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In smaller towns (which is most of them) there will be private accommodations in basically 1 star hostels/posadas/pensiones. Large cities will have 3-5 star accommodations.None of the routes I have walked offer that level of accommodation outside of major cities.
yep. just use booking and you're set. sometimes they aren't exactly 4 or 5 star hotels, but, for example, places that are awesome and offer the creature comforts you would expect for the price. Estella, Castrojeriz, Frómista, Carrión de los Condes, Portomarín, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Viana, etc etc all have places that fall within this category. the larger cities will have the full works, that may, o may not, break the bank.Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
In reality, there are not many routes that you would be considering if you are looking for high-end hotels all the way. (On the less travelled routes, you are lucky to find a bed every 30 km.) Assuming you want to end in Santiago, you have the latter part of the Frances, the Ingles, and the Portugues to consider. Gronze and Booking would be the best sources of information.Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations?
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.Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Some "Rurals" on the Camino are equivalent to 4 star hotels check them out.Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
And Fromista has a great bakeryYou will find for example small hotels like San Telmo in Fromista which doesn't even have a star rating is very comfortable and offer amenities like a large courtyard and laundry facilities along with a number of first class restaurants a block away. Molina Golochas is a similar place like that between Leon and Hospital de Orbigo. One time I stayed at a BnB which was well know for it chef a day before getting to Santiago, it was about 10km north of O Pedrouzo and the owner picked me up there and took me to his hotel and returned me the next morning. As someone else said determine your itinerary and then look for first class lodging within a short taxi ride away and that might satisfy your need.
A Camino tour operator may help you find a solution.Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Contact Ultrya Tours https://www.ultreyatours.com/Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
On the Camino Frances, you won’t find many 4-5 star hotels but you can find some comfortable places, many of which have elevators, and some with swimming pools and restaurants. When do you want to go? How far do you plan on walking? Where do you wish to start and end?Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Mike, I would caution using a tour operator unless you are positive about walking distances each day and can change your itinerary when underway. You don’t want to be locked in. Events happen on the Camino. In addition, this particular tour appears to start in Sarria and you may not want to go a whole section each day, which is why, I asked you how far you want to walk, and where you want to start, Also note, you would be staying at 3 stars and private country places, which are quite nice but not 5 stars. In addition, note, they tell you “if available”, and some pilgrims have complained that they did have not received their final itineraries till a few days before their trip from tour companies…. resulting in some disappointing accommodations for the price they paid. Provide us with more information, and perhaps we can suggest some nice accommodations for you. Most of them will be clean really comfortable places with services…but not 5 stars.Contact Ultrya Tours https://www.ultreyatours.com/
Which route are you taking.. we have a list of really nice places on Camino Frances and Camino Portuguese Coastal.Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
León also has a parador-like hotel.Along the camino frances you can find 5 paradores (2 in Santo Domingo de La Calzada, and 1 in Leon, Villafranca del Bierzo and Santiago de Compostela).
Along the Camino Frances there are many beautiful 3/4/maybe even 5 star hotels and resorts: they may be a bit off THE WAY but definitely there. I would encourage you to plan your walks such that you finish in a spot with a local bar/ cafe and then just ask the bartender to call you a cab to take you to your accommodation. The local taxis are there - it may take a while for the pick up and it might cost you 30 euros for a 10K ride. In my mind if blessed with health and means to take in a walk along a path filled with goodness, kindness, and God’s abundantHello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Loved the Parador I stayed at in Santo Domingo! Tonight I'm at San Anton Abad in Villafranca. It's very nice.Obviously some cities on most routes will have 4 & 5 star hotels, but you'll be struggling to find a route that offers that standard of accommodation every night. Many places you pass through are small and have only a few accommodation options.
Gronze (see link below) tries to list all available accommodation.
Camino Francés | Gronze.com
El Camino Francés es el Camino de Santiago en el que confluyen la mayoría de las vías medievales de peregrinación europeas, siendo por tanto el camino de mayor relevancia histórica y el más seguido por los peregrinos. Su punto de inicio, hoy en día, tanto puede considerarse Roncesvalles como...www.gronze.com
There are a few paradors (hotels in historic buildings) along some routes.
