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I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
I stayed at the Seminario last June 26,27,28. I made the reservation for the first night via booking.com only a couple days in advance. I loved my little monk's chamber private room. I booked the additional two nights on the spot. The seminario is a good 20 minute walk from the cathedral. You have to walk down a fairly steep incline, then up again to the building. The grounds are expansive and the building very nice, but the distance was a pain. One thing I noticed was that there were a lot of señoras around the cathedral who approached me (probably because I was cultured and classy looking) and asked if I needed a room nearby. After doing that up and down walk a few times, I was kind of sorry that I had already reserved in advance.I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
One popular favorite is the Hospederia San Martino also close to the cathedral which offers both regular tourist accommodation and private albergue rooms.
This is definately my favourite. We have stayed in many places in Santiago, including several times at the San Martin Pinario, which is great and has a lot of atmosphere, BUT the rooms are far, far better at Pension das Hortas, not to mention the super bathroom and the patio and the orchard behind.PR Hortas at Rua Hortas, close to new Oficina de Peregrinos is my absolute favourite!!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re..._de_Compostela_A_Coruna_Province_Galicia.html
Still available at that date.
I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
You've had some great responses Roxey; hope you have found something that will work for you. Say hello to my friends in Parksville. MaggieI'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
I stayed there for a night at Barbantes Libredon last August and thought it was great. Room not large, but modern. And excellent location. I booked on booking.com 'on the hoof' the night before. I was disappointed when I looked to book it for a night in this coming May. I could see that their booking was 'desactualizado' on their website and they had disappeared from booking.com. Thanks to @peregrina2000 for helpful info above. I will look in March and may make a reservation then.
@mspath Am I missing something at Hospederia San Martino? I loved the place when I walked through it last year. I looked for a bed for this May, back in January, on booking.com and it was significantly more expensive than the Parador! I know that the price depends to some extent on how many people are looking for a bed on the day in question.
I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
Thanks @AllanHG and @C clearly for very useful, if slightly dispiriting explanation. I have found booking.com tremendously practical on many occasions, but this casts a new light on possible side issues!We stayed at the Hospederia San Martino in Santiago and booked it through Booking.com as we were concerned about not finding a place when we arrived in Santiago. We found out, when we arrived, that we were paying a much higher rate than pilgrims who walked in and got a room (I believe that part of the hotel is exclusively for pilgrims). Also, pilgrims who got the reduced rate had a very nice breakfast included in the price of their room. I was disappointed that Brierley did not include this information when he lists it as one of the places to stay in Santiago.
The only rooms that booking.com has for Hospedaria San Martin Pinario are the nicer, hotel rooms on the 3rd (?) floor. The cheaper rooms that you heard about are on the fourth floor. They are the old seminarians' rooms, not renovated, very simple. Old furniture, old bathrooms. Clean sheets and towels, though! The only way to reserve those "albergue" rooms is to contact San Martin directly. If you book through San Martin's website, you will be booking the hotel rooms, just like if you go through booking. You can choose a hotel room with or without breakfast included. Breakfast is included in the price of the "albergue" rooms., So it's not a question of pilgrims getting a better price, it's that the "pilgrim rooms" are different, much more basic, and cheaper.
As Laurie notes for reserving a pilgrim albergue room contact Hospederia San Martin Pinario DIRECTLY not via their website nor by Booking.com.
Use this email to ask for or reserve a pilgrim albergue room.
info@sanmartinpinario.eu.
I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
Hello,I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
Did you stay in the pilgrim's section or the regular rooms? I booked through their website and added a request for a pilgrim's room although I may want a little more luxe after 33 days of albergues. What do you think?Loved San Martin Pinario
Hi Roxey,I'm going to end up (God willing) in Santiago about June 7. I was told that the Barbandes Libredon was a great place to stay, but when I checked out their website, it appears the hotel is fully booked...for the rest of 2016. Apparently the calendar days in red are "full" and those in gold are "some open"...all the days are red from now, right through until the end of next fall. I sent them an email; but no answer. Am I missing something... have they closed down... or is it just that great a place to stay
AND...there is a gelato shop at the ground level!What's your budget?
I have always treated myself to a private room in Santiago. Well deserved if I say so myself, and ain't nothing like taking a long, hot shower and relaxing with no other pilgrims around.
Anyway, my favorite place to stay there is A Casa do Peregrino. It's a pensiones right on the Camino about 200 meters before you reach the cathedral and plaza. I think it was 40 Euros a night when I stayed there.
yeah, had a couple of scoops from there myself...and it is popularAND...there is a gelato shop at the ground level!
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