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Just finished the Camino Portugues. Caminoways was amazingly helpful, easy to contact. The luggage transfer were seamless, and they were able to accommodate changes in transfers on the fly. We traveled on the Superior accommodations and I HIGHLY recommend it. Some of the stays were very nice, some were terrific, and two were out of the world nice. (Baiona and Casa Loureira)

We recently used Camino Ways for our hike from Santiago to Finesterre and Muxia. We were very pleased with the accommodations and had no issues! We booked standard for this trip (usually book the country cottage upgrade) but our accommodations were pleasant and comfortable. This was the 3rd trip that we have booked with Camino Ways and feel confident that we would use them again in the future.

I booked a Camino hike on the Via Francigena from Siena to Rome. I spent two nights in the lovely Duomo hotel in Siena before starting my hike on 13 March to reach Rome on 26 March. Had I planned better I would have booked a rest stop half way so that I would not be walking for 13 days straight. 13 days of continual walking is not the best at 61 years old. Luckily the weather was fine for most days but one during which it poured rain the whole day. It is not good walking in the rain despite all the wet weather gear. It was a beautiful hike through Tuscany and most of the accommodation booked was in the old parts the town's not far from the trail. Only in two places was the accommodation about 20 minutes from trail at Agriturismo hotels. Very fine hotels but a bit extra to walk although Camino Ways did arrange a transfer from the trail to the stopover. The few times I needed to contact Camino Ways to sort out some matters they were very responsive through WhatsApp - a great communication mode. The only problem was with a change to the last accommodation stop in Rome. I requested a double room after my initial booking so as to accommodate myself and my partner who was meeting me on Rome, but unfortunately the original hotel could not supply a double room as they were booked out. Unfortunately, I was found a double room in the Hotel Kennedy near the Termini rail station. That hotel has seen much better days. One has to carry one's luggage, in this case my partner, up two flights of stairs to reception. The room itself had no bar fridge to keep any drinking water, there was exposed wiring in the bathroom and the walls looked like someone had walked up them. It was the worst hotel I had experienced my whole trip. I would not recommend the Hotel Kennedy. My partner complained to the person at reception but there were no other rooms available. He said we could tell the manager the next day. But as we were only staying one night we did not think it was worth it as we were relocating to an airBnB. Despite the last hotel incident I will not allow that to ruin my experience of the whole trek. It was a great experience and I found the people at Camino Ways always helpful. Attached are some photos of my trip and of the room at the Hotel Kennedy.

Our Camino was planned well. I was mostly satisfied with the lodging that was chosen. One was not suitable, but tolerable. Most were excellent, and one was over the top fantastic. The service prior to departure was satisfactory. We did not use their assistance while in Spain. The company instructs pilgrims to print a paper luggage tag. It is flimsy and tears off easily. The transportation company did not replace this tag and I had to improvise and scramble to get a luggage tag to identify my baggage. One member of our party had to drop out. Per the contract, he was not refunded any money. However, the accommodation and meals were canceled without permission. Double rooms were changed to single, innkeepers had the reservations canceled and not paid. This is a case of legal but somewhat unethical behavior in my opinion. Pressing the easy button to plan a Camino has its price, but sometimes you have to do the right thing, even if you lose. Shame on a pilgrim centric entity that may not adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Excellent trip with Camino Ways. This was my second time to use them. I went with my three sisters this time, and we were all completely impressed with the excellent no hassle service provided. We booked Standard accommodation, B&B with dinner provided for 3 evenings. Luggage transfers, and Taxi transfere on arrival in Santiago to Vigo for the start of our trip. All of the accommodation was comfortable and clean. But the hotel we stayed in for two nights in Santiago at the end of our Camino, was definitely higher than standard accommodation. The extra bonus was, the discount we received because I was a returning customer. Thank you Camino Ways for providing us with the very best!