Hostal Kaia

This is a comfortable and relaxing hostel, kids loved the pool and kid noise is not an issue, pool table and chess table are great, super market and a great bakery around the corner, easy access to Palomino bus stop. Great value with simple comfort

A little out of town but a cheap trip in the taxi and being out of town has its advantages for quick overnight stops

I highly recommend Hostal Kaia for a stay in Santa Marta. The staff there are very friendly and go out of there way to help you on your travels. Gloria and James were always happy to recommend and give directions to local restaurants or shops. Gloria even contacted a friend who gave me a taxi ride to Minca that saved me a lot on travel fees. Hostal Kaia has a relaxed and chill social environment where it’s easy for a lone traveller to make some mates, whilst offering peace and quiet when you want to sleep. The hostel has beautiful art work, hammocks and hanging chairs next to the pool perfect for a book read, internet scroll (great wifi) or a few beers. As a unique added bonus there is a barber shop inside the hostel operated by Junior. He gives great haircuts and really takes his time with the work to give you a professional trim. I highly recommend this hostel.

The Hostal is a way away from the town centre or beach. However the beach is not really that much of attraction (lots of city runoff and quite small) and it is only a 10mil peso ride into town. So not much of a con.

I loved the location. I come to Santa Marta frequently and didn’t want to stay in el centro. Barrio jardein is centrally located and easy to get to anywhere and a little more relaxed. I loved the pool. It was cool and clean and refreshing. I loved the owners Jason and Gloria. They were so friendly and helpful.

Very clean, very comfortable and outstanding friendly personnel.

I am surprised this place is not more popular with travellers. Although not in the city centre it is only a short bus or taxi ride away. The kitchen is well equipped, the social area is amazing with plenty of hammocks to relax in and even an outdoor projector to watch films! Swimming pool also very nice. Double room was spacious, clean and had air con and WiFi was strong. It's great value for money.

No 24 hour reception or key to main door so sometimes we would be waiting outside for 5 minutes or so to be let into the hostel

Private room I had offered great AC and fan. Very friendly owner and staff who work hard to meet any requests and keep their guests happy. Adorable dog (never barks) that is easy to fall in love with. Extremely fast Interenet with more than one connection. Loved the pool and lots of common areas to relax.

This hostal was a great place to stay. The room was comfortable and clean. There were many nice places to chill around the property and the pool is small but really nice and refreshing, and there are two kitchens to be used. The staff were all so kind and helpful with whatever we needed. It's a bit out of town but there were shops around and also buses go right by or there are tons of taxis on the main road.

The kitchens could use a little bit of TLC and make sure the fridge gets cleaned out.