Suzanne Edminster
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- Paloma-Santiago June-July 2014
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Hello Suzanne.Hi experts... I'll be starting my camino from Pamplona (arriving Madrid) but thought I'd like to stay 2 nights as I'll need the rest from the travel. Can you suggest a nice place I could reserve to stay 2 nights at a modest price? It could be an alburgue, but I'll need to stay an extra night. Thanks.
Hi Suzanne.Hi experts... I'll be starting my camino from Pamplona (arriving Madrid) but thought I'd like to stay 2 nights as I'll need the rest from the travel. Can you suggest a nice place I could reserve to stay 2 nights at a modest price? It could be an alburgue, but I'll need to stay an extra night. Thanks.
http://www.casaibarrola.com/ This private Alburgue is modern and clean reasonable price just as you enter Pamplona old town.
We stayed at Hostal Bearan at 25 Calle San Nicolas in Pamplona. The room was very clean, secure and had good beds and a full bath. It is also centrally located near many bars and restaurants; a very short distance from La Plaza del Castillo. The cost was something like 43 Euros per night for two people, two beds. The owners, an older couple, were very pleasant to chat with and were very helpful.Hi experts... I'll be starting my camino from Pamplona (arriving Madrid) but thought I'd like to stay 2 nights as I'll need the rest from the travel. Can you suggest a nice place I could reserve to stay 2 nights at a modest price? It could be an alburgue, but I'll need to stay an extra night. Thanks.
I have stayed many times at the
I also stayed in Hostal Bearan at 25 Calle San Nicolas, right near the Plaza del Castillo. It was very clean, had a full bath in the room, the owners were very pleasant to deal with and we were quite happy. I seem to remember paying something like 43 Euros for two people per night. One small problem was our window faced the little street and the youth were partying almost until dawn and it was pretty loud.
Hostal Bearán, which is very close to the main square, on a pedestrian street, and right across the street from a very good, not fancy, reasonably priced restaurant, Basseri.
Hostal -- http://www.hostalbearan.es/ Rooms are 45-50 for a double. The prices have gone up a lot since I started staying there in 2000! Nancy´s recommendation is a lot cheaper, because singles here are 38!! But they do have private bath if that matters.
Restaurant -- http://www.restaurantebaserri.com/ (restaurant is at the very back of the bar area, I think their menús del día have a great price/quality ratio).
Hostel Hemingway, Calle Amaya 26, 948983884. Free wifi and breakfast thrown in. Clean warm and comfortable about 10 mins from bus station and same to Jesus y Maria albergue. I stayed there last March for one night then walked round to the abergue about lunch time and stayed there for a night before setting off for a wee walkHi experts... I'll be starting my camino from Pamplona (arriving Madrid) but thought I'd like to stay 2 nights as I'll need the rest from the travel. Can you suggest a nice place I could reserve to stay 2 nights at a modest price? It could be an alburgue, but I'll need to stay an extra night. Thanks.
http://www.casaibarrola.com/ This private Alburgue is modern and clean reasonable price just as you enter Pamplona old town.
Sounds just right! Thank you so much for helping my Camino off to a gracious start.I can recommend Pension Escaray, located in the historic center at Calle Nueva, 24. You can reserve via email at esca24@gmail.com. The pension is on the first floor (up one flight of stairs) in a character-filled old building. The rooms are basic but private, with shared bath, for 20 euros a night. The couple who run the place, Joakin and Rosa, speak only Spanish, and their son, also Joakin speaks English (he reads the emails). I love this place for the location and the warmth of lovely Rosa.
Sounds great as well! Thanks for the food tip.I have stayed many times at the
Hostal Bearán, which is very close to the main square, on a pedestrian street, and right across the street from a very good, not fancy, reasonably priced restaurant, Basseri.
Hostal -- http://www.hostalbearan.es/ Rooms are 45-50 for a double. The prices have gone up a lot since I started staying there in 2000! Nancy´s recommendation is a lot cheaper, because singles here are 38!! But they do have private bath if that matters.
Restaurant -- http://www.restaurantebaserri.com/ (restaurant is at the very back of the bar area, I think their menús del día have a great price/quality ratio).
