When you send a parcel or bag to Casa Ivar it goes through the regular mail service, not via their Mochila transport service. So you follow @ivar's instructions here:
https://casaivar.com/luggage-storage-in-santiago-de-compostela/
If you mail...
You might try some of the top-end tours, such as those offered by Nat Geo. That's the kind of accommodation they offer, plus full support for a nice walk.
Encouragement to go outside the comfort zone - lots of us who are in our 60s and 70s stay...
I forgot to mention Paradors. I'll let them introduce themselves and others, who have stayed in one or more, can add their opinions.
https://paradores.es/en/
They have a club (free membership) that will give you some perks...
I'm not sure how hotels are rated worldwide but Spain rates by amenities supplied. It isn't by perceived quality. You may find you like a 3 star hotel just fine. The webpage below covers what you can can expect for each rating...
Thank you, everyone! Your kind words are so encouraging. And here I was just posting an invite for our party!! Really appreciate all of your warmth and kindess as well.
Hello everyone!
Pilgrim House Welcome Center turns 10 years old this week! If you'll be in Santiago on Tuesday, July 23, please stop in to celebrate with us:
We'll have an Open House and snacks all day long, so join us for the festivities if...
Sunday....
...in the fields on an overcast day - a dusty eight hours from meadow to village, through swamps and grain, then an hour or so at the end of the day along a roman road, passing through fields of waist high borage...
...to Wiggington...
On Nidderdale way from Pateley Bridge to Lofthouse
Lovely grassy paths and pretty villages
At Wate village we visited the smallest Methodist church in England
We met the warden who told us the history of the church, an irregular pentagon built...
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