Melanie was an amazing host. If you are planning to start the Camino de Santiago her place is where you want to start. To start she picked us up directly from the bus station in st jean, and drove us to the pilgrim office. That helped us beat the rest of the bus crowd who had to walk. We needed trekking poles as we couldnt fly with them. She directed us right to the store and knew the owners. next she drove us to the grocery store to get food and snacks for our first day on the trail. Afterwards, she took us to the house, and we settled in and showered off. At around 8pm she invited us downstairs for a glass of wine and let us know she had booked a restaurant for dinner and even handled our dietary restrictions. (we are both vegetarian) Dinner was delicious. In the morning she had a modest breakfast ready for us and drove us to the start of the Camino, took some pictures for us and we were on our way. The experience was amazing and beyond anything you could expect from some other albergues near the start of the Camino in St jean. I would highly recommend.