Prebook a room in Sarria

[Maryindigo]

Hoping for advice from those in the know please , I am walking from Sarria to Santiago in April 2016 and while I plan on not booking accommodation for all my camino I was thinking of prebooking in Sarria for the night I arrive to start my walk. Is this a good idea and if so where would be a good place to stay close to the Camino path or centre of town maybe ? Its my first time ever walking alone or even travelling to another country alone so am fairly nervous and trying to figure it all out. Thanks in advance for any tips

 

[domigee]

Look up albergue O Durmiñento, it's private and you can pre-book. It's right on the Camino, in the centre of town.
I stayed there twice and liked it.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/albergue-o-durminento#bloque-informacion

 

[Jochen_Schmidtke]

Hoping for advice from those in the know please , I am walking from Sarria to Santiago in April 2016 and while I plan on not booking accommodation for all my camino I was thinking of prebooking in Sarria for the night I arrive to start my walk. Is this a good idea and if so where would be a good place to stay close to the Camino path or centre of town maybe ? Its my first time ever walking alone or even travelling to another country alone so am fairly nervous and trying to figure it all out. Thanks in advance for any tips

Hi Maryindigo.
There are plenty albergues in Sarría.
Buen Camino
Jochen

 

[Anniesantiago]

You can go to www.booking.com and find a nice albergue that you can book ahead.

 

[mspath]

Look up albergue O Durmiñento, it's private and you can pre-book. It's right on the Camino, in the centre of town.
I stayed there twice and liked it.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/albergue-o-durminento#bloque-informacion

I also loved it! You can book either a dorm bunk or a simple private room. Dinner also is available. All is spotless with crisp clean linens on all the beds/ bunks.
Buen camino!

 

[wayfarer]

I have twice stayed in Hotel dp cristal, its right on the Camino and has good food and lovely staff. Check Booking.com or tripadviser or their own site http://dpcristal.com/

 

[Lydia Gillen]

I think it is always a good idea to book your bed for the first night. That first day when you leave home and set out can be full of anxieties and there is no point in adding worry about getting a bed. Once you arrive the worries slip away like taking off your rucksack.

Buen Camino,
Lydia

 

[Mycamino Maya]

Hoping for advice from those in the know please , I am walking from Sarria to Santiago in April 2016 and while I plan on not booking accommodation for all my camino I was thinking of prebooking in Sarria for the night I arrive to start my walk. Is this a good idea and if so where would be a good place to stay close to the Camino path or centre of town maybe ? Its my first time ever walking alone or even travelling to another country alone so am fairly nervous and trying to figure it all out. Thanks in advance for any tips

Plenty of albergues in Sarria and in April you will not have problems. They have hotels also.

 

[Maryindigo]

Look up albergue O Durmiñento, it's private and you can pre-book. It's right on the Camino, in the centre of town.
I stayed there twice and liked it.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/albergue-o-durminento#bloque-informacion

Thanks domigee will look up that one sounds handy being right in the town.

 

[Maryindigo]

Hi Maryindigo.
There are plenty albergues in Sarría.
Buen Camino
Jochen

Thanks Jochen

 

[Maryindigo]

You can go to www.booking.com and find a nice albergue that you can book ahead.

Thanks Anniesantiago

 

[Maryindigo]

I also loved it! You can book either a dorm bunk or a simple private room. Dinner also is available. All is spotless with crisp clean linens on all the beds/ bunks.
Buen camino!

Thanks mspath
That sounds all exactly like the right place for me

 

[Maryindigo]

Plenty of albergues in Sarria and in April you will not have problems. They have hotels also.

Thanks Maya

 

[Maryindigo]

I have twice stayed in Hotel dp cristal, its right on the Camino and has good food and lovely staff. Check Booking.com or tripadviser or their own site http://dpcristal.com/

Thanks Wayfarer

 

[Maryindigo]

I think it is always a good idea to book your bed for the first night. That first day when you leave home and set out can be full of anxieties and there is no point in adding worry about getting a bed. Once you arrive the worries slip away like taking off your rucksack.

Buen Camino,
Lydia

Thanks Lydia
This is exactly me a worrywart lol
Especially since its my first time away alone.Im definitely going to book one for my first night and after that itll be in the hands of fate for the rest of my Camino but I know ill relax more heading over if im booked for that first night,.
Thanks Again

 

[domigee]

Thanks Lydia
This is exactly me a worrywart lol
Especially since its my first time away alone.Im definitely going to book one for my first night and after that itll be in the hands of fate for the rest of my Camino but I know ill relax more heading over if im booked for that first night,.
Thanks Again

You'll be just fine! Buen camino!

 

[2sassytravelers]

For our first night on our Camino from Sarria to Santiago, we did book our lodging in Sarria at the Alb. Monasterio (10€ each). It was nice not to have to think about “where am I going to stay tonight?”.

