Olivia Covarrubias
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- I have walked from SJPP to Burgos in 2017
Will begin Burgos to Compostela in May of 2018
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Has anyone heard about a new "hospederia" opening in Sahagun?
Can anyone please tell me what a hospederia even is? Hostel, hostal, albergue??
Lastly, anyone have a recommendation to stay in Sahagun?
Thank you so much
Olivia
Great information, thank you so much!A hospederia is accommodation offered by a religious order. In Sahagun the Benedictines offer such from April to mid October. See more info here -- https://www.gronze.com/castilla-y-leon/leon/sahagun/albergue-hospederia-madres-benedictinas
I noticed that the link to the Hospederia is incorrect. it should be http://www.hospederiasantacruz.com, and not .net unless it's a different place entirely, but I don't think so. Thanks so much again!A hospederia is accommodation offered by a religious order. In Sahagun the Benedictines offer such from April to mid October. See more info here -- https://www.gronze.com/castilla-y-leon/leon/sahagun/albergue-hospederia-madres-benedictinas
I don't think that a hospedería is always run/owned by a religious order. If you Google "hospedería Spain" you will find some that aren't religious.Great information, thank you so much!
This is not the same place as the that in Sahagun but it is run by Benedictines.I noticed that the link to the Hospederia is incorrect. it should be http://www.hospederiasantacruz.com, and not .net unless it's a different place entirely, but I don't think so. Thanks so much again!
Just a hair short of not being donativo! I love the concept of donativo, but it seems to irritate those who provide it. I am still on the side that says "don't complain about 'free' if you won't set a price." The idea was pretty much dead several hundred thousand annual pilgrims ago. While it is hard to give up tradition and the past, it looks like we almost have. I am sure I have offended many, so l apologize in advance. I will always "like" the "donativo does not mean free" threads, as anachronistic as I may be.It is a "5 euro suggested donativo" non-profit albergue
thank you for clarifying. I ended up making reservations at Restaurante El Ruedo instead.Sorry, people. I should have posted here at the same time.
Hospederia Santa Cruz is a new project of the Marist Fathers missionaries. They are taking over running the novitiate and retreat house at the Madres Benedictinas convent, which was run as a hostel for the past few years. (The Benedictinas are still there!)
The website tells the story: It is a "5 euro suggested donativo" non-profit albergue, with additional double and single rooms at set prices, for those who want more privacy. It is a Christian operation, and will bring much-needed pilgrim Masses and blessings as well as opportunity for pilgrims to meet and talk with priests who speak several languages. Communal dinners, volunteer hospitaleros.
I worked with the Marists on the Camino Chaplaincy Meseta program. I have every confidence in their kind hearts and competence.
www.alberguesensahagun.es is the place to go for photos, etc.
I dont know this place but is it not just a revamp of an albergue that is already there?Has anyone heard about a new "hospederia" opening in Sahagun?
Can anyone please tell me what a hospederia even is? Hostel, hostal, albergue??
Lastly, anyone have a recommendation to stay in Sahagun?
Thank you so much
Olivia
It sounds that way from all the replies. We aren't staying there. Decided to book somewhere else. Thanks though.I dont know this place but is it not just a revamp of an albergue that is already there?
Thanks for the interesting link - I've bookmarked it!Please read the following definition of the term --
It is not "just a revamp" unless you are just looking for a cheap bed. This place offers a traditional welcome: communal dinners, a chance to talk to a minister and attend a pilgrim Mass, things not available til now in Sahagun. For pilgrims traveling with a religious intention, that's pretty large.
@Rebekah Scott ,Sorry, people. I should have posted here at the same time.
Hospederia Santa Cruz is a new project of the Marist Fathers missionaries. They are taking over running the novitiate and retreat house at the Madres Benedictinas convent, which was run as a hostel for the past few years. (The Benedictinas are still there!)
The website tells the story: It is a "5 euro suggested donativo" non-profit albergue, with additional double and single rooms at set prices, for those who want more privacy. It is a Christian operation, and will bring much-needed pilgrim Masses and blessings as well as opportunity for pilgrims to meet and talk with priests who speak several languages. Communal dinners, volunteer hospitaleros.
I worked with the Marists on the Camino Chaplaincy Meseta program. I have every confidence in their kind hearts and competence.
www.alberguesensahagun.es is the place to go for photos, etc.
@Rebekah Scott ,
I am currently planning to walk the camino de Madrid to Sahagun in the fall and would like to know when this albergue will close for the season, as I should very much like to stay there. Gronze says Oct. 12. which seems very early, but does not give any information on the new management, so there may be an update. I have not yet bought my air ticket and would like to see if I can fit this albergue into my camino. If you know their planned closing date, I should appreciate hearing it. With thanks for updating us on this changed service to pilgrims.
Mary Louise
@Rebekah Scott ,
I am currently planning to walk the camino de Madrid to Sahagun in the fall and would like to know when this albergue will close for the season, as I should very much like to stay there. Gronze says Oct. 12. which seems very early, but does not give any information on the new management, so there may be an update. I have not yet bought my air ticket and would like to see if I can fit this albergue into my camino. If you know their planned closing date, I should appreciate hearing it. With thanks for updating us on this changed service to pilgrims.
Mary Louise
@Rebekah Scott ,
I am currently planning to walk the camino de Madrid to Sahagun in the fall and would like to know when this albergue will close for the season, as I should very much like to stay there. Gronze says Oct. 12. which seems very early, but does not give any information on the new management, so there may be an update. I have not yet bought my air ticket and would like to see if I can fit this albergue into my camino. If you know their planned closing date, I should appreciate hearing it. With thanks for updating us on this changed service to pilgrims.
Mary Louise
Might try it myself and since I dont do bookings I am pretty flexible. I may decide to stop at the town before Sahagun and walk right through the next day. The temptation to take a train to León is very strongIt sounds that way from all the replies. We aren't staying there. Decided to book somewhere else. Thanks though.
@MichioDoes anyone have a working email for this Albergue? I don't speak much Spanish so would find using the phone a bit daunting, and the contact form on their website doesn't work.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Michio
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