Portuguese Youth Hostels

[ricrog]

Hi Happy Hikers, I'm hoping to add a 4th camino to my "CV". I see that Lisbon - Parque das Nações Youth Hostel is recommended in several publications as a convenient place to stay before starting the Portuguese Camino, but its website says that you have to have the Youth Hostel membership card to stay there. Is this the case or can you just pitch up there? Also will they allow young 64 year olds in the dormitories?

 

[richie_a]

Can't see why they wouldn't let you stay, I've had no problems at all, I'm in a Pousada de Juventudes in Vila Nova de Cerveira at the moment, there appears to be whole families here. You could always book it through hostels.com or hostelbookers.com or one of the similar sites. They just usually want your passport number or a photocopy of it

I'm sure it'll be fine. Have fun, Bom Caminho

Richie

 

[peregrina2000]

Hi, I know that usually, Youth Hostels require a Youth Hostel card to stay there.

But this is from the Vialusitana's webpage:

- Nas Pousadas de Juventude realizar reserva e informar que é peregrino, não é necessário o Cartão de Alberguista, importante apresentar credencial de peregrino.

TRANSLATION: In the Youth Hostels if you make a reservation and let people know you are a pilgrim, it is not necessary to have the Youth Hostel card. But you must present your pilgrim's credential.

This has also been my experience in Spain, for example in the youth hostel of Cercedilla on the Camino de Madrid.

Buen camino, Laurie

 

[Anniesantiago]

You can buy the card there.
I've stayed in both hostals in Lisbon.
Honestly, there is SO MUCH to see there, I'd suggest taking an extra couple of days and staying in the other Youth Hostal (R. Andrade Corvo, 46) at least one night, maybe taking the train to Sintra and staying there one night, and THEN going to the Hostal by the sea.

Lisbon is one of my favorite places in the world.
There is an incredible Museum of Coaches there, as well as a Museum of History.
Sintra has several awesome sights and is just a lovely place to visit in the rainforest.
The train is quick and cheap there.

Buen Camino!