The Black Sheep Hostel

Room: clean, comfortable. Toilets & Showers: shared, clean. No shampoo. Lockers: small—would hold a laptop and documents. Laundry: good service but cash only (inconvenient) Social Atmosphere: chill. It’s mostly organic through shared spaces, which sometimes get lively at night, particularly the weekend. Location: nice quiet corner of the neighborhood. if you’re here to dance, it’s a 20 minute walk to the busy area (Provenza). Overall: enjoyed my stay. Probably wouldn’t return in favor of somewhere closer to Provenza. The reviews saying it’s the best are a bit hyped.

I recently stayed 18 nights at The Black Sheep. It’s the perfect mix of social and chill; you can meet people at the communal table or relax on one of the quiet terraces. My private ensuite room was modern, quiet, and very comfortable—definitely the best I’ve stayed in. ​The location is ideal, a short walk to the Metro or Provenza. The staff is very helpful and welcoming, and the stay was an incredible value for the price. If you’re coming to Medellin, stay here!

One of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed at. Such a great vibe, everyone is so friendly and the table brings everyone together most of the staff are so incredibly friendly and helpful. My only complaint would be this one girl that usually works reception in the evening, she appeared unhelpful and like she didn’t even enjoy interacting with people. She makes everyone wait ages to open and close the gate and rolls her eyes if you ring the bell more than once. Other than that, this is my second time at the hostel and I couldn’t recommend it enough, the staff, the facilities and the vibes are great! Also the wifi is stable and you don’t need a private room to be able to work online, couldn’t recommend this hostel enough, thank you for everything!

The positive aspects of this hostel are the location and the friendly staff, but besides that my experience was not nice at all. Maybe I was unlucky, but I was in a dorm only with guys constantly smoking weed and being very loud until late. I feel however that this is the general vibe of the hostel, full of Americans and English people there just to party, get drunk and high. Not judging, but be aware that this is what you will find there. Moreover the reception made a mistake and did not reserve me an additional night. They told me at 3 in the morning, and did not really do anything to find a solution, such giving me a private room or booking another hostel for me, or giving me a discount. Mistakes can happen, but then you have to be professional and solve them. Not expect the customer to solve them.

I enjoyed my stay at the Black Sheep Hostel. It's 10 minutes away walking from everything in every direction. It's about 10 minutes from the metro station, from El Poblado neighborhood, from the mall, etc. It's very social and the set up for the hostel encourages people to talk to each other. I easily met people my first night here and while cooking in the kitchen. The staff were extremely friendly as well. Laundry was a fair price and one of the cheaper laundry services I've found in Colombia. I traveled with my boyfriend and we got lucky because they gave us a private room for the price of the dorm bookings.

Excellent position, scrupulously clean, friendly and with a great vibe. Laundry dropped off at nine and ready by two. Quiet location, ten minutes walk from the nearest Metro station.

Clean and lovely private room, great location and even better staff ! Definitely recommend

One of the best hostels I’ve stayed at ! Great location with some great restaurants nearby and walking distance from the metro. Overall very clean with various spaces to chill. The staff are all amazing ! (Very helpful and friendly). The kitchen facilities are good aswell !