Refugio Gaucelmo

[Gark]

I am working as a hospitalero at Refugio Gaucaelmo. Pilgrims are generally very positive both face to face and in the coments they write in the visitors book.

So I was very surprised to see that Gaucelmo is rated on this site as being below every other albergue on the same etapa. If you have stayed at Gaucelmo please tell about your experiences and rate us on the page

Thanks David Garcia

 

[annakappa]

The Refugio Guacelmo is one of my Top 5 on the Camino.
As I have mentioned before, the rating system on this Forum is, for better of another word, weird!
A better system would have been for everyone to make their comment ( good and bad) as practiced on the Spanish Eroski Consumer site. Anne

 

[Kiwi-family]

At annakappa's encouragement, we stayed there and LOVED it.
If you happen to find a small gold wedding band, it belongs to my mother-in-law.....my father-in-law wore it around his neck after his wife was killed - he dropped it there and we couldn't find it, despite looking long and hard.
Anyway, the barn was great, but it was the welcome that really made our stay - and the children still talk about the man who could make them smile there.

 

[KiwiNomad06]

Have just made a quick rating. Tried to comment but Disqus wanted more info than I was prepared to let it have. So here is my comment here.
"Really great welcome here- hospitaleros go the extra mile to make you feel welcome and at home. Bunks well spread out- feeling of spaciousness. Very clean. Loved the huge garden at the back- would have been so lovely to enjoy if the weather had been better! So close to the church where the monks lead an evening service, and restaurants/grocery shop just a short walk- great for resting those tired legs for the next day's climb."

Margaret

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Some troll has made multiple entries for quite a few albergues in the rating system, so that the ratings are not much use. It could have been a useful guide for potential pilgrims, but it is pretty useless now.

For example, there are now nearly 300 ratings for Albergue Irugoienea in Espinal. Who even knows where it is, much less stayed there!

 

[ivar]

I will have a look at the star-system... and may just remove it. Maybe comments would be the best way of "rate" an albergue.

Will also have a look if I ditch the "Disqus" comment system.

Thanks for your feedback!
Ivar

 

[mspath]

Ivar,

If you ditch the Disqus comment system could you please keep the comments previously written? Many of these are most pertinent and useful since they describe what the writers found when on site. Rating with stars or numbers is SO dicey; how can the warmth of a hospitelero's smile, the shelter of a roof in a storm, or the joy of heat in winter be graded??

Margaret Meredith

 

[ivar]

Hi there,

I have removed the star-ratings... if I decide to remove Disqus the comments already made will be kept.

In about 30 minutes I will close the forum for the upgrade we have been talking about over the last weeks. Should be back in another 1-2 hours.

Saludos,
Ivar

 

[Carol06]

I am working as a hospitalero at Refugio Gaucaelmo. Pilgrims are generally very positive both face to face and in the coments they write in the visitors book.

So I was very surprised to see that Gaucelmo is rated on this site as being below every other albergue on the same etapa. If you have stayed at Gaucelmo please tell about your experiences and rate us on the page

Thanks David Garcia

One of my favourite stays. Lovely people. Afternoon tea and a roaring fire and beautiful grounds. Fabulous. How could anyone not like it?

 

[Deleted member 3000]

For better or worse, the star ratings are gone. It could have been a useful tool, but some troll posted a large number of negative ratings for some popular albergues. You can still leave comments, so put your reviews in the comments section of each specific albergue. Gaucelmo is one of the highly regarded ones!

 

[ivar]

For better or worse, the star ratings are gone. It could have been a useful tool, but some troll posted a large number of negative ratings for some popular albergues. You can still leave comments, so put your reviews in the comments section of each specific albergue. Gaucelmo is one of the highly regarded ones!

Yes, I disabled it since it seemed it was not useful. In fact, if it was misused (which I think it was) it gives the wrong information.. and that is worse than not having any stars at all.

Hopefully we can rely on comments to be more accurate way to measure popularity.

Saludos,
Ivar

 

[Bajaracer]

I had a great stay at Refugio Guacaelmo on 18Jul2013, afternoon tea, access to the herb garden for making dinner, free breakfast, and a Pilgrims mass at the church next door. One of the best Albergues on the Camino Frances.

 

[shellebelle]

The Refugio Guacaelmo is beautiful and peaceful. The afternoon tea was a lovely surprise.

 

[fraluchi]

The Confraternity of Saint James (CSJ) goes through great lengths to keep Refugio Guacelmo (and Miraz for that matter) operated within the true pilgrimage to Santiago spirit. The physical "product" is exceptional in its simplicity, duly maintained and functional for its purposes. The rotating hospitaleros are meticulously chosen, well-trained and service dedicated.
The Camino de Santiago Forum is not a "Tripadvisor" platform.
If any one has complaints to be aired about this Refugio, state the details and make a suggestion for possible improvements to CSJ.