Medellin to Salento

We got a day bus today, for a change. The roads were very windy through the mountains and due to some single track sections, the traffic was pretty shit. However, it will be nice to sleep in a bed in Salento tonight and get up to start our day. This is also the first time we will sleep in a bed three times in a row since getting to Colombia!

Hospedaje Vista Hermosa Salento
9/10
Facilities: 😀
Comfort: 🙂
Location: 🙂
Cleanliness: 😀
Value for money: 😀
Staff: 😀

Summary: Quiet location on other side of square, more like hotel than hostel, great value for money

Good: Location. A 5-minute walk over/past the main square from the bus station, which this meant it was quiet (from external noise) yet convenient. Breakfast. Good breakfast with several base items (hot drink, fruit drink, fruit) plus a choice of eggs or cereal and yogurt. Decent standard of rooms with good-quality TV. This was our first relatively early/non-night bus night in almost two weeks, so we took advantage of catching up on a series on Amazon Prime!

Bad: Noise. The internal-facing rooms seemed to be noisy despite the lack of guests staying around that area of the property. While the property was quiet in general (away from the main plaza), the noise from doors, shutters, guests, etc. seemed to be very loud. I’d recommend a mountain-facing room on a higher floor for a few more dollars to reduce such noise.Read more