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Carrera 43A # 9 SUR-51 | El Poblado, Medellin 00000, Colombia
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Hotel Porton Medellin
Ranked #11 of 70 hotels in Medellin
4.5 of 5 stars 39 Reviews
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Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Medellin Holiday”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012

I stayed at the hotel for approx 12 days whilst in Medellin. The basic rooms I stayed in were clean and well appointed. Breakfast each morning was good with ample choice. After the third day or so the staff got used to my routine and not long after sitting down to breakfast a nice cappuccino with cinnamon was forthcoming, the customer service ethos was above par. There is a hotel driver usually available to take you around the city or otherwise a taxi is usually out front. You are also a few minutes walk from the metro line as well. The hotel is across from both the new Santa Fe shopping centre and the Ovienda shopping centre with loads of shops/stores, hard rock cafe etc closeby. Cinema's show late releases in English with Spanish subtitles for about AU $5.21. The staff throughout the hotel were always friendly, pleasant and professional and responded promptly to any issues. Fast wifi included to all rooms, unlike a lot of Australian hotels where you have to pay exorbitant extra costs for wifi. A lack of Spanish was not a concern as there was usually a member of staff available who could assist. Special thanks to Tatiana whose responsive client service and perfect English were able to clarify many queries. All in all I was very happy with my stay at this establishment and would recommend it without reservation to anyone travelling to Medellin.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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ANYILIS ARTEAGA ARRIETA, Director de Relaciones con Clientes at Hotel Porton Medellin, responded to this review
8 February 2012
Dear Mr. Edwards;

Thanks for your nice comments! this will be sent to our coworkers. We hope to see you soon here in your house!
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Atyrau, Kazakhstan
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Lovely vacation, great hotel in a fantastic city”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 August 2011
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The experience began with a very helpful support in the hotel's website in order to organize airport's pickup and some activities in the city. Upon arrival to the hotel very friendly staff, lovely room, great services, nice food. Very well located, near to some of the biggest malls in tje city and also near to all transportation services (bus, metro, taxi). Just a small black dot, not really under hotel's responsibility but the transportation organized through a third party is not really punctual. Either at our arrival to the airport and when leaving from the hotel the car was delayed, not big trouble but requires to be patient. In general a fantastic experience, will be back either as couple or with the full family

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Nice, upscale choice in Poblado”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2011
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I'd give this 3.5 stars if that was an option. Good stay in a nice part of town in a terrific city!

Room – clean, nice natural light, good size. Slight leak in the shower that causes water to drip into the bathroom area, nothing a simple caulk couldn’t fix. AC was weak – I’m glad it wasn’t hot while I was visiting!
Technology – Good wireless access. Great flat screen Samsung. No power plugs available in the room, literally all taken. I had to unplug a bedside lamp in order to get light and that fixture came out of the wall! Need to invest in upgrading the power infrastructure of the hotel.
Staff – generally helpful & friendly but very limited English capability. Really helpful gentleman at the morning breakfast buffet!
Breakfast – good buffet with standard fare (cereal, fruit, rolls, scrambled eggs), some authentic local options (e.g., arepas) as well as ability to get some off menu items (e.g., egg whites). Surprisingly good coffee.
Location – beautiful neighborhood, but only real eating options are across the street in the upscale Santa Fe mall. Beyond mall options, you'd have ato walk a good bit. Good options try “J to C" in the mall : )
Gym – Decent gym, good cardio, but lacking in weights. Currently equipment is comparable to those at a Marriott Courtyard in the US. They have the space, but for whatever reason don’t seem to know what constitutes a decent 4* hotel gym. Only 2 weeks after they posted their note in another review below their arrangement with BodyTech had ended. Nothing updated on their website – still says they have a partnership with BodyTech and nothing indicated on TA. It would now cost ~USD 17 to work out. They fixed it for me...but sort of wasted 45 minutes of my time.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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ANYILIS ARTEAGA ARRIETA, Director de Relaciones con Clientes at Hotel Porton Medellin, responded to this review
28 April 2011
Dear guest;

Thanks for your review! We really appreciate your comments. All your recomendations will be evaluated and we'll take the corrective measures.

We hope to see you again!
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“nice but far from being 5 stars”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2011

Room correct, & nice very polite staff.
Food good (lunch), breakfeast very average and not at the level of 5 stars, basically eggs fruits arepas nothing really tasty. Some colleagues complained about too small rooms.
Gym : very poorly equiped, complained with some colleague and were given invitation to the nearby Bodythech.
Business room for meeting no so good..hear the noise from nearby road, no AC so they installed a noisy air cooler which we had to turn off
VERY poor internet connection.

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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ANYILIS ARTEAGA ARRIETA, Director de Relaciones con Clientes at Hotel Porton Medellin, responded to this review
15 February 2011
Dear guest;

The Hotel regrets the discomfort during stay. Each observation has been reported and
analyzed in order to implement actions corrective to ensure non-repetition.

However, for some services such as speed Internet in the meeting room, we safely say that this service could have been provided an optimal way, if the Company have been requested at the time of booking the meeting room.
Unfortunately some requirements like this, not were reported to the Hotel, in the negotiation and this affected the audience.

In regard to the Gym, the Hotel has a cardiovascular area fitted with equipment
needed for a daily routine, but for greater Hotel service coverage has an agreement with the best gym in the city, located very close to the Hotel and our guest interested can access free to this services.

The hotel staff recieves your comments they are important to improve every day.
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Prince George, Canada
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“"Incredible view" Awesome Staff" Awesome Hotel"”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2011

We stayed at the Porton on Dec 13 and 14 for a small tour of Colombia, the stay we had at this establishment is worth well my time to write and praise the service and the room we stayed in and the view we had. I strongly suggest you stay at the Porton when in Medellin

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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ANYILIS ARTEAGA ARRIETA, Director de Relaciones con Clientes at Hotel Porton Medellin, responded to this review
24 January 2011
We are very glad with your comments! for our Staff and our Hotel.
We hope to see you again!

Best Regards;

ANYILIS ARTEAGA A.
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Carrera 43A # 9 SUR-51 | El Poblado, Medellin 00000, Colombia
Price range (per night):* INR5,891 - 11,950

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