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This trip is my first so I have played safe and used hotels. I would like to try the hostels - but have seen a few comments about people not sleeping well after being disturbed by others in the night.
I wonder what the general experience is. Do people get a decent nights sleep in the dormitory’s ?
Cheers. Mick (two days left to reach Santiago and loving it )
sorry my best nights were in my own room.Bring some good earplugs. I find hotels quite nice every now and then, but the best nights were always in hostels. There you will meet your last-minute dinner companions, drinking buddies or conversation partners. Book a hotel to catch up on some sleep every four or five days. Buen camino!
I haven't listed to it yet, but there is actually a podcast designed specifically to put you to sleep called Sleep With Me.
yes, it's not for the other thing.Are you sure the podcast is designed to put you to sleep? The title implies a certain indulgence not normally granted in an albergue.
Try it - one night of poor sleep is not a big risk. Of course you shouldn't expect to sleep as well as you would at home in your own bed. Beyond that it depends on many things, and there are no guarantees. You would do it to experience the other positives, and when they are overshadowed by negatives, you take a night with a private room.Do people get a decent nights sleep in the dormitory’s ?
I have Lyme disease so rest is a must. Therefore, I pay the extra and use booking.com.This trip is my first so I have played safe and used hotels. I would like to try the hostels - but have seen a few comments about people not sleeping well after being disturbed by others in the night.
I wonder what the general experience is. Do people get a decent nights sleep in the dormitory’s ?
Cheers. Mick (two days left to reach Santiago and loving it )
I too don’t care for earplugs. I listen to white noise through earbuds. Wearing a buff helps keep the earbuds in. When I wear earplugs I hear my blood coursing through my head...drives me to distraction.It really depends on how well you sleep in general, and how well you are ae to tune out your surroundings to sleep. I don't y use earplugs, instead I listen to podcasts on my phone. Something just interesting enough to hold my interest but not so engaging that it keeps me awake. For me, actively listening to something works better than trying not to hear something. I haven't listed to it yet, but there is actually a podcast designed specifically to put you to sleep called Sleep With Me.
I would encourage you to give albergues a try.
I had a great experience also in Grañon, but hardly slept a wink. I’ve decided that mats on a hard floor just doesn’t cut it for me anymore. I love the communal meals at the albergues. I do think though that I may treat myself a couple more times to a Hotel Rural or pensione along the way.Bringing earplugs is a good idea. You will likely get a better sleep in a hotel. You may find that you have a better experience in an albergue. For many people, one of the highlights of the Camino experience is the camaraderie with fellow pilgrims. You can certainly experience some of that while staying in hotels and meeting fellow pilgrims while walking or at bar stops. But my experience is that the camaraderie is immeasurably strengthened when staying at albergues. It makes it so much easier to spend so much more time with them.
On our 2016 Camino, I would say we experienced the complete range from staying in hotels (Burgos and Astorga on rest days and the Parador in SdC) to places like Grañon, where the people are brought together in a truly special way but also where we had probably the worst sleep of our Camino. I wouldn't want to spend my whole Camino at either end of the spectrum. Hotels make a nice occasional break but I much preferred albergues. It reinforced the "pilgrim" feeling. As well, I couldn't have slept on a mat on the floor with no pillow every night, either. The sweet spot for me was a nice albergue with a communal meal.
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