I rather like Pamplona's albergue - it's built inside an old Church and is meant to be free-standing so that the structure can be removed and the building turned back into a Church.
The beds are over two floors as can be seen below with the beds separated into cubicles of four beds each with their own light (and I think power socket although I could be wrong about that).
There is a well equipped kitchen on the top floor but you couldn't seat more than thirty in it but this being a city most will want to eat out.
The showers were warm but the floor so flat that water went everywhere soaking the entire floor. another place where, had it been full, there would not have been enough showers. And the bathrooms were shared between men and women which is fine if you know that before you go in!
Paper sheets were provided for the mattress and pillow.
There is a courtyard and a large room for washing clothes and internet access via two computers (although I just used the wifi on my 'phone - they gave us the code when we booked in).
The beds are over two floors as can be seen below with the beds separated into cubicles of four beds each with their own light (and I think power socket although I could be wrong about that).
There is a well equipped kitchen on the top floor but you couldn't seat more than thirty in it but this being a city most will want to eat out.
The showers were warm but the floor so flat that water went everywhere soaking the entire floor. another place where, had it been full, there would not have been enough showers. And the bathrooms were shared between men and women which is fine if you know that before you go in!
Paper sheets were provided for the mattress and pillow.
There is a courtyard and a large room for washing clothes and internet access via two computers (although I just used the wifi on my 'phone - they gave us the code when we booked in).
Near to the albergue there is a Pilgrim shop which sells lots of equipment (with everything's weight displayed to the gram!) and souvenirs - we decided that the cloth glasses cases with the Cruz de Ferro on were worth carrying for the hundreds of kilometres that we had left to walk. They are also very helpful in the shop - they happily directed us to the nearest supermarket, well worth a visit.
If you want to visit the Cathedral get there as soon as you have your bed - we made the mistake of showering first and the Cathedral was closed after this.
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