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I know that I read on this forum that the Xunta, probably at the behest of the hotel industry, has passed new regulations requiring albergues (except for municipal ones) to have cloth sheets and to give all pilgrims a clean towel. I just finished the Norte, and the cloth sheets I saw were in albergues that had opened within the last few months. And only in one did I get a towel.
Agreed. It's a luxury which puts a heavy burden, physically and financially, on the albergue operators. Bye-bye "cheap" accommodation as a result.I think cloth sheets and a towel for every pilgrim is asking a bit too much.[...]But as the pilgrimage becomes more for tourists than for pilgrims, I guess things are changing.
While it is a nice perk not to have to unpack all your gear, I see this more as a hygene issue: keep the bed bug you are careying in your backpack instead of giving it a new mattress and albergue to infest.I think cloth sheets and a towel for every pilgrim is asking a bit too much.
Yes, bye-bye ridiculously cheap accomodation. Nothing wrong with that. And really make sure donativos are for those in need, not those in search for a bargain so they can buy an extra 1€ bottle of tinto.Agreed. It's a luxury which puts a heavy burden, physically and financially, on the albergue operators. Bye-bye "cheap" accommodation as a result.
But they need 10-12-15-20, plus the washer and drier, and electricty. But that's the idea. How much does it cost to de-bedbug an albergue? And do we pay for that?We can help with the financial strain, if possible we can go buy a cotton sheet and or towel and give it to the albergue.
Yup, contributong to bedbug transfer reduction. And willing to be a fairer price.I couldn’t believe my eyes when I opened my locker and saw them, clean and ready to put on my bed myself. ... Only 14 euros but it was almost like staying in an hotel.
Jill
Agreed. It's a luxury which puts a heavy burden, physically and financially, on the albergue operators. Bye-bye "cheap" accommodation as a result.
I'm all in favor of less throw-away stuff, but the burden on an albergue to wash and dry all that stuff every day is substantial. And I'd rather have a paper sheet than a dirty cloth sheet.
Why does the local gov get to meddle in the price private albergues charge? I can certainly understand why they would not be happy. It's not as if this is a very lucrative business. Set the hygene standards yes, but the price charged for a night?... the regulations require that top and bottom sheets be given, along with the towel, with no increase in prices.
Not only are municipal albergues exempted, but also the ones run by the church
Why does the local gov get to meddle in the price private albergues charge? I can certainly understand why they would not be happy. It's not as if this is a very lucrative business. Set the hygene standards yes, but the price charged for a night?
Yes, bye-bye ridiculously cheap accomodation. Nothing wrong with that. And really make sure donativos are for those in need, not those in search for a bargain so they can buy an extra 1€ bottle of tinto.
All the new ones are non-pilgrim specific? Is that some rule?The newly opened albergues are not pilgrim-specific,
Amen!I would much rather money be spent on those all enclosing vinyl bed-bug proof mattresses covers.
When Galician Xunta albergues started issuing them a few years back, they were donativo. To generate revenue, a 5E charge was instituted and the disposable sheet used to justify the charge! They began in hypocrisy and have given birth to an equally hypocritical policy on linen sheets and towels. I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you.I hate those paper fitted mattress covers.
I fail to see how "hiring" a bed sheet and having the albergue add the clean blanket or duvet is any different than making albergues provide sheets?The best scenario for me is, was, and always has been, the old rule in UK Youth Hostels: you provide your own sheet liner (or hire one from them), and they provide a clean blanket or duvet.
Jill
I fail to see how "hiring" a bed sheet and having the albergue add the clean blanket or duvet is any different than making albergues provide sheets?
I see, hiring was not to "go-to" way of doing things. I for one would bring a bedsheet if I could find one made of ultralight material, and plop it on top of what is alredy there. And spray it with Permethryn. Actually, I have been knownto take a piece of tule sprayed with permethryn to cover the mattress.Most people brought their own liner, so the establishment had to provide only a few for those who didn’t have one. (I’m talking about how the old UK Youth Hostels operated – very successfully too.)
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