And I love breakfast! This sounds ideal for making a smooth start when I begin to walk. Thanks!I stayed at Hotel Eslava in 2009 and would definitely stay there again. Though a tad out of the centre, it is still relatively close to everything in this fairly compact city, and is ideally placed for leaving on the morning of your start. It was also on a very quiet street which is so important when you need your rest. Some hotels I stayed at along the way were on streets that came alive at night. (In my hotel on Calle Puebla in Burgos, the din past midnight was almost unbelievable! But that's another story.) Also, Hotel Eslava had one of the best breakfasts of any hotels I splurged on. Breakfast is served 0700--1000. A single with ensuite and breakfast is about 38-40 Euros.
http://www.hotel-eslava.com/
Thanks so much... this sounds like a doable plan to start the "wee walk!"Hostel Hemingway, Calle Amaya 26, 948983884. Free wifi and breakfast thrown in. Clean warm and comfortable about 10 mins from bus station and same to Jesus y Maria albergue. I stayed there last March for one night then walked round to the abergue about lunch time and stayed there for a night before setting off for a wee walk
Hostel Hemingway, Calle Amaya 26, 948983884. Free wifi and breakfast thrown in. Clean warm and comfortable about 10 mins from bus station and same to Jesus y Maria albergue. I stayed there last March for one night then walked round to the abergue about lunch time and stayed there for a night before setting off for a wee walk
Another great recommendation! I'd like a place where I can meet a few piligrims, even if it is not a regular hostel. Thanks.I stayed here too, for two nights and it was lovely. I highly recommend it. You pay a pilgrim rate for the first night, and a normal rate the second (its a difference of about four or five euro). If you book in advance, you'll get a double room all to yourself (extra cost), though the dorms are small, clean and lovely.
I'll second that. I stayed at the Hemingway last spring for one night and thought it was great. I can't remember what I paid but it was quite reasonable.Hostel Hemingway, Calle Amaya 26, 948983884. Free wifi and breakfast thrown in. Clean warm and comfortable about 10 mins from bus station and same to Jesus y Maria albergue. I stayed there last March for one night then walked round to the abergue about lunch time and stayed there for a night before setting off for a wee walk
Hi experts... I'll be starting my camino from Pamplona (arriving Madrid) but thought I'd like to stay 2 nights as I'll need the rest from the travel. Can you suggest a nice place I could reserve to stay 2 nights at a modest price? It could be an alburgue, but I'll need to stay an extra night. Thanks.
Hi... I have reserved here, I think! Great tip. I will try the deposit transfer in euros from USA to Spain to hold the room and let you know how it goes.I can recommend Pension Escaray, located in the historic center at Calle Nueva, 24. You can reserve via email at esca24@gmail.com. The pension is on the first floor (up one flight of stairs) in a character-filled old building. The rooms are basic but private, with shared bath, for 20 euros a night. The couple who run the place, Joakin and Rosa, speak only Spanish, and their son, also Joakin speaks English (he reads the emails). I love this place for the location and the warmth of lovely Rosa.
I am also staying at HemingwayIv just booked 2 nights in the Hemingway Hostel in May. Hopefully i will meet some pilgrims who can help me out with any issues i have regarding My Camino, so excited now.
I decided to take Hotel Eslava... the reviews are good, and the price seems reasonable at 40 E for a single with a bath. You can also book online, which is nice.I stayed at Hotel Eslava in 2009 and would definitely stay there again. Though a tad out of the centre, it is still relatively close to everything in this fairly compact city, and is ideally placed for leaving on the morning of your start. It was also on a very quiet street which is so important when you need your rest. Some hotels I stayed at along the way were on streets that came alive at night. (In my hotel on Calle Puebla in Burgos, the din past midnight was almost unbelievable! But that's another story.) Also, Hotel Eslava had one of the best breakfasts of any hotels I splurged on. Breakfast is served 0700--1000. A single with ensuite and breakfast is about 38-40 Euros.
http://www.hotel-eslava.com/
Ended up not taking this, but they were very nice online.Hi... I have reserved here, I think! Great tip. I will try the deposit transfer in euros from USA to Spain to hold the room and let you know how it goes.
They are already pretty full for June, so book soon!I stayed here too, for two nights and it was lovely. I highly recommend it. You pay a pilgrim rate for the first night, and a normal rate the second (its a difference of about four or five euro). If you book in advance, you'll get a double room all to yourself (extra cost), though the dorms are small, clean and lovely.
Thanks to everyone that has responded on this thread. I took heart to all the suggestions and booked the Hostel Hemingway as it seemed good value for the price and close to what I was looking for. Once again, thank you all!!Hostel Hemingway, Calle Amaya 26, 948983884. Free wifi and breakfast thrown in. Clean warm and comfortable about 10 mins from bus station and same to Jesus y Maria albergue. I stayed there last March for one night then walked round to the abergue about lunch time and stayed there for a night before setting off for a wee walk
Yes, Nancy, they asked for a half deposit of 20E by direct transfer. Though I may have preferred the Escaray-- it is half the price for a private room and I don't care about sharing a bathroom-- the thought of a transfer via bank (in the days of credit cards) made it a bit too difficult for me in the USA. You can book the Hotel Eslava online and there is no deposit. Nancy, are you still currently in SF Bay Area? I live in Santa Rosa.Pension Escaray asked for a deposit?
Here's the letter... very polite but complicated:Curious about the deposit. Maybe they don't ask me because I'm a regular? I'm here now, so maybe I will ask if I see the son, Joakin.
I live in Oakland now...close by!
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