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There are many albergues that are not secure. I wouldn't avoid one just because they have been hit.
We stayed here before and the described location actually is the albergue's charm.dutch_pelgrima said:I would strongly advice pelgrims NOT to stay at the albergue Maribel Roncal in CIZUR MENOR. The reason is that the rooms of this albergue are situated around a courtyard/garden AND cannot be locked.
fraluchi said:We stayed here before and the described location actually is the albergue's charm.dutch_pelgrima said:I would strongly advice pelgrims NOT to stay at the albergue Maribel Roncal in CIZUR MENOR. The reason is that the rooms of this albergue are situated around a courtyard/garden AND cannot be locked.
That there had been theft during your stay, the scale of which seems ludicrous, should not be a reason to send this albergue into oblivion. Rather a warning to pilgrims that, wherever they stay, important belongings must be kept under constant control (passport, money, electronics, etc.)
This flame is from a first time poster. Thefts happen, and Cizur Menor is close to Pamplona, so it is easily targeted. Tens of thousands of pilgrims have nothing but praise for Maribel, and she does everything possible to make the stay pleasant. Recommending that the place be avoided is an unworthy slur. I am a three time customer.I really do not understand why the lady running this Albergue does not warn their guests before they go to sleep. I would have much appreciate such a warning and would probably not lost my iPhone.
I really can not recommend this Albergue as obviously the lady does not care at all what happened already so many times in her house.
If you go there anyway, please send my regards to that lady and inform her and all pilgrims with you, that they should sleep with their belongings in bed. Avoid as well to charge your mobiles or other devices over night as this is directly at the doors.
Don't bring anything with you on the camino that you cannot afford to lose.
Short but sweet.....THE best advice.Don't bring anything with you on the camino that you cannot afford to lose.
You mean like . . . Ego? Attachment to material goods? Vanity? Obsession with being in control? Excessive self-reliance?Don't bring anything with you on the camino that you cannot afford to lose.
Don't bring anything with you on the camino that you cannot afford to lose.
There probably WAS a lock on the door. I just didn't think at the time to use it. It was our very first night in an albergue and we had no idea what to expect. Afterwards I thought about it and realized that I could have locked it at a sensible time.I'm so confused as to why they don't put locks on the doors???? - isn't it better for people to knock after a certain hour than to put everyone else at risk? Just doesn't make sense to me and I don't think it has anything to do with being attached to material possessions. I'm bringing an iphone bc i can use it as a phone, camera, voice memo, gps, alarm clock, etc. I would hate to wake up without it and don't think it's in the spirit of the camino to have to worry if your personal possessions are going to get stolen from right under your nose. There's a normal level of precaution and then there's sleeping in a place that doesn't lock it's doors when they've been victim to numerous robberies. That seems suspicious to me and I would not choose to stay there if I had a choice.
Oh I didn't mean you specifically -I meant whoever leaves at 10pm - I've read that a lot of other albergues also don't lock their doors but it's one entrance not as easy to escape as this one mentioned I guess - in any case this is disheartening - I don't want to feel like I need to look over my shoulder or not even get a good night's rest bc if your bag is stolen - yeah it's just stuff - but you need that stuff to finish the camino so you have to buy it all over again along the way or cut your trip short and it just puts a damper on things to read about these incidents.There probably WAS a lock on the door. I just didn't think at the time to use it. It was our very first night in an albergue and we had no idea what to expect. Afterwards I thought about it and realized that I could have locked it at a sensible time.
Don't bring anything with you on the camino that you cannot afford to lose.
... I'm bringing an iphone bc i can use it as a phone, camera, voice memo, gps, alarm clock, etc. I would hate to wake up without it and don't think it's in the spirit of the camino to have to worry if your personal possessions are going to get stolen from right under your nose. ...
But Reb, without a passport I can't get home!
Of course you can still get home Kanga....passports ARE replaceable - maybe not without quite some inconvenience, but, more fool anyone for letting their passport out of their possession. Sue.
Completely agree! She certainly took good care of me (and my blisters!) this past August.And so the warning is....?
I stayed at Maribel Roncal's Cizur Minor Albergue
and found it delightful. She is a truly generous soul
who loves looking after pilgrims. It was a priviledge
and an honor to stay in her albergue.
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