Hotels or Hostels with private rooms along the way

[walkonrocks]

Hi

I just started planning my Camino from Porto to Santiago from October 31st to November 10th.
I’ve only seen now, that the sleeping situation in albergues, is mostly in rooms with bunk beds and several people in one room. Please don’t hate on me for this, but it’s absolutely so far out of my comfort zone, that I would rather not do the Camino than sleeping in a room with a lot of strangers at night.
So, I want to kindly ask the community here. Is there is a lost of Cottages, Guest Houses, Hotels or Hostels along the way the coastal route, that offer private rooms? Will I have to pre reserve them or will i be able to find them as I hike? I don’t need luxury but sleeping through the night and having privacy while sleeping, is super important to me.
Thank you so much for the help everyone.

 

[JCLima]

Go to gronze.com and check the accommodations available in each town.

If having your own room is a must, I recommend making a reservation in advance; otherwise, there is no guarantee that a private room will be available.

 

[Hertsseasider]

WE did the Portuguese in September and had hotel/hostel private rooms booked each night via booking.com, all booked before we left the UK

 

[walkonrocks]

Go to gronze.com and check the accommodations available in each town.

If having your own room is a must, I recommend making a reservation in advance; otherwise, there is no guarantee that a private room will be available.

Thank you! Do you have experience on this period of time ? Will the trails be packed or will there be way less people?
Thank you

 

[trecile]

Thank you! Do you have experience on this period of time ? Will the trails be packed or will there be way less people?
Thank you

The pilgrim numbers should drop off considerably in late October.

 

[Telelama]

Hello, we spend roughly 75% of our nights in either private rooms at an albergue or in a nearby hotel. We also book ahead using booking.com. We also simply use google earth and zoom in on the town or along the route looking for a symbol for hotel or hostel. There's almost always a website or email to make contact.

Generally we like the private rooms at an albergue because it keeps us close to our fellow pilgrims. That is valuable to us. Hotels tend to lack a commons area to gather and hang out like an albergue does.

Having said that, we've had very nice breakfast situations. We're all at the breakfast as soon as it opens so we can get out the door fast. Nearly everyone there early are pilgrims, so we've had great experiences talking with everyone. It happens, but not all the time.

 

[John1968]

I know exactly how you feel,I am going to start in a couple of weeks,I also don’t relish the idea of me sleeping in the same room as complete strangers,it’s difficult even with my own family,I snore like a horse,also I like privacy when I sleep,whatever,I will play it by ear,