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El Viajero Cartagena Hostel

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Calle 7 Infantes 9-45, Cartagena 130018, Colombia
4.0 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012
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Fair warning: I was here during Semana Santa, which is a crazy time in Cartagena, and every bed in the hostel was booked. Some of these complaints may stem from that. The hostel is huge, and very pretty, but there are such an absurd number of rooms, that it felt like a zoo. All the rooms are centered around a... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012
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This hostel is actually quite nice. It is beautifully decorated and the room that we stayed in (in the annex hostel) had a/c, television, and a safe. The main problem that we had was related to the staff. They were very unfriendly, unprofessional, and dismissive. We had asked them to come over to the annex to turn on our a/c... More

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Sydney, Australia
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

I found this hostel to be a bit over rated. The staff were very helpful and friendly, but everything else was quite poor. Daytrips: we ordered 2 trips from this hostel, both advertised a door to door service. First one, mud volcano, picked us up from hostel but dropped off us randomly in the city without directions. The second, the... More

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San Jose, California
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

When I first got to the hostel, I wasn't too impressed..space was limited and there weren't that many lounging areas butsincemy friends were staying there already, I opted to the same. Hostel turned out tobea great spot. Location was perfect and the ambience was fun. If what you look for is a chilled place where you can go to sleep... More

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012
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I stayed in a private two bed room, so not sure how the dorms are, but the staff was very helpful everything was nice and clean. A lot of showers so that you were never waiting for that or a bathroom. Free breakfast, which was nice to have and hostel sets up a lot of tours for you, to the... More

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soupoftheday
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
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I had a very nice time at this hostel. The private rooms are expensive by hostel standards (about US $75) but probably the least expensive in the old city. The rooms are a good size but dark, because there is only one small window into a courtyard. However the rooms are separate from the dorms so they are very quiet,... More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

Very clean, great staff, excellent location, comfy rooms with AC

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Bristol
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100 reviews 100 reviews
Reviews in 53 cities Reviews in 53 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2011
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We stayed here on three different occasions as we went in and out of Cartagena and it is a really great hostel. There's wifi, computers, a TV room, kitchen, decent showers and importantly air-con!the staff are really helpful and can book shuttles, tours etc for, Ciara is a gem :)It's sociable and there's always parties, but the noise never goes... More

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Cuenca, Ecuador
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011
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Not my favorite hostel. It was clean and organized and had a good location, but I was a little taken back with all the noise. I love to meet people and party till the sun comes up but this hotel was a little disrespectful of the people who didn't. I was there on a holiday so maybe that was the... More

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London, United Kingdom
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68 reviews 68 reviews
Reviews in 54 cities Reviews in 54 cities
48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011
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Private room nice enough, although it was a bit annoying having only aircon, and no fan. Made it too cold at night, especially as there was only a thin sheet and no blanket on the bed. When it rained, a puddle of rain water came under the door into the room. No hot water (tap) in the showers, so only... More

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Calle 7 Infantes 9-45, Cartagena 130018, Colombia
Price range (per night):* INR4,013 - 4,013

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