There are Paradores, a hotel chain that are in most towns. Go to booking.comHello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Not in most towns. On the Camino Francés there are Paradores in León, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Villafranca del Bierzo, and Santiago.There are Paradores, a hotel chain that are in most towns
Hello - I used a travel company based in Santiago to book my full trip from SJPP to Santiago. Staying in 4 star accommodations all the way. Galiwonders is their name. Solid google reviews, easy to work with, and very responsive.Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Staying in nicer hotels, you may miss some of the community aspects of walking a Camino. Most people will be staying in more modest pilgrim oriented accommodations. The chances for spontaneous interactions with other pilgrims will be reduced. To me, one of the most enjoyable elements of Caminos are the group dinners that form easily and naturally with people staying in the same pilgrim oriented lodging.
Even if you do not find 4 or 5 star everywhere. You will still find some really nice little pension. Most will have rooms with ensuites. Gronze is a useful site. Good luckHello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
You didn’t mention how long of a pilgrimage wanted to walk .There is most certainly 4 and five star hotels in the Camino Frances or a short taxi ride away . All over Spain Paradores are a good option . Once you decide hoy many days to walk you can explore different options . And routs . Buen caminoHello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Also - my trip is set up to take 40 days with rest days in Burgos and Leon…. So accommodations you seek are available with out excessively long walking days. My ave is day is 12 miles - longest day after Leon rest day is 20 miles.Hello - I used a travel company based in Santiago to book my full trip from SJPP to Santiago. Staying in 4 star accommodations all the way. Galiwonders is their name. Solid google reviews, easy to work with, and very responsive.
And a lot of the 2 star places are very nice. Clean rooms, good beds, hot water, great locations. You don’t spend a lot of time in your rooms. My advice is don’t focus too much on the number of stars. Some will be great, some average, some you would not recommend to anyone. It’s just a place to sleep for one night.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.
Spanish Hotel Star Ratings Explained - BenidormSeriously
Spanish Hotel Star Ratings Explained Here is a general guideline of what to commonly expect from each star rating grade in Spain.www.benidormseriously.com
I second this. Most aren’t directly on the Camino but will offer to have you picked up in the afternoon/evening and dropped off in the same place the next morning.Some "Rurals" on the Camino are equivalent to 4 star hotels check them out.
As mentioned earlier by many, it is essentially in major cities only that 4-5 star hotels exist. However, along The Way there are really good accommodations with private rooms with private baths comparable to 3-4 stars accommodations. I have provided a list of places where I stayed and immensely enjoyed the comfort, privacy, and services/amenities. You and your wife can check them out and see if they will meet your standards and expectations. Places in bold are those where I stayed and have first hand experience, and any ratings.Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
As mentioned earlier by many, it is essentially in major cities only that 4-5 star hotels exist. However, along The Way there are really good accommodations with private rooms with private baths comparable to 3-4 stars accommodations. I have provided a list of places where I stayed and immensely enjoyed the comfort, privacy, and services/amenities. You and your wife can check them out and see if they will meet your standards and expectations. Places in bold are those where I stayed and have first hand experience, and any ratings.
