Colombia, All or Multiple Cities Thread

[kaiserkyhl]

Originally Posted by Singaporedream

casa blanca.... please inform them if you are coming with a bigger group of bikes or a sidecar. garage space is about 6m x 3m with in-house bike.

keep it up!

Big groups are very welcome too. Apart from my in-house garage I have a covered parking lot two houses down the street with barbwire fence and 24 hour watchman with gun
- Mike

[Singaporedream]

Pasto
N1 12.702 W77 16.666
Hotel Casa Lopez (Calle 18 no 21B-11 La Merced)
90000pesos for 2 person in 1 room.
free internet
very clean and 5 star hotel service.
breakfast included.
the only place with safe motorbike parking.

El bordo
N2 06.932 W76 59.349
GPS co-ordinates not precise.
about 130km north of Pasto.
We did not stay in this small town but there are about 7 lodging with private parking. Just as what a biker need. go check it out!


Popayán
N2 26.346 W76 36.343
Hotel Capital, Carrera 5, No. 7-11
15000pesos for 2 person in 1 room without window.
very basic.
Parking in courtyard.

Cali
N3 28.147 W76 31.773
Casa Blanca Hostel, Avenida 6 bis, Calle 26n, #57, Santa Monica Residencial, Cali
There are no such thing as biker’s friendly hostel but a friendly owner hostel, also an ex-RTW rider.
It is more like a home. Owner had his own private bike parking in a very safe compound with armed security guard. He also parked his big bike there.
Very good and safe location.
15000peso per person in dorm room (special discount because of low season).


Manizales
N5 04.283 W75 31.209
Hotel Califonia.
Calle 19. No16-37
40000pesos for 2 person in 1 room with private bath.
Private parking.

Medellin
N6 12.349 W75 33.953
Casa Kiwi
Carrera 36 # 7-10 (El Poblado)
Bike parking in a good safe and lock garage, sharing with the garbage. The time where they open the gate of the garage is when the garbage truck comes and they collect the garbage. NOT able to do up your bike there unless you are a Smurf.
Free: internet only you have your laptop. connection is random.
Free: kitchen to use. beware of dropping cabinets filled with knife that will drop on your feet. please wear steel toes.
Free: wake up calls by the constructions on their ‘extended’ annex at 9am, weekdays only.
Free: weed to smoke, offered by one of the hostel staff but I rejected. (there is a notice written something like: The hostel does not allow usage of drugs. All guest have to leave at 2am and to be quite after this time) so… don’t expect it to be quite before 2am and who are they referring as ‘guest’???
Free: get to know the locals. drunk young punks which were non hostel staff nor travellers that were invited in the hostel, smoking weed, making noise and talk about non-sense…….is it safe to keep our belongings around?
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR BIKERS!!! The staff quoted my wife 40000pesos for a private double room without bathroom. It was a special discount for bikers because they usually charge 50000pesos. we agreed because the dorm room was a mess and it was starting to rain. Next day, I heard the other staff/owner quoting to a bag packer 40000pesos for the same room we had. Maybe that bag packer had a motorbike in the bag.
Nice guy that helped us a few small but important issues in the hostel. He is an American. I’m sorry I did not get his name.
BUT I believe the hostel will get better in time as they are reconstructing the whole building. it’s a bit messy but at least I did not lose anything in this hostel. point to add, it is quite a good location.

they had removed the garbage on where i was standing.

Taraza (220km north of Medellin towards Cartagena)
Hotel Noche Y Dia
N7 35.072 W75 23.960
15000peso for 2 person in 1 small, humid but clean room with private bath.
very secure and easy parking.
Along Ruta 25. we enjoyed the folks in this small town. very friendly but shy people.

El Jardin
About half hour ride north from Taraza if you don’t want to sleep in a humid room.
N7 45.058 W75 15.505
behind the gas station. military checkpoint is just outside the gas station.
we didn’t stay here but we did have a look at the rooms. possible place for a night with nice cafeteria. Very nice retired couple running the place.
18000pesos per room. check it out.

Cartagena
N10 25.358 W75 32.701
Hotel Holiday.
Calle de la Media Luna.
30000peso for 2 person in 1 room with TV, fan and exotic bathroom.
Have special planks for wheels onto the steps, parking along courtyard BUT have to strip my cases and front bags. just enough for my xrv750.
I think it had the best deal. with the same price, could only sleep in a dorm in other places.

[freewheel]

Hi!
We stayed in hostal Casa Mara in Getsemani, Calle del Espiritu Santo no. 29_139 in Cartagena. It's a beautiful and peacefull place to stay. You can park the bike next to the swimming pool and it's very safe.
They have wifi and some rooms have cable tv.
It's also between the old part of town and the harbour, where the boats arrive (both 10_15 min.walk).
Look at Hostal CasaMara Cartagena de Indias D.T. y C - Colombia
And the people who are working in this hostal are very friendly and full of humor.
Andy and Maya. Adventure Sidecar - Home

[easyg]

You could do a lot worse than visit Tony and Kim in Popayan.

