The Cranky Croc Hostel

Stayed here for 4 nights in a Double room and it was very comfortable. The beds were great, the bathroom was wonderful with very hot water and the Wifi worked well in all areas. The staff are absolutely fabulous. Roberto, Leo and Camilla thank you so much!! Shall go back for sure 👍🏼

This is a great hostel! Perfect if you are looking for a social hostel, it attracts a lot of travelers who are down to socialize - it has a common area and a bar. What's really great is a handful of tours start at this hostel. I took the downtown food tour from here and they also have La Chorrera tours and bike tours. They also have pub crawls and barbecue social dinners during the evenings! They do have a restaurant which serves breakfast but I didn't try their breakfast here - the traditional restaurants around the cathedral were the ones I wanted to try for food! Tap water is safe to drink here. The beds are comfortable and I give this hostel the award for the best dorm rooms ever - maximum privacy; the beds are like in their own pods, not just bunk beds so you are relatively isolated and you won't get bothered by other guests trying to get to their spaces. The staff are friendly and I was very thankful they had a sim card that I can just buy from them as my local carrier wouldn't work in Colombia for some reason! Overall, I highly recommend this hostel. This is not a party hostel but it has a chill vibe and really suited for tourists to the city! Only its location didn't receive perfect score from me because the area immediately around the hostel is quite uninteresting - you have to walk a few blocks to see interesting stuff in the historic center. Not a deal breaker by any chance.

Stayed here for three nights and had a great stay. The owner is kind and cooked us an awesome BBQ the second night we were there so if you get the chance to sign up for it make sure you do. The staff is also super helpful and friendly, we ate breakfast every morning there because the food was good plus it was convenient. Would highly recommend the Colombian breakfast. The location was perfect we did not have to cab to any of the touristy spots, they were all within walking distance and the hostel puts on multiple different daily tours, my only complaint is I did not have enough time to try more. The walking tour I would highly recommend and hopefully you get Nick because he did an amazing job taking us around. The private room was very clean and the bed was comfy enough so all in all a great place to stay, I recommend this hostel to anyone coming to Bogota. Thanks so much to Andy and your staff for making our experience so easy and fun we will be back!

Really enjoyed staying here. Easy to book tours from the hostel which was a great way to meet people. They have daily walking, biking, and food tours of Bogota which I appreciated. Comfortable, cute, and clean common areas and rooms. My bed was super comfortable. Got great sleep here. Highly recommend staying here when in Bogota.

Had an amazing time here. The room was cozy and clean, and a good temperature. The hostel is clean as well, and just very pretty. There are activities most day. You MUST do the salsa class with Rober, he is amazing! The food here is also pretty decent, and if you want to venture out for food everything is walkable from here. Don’t stay anywhere else in Bogota!

Very lovely, safe, lively yet quiet hostel with centered location. Walking distance to everything; wonderful staff at reception and at bar/restaurant, who all speak English. Many activities offered by the hostel.

Did not actually stay here, but will stay here on future visits. Was introduced to the Cranky Croc by a meeting spot for three separate tours in the center, on the last day we had breakfast and coffee here before our excursion. The best bacon egg and cheese sandwich we had in Bogota. The barbecue sauce on it was a nice surprise. On our next trip, we plan to stay here for a night or two.

Such a cool part of town. Very easy to walk around, great little restaurants. Grocery store nearby. AMAZING street art everywhere. Very secure hostel. Comfy beds, lots of activities. Parking right next door for the motorcycle. I'd come back for sure.