- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF 2016; Hospitalero 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Well said Viranani! I agree with you.
Phil
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Well said Viranani! I agree with you.I like your post a lot, @greyland--and sure wish everyone had your attitude and outlook, rather than the 'me first' vision that fuels bed races and assisted early arrival at albergue doors. Thanks for modelling that sort of kind sharing--and hopefully it inspires others who witness it.
Beautifully saidI get the feeling that there is a "race" to get to the next nights accommodations. I would rather be able to take the time to walk slower, taking my time to see and enjoy things I have never seen before and I will never see again. Having time to contemplate my life and surroundings.
I like your Granny. A practical womanAnd as my grandmother would have added - Especially if they don't have heirs, suffer from poor health and are 90+ years old ;-) Buen Camino, SY
We stayed only in private accomodations and were surprised at how often we ran into the same people, even in towns where there were a variety of hostels, casa rurals, inns, avaliable. We quickly formed a bit of a "private accomodation family" and looked forward to who among that handful we'd run into the next night.
Thanks for the post, JohnnyWalker. An eye-opener for many, I imagine. I remember when Sillydoll put it up about a year ago and was surprised and grateful to read it.
We ran into pilgrims who clearly looked down on us because we weren't doing the albergue thing. Fortunately, there were only a few. But they are definitely out there!
Also... not everyone is communally oriented. As an introvert, I need a little more time alone than most people, tho' I DO enjoy sitting on the sidelines in an albergue. And I DO like the albergues with private rooms - the best of both worlds.
You can reserve in booking.com or directly with the albergues (many more options), looking for addresses and phone numbers in the well reputed gronze site; see "habitaciones privadas".- how does one locate these albergues with private rooms?
Welcome to the Forum!! In addition to what @Felipe said, the various guidebooks have some information -- or ask at albergues, and ask people along the way - many have done it before! If you're going to start in St Jean, you can pick up information from the Pilgrim Office, too. Depending on the time of year you'll be walking, you may find more available private rooms - Fall, for example.@OTH86 - how does one locate these albergues with private rooms?
All the ways they've listed. Be able to say you snore with a straight face, in case they try to talk you into a shared room once you arrive...@OTH86 - how does one locate these albergues with private rooms?
Or you can create your own private room by paying for any extra bed(s) in the room. But you will feel like a heel if you found out later that someone had been deprived of a bed that night because you had wanted a room of your own. And I'm not speaking from experience here .......... - how does one locate these albergues with private rooms?
Did that. We had bunks in the main section of the albergue when Peg became ill in the middle of the night. The next day we took over a 5-bed room with its own bath in a different section. The albergue was full the night that Peg got sick and we were willing to share our room the next night with people who would be considerate of Peg's condition. The main section of the albergue was only half-full that night however.Or you can create your own private room by paying for any extra bed(s) in the room. But you will feel like a heel if you found out later that someone had been deprived of a bed that night because you had wanted a room of your own.
Well in my case I've checked into a 5 star hotel in Pamplona for two nights called La Perla in order to recover from terrible heat today walking for 7 hours in 34'. Yes I had a wide brimmed hat yes I had enough water ....my OH took a swim in the stream on the way to cool down. We stayed in SJDPP for 10 euros but I'm afraid I needed fluffy white towels today and a room for just two, and a bath and bathroom products and laundry service... and and and, I'll continue on Friday but have decided to use a hotel every 5/6 days to top me up!
However it didn't deliver a great breakfast .... but I didn't care the fluffy white towels and the enormous bath made up for that also the bath salts with lavender flowers....I think the restaurant at La Perla is one of two Michelin star restaurants in Pamplona.
...I don't. I think, hallelujah it's just me-me-me-me and I can hardly believe that I'm there: crisp white sheets, pristine bathtub and no bed bugs to scare...When staying in hotels or pensions I miss the camaraderie of the albergues.
Heel indeed! Cannot believe a hospy would allow people to buy a block of beds for extra comfort.Or you can create your own private room by paying for any extra bed(s) in the room. But you will feel like a heel if you found out later that someone had been deprived of a bed that night because you had wanted a room of your own. And I'm not speaking from experience here ......
Surely 'negatively impacts'@ZREXER said:
The only wrong way to do a Camino is when your behaviour impacts the experience of others
The best quote I have seen on the forum.
I think I will steal it to use in the future.
Thanks.
It's not a 'whim' it's an active choice to serve ones own needs and personal comforts and is no different to the dietary needs individuals have (note that I didn't call them 'whims' as I'm not medically trained or judgemental). I've never believed in or supported an 'orthodoxy' and there is no Camino Orthodoxy that can be sensibly or morally defended.Heel indeed! Cannot believe a hospy would allow people to buy a block of beds for extra comfort.
Loved the hopsy on the Portuguese who would tell high maintenance tourists that he was out of beds rather than to cater to their wims.
Bonita, my commentary was not to you in particular. I am all for people going to hotels and pensiones, good for you for using them. I find it very lonely when I opt for the occasional pension ( twice in 5 Caminos I think) as I do when I end up in a room on my own in albergues. What I was objecting to is people buying extra beds in an albergue not to have people sleepeing next to them for their comfort.It's not a 'whim' it's an active choice to serve ones own needs and personal comforts and is no different to the dietary needs individuals have (note that I didn't call them 'whims' as I'm not medically trained or judgemental). I've never believed in or supported an 'orthodoxy' and there is no Camino Orthodoxy that can be sensibly or morally defended.
That was me (Peg was sick from food poisoning) but someone else had already brought up the subject of taking multiple beds; I just gave an instance where it was done. The 5 bed room was by itself and across the garden from the main bunkroom and the day before it was used by a group of bicyclists. If the main room filled up I was willing to share the room with anyone who would have been considerate of Peg's condition.I think the person who posted about taking a room for five said that they would have let people share if they wanted...they paid for the room there (I assume) rather than go to a pension because one of the group was ill
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