Refugio Ave Fenix de familia Jato

Villafranca del Bierzo

Description and Notice

It is open all day during the summer.

Season
01-January - 31-December
Contact Info
Private

Santiago, 10
24500 León
Spain

Landline
+34 987 540 229
Hospitalero
Jesús Jato
Practical Info
Open
12:00
Close
23:00
Total Beds
80
Price
10*
Pilgrim only?
Yes
Founded
1992
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Yes
Facilities
Terrace
Yes
Dining room
Yes
Laundry
Clothesline
Yes
Dryer
Yes
Wash basin
Yes
Washer
Yes
Food
Breakfast
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Group Dinner
Yes
Bar / Restaurant
Yes
Services
Bike storage
Yes
Camping
1km away in their own farm
Internet
Yes
City Map

Comments

All Caminos App User (not verified)

This place does have bedbugs and I don't think they will be gone anytime soon. It's really a shame because it's one really great albergue. The owners totally know about it because they make you store backpacks in a different room.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

Lots of bed bugs.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

I am sorry to write this, but I went there today and found a big and living bedbug on the first bed I checked. The host offered to sleep in another room, I refused and got my money back without any problems. The place looks very great and special and it is sad that it still struggles with bedbugs.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

Went to stay there a couple of days ago, got to our room and unrolled my bed sheet and dead bed bug rolled out. Spoke to the host and got our money back. Some pilgrims that stayed woke up with bites.

The hosts are lovely, but the whole place is a bit dirty and threadbare. It needs a damn good clean.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

I really liked the hosts and the vibe, so it pains me to say this, but absolutely avoid this place. 4 people in my room, myself included, woke up with dozens of bed bug bites. Deeply unpleasant.

If you do stay here, take an upper bunk and sleep in a silk liner, as the bugs are near the floor.

Camino de Sant…

Good hearted people but now a well run establishment. Cold in the winter and the bathrooms/shower were a disaster.

Camino de Sant…

This is one of the most charming places I have stayed at on the camino. Not the most tidy and modern, but the staff are from heaven, and the community dinner was the best I have gotten so far. And the breakfast was fabulous. A must stay!

Camino de Sant…

Best alburgue with the worst bathrooms. Love this place and it’s wonderful staff.

Camino de Sant…

Cool building, but I would not stay here again.

Camino de Sant…

Actual cost is 6€ for a bed or 5€ if you pay an additional 4€ for breakfast (which I found a bit shifty since it will never be 5 which is what they advertise everywhere.) Dinner was 7€ and was decent but scant in portion and dessert was canned fruit. It was served 45 minutes late but I might have experienced an unlucky night in that regard. Dorm beds are very close and in some instances just pushed together. The staff running it are lovely and the *rustic* building and haphazard functioning are in some regards probably the most authentic Camino experience you can have in these days of art hostel albergues with vegan dinners and fresh smoothies. It wasn’t a bad stay but neither would I necessarily recommend it.