La Serrana in Salento, Colombia: Our much-loved Hostel!

We’ve stayed in some amazing hostels during our eight years of travel, however none can compare to the extraordinary location that we just recently just stayed: La Serrana Eco-Farm as well as Hostel in the coffee region of Salento, Colombia. In our opinion, if you don’t stay here, you’re missing out!

Note: We weren’t paid to compose this evaluation as well as we didn’t get a complimentary stay. We paid for our space just like you…but we liked it so much that we felt it deserved this write-up! ? 

Our Room

La Serrana has many space options: camping in your own tent, camping in their high-end tents, dorm rooms, personal spaces with shared bathroom, personal spaces with ensuite bathroom, as well as our space which was really in a separate house, about a 7 minute walk down a dirt road from the primary hostel.

Our home was called “Las Camelias”, as well as it was showed 2 other rooms. We were in the King space as well as it was spectacular!

This is the King space in the Las Camelias house

From our bed, we looked out with a big window at the mountains across the way. The sun beating in the window in the morning was the very best method to wake up! during the freezing evenings when it was raining, we would light a terminate in our personal fireplace as well as fracture open a bottle of wine.

The bed was comfortable as well as the connected shower room was a bonus.

The view from our bed! A fantastic method to get up each morning ?
We likewise had gain access to to the entire farmhouse, with the other two couples who were staying in the other rooms. We had some fantastic housemates! The living space was full of comfortable furniture, one more fireplace, a big dining space table as well as a kitchen area for us all to use.

The entire living as well as dining space areas were blessed with floor-to-ceiling windows. The expansive views across the valley were awe-inspiring.

Each day, our space was cleaned by the friendly personnel as well as the wood for our fireplace was replenished. A big breakfast of eggs, toast, fruit as well as coffee was included in the space rate as well. Our terrific space was 135,000 pesos ($44.75) / night, however since we stayed for 7 nights, we got a 10% discount, making the space around $40 / night.

The Amenities

La Serrana, which is thought about the primary farm-house / hostel, has a kitchen area for guests to use, as well as a extremely big typical area with couches, tables as well as chairs. laundry service is offered for 7,000 pesos ($2.32) / kilogram. The receptionists right here are a riches of knowledge, with one person speaking English, as well as the rest speaking Spanish.

Views from our home ?
No matter where you’re planning to travel to after Salento, you’ll discover the info you requirement by flipping with one of the travel binders the hostel has put together, or just asking the staff.

In the home next to La Serrana (on the exact same property), you’ll find a few of the double spaces as well as the primary kitchen area (staff only). right here they offer a nightly dinner for 17,000 pesos ($5.60). The cuisine modifications each night, as well as it’s not used on the weekends. The women who serve breakfast as well as dinner right here are lovely!

Dinner with backpackers at the hostel

Just next to that kitchen area is a backyard with covered picnic tables as well as a bonfire area – which is lit every night, weather condition permitting.

To the other side of the kitchen area is a big area for camping, either in your vehicle, your tent, or one of the stilted tents offered from the hostel. There is a big outside shower room / shower area, plus benches as well as tables with impressive views of the mountains. This is where we selected to take pleasure in our coffee in the mornings.

Enjoying a cup of coffee at La Serrana Hostel – look at that view!
In the mornings, we would walk down our dirt road to join everybody for breakfast in the morning. as well as for dinner when it was raining as well as we didn’t feel like going into town or to the primary hostel, we would buy in from one of the restaurants! There are two in town that provide (Brunch as well as Beta Town), as well as they would bring our supper directly to our door – gotta like that!

If you go to the Luciernaga restaurant, guests of La Serrana get 10% off, as well as a complimentary beer.

The Landscapes

If you love vast mountain ranges, deep valleys as well as a tranquil atmosphere, then this location is for you. The farm-turned-hostel is set on a hill surrounded by a valley, with towering mountains in the distance. This area receives rather a bit of rain, so the hills are a lively eco-friendly colour as well as are exceptionally lush.

Enjoying the views at the entrance to La Serrana
Even during the rainy / cloudy weather, we were in awe of our surroundings, particularly when the mist would increase from the valley floor to produce an eerie atmosphere!

We spent lots of afternoons as well as early mornings with a cup of coffee in hand, an charming stray pet dog by our side, as well as stunning vistas in front of us. This hostel was so serene.

The best area for coffee – this pet dog was so adorable!

The Activities

There are many things to see as well as do around Salento, all of which can be set up at the hostel, or at least they can assist you out with any type of concerns you may have.

There’s a little dirt road directly next to La Serrana which is a extremely nice, 45 minute walk to reach the coffee farms of Osaco as well as Don Elias. You can hire horses to take you to the coffee farms, or to the waterfalls also – arrange this from the hostel.

For trips to the extraordinary Cocora Valley, La Serrana can phone call a “willy” (jeep) for you, as well as they likewise have directions for the hike printed out.

La Serrana likewise uses yoga at the hostel twice a week, as well as you can set up for Spanish lessons too!

Need a “willy”? La Serrana can phone call one for you!

Convinced Yet?!

After costs 7 nights at La Serrana Hostel in Salento, we can honestly state that it’s our much-loved lodging to date. The personnel went out of their method to assist us with any type of as well as all concerns that we had, as well as they were a enjoyment to be around. The residential or commercial property was so big that even though the hostel was full of like-minded backpackers, it never felt crowded.

Being able to have our own bit farm-house, with fireplace, truly added to the charming as well as tranquil feeling of the area. We extremely suggest you stay right here during your trip to Salento, however be warned, this location books up quick so if you are planning a trip to this area, absolutely book ahead if you want to stay at La Serrana ?

Again, we weren’t paid to compose this, as well as we didn’t get a complimentary stay at La Serrana! It was just so incredible that we wished to share it with you. Cheers!

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