Reviews of Macondo Hostel

T This is a superb, clean, relaxing and very well organised hostel that we definitely recommend. Our double room was in perfect condition with shared bathroom that was equally well kept. There are some other communal areas in equally great shape and they can fix laundry and such. We stayed three nights and had a night bus the fourth day. The hostel let us keep backpacks there and use their place all day and evening for free which was really nice of them. The desk is always staffed and they are very helpful. It’s in a nice neighbourhood with lots of cafes and restaurants close to the main square. There is laundry service, and please use it, but take care. Unfortunately they messed up quite a bit. We got several clothes that didn’t belong to us, which hopefully found its way back via the reception, but unfortunately we did loose some of our own stuff. San Gil is nice, but it’s the adventure trips that make it so very well worth it! We booked everything via the hostel which was super easy. The activities are then via other companies but it didn’t seem like the hostel made it more expensive for us. We did the cave (cueva de la vaca with Gua-Iti), the white water rafting (Rio Suarez with Colombia Rafting Expediciones) and paragliding (Chicamocha with Parapente Chicamocha). Everything was superb! Note that the caves you go by yourself to the travel agent Gua-Iti by bus to Curiti. That wasn’t so well explained but very easy to do. You can make that trip after lunch and it is absolutely worth it. The other activities were full day events with pickup at the hostel and lunch included. We visited the Juan Curi waterfalls by ourself by catching a bus, which was super easy and a great place to visit. Kind of wish we had done the rappelling too, but we were short of time then.

Amazing place to stay in San Gil. Extremely friendly owner and staff. They give you all the necessary information you need about tours on arrival and all the tours are competitively priced. The hostel itself is sociable and they host events most evenings (eg Tejo, games nights, curry night) which makes it very easy to meet people. The kitchen is very well equipped and spacious.

The private room we had was very close to the entrance and the main reception so could be a little noisy, plus there was no AC so the room could get a little hot with only a fan. There is filtered water available but it works through a drip system of some kind which meant that during our stay 50% of the time there was no water available which was a little annoying particularly if it was late at night / early in the morning.

Very good experience to during my trip, +1 for the the staff, very welcoming, listening and not against giving advices Many activities available organized by the hostel and outside. Would recommand to rent a moto and ride over the mountains :)

Great location, the hostel has loads of options for activity’s and the staff is great!!

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One of my favourite ever hostels - the staff, especially the reception and the owner Shaun, go above and beyond. The social vibe is great, the activities they help organise and evening events can't be beaten. This hostel really became like a home away from home in the week we stayed.

Beds are VERY firm (not necessarily a bad thing, but something to be aware of!)

Beautiful space, great vibe and amazing people working there

Great staff and owners. Friendly, helpful, informative. The best!

Fabulous friendly and helpful staff. They organise activities (eg tejo) and make great recommendations (activity tours, spas). One of nicest hostels I’ve ever stayed in

I liked everything

Great hostel near the centre of San Gil. Our double room was comfortable and a decent size for two people and we really liked that it had a safe for valuables.The staff are excellent and help you organise lots of activities, such as caving, rafting, horse riding, etc. We also got to try the Colombian game of tejo, which was super fun! There's a good sized kitchen for if you're self catering.

The bubbles in the jacuzzi don't work. 😞

Cool place, the owner and the staff was very helpful. They gave us a lot of good tips about the area. Would recommend!

Our room was a bit too noisy because it was at the street side.

The staff was friendly.

I was on the upper bed of the bunk bed. There was no ladder to climb on it and it was shaking A LOT. There Is no bar to prevent you from falling down. And the shelf where you can put your stuff hangs quite far away from you. My roommate who was also on the upper bed of a bunk bed said: well, if this collapses, at least we're laying on the upper bed, so no bed will fall down on us. And that's exactly what I thought as well...

Great hostel, very central, clean rooms and great facilities. The staff is very helpful and can organise all the excursions/activities for you.

Unfortunately, breakfast isn’t served, but there are plenty of nice cafés nearby