Hostería y Restaurante del Puerto — Hotel in Colón

Hosteria del Puerto is a pretty, old building, located a minutes walk from the river on a pretty street. The rooms are colourful, with rustic wood furniture, and although a little tired, were clean and comfortable. The breakfast is a simple Argentian affair with medialunas and bread, coffee and juice. The hotel also serves dinner at night, and whilst a nice room with friendly staff the food is nothing special.||||The staff are really helpful. Due to a 24 hour bus strike which we only learnt of when turning up at the bus station for our overnight bus, we returned to the Hotel for an unplanned 3rd night. Manuella was helpful in making suggestions about what to do the next day, and Eugenia who was working the next day was incredibly helpful. Both speak a reasonable level of English. Note there is a different rate if staying 3 nights or more. There is also free wifi and a computer in the breakfast room. Pretty courtyard, garden and swimming pool.||||We were directed to the delightful Charlie Adamson to help us (note the Express Singer bus to Posadas picks up on the highway, NOT the bus station). Charlie is half Scottish, although has lived for most of his life in Argentina. He runs an eco tourism business, offices on Plaza San Martin www.itaicora.com offering tours into the surrounding area. He was a delight to meet, and was...

This is probably the nicest place to stay in this charming riverine town, 5 hours north of Buenos Aires. The two smarter hotels may have more comforts but they lack character. The Puerto has bags of it. It is right by the river and just a couple of blocks from the main square. Painted on the outside rose red and green, it has a large lobby, where a simple brekfast is served, and decorated with old photos of the town and family portraits. I had a real single room, with a narrow but comfortable bed. There was a gas heater (needed in Sep!) and a ceiling fan for the hotter months. The room gave onto a pretty courtyard. Larger rooms upstairs look out onto the street and may be a bit noisy as the town´s young men like speeding around noisily on the motor cycles. Staff were friendly and helpful, helping with onward reservations and taxis to the bus station.||Colon is certainly worth a night or two. The riverside is pretty, with views across to Uruguay, there are beaches for the hot summer months and at least one highly regarded eco-tour company offering river and...

This must be the best place to stay in Colon. It can't really be faulted (except perhaps for the stone-age pc! But, it works!)||We had a superior room to the rear of the building. It's a newish extension, but the finish would have you think you were in the original building. The access to the rooms was effectively our private balcony, overlooking the pool.||The pool was such a blessing – the weather was so, so hot and a welcome means to cool off in the late afternoon.||In spite of what LP says, it is a restaurant – at least for dinner and is really nice – the daily special is very good value.||For a sundowner, try a chopp at El Sotano de los Quesos. This is 'artesanal', ie homebrew, but the light is just like Belgian witbier.||El Sotano is just over the way, just by the quayside and it's a very nice way of ending the day watching the world go by.||Reflecting on our return, the Hosteria was a highlight - so glad we decided to linger...