Viajero Cartagena - Centro Hostel

This hostel is too expensive compared to what you get!! Our room smelled of dirty socks, and you cannot open the window. There is AC, but we overheard some say their AC was not working and their room was unbearably hot. Our room was dark, and there were almost no shelves to put your stuff on, so everything was on the floor. The showers are okay if you like to shower with cold water, however some days the water pressure was really low. The pool looks a very run down and dirty. There is only one place with tables to sit and eat, but there is really really loud music (like really loud) every afternoon/evening. Our room was placed just in front of this area, so if you’re feeling a bit under the weather or want to relax one evening, you cannot (unless you go sit in the lobby). To say some positive things, the location is good and if you want to party and drink alcohol they have lots of events, so you can easily meet other people. However, we do not recommend!! We have heard that viajero in gestemani is better, so maybe try that one instead. It is close by and it’s easy to walk from gestemani to the walled city.

Great hostel! Second time saying here, fantastic for meeting people and great location. Andrea coordinated all the social events and she’s the absolute best. She made everyone feel so welcome, and just have a blast. Stay here, you won’t regret it!

Room and bed were comfortable. Shower was ok if you like cold showers. No possibility to adjust the temperature. The only area where it's possible to eat normal at a table is at the common area, however constant the loud music will annoy your eardrums. The music gets louder at night and can be enjoyed from your room. Besides the music being loud it looks like this hostel is trying to win an award for playing the most terrible music. If I could, I would give them this price with pleasure. Another point to address is that the maintenance guy was unfriendly to the house-cat. Furthermore, pricey hostel, doesn't feel authentic nor personal. Laundry is more expensive than at the laundry place across the street. Wouldn't recommend this hostel to my fellow travellers unless you're in Colombia to get pissed with other privileged young people

Great hostel, true to the Viajero chain ! clean, well located and with a very nice vibe. However, big issue at the reception with Paola, who yelled at us because we hadn’t done the online check-in and seemed more interested in her phone than helping us. She made no effort to speak slowly, even though we don’t speak much Spanish. If I hadn’t already had a reservation, I would have left right away. The team at Viajero Getsemaní is much friendlier.

Great place to stay. Juan Pablo and Andrea made us feel welcome and created a great atmosphere. If you like hostel where you meet new people and play games, that's the place! Rooms are also with AC, which is a must here in Cartagena 👍

Run down hostel - this place needs some serious TLC in comparison to other Viajeros. Looks like it hasn’t been maintained for a couple years, and any work that has been done, has been done on the cheap. Rooms are small, towels are super expensive if you wanna rent one. If you don’t mind feeling dirty for your whole stay it’s fine. It’s a very social hostel, and the location is good.

Juan was the absolute best person I met while in Colombia! He was incredibly kind hearted and hospitable! He was. Even Helpful with navigating Colombia in less then ideal conditions! I would 10/10 recommend viajero in cartegena !!!! Thanks again to Juan for making my trip special and showing me how warm and welcoming Cartegena can be!

Such a fun and great hostel. Really social; met amazing people. Andrea is an amazing host, and Manon is such a kind and helpful volunteer. Definitely recommend if staying in Cartagena. A+