thetravellingpen
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- June 2014
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Hello travelling pen.Thank you!
Thanks so much for this... will just be flexible then. Just not sure if I'll cope with the dorm room situation on a daily basis! Is it possible to go into a triple room for example, and have others join you, or would it only be for people travelling together who already know each other?To further clarify, private single rooms in albergues are scarce, but private doubles (or triples and quads) are becoming more and more common. If you'd be willing to share with one (two, three) other person, you will have plenty of options for (semi-) privacy. The rate is often about 150% of the normal albergue price, meaning that if a bed in a shared dorm is 10 euros, a bed in a private double room will be 15 euros each, with double occupancy required. These are estimates, of course, but that should help for the budgeting process.
Private rooms are usually only found in private albergues, and most of those can be booked in advance. I wouldn't book more than one day in advance (same day is good, too), so you can keep some flexibility in your itinerary.
If you get one of the guide books you can call ahead to see if the pensions have private rooms............. ive walked the full camino frances twice from st jean and anytime i stayed in a private room was with pilgrims i met along the way. To be honest by the time you arrive at your destination you,ll sleep anywhere!Thanks so much for this... will just be flexible then. Just not sure if I'll cope with the dorm room situation on a daily basis! Is it possible to go into a triple room for example, and have others join you, or would it only be for people travelling together who already know each other?
........ Is it possible to go into a triple room for example, and have others join you, or would it only be for people travelling together who already know each other?
Hi,I've only been on one Camino, the Frances, and it is possible to book the entire private room, so long as you are willing to pay for the extra empty beds. Aside from the extra cost, the downside of this is that you might later run into a tired pilgrim who had to go else where because he/she was turned away from your albergue because it was "completo" (full). This happened to my companions and me in a town close to Santiago, when the three of us booked a four-bed private room. To say we were not very happy with ourselves is an understatement. Charleen
Is it possible to go into a triple room for example, and have others join you, or would it only be for people travelling together who already know each other?
High maintenance pilgrims find the camino exponentially difficult. You CAN do it your way, but do not expect it to be as easy as it is for the adaptable. For the camino to provide, you have to be willing to listen.We let go of our preferences and accept what is.
Thanks for the reply... I don't however feel that I'm 'high maintenance'. I'm quite prepared to use dorm rooms. However I want to be able to use private/semi-private rooms occasionally and was just asking the average price to be able to budget for a few nights of this 'luxury'.High maintenance pilgrims find the camino exponentially difficult. You CAN do it your way, but do not expect it to be as easy as it is for the adaptable. For the camino to provide, you have to be willing to listen.
Thanks for the advice, appreciated!You can also opt for private rooms at hostals, pensions and cheap hotels. Most of them are situated very close to the albergue, and there's nothing stopping you from heading over to the albergue to share drinks, dinner and chat with fellow pilgrims. I used to do that, check into a non-albergue private room, then go over and visit with pilgrims/friends at the albergue.
The price for a private room at an albergue will be about the same as what you'll pay at a pension or hostal, about €20 - €30.
There will be lots of private room options for you.
Agreed. As humans we have an innate ability to adapt....There are many things we think we can not do,like live with what we carry for a month or more,or walk every day in the snow,in the rain,in the blazing heat,or love strangers almost instantly or eat meat and potatoes every day. But we do. We let go of our preferences and accept what is.
And when you do push yourself (just once in a while) you really feel great knowing that you can and have achieved this....I think the important thing is to know your own needs and preferences and honor them. AND be willing to push yourself out of your comfort zone every so often just to see what you're made of! But remember, it's YOUR Camino, your pilgrimage, your life.
High maintenance pilgrims find the camino exponentially difficult. You CAN do it your way, but do not expect it to be as easy as it is for the adaptable. For the camino to provide, you have to be willing to listen.
Good reply Sara - I lead pilgrimages - groups of people who quite often have never traveled outside the USA before. They would never travel if they had to go alone - so we take the group - use tour buses & guides - stay in hotels. Not a Camino experience - but always prayerful - always as a pilgrim - not as tourists. The goal of our ministry is to empower people to see beyond their ordinary lives - to the beauty of pilgrimage - to experience the journey.
Buen Camino
Dale
That's what I did in Sept. of this year and a private room averaged around 25 euros. There are also a lot of small "guest houses" or small hotels for a few euros more. For planning purposes I would use 25-35 euros. Never spent more then that.Thank you in advance...
Budgeting, and wondering what the average price for a private room is in the albergues? Would like to still meet people, enjoy the evening together, but not share a room for sleeping, so this seems a better option when available than a pension.
Comments?
My group of friends who did the Camino in September opted for the private rooms for a variety of reasons. 25-30 seemed the going rate. We still met up with lots of people and enjoyed the comraderie of the CaminoThat's what I did in Sept. of this year and a private room averaged around 25 euros. There are also a lot of small "guest houses" or small hotels for a few euros more. For planning purposes I would use 25-35 euros. Never spent more then that.
I am hoping to find a small group to walk with from st j to Pamplona to get my hiking lungs then go it alone do you have suggestionsGood reply Sara - I lead pilgrimages - groups of people who quite often have never traveled outside the USA before. They would never travel if they had to go alone - so we take the group - use tour buses & guides - stay in hotels. Not a Camino experience - but always prayerful - always as a pilgrim - not as tourists. The goal of our ministry is to empower people to see beyond their ordinary lives - to the beauty of pilgrimage - to experience the journey.
Buen Camino
Dale
Brenda if you are starting from SJJP you should meet a lot of other people who are also beginning their Camino - you can group up at that point assuming that you walk at the same rate and are willing to be part of a "group". Altough you may start with others - since it is an informal group - there is no rule that you have to continue to walk together. As you gain your "legs/lungs" you may find that you walk faster or slower than some in the group and thus automatically find yourself walking with fewer people or perhaps completely alone. My wife and I started out as a twosome and for most of our walk remained just the two of us - and even then, she tended to walk behind me, slightly slower. So even when we walked "together" we were not actually "together". On the first section we walked with others for short distances but then separated. When we got to Sarria it got a lot more crowded - but even with the large increase in walkers - we still managed to keep mostly to ourselves - which is what we wanted. We spent a lot of our time in prayer and were not seeking constant conversation as we walked. We saved those discussions for the end of day in the albergues. Please check out our blog for more hints & tips. Buen CaminoI am hoping to find a small group to walk with from st j to Pamplona to get my hiking lungs then go it alone do you have suggestions
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