They have a six bed dorm and 10 private rooms; singles, twins and doubles with and without bathrooms. The dorm bed is 15,000 a night and the private rooms start from 35,000 for two people or 25,000 for one. The private rooms have duvets and lamps etc and the hostel is very clean and well run.

Hot water is provided by heated shower head elements, there is a TV room, cooking facilities and an honour system for drinks.

You can't park in the hostel but secure parking is approximately two buildings down on Calle 4 for 6,000 a day.


Hostel Trail Popayan - Welcome
N2 26.618 W76 36.614
Carrera 11 No. 4-16
tel: 2 831 7871
cell: 314 696 0805


Tony and Kim have a wealth of information about South America and Colombia, they also have contact with a network of hostels throughout South America through their website:
South America Hostels & Budget Backpacking Travel | HostelTrail.com


I also stayed with Paul at Casa Kiwi and can report that the building work is nearly complete. When finished, in a couple of weeks time, Casa Kiwi will be equipped with a swimming pool and plenty of balcony space up amongst the trees. It was a great place to meet people and was in an excellent position within Zona Rosa. Paul was especially helpul in directing me to Moto Angel and the other workshops near Calle 33 which enabled me to get some additional boxes fabricated and get an Austin Powers style make over for my bike. Paul also gives a 20% discount for bikers and has secure parking in a garage. Winner.

[kaiserkyhl]

A couple of pictures of bikers visiting Casa Blanca Hostel in Cali!

See you!
Mike

[glasswave]

Cali CO
Hostal Iguana
Good Value/Friendly folks
nice garden/easy indoor parking
decent hot water from electric shower
Iguana, the backpackers hostel in Cali, Colombia
Avenida 9N No. 22N-46
(+57) (2) 660 89 37

Hostal Sator
Ave 8 norte No. 20-50
Garaje
Singles for $3000
Cable/hot water/private bath
30,000 per person
good choice if you perfer to avoid the backpacker crowd


Pasto

[glasswave]

Manizales

Tiger Paw Hostal
Calle 65No. 23B-19
http://www.pitstophostelmanizales.com/
They have dorms for COP 19,000/night, Singles for 21,000/night.


Jacuzzi. Parking for bikes. Pool table/ping pong/bar. close to all major bars, grocery centers, Cable Plaza, etc.

I have not stayed there but, the owner says he can sort out parking at his apartment for a couple of bikes (1/2 block away) or his friends parqedero around the corner for larger groups.

I stayed in the hotel California (address above). The owners/help were great people, the room servicable with excellent hot showers, cable and morning coffee 35k cop for 1 person.



I have not stayed there. I went to hotel California.

[glasswave]

Medellin

Hostal Porton de Provensa
El Poblado
Carrera 35 no.7-108
317-77-44
double bed with cable TV 50-60K COP
a Nice spot with a garage if there in no room at albert crutcher´s place.

Hostal Tamarindo, Medellin, Colombia
Calle 7 #35-36
El Poblado
Medellín , Antioquia Colombia
Phone: 57 4 268 9828, 57 300 255 8232, USA 914 346 6301E-Mail: hostaltamarindo@gmail.com
single for 40k COP
Nice quiet little spot with a garage, up around the corner from the mini exito

Cuacasia
Hotel Cuacasia
Calle 24 No. 04-29
094-839-32-72
single room with air $60K cop
a very nice little place in this squalid town hlf way from Medellin to Cartagena with garage

Cartagena
Hotel Turis Mar
Carrera 1c No. 11-41
313-526-3087
single room with air $60K cop
good parking by the pool and an easy entrance
go down Media Luna until nearly the end turn right at the church and go 100 meters down the wrong way on the seldom used 1 way street.

Bucaramanga

KGB or Casa Guana Hostal
Calle 49 no. 28-21
57-7-657-6960
no bike parking, but they insist its ok to park in front an the sidewalk

Hotel Houston
Calle 33 no. 30-44
634-3977
50k cop for one person
parking in the lobby, middle of the zona rosa district

San Gil

Sams VIP Hostal
Kr.: 10 No.: 12 - 33 Top Floor
E-mail: samshostel@gmail.com
Teléfono: (0057) 7242746
Número de télefono mobil: 3102497400
Private for 35k cop
Right on the main square, pool

Villa De Leyva

Hosperderia Colonial
Calle 12 no. 10-81
Very Nice room for 25k cop lovely gardin
1 bike can fit in the entry just off the plaza