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But remember that booking sites don't have access to all the available beds/rooms at albergues, pensiones, etc. You can call or directly email the properties to see if they have availability.Booking.com or hotel.com can help identify and reserve places to stay for the next evening, i
This (sleeping in a cell) might be my favourite Camino story of all! Nice!Sit down, have a drink at the local bar. Ask the barkeeper or the local guys in there for help. Often there's a spare room upstairs they can put you in, or their Aunt Leandra can put you in the guest room. This doesn't work well for big groups, however.
Another shocking possibility is the classic pilgrim backup option: bed down on the church porch. Locals may see you there and take pity on you. There is no hot shower or massage service, but you are at least out of the rain. In rural areas, at the right time of year, you can bed down on a big stack of hay bales. (I've done this, with a couple of friends. Not a great night's sleep, but it makes for a good story later on.)
If worse comes to worst, contact the police. They will grumble, but they will find a place for you if you make enough noise.
(yes, I slept one night in a jail cell. It was nicer than some of pilgrim albergues I've experienced...)
Haha, to jail cells— I’ve spent a few nights in jail cells that local police provided for me to help a wandering foreigner. True generosity! I can’t say that the jail cells were very comfortable!Sit down, have a drink at the local bar. Ask the barkeeper or the local guys in there for help. Often there's a spare room upstairs they can put you in, or their Aunt Leandra can put you in the guest room. This doesn't work well for big groups, however.
Another shocking possibility is the classic pilgrim backup option: bed down on the church porch. Locals may see you there and take pity on you. There is no hot shower or massage service, but you are at least out of the rain. In rural areas, at the right time of year, you can bed down on a big stack of hay bales. (I've done this, with a couple of friends. Not a great night's sleep, but it makes for a good story later on.)
If worse comes to worst, contact the police. They will grumble, but they will find a place for you if you make enough noise.
(yes, I slept one night in a jail cell. It was nicer than some of pilgrim albergues I've experienced...)
Also, how many days in advance should I plan to reserve a place in orisson and roncesvalles? Planning to stop in Orisson as I am really not used to walking that much with a sack. Hope that I can slowly build up the required fitness level by taking it easy on the first few days of the journey.
Good advice. If you are unsure about your preparation, absolutely find a way not to attempt the long trek to Roncesvalles in a single day. My thought is that it will prove to be too much for some and undermine the spirit of the Camino, especially if you do not have a reservation in Roncesvalles. The gold standard is a reservation, ASAP, at both Orisson and Roncesvalles.Orisson is very popular, and several months fully booked.
But it is a very good idea to half the tremendous rise for first day.
If no luck with Orisson, try Kayola which belong to Orisson and
possible to reserve via Orisson. It is just 800 meters before.
Diner and breakfast possible in Orisson.
good advice but why does no-one ever advise using onlypilgrims.com I dont often book ahead but on the rare occasion I do, that is my preferred site.Hi, and welcome to the forum.
Make your reservations as soon as you know your days for arrival at both locations. Waiting increases the possibility of having no beds available, especially at Orisson.
What do you do if you arrive and alburgues are full? First: Seek alternative lodging at local hotels, casa rurals, hostels, hostals, etc.
Second: If EVERYTHING is full, then go to a bar and have them call a taxi for you. Take the taxi to the next town, spend the night at lodging there. The next morning you take a taxi back to where you stopped the day before, and continue walking.
Also, use strategies like avoiding ending your day at Brierley's Guide's end stages; stop at a village BEFORE or AFTER a Brierley stage.
Booking.com or hotel.com can help identify and reserve places to stay for the next evening, if you find that things are really crowded and a problem with finding a place to stay..
good advice but why does no-one ever advise using onlypilgrims.com I dont often book ahead but on the rare occasion I do, that is my preferred site.
Please Trecile, don’t tell everyoneUp until around O Cebreiro, the Camino is less busy in the summer months than Spring and early Autumn. Look at this graph of pilgrims leaving SJPDP - the peaks are May and September.
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Booking.comHello everyone, I have been lurking around for a while and found loads of great info, thank you, amazing forum.
Kind of worried about this reservation problems thing, what if I find myself unable to reserve because of full booking. Will I have to sleep outside? Any "horror stories"?
Also, how many days in advance should I plan to reserve a place in orisson and roncesvalles? Planning to stop in Orisson as I am really not used to walking that much with a sack. Hope that I can slowly build up the required fitness level by taking it easy on the first few days of the journey.
Any thoughts? Thank you in advance for your replies!
Thanks for posting this. I'd love to see a similar graph from Sarria. Do you know of one?Up until around O Cebreiro, the Camino is less busy in the summer months than Spring and early Autumn. Look at this graph of pilgrims leaving SJPDP - the peaks are May and September.
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