SJPdP – Maison Simonenia*** ;wonderful host (Catherine) / Hotel Restaurant Ramuntcho
Roncesvalles – Posada Roncesvalles****/ Hotel Roncesvalles***
Pamplona – Maisonnave Hotel****
Uterga – Hostal del Perdon; great hosts
Maneru – Albergue el Cantero
Estella – Hospederia Chapitel
Villamayor de Monjardin – Casa Rural Montedeio
Los Arcos – Hotel Rural Latorrien de Ane
Logrono – Sercotel Calle Mayor
Navarette – Hotel Rey Sancho
Najera – Hotel Duques de Najera
Azofra – Hotel Botique Real Casona de las Amas
Santo Domingo de las Calzada – Parador de Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Granon – Casa Granda Hotel
Belorado – Pension Toni/Hotel A Santiago
Burgos – Hotel Abba Burgos
Hontanas _ Albergue Santa Brigida; reservation comes with reserved breakfast table; spa next door
Castrojeriz – Emebed Posada
Boadilla del Camino – Hotel Rural El Camino
Fromista - Eco-Hotel Doña Mayor
Carrion de los Condes - Hotel Real Monasterio de San Zoilo *****; historic; very nice clubhouse
Calzadilla de la Cueza – Albergue Los Canarios / Hostal Camino Real
Bercianos del Real Camino – Hostal Rivero; best burger along the trail
El Burgo Ranero – Pension La Costa del Adobe; good variety of food; great sisters hosts
Puente Villarente – Albergue San Pelayo; one of only two places
Leon – Barceló León Conde Luna**** ( great breakfast spread) / Parador de Turismo de Leon /
Villafranca Montes de Oca – Hotel San Anton Abad****, beautiful place
Astorga - Hotel Gaudi / Eurostars Vía de la Plata
Rabanal del Camino - Posada El Tesín; comfortable place; great food;
Foncebadon - El Trasgu de Foncebadón
El Acebo de San Miguel - La Rosa del Agua; older place with new hosts; very nice comfortable rooms
O Cebreiro - Pensión Casa Carolo***, excellent place, great restaurant, and wonderful host
Vega de Valcarce - Hostal El Recanto, nice bed but restaurant is across the street
Fonfria - A Reboleira - Casa Nuñez; excellent bar/cafe; laundry; huge number of pilgrims at dinner
Sarria - Hotel Alfonso IX / Aqua Rooms Sarria
Morgade – Casa Morgade, very nice place, good food; great host (Paco)
Portomarin - Guest House El Padrino / VISTALEGRE Hotel-Spa
Ventas de Narón - Albergue-Pensión O Cruceiro
Airexe - Pensión Eirexe
Palas de Rei - Hotel Mica / Pensión As Hortas; nice place but no in-house restaurant
O Coto - Casa de los Somoza; in between stage so few pilgrims stay; private restaurant; Don Quixote and Sancho statues
Melide - URBAN Pensión
Boente - Rectoral de Boente
Arzua - 1930 Boutique Hotel / Casa Costoya / HOTEL ARZÚA
Salceda - Pensión Casa Tía Teresa; wonderful place, laundry service; best steak (entrecot) along the way.
Santiago de Compostela - Hostal Reis Católicos (Parador de Santiago*****); right across from Praza Obradoiro and Santiago de Compostela cathedral
Again, check the places out, don't just take my word, compare and contrast what the accommodation website and Booking.com provide. Many places are between typical stages. I walk slow and I only walked 10-12 miles (16-20 kms) a day. Hope this helps. Congratulations on your retirements. I am a Navy retiree (1993), SSA (1997), and state university (1998). Buen Camino.
Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Hello my wife and I are starting to plan for our pilgrimage and had a question about hotels. Is there a route that offers 4 & 5 star accommodations? We are retired and would prefer to stay at nicer hotels along the way. Any help or guidance is appreciated. Mike
Ouch!! You need to stay at 4-5 star hotels to get a good sleep and have a decent meal!! I didn’t know!! I’ve been doing this all wrong.Hi Mike.
I, like you, preferred to stay at better accommodation along the Camino route. If you forward your email address to me, I can forward my itinerary with all accommodation listed where we stayed at. We loved having a round sleep and decent meals each night.
My email address is:
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Kind regards.
Ralph
Melbourne Australia.
You bet! Nothing worst than shacking up with snorers and being woken up by pilgrims rising so early in the morning to get to their next destination. Give me a break.Ouch!! You need to stay at 4-5 star hotels to get a good sleep and have a decent meal!! I didn’t know!! I’ve been doing this all wrong.
You do not have to justify why and how you pick your accommodations as you walk "your" Camino. What is best for us, our body and mind, only us know. I am also in my 70s and suffered severe and traumatic car accident injuries a few years back hence lucky to be alive. Am I supposed to worry about the Camino marathoners and what they say about "being genuine pilgrims staying in bunkrooms?" They labeled me as "Slow Joe" because I did not join their marathon. But that does not bother me because at the end of the day as I walk my Camino, I have a nice comfortable private accommodation where I can enjoy a comfortable rest instead of nursing blisters and worrying about loud snoring and smelly shoes.To give you an up-to-the-minute look at a few accommodations, maybe I'll post daily where I'm staying--not all 4-5 stars by any means, but nice. There will only be a few; I do short sections every year because of physical issues. If anyone here wants to make mock of me for traveling the way I do, I'll be happy to send you medical records, etc. By the time you get to be in your late 70s (me), just keeping moving is something of an accomplishment. And I still work part time--financial development for a small community college and teaching yoga at the YMCA. I'm flying to Madrid from Savannah tomorrow and will start walking from Leon Thursday morning. Ponferrada is this year's terminus. Hope to complete the rest of the Camino (I did Sarria to Santiago first because I thought I wouldn't do any more) before I can't physically. Then I'm switching over to Swim Trek, since I am a lifelong serious swimmer and expect to do that up until the very end.
