Omshanty Jungle Lodge — Hotel in Leticia

We were very excited to stay at Omshanty, judging on all the positive feedback. We weren't expecting a five star hotel, and were actually excited by getting an experience which seemed "off-the-beaten path". Unfortunately, just because a place is off the beaten path is no excuse for not taking care of the establishment. The cabins themselves are a decent size, and have amenities like a stove, shower, and dishes. However, everything seems extremely worn down and not well taken care of. The 3 beds in our cabin were all under large windows without any kind of curtain. Whenever it rained (which is a lot, it's a rainforest), 2 of the 3 beds would be absolutely SOAKED. And the 3rd bed would also have a considerable wet spot. As a result of this happening time after time, the beds all smell strongly of mold, and always seem slightly wet. Also, we were led to believe Omshanty was out in the country, far from city-life. However, it Is actually right alongside a main road, a few miles from town, but by no means remote. It's right across the street from a bar, which blasted loud music every night until 2am, which made it hard to sleep, in addition to the moldy beds. There is no breakfast offered here, and the inexpensive room price is made up for with the not-so-inexpensive tours. The management also seemed disorganized. We really wanted to like Omshanty, but in the end we left early and found places that were much better...

This place was great if you don't mind fixing your own food and enjoy wildlife. All of the beds had mosquito nets and there is a reasonably equipped kitchen to make food. The cabins have lockers, but I never felt the need to use them. There is a restaurant or two nearby, but they are open at strange hours. There are no stores nearby to buy things other than eggs and bread so it's important to buy them in town(which is a 25 minute bus ride from town for less than 3.000 pesos one way). The property has been kept up very well. In the mornings you awake to hundreds of butterflies everywhere. In the afternoon I was able to see monkeys swinging above in the trees. I would recommend one or two nights here. It is close to a nature reserve called Tanimboca(3 minutes walking down the street), which is also nice to visit. Otherwise there isn't much to do nearby besides enjoy nature and a taste of the jungle. There is some loud music playing the the store across the property at night, which takes away from the experience a bit, but I would...

Hice reserva directamente a través de la página web del hotel. Te atiende siempre el dueño y administrador, de nombre Enrique (Kike), de nacionalidad española y quien lleva 14 años a cargo de Omshanty. Me hospedé allá con mi novia durante cuatro noches durante la tercera semana de marzo/2018. Se llega tomando taxi (COL $ 25.000 - USD 8.8), mototaxi (COL $ 15.000 - USD 5.25) o Bus con placa "Kilómetro 11" (COL $ 2.500 por persona,