Ivy Hostel — Hotel in Medellín

I lived here for a week in May 2021. I am posting to warn others about Ivy. I am a long-term renter in Medellin and decided to quickly leave this place. I was sold a bunch of lies about the building. I had pre-booked the apartment and shortly before I arrived they texted me that they needed to do some work on my apartment. Turns out that work involved tearing down the exterior wall of my apartment. They removed the entire exterior facing wall in the living room and put up an awful temporary wall. They tore down the entire exterior wall in the master bedroom and stacked up all the furniture in the corner. They took out the vanity, the shower doors, the toilet and mirror in the master bathroom. I have attached photos for you to better understand. They promised they would put it all back together in a month while I took shelter in the second bedroom, and that was a lie. Men were crawling outside my windows on scaffolding, jack hammering away for hours, the entire apartment shook and there was an incredible amount of noise and vibration that made it impossible to live or work there. When they weren’t jack hammering, they came inside the master bedroom and had lunch and chatted away, it was like sharing an apartment with a bunch of construction workers. They would enter the apartment on a daily basis through the master bedroom or the main door. The apartment and building are completely uninhabitable.||||As I was leaving, Ivy administration tried to change the terms and conditions of my stay. I let them know the day after I moved-in that I was looking for another place to stay. As soon as I gave notice, they tried to keep 2 weeks of rent (they literally made up us agreeing that I would give them notice) and it was only after I threatened to post online about what is going on at Ivy that they gave me back my money. I warn you to not believe the photos you see online, go see the place in person for yourself without warning them you are coming so that they clean up and stop all construction. Photos online show the apartments in great condition and the co-working in awesome shape — it’s a lie, go see it for yourself. I have attached a photo of the exterior of the building that I took in July 2021 - it’s still under heavy construction and it’s been that way for months.||||Here are some other lies: that construction would almost certainly be done in June 2021 - don’t believe this (even with the rent discount it’s not worth it and they aren’t even close to completing the project). The building at the time I took a tour was full of construction dust, dirt, bags of cement, scaffolding, workers, little to no security at the building since men need to work and they can’t be bothered to keep the door closed. The entrance to the building, the hallways, the elevator, everything is covered in dust and dirt from full on construction. They have a woman that cleans but it’s impossible to contain the construction mess. The building is covered in black construction enclosures that make it look awful and block the view from your apartment. There is scaffolding blocking the garage - there is no parking here since the garage is used for all their construction and it’s a mess.||||The internet was always disconnecting. The Smart TVs have a defect that causes the apps to not load so you are always resetting your tv to factory. The washer and dryer are located in the kitchen so the sound and heat flow throughout the entire apartment. The dryer is vented right outside your apartment door, so every time you leave the apartment you step on lint that gets pushed into your apartment’s floor and entrance. The bed and furniture are poor quality. They hung some fabric art on the wall and it’s of poor taste.||||The building is made with poor materials - you can hear everything, every where. Shockingly, the owner would take audio from two floors below of me with my girlfriend having conversations and doing other things and send it to me - it’s the building, not me. The administration never leaves you alone - constant knocking on the door,...

When I visit Medellin this is my favorite place to stay, I have met so many nice people here. The hostel is in a good safe location, metro a few blocks away, restaurants and shopping places near by. I really recommend it if you way to feel comfortable and meet people in Medellin. I also want to comment that I am in love with Pahola one of the receptionists there, but she would not go out with me even though I have asked her out, sad situation. and to make the story sadder, I have a platonic love there, Victoria, but she would not even look at me because she is so in love with a german guy that goes there, my story is soooooooo sad. Cuando visito Medellin este es mi lugar favorito, he conocido mucha gente linda aqui. El hostal esta en una buena ubicacion y segura, el metro esta a unas cuadras, restaurantes y lugares de compras cerca. Realmente lo recomiendo si quieren estar comodos y conocer gente en Medellin. Tambien quiero comentar que estoy enamorado de Pahola una de las recepcionistas de ahi, pero ella no quiere salir conmigo apesar de que la he invitado, triste situaciony para hacer la historia mas triste, tengo un amor platonico ahi, Victoria, que ni siqiuera me voltea a ver por que ella esta enamorada de un alemacillo que va ahi, mi historia es...

Ivy hostel was the first hostel I have been to, and it was a great experience! I am an exchange student at the local university in Medellín, and my plan was to stay at Ivy for a week to get everything done that I needed to do to prepare myself for the coming semester. The hostel is super cheap and very nice. They have warm water and comfortable beds. If you are concerned that your Spanish is not good enough to communicate effectively, do not worry, just ask for Sarah or Victoria (and I'm sure others) and they will speak to you in near perfect English. Coming to Medellin, I was also very concerned about things I needed to do such as find an apartment. The staff helped me find a great place to stay and helped translate the WhatsApp messages I did not understand with my now landlord. There were many times I needed advice on Colombian culture or what to do around the city or even just needed my passport copied and printed. Every single time they were so happy to help me and I am so grateful for an amazing experience. Lastly, and probably the best part. Ivy is a great place to make friends and talk to people. I went out to bars and restaurants with people from the hostel (locals and visitors) and it was a blast. Would recommend your next stay...