I would love to hear about your accommodations. Planning for Sept 2024,To give you an up-to-the-minute look at a few accommodations, maybe I'll post daily where I'm staying--not all 4-5 stars by any means, but nice. There will only be a few; I do short sections every year because of physical issues. If anyone here wants to make mock of me for traveling the way I do, I'll be happy to send you medical records, etc. By the time you get to be in your late 70s (me), just keeping moving is something of an accomplishment. And I still work part time--financial development for a small community college and teaching yoga at the YMCA. I'm flying to Madrid from Savannah tomorrow and will start walking from Leon Thursday morning. Ponferrada is this year's terminus. Hope to complete the rest of the Camino (I did Sarria to Santiago first because I thought I wouldn't do any more) before I can't physically. Then I'm switching over to Swim Trek, since I am a lifelong serious swimmer and expect to do that up until the very end.
Hi Mike.
I, like you, preferred to stay at better accommodation along the Camino route. If you forward your email address to me, I can forward my itinerary with all accommodation listed where we stayed at. We loved having a sound sleep and decent meals each night.
My email address is:
Email address removed by moderator. Please use private messaging to contact other members
Kind regards.
Ralph
Melbourne Australia.
Personal message is the correct format. If you touch the correct bit, near the name of the poster, you will find an option to start a conversation. That avoids revealing personal contact details. Does that help?Hola,
I would love to hear where you stayed as well. Not sure what the correct format is since
the your email was deleted. Thank you!
Linda
On this forum, the private message function is called "Conversation." Touch the avator/profile of the person you want to talk to, and then touch "Start conversation."Not sure what the correct format is
since the your email was deleted
Like the original poster, I am looking for the best accommodations along the Camino Frances without regard to price. I’m willing to take a taxi off the Camino to find the best accommodations and then taxi back to the Camino the next morning.
Can anyone recommend the best accommodations anywhere in the vicinity of Atapuerca?
Absolutely, try GOOGLE.Like the original poster, I am looking for the best accommodations along the Camino Frances without regard to price. I’m willing to take a taxi off the Camino to find the best accommodations and then taxi back to the Camino the next morning.
Can anyone recommend the best accommodations anywhere in the vicinity of Atapuerca?
To me, “best” accommodations would be a luxurious hotel, perhaps in a historic mansion (something like the paradors in León and Santiago). I know those paradors are exceptional, but they define “best” for me. Anything approaching that standard will do.
No bedbugs ... defo worth an extra starAgain , what is " best " for you?
24 hours service? Gorgeous views? Etcetera.
You’re not asking in the right place. You’ll get some variously- informed replies (the Papasol above for example is a fine place and exceeded my expectations whenever I’ve stayed, but it’s 2* at best)Like the original poster, I am looking for the best accommodations along the Camino Frances without regard to price. I’m willing to take a taxi off the Camino to find the best accommodations and then taxi back to the Camino the next morning.
Can anyone recommend the best accommodations anywhere in the vicinity of Atapuerca?
The problem that I would have with this approach is that it would keep me separated from other pilgrims and much of the Camino experience outside of walking hours. But I'm sure that it will appeal to some.Pilgrim 9 (posting # 45) alludes to a very workable option. For example, if you start at an accommodation you like, walk a comfortable distance then taxi back to start point then the next morning taxi to the point you stopped at and again walk your comfortable distance at the end of which either taxi back to start point or leapfrog ahead to your next chosen accommodation and next am taxi back to where you left off. The allows you to be comfortable in your accommodations but also lets you walk with only a day pack.
