Casa Tunido — Hotel in Santa Marta

Stayed here 1 night with my gf and here is my impression of this place - nice hostel with amazing stuff, but few things to improve: Top beds need some kind of protection so people don’t fall down from 7-8 feet (2.5 meters) height. There was no protection at the moment of my stay and I got a top bed in 10 beds room. I don’t move a lot during my sleep so that wasn’t a problem for me, but for others it might be. One of the doors in the showers wasn’t closing properly. Would need to be fixed. No hot/warm water in the shower. The temperature of the shower water was about 23-25 Celsius. Not a big deal, but something to improve. WiFi - had issues with connecting, and then later it would disconnect by itself.

Things I liked: Location - 3 minutes walk from the city center. Stuff - amazing, helpful and friendly. Towels not included in the price of the bunk bed - a big plus for backpackers who travel with their own towels and don’t want to spend extra money on that. Btw, I wasn’t one of them at the time, still think it is a good thing. Breakfast was fairly good as well with arepas, eggs and fruits, as well as coffee. Nothing special, decent quality:)

Overall, good place to stay, but has few...

Such a lovely place to stay, clean, big beds and air con, terrace and hammocks. Dimitri the owner is great and chilled, has a good sense of humour and loves to dance! Pablo is also great and really welcoming. All the staff are lovely. Good smiles all round. Spanish, English, French, Flemish and Czech languages spoken by the staff. The food is all handmade and vegan and it's lovely to sit round a table with other guests. Breakfast included is such a good thing. It's easy to chill out in the hostel through the day when the sun is so hot. Close to town, buses and the beach. Belongings can be locked away in the dorms. The beds are doubles and have a curtain. Me and my husband slept in a dorm and also had a private room for a couple of nights. All was comfy and so easy in a dorm with other people. We made friends. We stayed here for most of our stay in santa marta because I truly think its the best hostel in colombia plus its really well priced compared to others in santa marta. We loved it. Casual, chilled but fun atmosphere in the evenings. Give it a go, you won't...

The check in was smooth-- and the front desk had tons of helpful information! The common areas, room and shared bathrooms were clean and cozy. The food and drink menu were delicious at a very reasonable price. The wifi was good through out the hostel and the vibe was decent (people actually hung out in the common areas and the staff were regularly available). The location didn't feel unsafe, but it was not particularly close to the main hype area which is the parque de los novios. ||||Things to improve...||(1) COVID safety was LACKING. The staff rarely wore a mask, but even worse.... the food prep staff never wore a mask. Guests in common areas were not required to wear a mask. All the covid safety signs seemed a joke, since nothing was followed. This hostel does NOT require a vaccine proof-- and guests openly bragged about having fake vaccine papers CRINGE||(2) the smell of the shared room, it needs improved ventilation. ||(3) bathroom was out of toilet paper from like...