Reviews of La Palmera Hostel
24a200 Calle 2a, 760043 Cali, Colombia
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Reviewed: 28 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat vibe and layout, lots of great activities to do and organised with the hostel. We even did a free salsa class with the hostel, was fun. It was in a quiet residential area which felt safe. Staff were friendly and the room we stayed in the double room was very spacious and comfortable.
Breakfast was do it yourself which wasn’t ideal given the kitchen could get quite busy.
Reviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe ambience, the entrance Is gorgeus, staff Is very helpful and it's nice that it's active and social for those who are looking for this.
There should be some Sort of mini soap and mini shampoo in a private room. Also, it can get cold before morning starts, so some Sort of light blanket could be really helpful.
Reviewed: 17 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewNice private room Lots of activities in the hostel Friendly and helpful staff
Reviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewExcelente lugar, personal amable y ambiente familiar.
Reviewed: 27 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 2 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewI really liked that we had salsa classes every night, the group breakfast making experience, and the staff were really friendly
The beds were a bit old and noisy
Hey Victor, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us an honest review! We're super happy you enjoyed your stay with us and that you took home some beautiful memories. I'm really sorry, if you didn't like our beds. We only have been open for 2.5 years, so I wouldn't consider that old yet. Also we made them in steel to prevent any bugs from nesting inside like it could happen with wood for example and to have them as stable as possible. So we tried our best here! But let me speak to other guests to see what they think and what kind of solutions are out there. Thanks for mentioning!
Hey Victor, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us an honest review! We're super happy you enjoyed your stay with us and that you took home some beautiful memories. I'm really sorry, if you didn't like our beds. We on… Show more
Reviewed: 22 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewA really vibey little hostel, everyone was friendly. You can run a tab for everything you buy during your stay which gives you a bit or peace of mind. I really enjoyed my private room, the bed was huge and the courtyard was super cute
Reviewed: 10 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 22 March 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewBest hostel I've ever stayed. Returned 3 times to this hostel so. The facilities including the dance classes are amazing. Owner is really kind and can help you with a lot of things. I like the breakfast concept!
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Reviewed: 12 March 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThis is the best hostel in Cali. I stayed here twice already and I will go back when I go back to Cali for sure.
Reviewed: 12 March 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewGood location on quiet street. A do-it-yourself breakfast is very basic but it's OK for me, and a coffee shop in the lobby helped me to feel great. Friendly and helpful staff, a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere. My room was comfortable with a small patio. Liked it. What was one of the best things about the hostel - it's organized tours from the hostel with great guide Carlos, I took two - to communa 20 and to cabaret El Mulato. Both were incredibly interesting, espesially first one thanks to Carlos. There was fantastic salsa show in the cabaret, I'll never forget.
Reviewed: 11 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewGreat location, great facilities, clean, fun vibe, lots of great activities, super friendly and helpful staff!
The top bunks are a little awkward to climb up and down but no other complaints. This place is amazing!
Hey Michelle, thank you for reviewing us! We’re super happy you had a great time in “our little baby” and enjoyed our facilities. :) Our bunk beds are indeed a little bit higher than usual, but that gives both beds a lot of space above the head and a huge locker space, too. Sometimes it’s really hard to have it all, but we are trying our best and hope we will see you around again. <3
Hey Michelle, thank you for reviewing us! We’re super happy you had a great time in “our little baby” and enjoyed our facilities. :) Our bunk beds are indeed a little bit higher than usual, but that gives both beds a lot of space above th… Show more
Reviewed: 9 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 29 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewthe garden and rooftop, the clear structures like individual baskets in the kitchen, very clean, the very friendly and helpful staff and owner regarding all sorts of questions/issues. the set itinerary offering different activities and the communication with all the necessary info and planning in the group chat. everything seemed well thought through and costumer oriented.
nothing that was the hostels fault, but still the reason I can’t give a full 10: there were some issues with the roof, so they needed to start some emergency constructions which resulted in some noise and also changes in the bookings (mixed instead of female dorm). and a cable got stolen that resulted in there being no wifi for 1-2 days. but both incidents are nothing that could have been avoided and also Jose&co were doing their best to fix it asap and offered some compensation/solutions. they were doing their best in some complicated situations and I couldn‘t have asked for more.
Reviewed: 26 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewCool hostel, very social. The amenities are good and it's very familiar atmosphere . The kitchen is awesome, the best I have ever seen in a hostel. I had a great time.
Nothing mayor about the hostel, but some of the services are very expensive (e.g. laundry) and everything is run by volunteers, so some of them don't really know the area and how to do things.
Hey Sabrina, thank you so much for taking the time to review us! We're glad you had a great time and enjoyed our facilites to the fullest. That's what we live for! :) Regarding the laundry service, we cannot really do anything about the price, as we don't offer this service in the hostel and we are only giving a recommendation. The thing is we have tried so many others having bad experiences, that this is the only one we can really recommend by heart. And of course we're very sorry you couldn't get the information you needed. If we (the owners) are not present in the hostel, we are literally 24/7 on our phone to help you with anything you need if our manager or our lovely volunteers can't help you.
Hey Sabrina, thank you so much for taking the time to review us! We're glad you had a great time and enjoyed our facilites to the fullest. That's what we live for! :) Regarding the laundry service, we cannot really do anything abo… Show more
Reviewed: 19 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewAbsolutely the best hostel I have ever been to in my life!! Everything here made with thought and love. Volunteers and stuff are amazing! Kitchen is one of those where you really want to cook, which is very very impressive for the hostel. Always amazing vibe going on.