Dave Davenport
Guru
- Location
- Hampshire
Anyone know any good websites for searching for campsites in Spain?
Cobblers (if you'll excuse my use of the vernacular!) - we paid between 10 and 15 euros a night for excellent sites in Spain last year and there were plenty to choose from. Camping is an entirely different (and better) touring experience too, especially if you're like me and Dave who like to chill our beers and wine bought from the local supermarket.It is often the case that campsites in Spain are few and far between, and only slightly cheaper than a roomin a hotel. We paid €40 per night for hotel rooms all the way from Gib to Toledo in January, and saw a handful of campsites in a fortnight. I would suggest the extra weight of camping kit is not worth carrying.
Agreed, which is why we took the €9 lunches during the day and then went to a shop amd bought a picnic style meal for the evening which we ate in the hotel room, while drinking shop-bought beer and wine. The gas stove and pot was used to boil water to make a decent cuppa, usually in the bathroom so we didn't set off the smoke alarm. So food-wise, using a hotel was not really more expensive than camping. The room cost a bit more than camping, which is what a lot of people told us before we went, but we had the advantage of not carrying camping kit on the bike. And when it gets hot in Spain, it gets really hot, so carrying camping kit would be a real pain, as would being in a tent on a hot afternoon or night instead of being in a hotel room with an aircon unit, which they all had.If you factor in not only camping v hotel prices, but also shop bought booze and the ability to cook your own meals, morning tea etc there is a considerable difference in cost.
I cycled from the south to the north last summer in hot heat and I'd much rather be cooking outside and using the pool etc.