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September start date

VeganCamino

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Hello Pilgrim friends. I am preparing to walk the Frances in late September. I had thought of starting on a Sunday, as I hear the church in SJPP has a beautiful morning service. Then I thought of starting on the 23 of September. But... There don't appear to be any accommodations available for me to do that.

Right now I have a more expensive Airbnb booked in SJPP for the night of the 23rd and a dorm in Roncesvalles and Zubiri, and two nights in Pamplona.

Last time I walked, this was as far as I got before the heat and the bed race chased me to the Norte. I loved San Sebastian and I'm glad I saw it. But... I missed the churches and community of the Frances, so I took a bus back to Leon and walked from there.

I was hoping for an easier flow this time, picking one route and staying on it. I'm curious to hear others thoughts on the timing of my trip. Is September just too busy- at least too busy to not book ahead?

I hoped this time to be able to walk as far as I like and stay off my phone as much as possible until I'm in a town (i.e. not to have to be on booking.com frantically looking for accommodations every night).

Thoughts from recent pilgrims?

I wonder if the experience I hope for is less available now that the Camino is so so so popular.

Thank you so much!
 
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I walked last year starting September 25th - I booked Orisson and nothing more. There was only one time in Nejera that the Albergue I was in had to turn people away.
 
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davejsy said:
I walked last year starting September 25th - I booked Orisson and nothing more. There was only one time in Nejera that the Albergue I was in had to turn people away.
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Did you stay at municipal albergues? or another type of accommodation? Thank you for responding. I hope you had a great experience.
 
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I can see 14 accommodations available on Berking.con for 23rd September, 11 for the 22nd & similar for the 21st. I haven’t bothered searching other resources ‘cos I’m going to be on a different route, same date(s). No accommodation problems.

Relax. Enjoy. Buen Camino
 
Thank you! I'll check it out. I was using booking.com, Airbnb, and Google.
 
VeganCamino said:
Thank you! I'll check it out. I was using booking.com, Airbnb, and Google.
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Please note Berking is the slang I use for one of the websites you’ve named. I won’t use the name because I hate making their bots happy.

As an aside it’s highly unlikely that the municipal albergue in St Jean will be fully occupied on those dates for the simple reason that people are so desperate to book somewhere so far in advance of their actual trip that the “market” is distorted.

Edit: you might find: https://www.gronze.com/camino-frances useful
 
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VeganCamino said:
Did you stay at municipal albergues? or another type of accommodation? Thank you for responding. I hope you had a great experience.
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Always Albergues, a mix of municipal, private and donativo. It was the most amazing experience, more so than I could ever have hoped for. It is a special path for those fortunate enough to walk it.
 
The municipal doesn't take reservations and this place accepts reservations but only the day before your booking:

Refuge Accueil Paroissial Kaserna | Albergue de Peregrinos en Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port / Donibane Garazi | Gronze.com

Información del albergue de peregrinos Refuge Accueil Paroissial Kaserna, en Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port / Donibane Garazi: Precio, plazas, características, etc...
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Which route are you doing this time Tincatinker? We are doing the Norte, starting 9/12 from Irún!
 
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