Casa Hostal Cristales — Hotel in Cali

Before becoming too old I wanted to visit the city of Cali in Colombia and his "Feria". First of all I should say that Colombia is a VERY SAFE PLACE, and Cali is a wonderful town, with its warm and happy people. I slept in a hostel called "Hostal Casa Cristales", only made of private rooms. The place is a wonderful villa with swimming pool in a quite and nice area next to city centre ("La Quinta Avenida"). The owner and manager, Gilma is a very kind person, whilst Nora is serving the breakfast made of tropical fruit and other delicious food. Prices are very small but on the other hand the "hostal" and its "gente" are...

I don’t know if I would come back there. We had a bad experience with Gilma. She is not a bad person but clients from the hostels stole our stuff in the room. She didn’t help us and the police is suspecting her to be part of it. We also had to pay the night even if we have lost 1500 euros of devices. My partner and I found it very rude. The room is ok but very noisy. We suits them for that because she didn’t scan the passport of the thieves. A part from that the dog...

These people don't have the energy to manage the place. It's really part of their home and they make you feel like you are inconveniencing them. This is not a hotel. The owners and their family live on the premises. They rent out a few rooms. They give you 1 room then five minutes later they tell you all you got to go to another room after you've already put all your things out. I stayed only one...