Drop Bear Hostel

This place has great facilities. Location wise it’s outside the center and you need a taxi. The pool, the lounge area, bar and possibilities to buy food/snacks there are great. Finally, the staff is friendly. Yet, the Music with DJ at the pool is nice, maybe there was a specific party, yet the music did not stop before at least 1.30 and therefore was very loud and our room was next to it, so noisy doesn’t even cover it. If this is in general they definitely could and should improve this part.

Great hostel. Big spacious rooms and comfy beds. The pool is where everyone hangs out in throughout the day cause it is soooooo hot in Santa Marta. Stoked the kitchen made proper bacon as well. Needed those big hearty breakfasts when the bar has 8 happy hours throughout the day.

I was in Columbia for 19 days and this was definitely one of my favorite hostels. The staff were very helpful and friendly. As far as Santa Marta goes this one is definitely out of the way but you don't come to Santa Marta to hang out there. I can't say enough about how awesome the staff was, who would politely kick me out of the bar every night because I was always the last one to leave. Place is in an old drug cartel mansion with a swimming pool and is very big and spacious with a huge game/tv room and a big deck with about 15 hammocks to relax and read. Highly recommend this place!!!

We were really disappointed of this hostel. Beds are uncomfortable, music is being played all day and night full volume (earliest it stopped once was at 4:30am so no chance of getting a good night sleep). Also there is a construction site right next door and they start at 7am. Kitchen is ridiculously equipped (tiniest fridge, pots and frying pans without handles and dirty, barely any cutlery or plates and the microwave and toaster are just for kitchen staff use) and the weirdest and rudest thing we experienced was when we caught the kitchen staff taking food for their use out the free food basket for backpackers. Only good thing about this hostel was the pool.

We had a great stay at Drop Bear during a two-day, one night visit to Santa Marta. It's not right downtown but it's easy to get to and is in a nice neighborhood. Wifi was good. Bed was comfortable. The community and other people staying here really made it a great time. It's easy to plan trips throughout the Sierra Nevada region from here.

Amazing facilities, although they are showing their age. Party hostel. No quiet hours or enforcement of. The people in my room were in and out of the bathroom 50 times throughout the evening doing coke. If you want rest, this is not the place.

Great hostel with amazing facilities! However the check in is incredibly long and a bit over the top, also I wish the hostel staff knew more about the cartel history of this place. Careful, if you book a dorm with AC you are likely to end up in a different climat zone (like 17/18 degrees)!

Nice hostel! Crew is really friendly and helpful. Rooms have a lot of space and every thing is clean. The bar in the hostel is a good place to hang out, get to know other guests and chat.