Bogotá hostels

Pros: Good showers and sun in the yard

Cons: The staff was not greeting and did not seem to care for us.

Pros: Very friendly staff, good shower!

Cons: Pretty far to Candeleria but also a nice neighbourhood

Pros: Staff was friendly and for the most part tried to help out. You have to buzz in to get into the building and doors, even for dorms, were locked with a key. Lockers for each dorm bed included a lock (provided), but not all locks worked. Quick and reasonably priced laundry service. Close to 24 hour supermarket. Convenient public transport to La Candelaria. Considered safe area. Lots of good food options within walking distance.

Cons: When I checked out, there was some question over whether or not I paid. Thankfully I had asked for and kept my receipt. Even so, there seemed to be a follow up question about whether I paid the right amount. No hot water. Broken locker. Bathroom ceiling was incomplete, but didn't appear to be under construction; you could basically look up to the attic. Breakfast appeared to be cereal and a small fruit plate. It appears you can pay to have a more extensive breakfast though (due to cards with price lists and breakfast items). There were hardly any people staying here. Vibe was kind of eerie and unwelcoming, possibly due to so few guests. Common areas included a bar area, kitchen and reception area that was like a living room you don't want to hang out in. Neighborhood appears mostly residential with lots of nice (read: not budget friendly) restaurants. Not much to see or do unless you want to do things you do at home (cinema, eat pizza, etc.). Lots of noise from the nearby busy road woke me up at 6. 30+ minutes away from old city center by public transport (~2500 COP one way).

Pros: Very helpful staff, spacious kitchen and 4-bed dorm, I recommend it!

Cons: I liked everything

Pros: Really nice people, friendly and helpful staff, good breakfast

Cons: the breakfast was good, but still too much sweet stuff in my opinion. It's a bit out of town

Pros: There were no major issues

Cons: They were overbooked and moved us to a basic hotel across the street.

Cons: The bathroom light was on the same switch as the noisy bathroom fan.

Pros: The staff are fantastic. The hostal is very cool. It is beautifully located and close to everything. The kitchen is spacious and beautiful. The garden is so pretty and peaceful. The hostal is popular with local travellers and tourists so it is a good place if you are learning to speak Spanish and be with Colombians. I was studying at a local school and found the hostal a good peaceful place to slowly improve my spanish whilst being vibrant enough to feel part of a community. It is a good hostal also if you are staying for a longer time period. The hostal has a nice feel about it. You feel free to relax and get on with your life whilst being able to ask for help when you need it. It is a really good place.

Pros: Great location! Staff were very relaxed and helpful even though I could speak Spanish very well!

Pros: The staff, breakfast and the location were excellent.

Cons: I did not like that the beds were not made or clean regularly. This is an old house so it is not the most comfortable.

Pros: The staff are always friendly and helpful. The breakfast has breads, serials and fruits. The area is different from the central and nice. At first it was a bit difficult to get there though. Maybe I just needed to ask the information center how to get. I can definitely recommend this hostel.

Pros: Great free breakfast. All you can eat cereal, fruit and toast. Finally you can actually get a free breakfast that actually fills you!

Cons: No real social area, didn’t really have any atmosphere to it. Can’t beat that great breakfast though. Just make sure you’ve got stuff to do so you don’t have to hang out there

Pros: Nothing

Cons: I made a reaervation it appeared there was a specail for 1 night, i took a 45 minute taxi to the hostel, waited over 15 minutes to check in then the lady wouod not honor the deal i reserved on booking. The price she gave was way to high concidering the location and the hostel did not look nice at all. I then had ti take another taxti and find another hostel. Hige waste of time and money. Their mistake they should have honored the deal. This place is not recomended

Pros: Clean bathroom Good location.

Cons: Rooms are very small Bathroom is not private at all We waited the owner in front of the hostel for two hours to check in

Pros: Extremely nice and helpful lady who is an owner. Even thoug she didn't speak English she was able to explain us everything we needed to know about the city, neighbourhood, restaurants and safety issues. Very good localization, close to everything important in the La Candelaria. Good WIFI.

Cons: Rooms small and no private bathroom. Hot water only for 7 minutes in the shower, but that wasn't really a big problem.

Pros: Very nice staff, I would have stayed longer if it would have not been for the mattress.

Cons: The mattress was inside of a leather cover so i kept sliding down ending up with a stiff back in the process. No power point in room.

Pros: The hostel is in an amazing location- literally few minutes walk from lots of bars, restaurants, street food vendors. It felt safe. The host doesn't speak English but we managed with our Spanish and she was most helpful. Helped us getting to places without taking a taxi, gave us an advice on where to go for food... All in all, she's a heart and soul of that place so if you need a place to stay for a couple of nights, i'd recommend this one.

Cons: Bed covered in a plastic sheet...

Pros: Yolanda was the perfect host. She was very patient with our lack of Spanish and still used a map to show us the main tourist attractions and chatted using loads of gestures to help us understand. The location was great and it was the perfect place to stay in Bogota.

Pros: Good location

Cons: Booked for a few days but got told I could not stay long. Also had to be back before 12!!

Pros: Explanation of the city centre

Cons: Room really small, showers uncomfortable --> no space to change your clothes, mattress of the bed very hard and out of gum, only 8 minutes of hot water, no key to get into the hostel

Pros: The location is amazing. Felt very safe. Near everything. Easy to walk around. There’s a cute little parc near with lots entertainments and a nice vibe.

Cons: It felt like we were staying at our mom’s place, but not in the good sens. We had to say when we were going out, when we were thinking of coming back, the owner always locked the doors with chain so we had to ask her to let us out and in. We went out and she wasn’t happy that we came back late so she told us we couldn’t go out later than midnight. We had no autonomy whatsoever. And we kept thinking, what would happen if there’s a fire? We are locked inside so it’s really not safe. She told us we couldn’t take ling showers. It felt like we were always watched. The beds were a bit uncomfortable. And it was cold. So cold. The rooms aren’t well isolated so it’s as cold outside then it is inside. Very humid too.

Cons: Worst Hostel we had on our trip! The sheets were full of dead little insects, there was blood on the wall and you cannot call the mattress a mattress. Also the room was even smaller than expected so that we had to sleep with our backpacks on the bed. Although Yolanda was very friendly we had a fue issues with her: we had to be back before 12 and one time we couldn't enter the hostel because she wasn't there and forgot to leave us the keys. It was at night, we had some valuable stuff with us and it was getting a little bit dangerous for us. We wouldn't recommend this hostel (if you can call it like this)!