams, but that just added to the experience. I found it amusing that night coming back to the bar that was then closed and me having the key to the door to access the stairs up to my room it's not everybody that would give an Irish man the keys to a pub Lol
Just a view on this hotel. We had a disgusting room. Damp bed linen ,worn out mattress,smelly and horrible. The bathroom appeared to be a converted cupboard and was virtually unusable. No garden or other facilities. Do not stay here and O Cebreiro is not a good place to stay full stop. Overpriced and the Disney of the Camino.
I stayed in the same place. Really a eonderfull place!!Interesting. I spent a rest day in O'Cebreiro on one of my Caminos and it turned out to be one of the best stops I had along the Camino. I stayed in a great room over the first bar you come to when you walk into town. I met some great people from Los Angeles on the first night and reconnected with some friends who I had been walking with earlier on the Camino the second night. The views from the village were fantastic because it sat on top of a mountain.
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