Albergue de Peregrinos de Miño

Encounter with Adriana, the Gatekeeper of the Camino’s Hell Yesterday we stayed at the Municipal Albergue in Miño. Apart from me and my friend, only two other people were sleeping there. At first, we thought we had won the lottery — but the reality turned out to be much darker. Already at check-in, it became clear. The woman at reception, Adriana, wouldn’t let us enter the albergue on our own; she made us wait for her. She gave us a tour and assigned us beds with a commanding tone. What surprised us most was that she kept pacing up and down the albergue, constantly looking for excuses to talk to the guests, as if she needed to control everything we did. The last checking your around Albergue she performed at 10 PM walking around the dormitory. At one point, she suggested my friend move to a bottom bunk since there were so few people. I decided to move as well to next bed so that everyone could have more privacy. When Adriana saw this, she gave a lecture to the entire albergue about how my switching beds created unnecessary work for the cleaning staff. It seemed that Adriana was actually sleeping there herself, in the room reserved for people with disabilities, because by 7:00 a.m. she was already walking around and waking us up. She started scolding us: backpacks were not allowed on chairs, only on the floor. And finally, at 7:40 she forced us out into the rain, even though checkout was at 8:00. Our explanations didn’t matter — she wanted to lock the albergue, and that was the only thing that counted.

A perfect stop for pilgrims along the way. Everything you would expect from a pilgrims' albergue. Ideal location very close to the beach so definitely do not miss out on a trip to the beach if staying here. One thing to be aware of is that the kitchen has spoons and forks but no knives or chopping board (the kitchen is really just designed for eating microwaved / fresh food, which is perfectly fine) so not really suitable for chopping fruits or veggies if making a dinner or packed lunch, so bring your own camping cutlery if you have. Thank you for a lovely stay!

Very clean, nice albergue with around 20 beds. One night cost 8€, they give disposable pillowcase and sheet. They are open until 10pm and the pilgrims have to leave until 8am.