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! ?
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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 frodig.
Nyter utsikten ved inngangen til La Serrana
Selv under det regnfulle / overskyet været var vi i ærefrykt for våre omgivelser, spesielt når tåken ville øke fra dalen i dalen for å produsere en uhyggelig atmosfære!
Vi tilbrakte mange ettermiddager, så vel som tidlig morgen med en kopp kaffe i hånden, en sjarmerende, kjære kjæledyrhund ved vår side, så vel som fantastiske utsikter foran oss. Dette vandrerhjemmet var så rolig.
Det beste området for kaffe – denne kjæledyrhunden var så søt!
Aktivitetene
Det er mange ting å se så vel som å gjøre rundt Salento, som alle kan settes opp på vandrerhjemmet, eller i det minste kan de hjelpe deg med noen form for bekymringer du måtte ha.
Det er en liten grusvei rett ved siden av La Serrana, som er en ekstremt fin, 45 minutters spasertur for å nå kaffegårdene i Osaco, så vel som Don Elias. Du kan leie hester for å ta deg til kaffe gårdene, eller til fossene også – ordne dette fra vandrerhjemmet.
For turer til den ekstraordinære Cocora-dalen, kan La Serrana ringe en “Willy” (Jeep) for deg, så vel som de også har veibeskrivelse for turen trykt ut.
La Serrana bruker på samme måte yoga på vandrerhjemmet to ganger i uken, så vel som du kan sette opp for spanske leksjoner også!
Trenger du en “willy”? La Serrana kan ringe en for deg!
Overbevist ennå?!
Etter koster 7 netter på La Serrana Hostel i Salento, kan vi ærlig si at det er vår mye elskede losji til dags dato. Personalet gikk ut av deres metode for å hjelpe oss med noen form for så vel som alle bekymringer som vi hadde, så vel som de var en glede å være rundt. Boligen eller kommersiell eiendom var så stor at selv om vandrerhjemmet var fullt av likesinnede backpackers, det følte det aldri overfylt.
Å være i stand til å ha vår egen bit gårdshus, med peis, virkelig lagt til den sjarmerende, så vel som rolig følelse av området. Vi anbefaler ekstremt foreslår at du bor her under turen til Salento, men vær advart, dette stedet bøker raskt, så hvis du planlegger en tur til dette området, kan du absolutt bestille fremover hvis du vil bo på La Serrana?
Igjen, vi ble ikke betalt for å komponere dette, så vel som vi ikke fikk et gratis opphold på La Serrana! Det var bare så utrolig at vi ønsket å dele det med deg. Jubel!
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