Name: Color Hostel
Address: Calle 26 No 2a -24, Santa Marta, Santa Marta, Santa Marta, 470004, Colombia
Rating: 8

24-hour reception

Smoking areas

Ticket assistance

Garden

Television in lobby

Terrace

Express check-out

No elevators

General

Laundry

Concierge services

Dry-cleaning

Luggage storage

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Coffee/tea for guests

Breakfast

Common kitchen

Restaurant

Snack bar

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Transfer

Multi-language staff

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Hiking

Sun Deck

Recreation

Free parking nearby

Parking

Swimming pool

Pool and beach

Playroom

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hostel

Simon Bolivar International Airport

Color Hostel

Santa Marta

We booked last minute having been let down by another booking. This hostel is clean and the staff very welcoming and helpful. We have a double room with ensuite facilities and with A/C. Breakfast was good and they even provided breakfast at 6.00am when we were on an early excursion (which they helped arrange)

A very welcoming place to stay

Hostel Color

I was 5 days with Hostel Color and spent some time in the room for doing some work with the computer.
During my stay I did comment some issues to the administrator directly. But he did not want to improve or change something. He reacted very defensive. Even when I told him that I do not like the dog close to me during my breakfast time he reacted very strange.
The administrator told me that the dog was in the Hostal before me hmmm ?

Therefore I started to an analyse a bit the feedback given from other travellers.

Each point was commented by different travellers at different times during the year. And… it looks like that the administration is not willing to improve. This are all in Spanish because I just copied and past it. This is not my feedback.

1. tienen animales en el hostel, muy amigables pero lastimosamente muuuy sucios

2. De noche  el ruido es insoportable, imposible dormir. 

3. Un desastre. La gerencia No sabe tratar a los clientes... Y menos a los empleados, Maltrato total 0 capacidad para manejar un hostal

4. Los cuartos compartidos son limpios y con buenas camas. La piscina es demasiado pequeña si uno quiere estar todo el día ahí. El staff del Hostel es poco amable.

4. No hay una mesita o sillas dentro de la habitacion, aunque hay suficiente espacio disponible. No hay agua caliente. El recipiente de desechos en el baño es demasiado pequeño

Here my comments after stayed 4 nights in a private room with my wife.

My first impression was very good. Clean rooms. Nice Color concept. Room kind of big enough. Chair and little table was missing in the private rooms.

There is no hot water. Actually not a big problem.  But when you do not know then you are waiting some time to see if there is hot water…..

There is always a dog around. You meet him in the kitchen at the reception and also when you do eat something in the clients area. As I complaint about directly to the administrator  the he just told me that the dog was in the Hostal before me hmmm ?

There are many different people working at the reception. The only person who was motivated and very helpful was Laurent, the Recepción Lady during day time. Also Mister Heiderson who was sometimes covering the night shift was very friendly and open minded.
Thanks a lot for that service.

The second night we stayed in the Hostel it was Saturday. There was a party close to the Hostal. They had loud music until 03:00 in the morning. We really have been surprised that nobody was calling the police…..

The private rooms facing the pool do get a lot of sun. So we had to close the sun protection the whole day. The privat  rooms with the little courtyard on the other side are better. We changed after 3 nights and liked it more.

Now there is rainy season here in Santa Marta. Therefore you will feel a bit the Moskitos. Would be recommended to have some protection against them.

Some general informations about Taxis in Santa Marta.
The taxi from the airport to the Hostal is 35’000 Pesos.
Taxi for short distance in town 6’000 Pesos.
Taxi for middle distance in town 8’000 Pesos
Taxi for longer distance in town 10’000 Pesos
Taxi to Taganga between 12 to 15’000 Pesos
Some taxis do have a taximeter. But are not using them.

I do hope that the management will consider the points I mentioned. Actually I did like the rooms and the concept of the Hostel. You can use the kitchen, you get free water, coffee and tea. The reception is staffed 24 hours 7 days.

Interesting place to stay but……

Hostel renovated. No daily cleaning and no hot water. Regular WiFi. It is far from downtown, the nearby streets do not inspire confidence at night. Otherwise fine. The employees are friendly.

Far away from the center.

This is a good hostel to stay a couple of nights in Santa Marta. No sale of food, solo beer, agua y gaseosas. The price per night in the private room was $100,000 AUOS or $30 USD approximately. This is a good hostel to spend a couple of nights in a small, friendly pool and kitchen compartment. It is clean, They didn't want to be located in the private room, but they didn't want to sell it in the private room, but they didn't want to sell it in the private room.

Good overnight hostel

Everything was fine, rooms were in order, toilets were cleaned, everything was fine, the attention of a terrible employee, he was harassed because we went in and out on the street, he was harassed because we opened the door, even I think he called the police because we were outside the hostel bullying (typically on Friday) is a tall Venezuelan!

Okay, but it could be better!

I stayed here for 4 nights in a shared room (4 beds) and for my luck I was the only one in the room.The accommodation was very clean and well located.The staff was super nice, I felt very comfortable and went so well that I can't help recommending it.

Very highly recommended 👌

It is a quiet place with great warmth from the staff that assists the general users. spacious rooms with comfortable tourist facilities in the surroundings. located in a very safe location near the international marina, the historic center with access to the urban bus routes to the Road.

Recommendation is recommended.

We stayed 4 nights in this hostel and we are very happy. The bed is super comfortable, the breakfasts are very rich (we have 4 options, all with natural juices). The rooms are very clean, they have air conditioning and ventilator. We were able to keep the suitcases for the night we left for Tayrona free of charge. There is no problem with the arrival times once you are staying there, as there is a night person to open the door. The kitchen can be used from 14 to 20.

Comfort, good service and good location.

The hostel is brand new but is missing a lot to get a good rating. The rooms on the lower floor are by the reception and communal area therefore you can hear everything and everyone. The first morning a woke up with a group being very loud in the shower. Because there was availability, I was able to move to another room on the second floor. Breakfast a la carta is only 4 items to choose from and coffee is served almost cold.The shower that they call ducha tipo lluvia is real but barely any water comes out of it. It took me 30 min to shower everyday because of the limited amount of water.Staff is very friendly and willing to help but I don’t think it makes up for the facilities downfalls if you are having longer stays in Santa Marta.The location is great close to the city centre and public transport.

It's a clean hostel with nice, modern facilities, the right breakfast and the right price, yet it has many problems. 1. At night the noise is unbearable, it's impossible to sleep. 2. You don't even get a soap in the room, so bring your own soap. 3.It's a zone of many buildings, with which you find a lot of dust, debris, noise and lack of sidewalks to circle, plus the area is dark and dangerous to travel at night.

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