Hostel La Casa Austria source

One of the worst albergues on the francés. And before i am being told that i should go to a hotel when i have demands: also a simple albergue can be clean and friendly towards customers. 4 adult hospitaleros (?) and 1 child occupied the common space where the pellet heater was on on a chilly november day. They were playing games with eachother, leaving practically no space for the pilgrims. When they left around 18.30 hrs they switched of the heater. When i asked why, the hospitalero woman that was still there answered: because it is not cold. Unfriendly, uncomfortable, awful kitchen and not too clean. And taken all this in account: pretty expensive. Reaction on your reaction: have no clue what i lied about 😉. Also: i don't remember slamming any doors. And: i like to stay in albergues, i've been in so many good ones. I also had one of myself for some years, in which i made people feel welcome. So it is probably just your place that i should not go to. I won't be there again. I don't think it is part of the pilgrim experience to be treated badly. And i still wonder why the heating is on when you are there, and is switched off when you are gone...

Other than the location just off the Camino, this wasn’t a great spot to spend the night. The hosts were very nice, but that’s pretty much the only good thing about this albergue. The ladders on the bunk beds were being held on with zip ties. There were flies in our room because of open windows, and I don’t believe the place was locked at night. The whole place was very rundown. I wouldn’t stay there again.

The good: The hosts were nice, and there was hypothetically a communal kitchen available (we didn’t see it or use it, but was told it was there). They offer massages (again, didn’t partake, but was told it’s available) The bad: the rooms weren’t well maintained, everything seemed a bit dirty and run down, there were flies in the room because of open windows with no screens, and there are children who seem to live here and they scream. A lot. All. Day. Long. I felt bad being so affected by it, because I genuinely love kids. But when you just walked 20 miles, coming to a place of rest where rest is impossible was pretty devastating, I won’t lie. To top it off, the WiFi doesn’t work anywhere but in the common spaces. . . Where there are screaming children. It’s a place run by those who have clearly never been pilgrims. 😢 I wish we stayed at the municipal.

Nice place in a nice quiet town. Roomy and characterfully decorated living space with cheap drinks on offer from the fridge. A straightforward and highly restful stay.

A very nice place to stay. Even more beautiful how great and helpful the staff is when you really need help. I am infinitely grateful!