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Where to sleep on the Camino de Santiago?

We will give you a very Galician answer: it depends.

It depends on you and your needs, but we can tell you what you should consider when choosing your sleeping area:

  • The quality and hours of sleep you need. Not everyone can afford to share a room or space with strangers.
  • Whether you are travelling alone, accompanied or with your family.
  • The value you place on privacy.
  • How much it pays to lighten the weight of your backpack.
  • The interest you have in being able to have breakfast, lunch and/or dinner in the same place where you are staying.
  • Your total budget for the entire route.

The possibilities can be summarised as follows:

  • Public hostels. They are usually free or rely on voluntary contributions and have large spaces shared by many people. Meals are not usually served.
  • Hostels and hostels for a fee. They are cheap if you plan to share a room and bathroom, as private rooms are usually priced similarly to a hostel and hotel. Breakfast service is usually available.
  • Hostels and guesthouses. Rooms are private and en-suite. They usually include basic services and the quality of facilities is related to the price.
  • Hotels. The same as hostels and guesthouses, but with better facilities and more complete services, also reflected in the price.
    Rural houses. Usually with private rooms or full house rental and with all services included in the price. Many have adapted to the needs of pilgrims with laundry service or shared rooms.

For mental health reasons, we cannot all sleep in public shelters or refuges. Even in rooms shared with many people. And because of the origin of the Camino, these are usually the lodgings with the best visibility.

We have designed this article for those who do not want or cannot give up privacy or rest, at least on the journey from start to finish.

CHOOSING ACCOMMODATION ON THE NORTH GALICIA ROAD

We belong to the club of pilgrims who, if we do not rest properly, we do not work well. If in the 1st half of the post we talked about how to adapt the stages to make the Camino more bearable, in this 2nd we are going to tell you our system to find accommodation adapted to the needs of the pilgrims. needs of each pilgrim: couples, families, elderly people…

It may seem logical but we want to share it with you anyway.

We basically use 3 tools to search for accommodation:

Web pilgrim.es
Web gronze.com
Web booking.com

We use the first 2 to analyse each stage in depth, to plan the stops roughly and to see the route. Booking to find the closest private accommodation to the Camino, being able to compare different options according to price, quality and needs.

Where to sleep in Ribadeo

It is the first official stop in Galicia on the northern Camino and here you will have no problem finding a place to sleep if you use the method we have explained above.

Where to sleep in Lourenzá

This is one of the stages where the choice becomes more complicated. At the moment these are the best options we have found:

  • Savior Hostel. Private and shared rooms with up to 4 beds
  • Castelos Hostel. 6-bedded private and shared rooms

Where to sleep in Abadín

This is one of the stages where the choice becomes more complicated. At the moment these are the best options we have found:

  • Xabarín Hostel. Shared rooms with 4 and 6 beds
  • Xistral Hostel. Private and shared rooms with up to 8 beds
  • Goas Hostel. Shared rooms

Where to sleep in Vilalba

In Vilalba you can find options of different prices. We have chosen the best options in terms of performance and service.

  • Pension Suites Camiño Norte. Private and family rooms with up to 4 beds
  • Pension A Carballeira. Private rooms for 1 or 2 persons
  • Hotel Vila do Alba. Private rooms

Where to sleep in Baamonde

The options in Baamonde are reduced to get out of the hostel (very well rated). We propose these 2:

  • Casa dos Nenos. House with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Full rental option
  • Rural House Arrebol. Private rooms

Where to sleep between Baamonde and Sobrado

This is the first alternative route we suggested, and in the first part we gave you these 2 options:

  • A Lagoa Hostel. Basic, shared rooms up to 10 beds only
  • Hotel Rural Bi Terra. Rooms for 2 and 3 persons with free pick-up service for pilgrims

Where to sleep in Sobrado

The options in Sobrado dos Monxes are limited to:

  • Lecer Hostel. With private and shared rooms up to 16 beds
  • Hotel San Marcus. Basic private rooms and poor ratings

Where to sleep between Sobrado and Arzúa

The options in Sobrado dos Monxes are limited to:

  • Abeiro da Loba (in Carelle). Rural accommodation with private and shared rooms up to 4 beds. You can make your reservation at the top or at the bottom of this page.
  • Casa O Real (in Boimil). Private rooms for 1 or 2 persons
  • Café-Bar Luis (in Boimorto). Private rooms for 1 or 2 persons
  • Casa da Gándara Hostel (in Boimorto). Private and shared rooms up to 7 beds

Where to sleep in Arzúa

In Arzúa, and from here onwards, you will have no problem finding accommodation of different types and prices. Our recommendations:.

  • A fonda do Norte. Private rooms for 1, 2 and 3 persons
  • Pension Luis. Private rooms for 1 and 2 persons

Where to sleep in A Salceda

In Arzúa, and from here onwards, you will have no problem finding accommodation of different types and prices. Our recommendations:.

  • Casa Tía Teresa. Private rooms for 1, 2 and 3 persons. With private or shared bathroom
  • Salceda Tourist Hostel. Private rooms for 2 and 3 persons

Where to sleep in O Pedrouzo

Our recommendations for O Pedrouzo are:

  • Pension 9 de Abril. Private rooms for 2 to 4 persons
  • Santaia House. Private rooms for 2 persons
  • Pension Pedras. Private rooms for 2 to 4 persons
  • Pension Diana. Private rooms for 1 and 4 persons

Where to sleep in Santiago de Compostela

If you decide to stay in Santiago after the Camino, you will be spoilt for choice. Our recommendation on this occasion is that you treat yourself to a gastronomic feast and rest in one of the many cosy lodgings in the old part of the city.