Valcarlos albergue

[john1962]

Hi does anybody know if the albergue in Valcarlos is open? They are not replying to emails. I plan to stay there on Wednesday 26th
April.

 

[Bradypus]

The Valcarlos albergue is open all year round. Very unlikely that it is closed at the moment when the route is very busy. Perhaps you should try phoning them to confirm.

 

[mspath]

Usuallly you can book ahead via
luzaide-valcarlos@wanadoo.es or turismo@luzaide-valcarlos.net.

However I just received this response from them
"Contacte con José Carlos al 0034 685 510 435. Puede enviar whatsapp a este número."

There are NO services or supply stops between Valcarlos and Roncesvalles. Be sure to carry trail snacks and water.

 

[J Willhaus]

@john1962 do you have WhatsApp? It is useful to connect with albergues. As @mspath suggests, load Jose Carlos's number in your contacts and send him a WhatsApp message instead of emailing or calling.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I have stayed at the albergue in Valcarlos two times, and it has never been even half full. If it is open all year as others have indicated, you should have no trouble getting a bed, even as a walk-in.

 

[Glen Moray]

Yes, definitely open. Stayed there on the 11th April. Cost was Euro 15. If coming from the D128 don't walk all the way to the top but take the path towards the Arretxe Fronto-Pilotalekua black and white building and turn right, Albergue is at the bottom of the steps

 

[john1962]

Thank you everybody for all the advice. I will try and send a whatsapp to Jose Carlos

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Yes, definitely open. Stayed there on the 11th April. Cost was Euro 15. If coming from the D128 don't walk all the way to the top but take the path towards the Arretxe Fronto-Pilotalekua black and white building and turn right, Albergue is at the bottom of the steps

Yes, good directions; the albergue is rather "tucked away" and sort of out of sight.

 

[dougfitz]

My wife and I stayed there in May 2016. We just turned up - those were the days!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

This Gronze webpage shows the albergue's location and pictures, both inside and out.

Albergue municipal de Valcarlos | Albergue de Peregrinos en Valcarlos / Luzaide | Gronze.com

Información del albergue de peregrinos Albergue municipal de Valcarlos, en Valcarlos / Luzaide: Precio, plazas, características, etc...

www.gronze.com

 

[Former member 59618]

I stayed in Valcarlos end of September 2019; a very busy time of year. I simply showed up, got the key at the bar (hotel?) on the main road, and settled in. I shared the entire albergue with two other folks that night.

 

[mspath]

In easier happier years in winter I was often the only pilgrim in the Valcarlos albergue. I would then sleep in the dorm nearest the steps and raise the window shade at nighr to see the stars and at times the moon. ...At daybreak I would leave to begin the slow climb with many switchbacks up to Ibaneta.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

This Gronze webpage shows the albergue's location and pictures, both inside and out.

Albergue municipal de Valcarlos | Albergue de Peregrinos en Valcarlos / Luzaide | Gronze.com

Información del albergue de peregrinos Albergue municipal de Valcarlos, en Valcarlos / Luzaide: Precio, plazas, características, etc...

www.gronze.com

That is a good picture of the albergue. This is the only entrance and faces the back side of the building off the road, making it more obscure from the road.

 

[john1962]

Thank you which bar has the key if it's not at the albegue

 

[Former member 59618]

Thank you which bar has the key if it's not at the albegue

According to Gronze (with safari google translating): “The code to enter the hostel can be obtained: at the City Hall, at the Benta Azkena, at the Benta Ardandegia, and at the Tourist Information Point”.

 

[J Willhaus]

When you get there, there will probably be instructions on the door...

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

When you get there, there will probably be instructions on the door...

When we got there someone had already unlocked it from the inside after crawling through an open window.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

We had to go to the nearby bar to get the "code"; someone on the forum had mentioned it.

 

[Glen Moray]

There is now a combination lock and the code is now on the front door, so no need to get a key from a bar.

 

[David Tallan]

There is now a combination lock and the code is now on the front door, so no need to get a key from a bar.

If the code is posted on the locked door, what's the point of the lock?

 

[Camino Chrissy]

If the code is posted on the locked door, what's the point of the lock?

I thought about that too.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I wish I could find the picture of the combination door lock under the street number 4758 (or something) with the same numbers worn off the pushbuttons.