Having just completed the Camino Frances from SJPdeP in May/June this year I'm now at the planning stage for the Portuguese Way from Lisbon, probably in September/October. On the French route the general advice given was that albergues/hostels/pensions etc didn't need to be booked in advance because there were plenty of them and you'd never not get a bed. This was so wrong! The bed race was real! Thankfully I'd mostly booked ahead and in the places where I hadn't I left early morning to arrive where I planned to stay by about 1pm and was able to get a bed. By 3pm though everything was taken. Advice I've seen on the Portuguese route suggests that there are not many places to stay between Lisbon and Porto and it may be advisable to book in advance for this part but from Porto to Santiago there are plenty of albergues/hostels etc and booking isn't necessary. I'm wondering if, like the French Way, this advice is out of date and I'd appreciate learning of the experience of anyone who has completed the Portuguese route recently.