Comments on: The 7 Best Hostels in Medellín

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:05:19 +0000

Stayed at Cocoa Hostel in 2019; would stay again

By: Andres

Andres — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:32:50 +0000

Hi Matt! We’ve been in Medellin for a few weeks last year and totally loved Purple Monkey! Another great one is Amazonia, though it’s relatively new, it was opening up when we were there.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 08:55:48 +0000

In reply to JAMES. Thank you for your insightful comment (along with a fake email in the comment form). Let me know what your suggestions are. Would love to hear from an expert!

By: JAMES

JAMES — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:31:49 +0000

As a “gringo” who has lived in Colombia for 12 years, your “best” are all over priced. I can show you many others that offer the same amenities at far lower prices. You need to get a clue

By: Mikala

Mikala — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 05:54:48 +0000

I had the best time at Purple Monkey, but I also got bed bugs there. Black sheep is popular but I’m not sure why. The rooms are really dated and smell bad. Kinda far from everything but the metro. Social, but so are most “social hostels”. Los Patios was really nice and centrally located like Purple Monkey. Social atmosphere could be a hit or a miss because of all the different levels. Selina is good for big groups, aka large Israeli groups. As with most Selina’s, I found that it looked nice on the outside but lacked general upkeep. The beds were flimsy and it was just too big of a hostel for my liking. I really liked the Colombian staff members when I was there. They were awesome and helped me practice my Spanish, but then again, I could say that about most Colombians.