Here is the thing about that one tho: it doesn't matter how many stars a hotel has...No bedbugs ... defo worth an extra star
Agree. We stay in small hotels, rurals, etc, 2 maybe 3 star. A reasonable place but the most important is location. On the Camino and close to cafes, bars, etc. Walk around, see the local sites, find a good aperitif place, etc. You can’t to that if you take a taxi 10km off the Camino for accommodation.The problem that I would have with this approach is that it would keep me separated from other pilgrims and much of the Camino experience outside of walking hours. But I'm sure that it will appeal to some.
And in some areas you could travel 10 km from the Camino and still not find a 4 or 5 star hotel!Agree. We stay in small hotels, rurals, etc, 2 maybe 3 star. A reasonable place but the most important is location. On the Camino and close to cafes, bars, etc. Walk around, see the local sites, find a good aperitif place, etc. You can’t to that if you take a taxi 10km off the Camino for accommodation.
I am in a hurry but you are such a hoot, keep ] trying to find that emojiIt would be a boring old world if we all thought the same. Back in the day the gentry wouldn’t be sleeping in refugios with the commoners, pigs and chickens and a 5* tourist brings more economic value to Galicia than most folk do.
According to the forum rules we’re all ‘pilgrims’, and we often have the bleat of ‘you walk your own Camino’ (even if that involves being driven to and from the start point daily I assume?), so that’s that.
(If I knew the first thing about emojis I’d insert one for ‘I’m looking you in the eye and lying to you’, but I don’t)
The problem that I would have with this approach is that it would keep me separated from other pilgrims and much of the Camino experience outside of walking hours. But I'm sure that it will appeal to some.
Same here. There are few walkers on the Catalan. Anyway, if you are a single walker looking for the fancy hotel experience consider not booking them all before you start walking.I thought I wanted the lonely road but badly misjudged the effect it had on me.
Pop in some time to time to the camino info centre in D8 before the next camino. It would be so good to learn from you, and maybe you might even have spare time to volunteer!!!Trecile I have walked the Camino the last few years staying in private rooms each time the feeling of isolation at times was overpowering.
Finishing at 15.00 hrs or earlier left a long evening of lonely reflection spanish tv and phone for company broken only by a meal, it isolated me from the groups and was not the Camino I came to love.
I thought I wanted the lonely road but badly misjudged the effect it had on me.
So if I ever walk again it will be Albergues all the way.
The one great thing I learnt was to keep walking I you are not tired tiredness is a friend for the soul.
There is not a sentence in your first paragraph that I disagree with. And I'm not lying to you.It would be a boring old world if we all thought the same. Back in the day the gentry wouldn’t be sleeping in refugios with the commoners, pigs and chickens and a 5* tourist brings more economic value to Galicia than most folk do.
According to the forum rules we’re all ‘pilgrims’, and we often have the bleat of ‘you walk your own Camino’ (even if that involves being driven to and from the start point daily I assume?), so that’s that.
(If I knew the first thing about emojis I’d insert one for ‘I’m looking you in the eye and lying to you’, but I don’t)
No, that's not what Rule 3 says.According to the forum rules we’re all ‘pilgrims’
Ralph, Husband and another couple are doing our first Camino in sept. Starting from Sarria. We would love hotel accommodation rec’s. I think we would prefer private room and private bathHi Mike.
I, like you, preferred to stay at better accommodation along the Camino route. If you forward your email address to me, I can forward my itinerary with all accommodation listed where we stayed at. We loved having a sound sleep and decent meals each night.
My email address is:
Email address removed by moderator. Please use private messaging to contact other members
Kind regards.
Ralph
Melbourne Australia.
We are traveling Camino Frances and would love the list of nice placesWhich route are you taking.. we have a list of really nice places on Camino Frances and Camino Portuguese Coastal.
You have an amazing list. I wonder if AI would have anything else to add.Thanks to those of you who have posted helpful suggestions. I'm working on my list of the nicest hotels from SJP to Leon and will post it here soon.
It’s a good list based on what must have been extensive desktop research. I’ve stayed in several of those and - whilst they’re fine - they’re not 4/5 star. (Which I only recognise from the long ago days when someone else was paying the bill)You have an amazing list. I wonder if AI would have anything else to add.
And how much it would add would exist outside its imagination....You have an amazing list. I wonder if AI would have anything else to add.
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