Reviews of The Cranky Croc Hostel

This place is like an oasis in the old town Bogota. We enjoyed our 2 nights spent here. The place has attitude, and the staff was just amazing. The room was just perfect, heated floor was just like a surprise for us. We felt sorrowful when we had to leave.

Everything! Laid-back friendly atmosphere, although I didn't use any of their suggestions for things to do, there was plenty there to suit all ages.Staff really friendly and helpful, eg when I asked about a car to the airport, they volunteered info about another traveller going at the same time so we could share the ride. Had one breakfast with them, v tasty. Room a good standard and bathroom excellent. Quiet at night.

I stayed 4 days and I would have liked the bathroom cleaned maybe once during that time. But to be fair, I didn't ask for this, so ...

The location was excellent and I liked the layout of the sleeping “pods”. It felt very private and comfortable.

Some guests were a bit noisy in the small dorm room since it does feel quite private.

Cleanliness, sociable staff.

Absolutely nothing.

Friendly and helpful staff. Good location. My bed/pod was so quiet, even though there was a lot of activity happening in the common area. Valuable locker was big enough. Lots of hanging space in the bed/pod area. Common showers had lots of hooks. Hostel felt secure.

Andy is the owner and he’s the best! Lovely airy building and a restaurant inside. The staff are very helpful and fun.

Big room. Clean. Large bathroom. Lots of shelf space. Helpful staff. Fast WiFi. Good breakfast / food options. Lots of events / tours. It's a short walk to the tourist areas. The area outside is well-lit with plenty of people around at night so it felt safe. Good laundry service.

Very clean and comfortable hostel. Staff we very helpful and food was good

Great location, very clean, nice restaurant and bar on site and the staff was extremely helpful.

I think I liked everything about this hostel, location, staff, food, social aspect (without being a full on party hostel) all exceptional. Best hostel we have stayed at

Nothing that I can think of

I really enjoyed my stay here. The location was good, all the staff I encountered were very friendly and helpful. The bar area was great for socialising in the evening and the food served was a good price and decent quality. I booked a private double room which was clean with a good shower. My room was far enough away from the social area that I didn’t get disturbed by noise once as called it a night.

My only complaint is the bed! It’s the hardest bed I’ve encountered in my month of travelling in Colombia. I struggled to get a goods nights sleep in it and actually found it quite painful to try to lie on my side with how hard it was. After the first night I spoke to reception who were so friendly and helpful. They asked house keeping to check it for me that day and apparently all the beds were like that. They did offer for me to try a different room but seeing I was just staying one more night and they told me all the beds were the same I chose not to move rooms. This would be the only thing that would stop me booking to stay here again.

Location was good. Staff was very friendly. They organise activities. Quiet place to sleep

I liked everything. Location is excellent and the facilities were great.

Such amazing place in the hearth of Bogota! Close to the historical center, very friendly staff!

Fun place to stay with a bar, table tennis, music and friendly staff. Lockable cupboard for your stuff in the room. Would be fab for solo travellers.

Our bedroom was a box but we were only staying one night.

It’s a lively hostel with friendly staff. I highly recommend booking an airport pick up shuttle with the hostel if you arrive early morning or late at night. My flight arrived at 4am, driver picked me up and I was able to get a bed right away once we arrived at the hostel for an extra charge. It’s very convenient that the kitchen open for breakfast and dinner. Huge shoutout to Robert who was so kind and went the extra mile to ensure my stay was great. The only thing I regret is not booking a private room. I stayed in the mixed pod, people were loud and kinda disrespectful - watch movies on speaker at midnight, slam doors when they go in and out, etc. But this has nothing to do with the hostel, unfortunately some people are just inconsiderate. One more thing I will add, after my 5 night stay here I decided to book another place in Chapinero (northern part of Bogotá) and I felt much safer and relaxed there as a solo female traveller in my early 30s. The location of this hostel is great if you are only here to do the touristy stuff, see La Candelaria (“old town” of Bogotá) and visit Monterrate. But if you are slow traveling like myself and want to see the authentic Bogotá city life, I highly recommend staying a couple nights in one of the neighborhoods in northern part of Bogotá.