Albergue Municipal do Cebreiro — Hotel in Pedrafita do Cebreiro

A good albergue, managed by the Xunta de Galicia (regional government). For this reason it is very similar to other ones that are managed by the same organization, with a modern structure and services, but also with a few limitations, such as the fact that the common kitchen is wide and comfortable but lacking crockery and cutlery. The dormitories are large, with many beds, which is not an excellent thing in itself, but they are quite comfortable anyway. Another typical feature, that recurs in the Xunta-managed albergues is a personal lamp and USB port (typically used for charging a cellular phone), available at every bed. Be advised that they do not accept reservations, so that one needs to arrive quite early and then typically wait in a queue to be accommodated. With the bad weather that is quite common in the region, this is equivalent to having to queue in the rain. In my case, for example, I got a bad cold due to this. The service is generally good and the...

On arrival the albergue municipal in O Cebreiro looks clean and modern. The inside is clean but completely ruined by whoever designed the building. The bedrooms have close to 50 beds in each which makes it all but impossible to sleep when its full due to the noise and the amount of body heat produced by so many people. The kitchen again looks smart but has almost no pots and pans - making it all but unusable. The showers are divided into male and female, but have no doors, so it is like showering at the gym.||||An albergue that with a bit of thought could have been good but the people who designed it have obviously never had to walk 25-30km a day for a month. If they had they would have concentrated more on content and less on style. Much like many of the albergues run by the...

Worst albergue I stayed in the Camino. Overcrowded rooms- approx 90/100people in our room. Barely fits a bag between bunk beds. No bed linen/ duvets available. . Showers with no privacy, just a couple of them available too, bad smell too. 8€/person which I still think its expensive for what they provide. The only positive things are: the woman at reception, quite friendly and that they have washing machine and drier for around 6€.

For a couple more of euros you should be able to book something better elsewhere, and able to rest for a steep walk the...