Albergue de Peregrinos de Marinhas

Such a pleasant surprise just for 10€ per night! Friendly receptionist was speaking few different languages and they accept cards. Rooms are not big but mattresses are thick and super comfortable. I stayed in August so it was pleasant to have a window open. The albergue seems more like a house renovated for pilgrims needs. Showers with very big cabins where you can have some privacy. Also they give free soap and shampoo, also you can find free body lotion. Kitchen is not that big but super cozy. They have washing and drying machines so I could make my laundry here. This albergue has big private yard and park from another side of the building. My stay here was pleasant. But here that have very limited count of beds, some pilgrims were sleeping in living room on couches and armchairs, host helped people on maximum of her capacity but I believe some people had to find another stay for a night.

I had read the poor reviews about this place and I was doubting my choice but I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, I regret it. The albergue is located along the camino way next to a nice green area, in a calm and quiet street. There are washing machines and and dryer but nothing worked. There was no hot water and the kitchen was missing good knifes, cutting boards… some of the mattresses in the rooms were very dirty. As a pilgrim staying in albergues I do not expect any luxury but I can for sure say that most of the accommodations are way better than this for the same price (10€). Overall, the place is not well kept. Such a shame as this albergue could be an awesome place to stay!

Super clean and affordable! Right near the amazing Medieval church of Saint Michael, and offers massages in exchange of donations for the Red Cross station that is a few hundred meters away

The stay at this albergue was very disappointing. During the night, the door to our room slammed shut and we had no way to get out. The windows had bars, so we were locked inside the room for the entire night. We tried to contact the albergue management, but nobody answered and they were not able to provide any help. This was extremely unsafe, especially being locked in an old building with poor wiring and many plugged-in electronic devices. Only in the morning one of the guests managed to break the door open. Please be very careful and take this into account when booking.

Hostel was full on arrival but the very friendly worker made some calls and we got a very good alternative albergue not far away. So thankful!