We can't really find anything we didn't like about this hostel, so I'll try to be picky: one of the sockets was behind a wardrobe. That's it. That's all the bad we could find with the place. |Location in Milaflores neighbourhood, just two blocks away from famous San Antonio neighbourhood. Those few extra minutes of walk reflex in the price, making it a little cheaper than the hostels in San Antonio. In general it's not safe to walk around after 23:00 and solo travellers may want to be a little more cautious. |The place is very modern and sparkling clean. Our private double room had a good size double bed, fan, wardrobe and middle size TV (we were here 3 days, so not long enough to need to entertain ourselves with TV). Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the hostal and is of good speed.|Breakfast was included in the price (08:00-10:00); scrambled eggs with toast, jam, marmalade, coffee and fruit drink.|We didn't use the kitchen, but I believe it's available for cooking (not that you will want to miss on amazing cuisine available in restaurants and even street food vendors!). |There's pool table, terrace overlooking the street and plenty of seating spaces inside.|The guests who were in at the time were all pretty quiet and we were here during December festive period. I guess it depends on guests.|The staff were truly exceptional, from reception through breakfast to housekeeping! We were even allowed to do our laundry (I mean, they took care of everything). More about Cali and Colombia on our blog...
Read moreWe can't really find anything we didn't like about this hostel, so I'll try to be picky: one of the sockets was behind a wardrobe. That's it. That's all the bad we could find with the place. Location in Milaflores neighbourhood, just two blocks away from famous San Antonio neighbourhood. Those few extra minutes of walk reflex in the price, making it a little cheaper than the hostels in San Antonio. In general it's not safe to walk around after 23:00 and solo travellers may want to be a little more cautious. The place is very modern and sparkling clean. Our private double room had a good size double bed, fan, wardrobe and middle size TV (we were here 3 days, so not long enough to need to entertain ourselves with TV). Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the hostal and is of good speed. Breakfast was included in the price (08:00-10:00); scrambled eggs with toast, jam, marmalade, coffee and fruit drink. We didn't use the kitchen, but I believe it's available for cooking (not that you will want to miss on amazing cuisine available in restaurants and even street food vendors!). There's pool table, terrace overlooking the street and plenty of seating spaces inside. The guests who were in at the time were all pretty quiet and we were here during December festive period. I guess it depends on guests. The staff were truly exceptional, from reception through breakfast to housekeeping! We were even allowed to do our laundry (I mean, they took care of everything). More about Cali and Colombia on our...
Read moreHace cuatro días reservé dos habitaciones en este lugar, para cuatro personas, dos noches, a través de la plataforma Airbnb, porque mi esposo tenía un compromiso aquí, en la ciudad de Cali. Sin embargo, cuando llegamos (junto con mi hermano y su novia) uno de los trabajadores del lugar nos advirtió que la página de Airbnb del hostal no estaba en uso y que, por lo tanto, nuestra reservación no era válida. Decidimos reclamar ante el administrador (quien nos recibió de mala gana), pero él insistió en que no nos iban a reconocer la reservación porque el lugar estaba lleno y que lo que habíamos pagado en Airbnb no cubría todo el servicio. Que cada habitación (para dos personas) tenía un costo total de 100 mil pesos. Además, que ellos no habían confirmado la misma, que ni siquiera nos habían respondido el mensaje (lo cual no es cierto, porque tenemos pruebas, además, si sabían que nosotros habíamos reservado ¿por qué no nos advirtieron que la cuenta no estaba en uso?) debido a que Airbnb no era una plataforma confiable, porque les descontaba no sé qué servicios. Descuentos con los que ellos no estaban de acuerdo. Optamos por decirle que íbamos a reclamar en la plataforma y dijo que no, que porque si hacíamos eso, Airbnb les cobraba 20 dólares por la cancelación. Para no alargar el problema porque estábamos sobre el tiempo, le pedimos el favor de dejarnos acceder a internet para llegar a un acuerdo con Airbnb. Mientras esto ocurría, él mismo (administrador) y el trabajador, empezaron a decir que nosotros éramos unos descarados que porque sólo habíamos pagado 64 mil pesos (que fue lo que nos cobró la plataforma) y que estábamos locos si creíamos que él nos iba a entregar las habitaciones, que teníamos que pagar el servicio. Incluso, nos culpó varias veces, cuando era claro que nosotros habíamos pagado lo que la plataforma nos había cobrado. Sin más, decidimos retirarnos del hostal, llevándonos una muy mala imagen del mismo y de sus trabajadores. Consideramos que este tipo de situaciones son una falta de respeto con los clientes. No sólo perdimos tiempo, al parecer también perdimos dinero (la plataforma aún no nos responde). Para el hostal: si no van a usar la plataforma, lo mínimo que se debe hacer, por respeto a los clientes, es eliminar la cuenta. Para los clientes: No quiero suponer a qué tipo de intereses responde todo este altercado, pero si quiero advertirles de lo que les puede pasar si reservan en este lugar a través de Airbnb, o directamente con los...
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