The Alb. Monasterio is right on the Camino and just down the way from Km marker 111. Nothing fancy here, kitchen with pots and utensils, vending machines with food items, no breakfast, lights off at 22:00 and on at 07:00. They provide you with covers for your mattress and pillow and there were blankets available for you to use. I liked the fact that they had FREE lockers for you to lock away your packs while you went out seeing the town.

We did our Camino in May of 2015 and had no problems finding lodging on the Camino.

Buen Camino

 

[ValPereira]

Great idea to book a place to stay in your first night. I walked from Sarria to Santiago in September 2013 and I had a hotel for the first night. You want to make sure to be well rested to start the best , unforgettable journey of you life.
Buen Camino!

 

[Maryindigo]

Great idea to book a place to stay in your first night. I walked from Sarria to Santiago in September 2013 and I had a hotel for the first night. You want to make sure to be well rested to start the best , unforgettable journey of you life.
Buen Camino!

Thanks ValPereira , Do you know Can you still get your passport stamped in a hotel?

 

[Maryindigo]

Hi again Guys
Boththe Albergue O durinento and Monaster de La Magdelena both came up with no vacancies for the dates I tried over a few datesin April , does anyone know if this is likely to be already booked out fornext April or is it too soon for them to take a booking. Thanks

 

[jefferyonthecamino]

Hoping for advice from those in the know please , I am walking from Sarria to Santiago in April 2016 and while I plan on not booking accommodation for all my camino I was thinking of prebooking in Sarria for the night I arrive to start my walk. Is this a good idea and if so where would be a good place to stay close to the Camino path or centre of town maybe ? Its my first time ever walking alone or even travelling to another country alone so am fairly nervous and trying to figure it all out. Thanks in advance for any tips

i would, and at the alfonso IX if its within your budget

 

[mspath]

April 2016 may be a date too far in the future for albergues to consider now. Hotels and bars can also stamp your Credencial; it need not always be an albergue.

Happy planning and Buen camino!

 

[Lydia Gillen]

Mary,
There are three things that I would advise first time pilgrims to bring with them.
1. A nice pilgrim attitude of gratitude for being able to do the Camino and for all the help and services you get from other pilgrims and especially from the Spanish people.
2.A nicely trained body.
3 A little knowledge of Spanish which will enrich your experience so very much.

You will notice that none of these add even one gram to the weight of your rucksack.
Buen Camino.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Thanks ValPereira , Do you know Can you still get your passport stamped in a hotel?

Hi, yes you can. Wish you well and a Buen Camino, Peter.

 

[Maryindigo]

Thank you Peter , Mary

 

[camino07]

Look up albergue O Durmiñento, it's private and you can pre-book. It's right on the Camino, in the centre of town.
I stayed there twice and liked it.
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/albergue-o-durminento#bloque-informacion

We also pre booked here and loved it.

 

[KiwiNomad06]

Hi again Guys
Boththe Albergue O durinento and Monaster de La Magdelena both came up with no vacancies for the dates I tried over a few datesin April , does anyone know if this is likely to be already booked out fornext April or is it too soon for them to take a booking. Thanks

Chances are you are trying to book too early. Easter is late March in 2016, so that shouldn't be a factor. Bookings will be heavy again close to May 1st as many people take advantage of that holiday date to get started.
Margaret

 

[Maryindigo]

Mary,
There are three things that I would advise first time pilgrims to bring with them.
1. A nice pilgrim attitude of gratitude for being able to do the Camino and for all the help and services you get from other pilgrims and especially from the Spanish people.
2.A nicely trained body.
3 A little knowledge of Spanish which will enrich your experience so very much.

You will notice that none of these add even one gram to the weight of your rucksack.
Buen Camino.

Lydia
Thank you for your lovely thoughts. Have been hoping and planning to do this for several years so am heading of with huge gratitude for this experience and being able to meet new people and have new experiences along the way. I have been walking and hiking for a few years so hopefully the body wont let me dwn lol and have also been learning the very basics in Spanish in case of emergency. not sure my Spanish will be understandable but am going to give it a shot !
Thanks again Mary

 

[jcat]

I am doing Sarria - Santiago next week. I pre-booked DP Cristal for my night in Sarria.
When I am done, I will be posting a trip report.

 

[Maryindigo]

For our first night on our Camino from Sarria to Santiago, we did book our lodging in Sarria at the Alb. Monasterio (10€ each). It was nice not to have to think about “where am I going to stay tonight?”.

The Alb. Monasterio is right on the Camino and just down the way from Km marker 111. Nothing fancy here, kitchen with pots and utensils, vending machines with food items, no breakfast, lights off at 22:00 and on at 07:00. They provide you with covers for your mattress and pillow and there were blankets available for you to use. I liked the fact that they had FREE lockers for you to lock away your packs while you went out seeing the town.

We did our Camino in May of 2015 and had no problems finding lodging on the Camino.

Buen Camino

Thanks so much I was able to get a booking here at the monastery. Am reallyexcited and lookingforward to it