Hostal Rana — Hotel in Boyacá

Recently stayed in Hostel Rana for our stay in Villa de Leyva. Originally reserved a room for three, but upon arrival, there was a total of 4 of us. This was no problem, and a room for 4 was made available to us. We did reserve a room with a private bathroom, but I suppose the change in the number of people had changed that, and it was a private bathroom outside of the room - no big deal, this is doable. || What blown us away was the hospitality from the owner, she was very accommodating to us, and helped us in every way. She even made an excellent suggestion for a horseback riding tour through the countryside, passing through Pozos Azules, and option to enter Casa Terracota (both with additonal fee).|| She even helped us out immensely, with the parking situation, as not much public parking is available.|| Breakfast was available (with additional fee, something around USD$7.00) which was delicious, with fresh fruit, hot chocolate, freshly squeezed orange juice, eggs, and toast. Perfect way to start the day!|| The beds were comfortable and clean.|| Location was perfect, close enough to the plaza, being only a few minutes walk, but far enough for the evenings to be quiet for a good night's rest.|| My one caveat, amongst the many positives, is the water situation for showers. I guess they are conserving water, so the hot water depletes sometime after 8am, after that, showers will be with cold water. Again, not so bad, just shower before 8am!|| Would definitely stay here again, and...

Maria is rude and disappointed me||||At first it looked like a nice and friendly hostel run by the elderly lady Maria.||||However, the next morning I mentioned her the pit in mattress, she turned into a different and rude person.||||Maria's first reaction; (With an angry voice)||1. You are the first to complain about this. ||2. Maybe you have too many kilos? And then she started laughing. End of conversation.||||My girlfriend with her 57kg mentioned it first when we were in bed, so it can't be my weight. ||||But besides this, this isn't the reaction you count on. It is just really rude to give a reaction like this as a hostel owner.||||I was actually a bit flabbergasted, later I was disappointed in the way Maria reacted to me. An apology or a little empathy would have worked in her advance.||||if you don't like a sweaty night on a plastic bed or you don't like the idea to pay for a bed but get a pit? ||||AVOID GOING TO...

This was the most peaceful place to stay.|There were barely any people there when we were there so it was quite quiet, which we liked.|Bed was so comfortable and bathroom was clean (aside from a few hair in the shower) but hot water took a while to come.|The lady working there was very helpful and made us breakfast and coffee every morning.|There is a beautiful garden with hammocks which you can just relax in.|There is also a dog (which we named "Bear") which is always a bonus.|It's only about a five minute walk from the bus station and the area as a whole is completely safe.|I would definitely include a trip to Villa Dr Leyva on your visit to Colombia and I would definitely recommend...