- Time of past OR future Camino
- June: Camino Frances from Pamplona
Hello all!
My wife and I are arriving into SJPDP on the the Alsa bus at 19:15 on August 14. Will the municipal albergue still be open and how likely are we to find a bed? I see it has only 24 beds. Will there be other options (parish albergue, etc.) that don't involve paying 60 Euros for a bed?
When I left from Pamplona a year ago, it was easy because I stayed at Jose y Maria and they have 100+ beds, but SJPDP seems to be an entirely different situation, more like a tourist destination than anything else. I wasn't keen on hiking from SJPDP because of the climb, but I agreed because my wife doesn't think it is actually hiking the CF unless you start from the beginning. But I don't want to arrive at a time when ". . .there's no room at the inn." Can forum members share their experiences of SJPDP with regards to lodging in August? I just want to get out of there the next morning; I don't care about accommodations as long as they are cheap and AVAILABLE. What is it like in August? Will all the albergues be full, especially if we arrive so late in the evening, or do you advise staying over in Pamplona, then bussing to SJPDP and just start walking (not staying overnight at all in SJPDP).
Any information will be greatly appreciated. My wife is not a traveler. I mean she's a hell of a walker & climber (she leaves me in the dust!), but she doesn't like international travel or the intricacies of "getting there," she just likes to walk. I convinced her to come along, but I don't want to leave her to sleep on the street the first night, or worse than that (as she is very frugal), pay 60 Euros for a hotel.
Thanks for any help.
Barry
Warmly,
Barry
My wife and I are arriving into SJPDP on the the Alsa bus at 19:15 on August 14. Will the municipal albergue still be open and how likely are we to find a bed? I see it has only 24 beds. Will there be other options (parish albergue, etc.) that don't involve paying 60 Euros for a bed?
When I left from Pamplona a year ago, it was easy because I stayed at Jose y Maria and they have 100+ beds, but SJPDP seems to be an entirely different situation, more like a tourist destination than anything else. I wasn't keen on hiking from SJPDP because of the climb, but I agreed because my wife doesn't think it is actually hiking the CF unless you start from the beginning. But I don't want to arrive at a time when ". . .there's no room at the inn." Can forum members share their experiences of SJPDP with regards to lodging in August? I just want to get out of there the next morning; I don't care about accommodations as long as they are cheap and AVAILABLE. What is it like in August? Will all the albergues be full, especially if we arrive so late in the evening, or do you advise staying over in Pamplona, then bussing to SJPDP and just start walking (not staying overnight at all in SJPDP).
Any information will be greatly appreciated. My wife is not a traveler. I mean she's a hell of a walker & climber (she leaves me in the dust!), but she doesn't like international travel or the intricacies of "getting there," she just likes to walk. I convinced her to come along, but I don't want to leave her to sleep on the street the first night, or worse than that (as she is very frugal), pay 60 Euros for a hotel.
Thanks for any help.
Barry
Warmly,
Barry