Hostel Finca La Gordita

The host (Paola) was amazing, she was in contact and available from before we arrived to the moment we left. She is super friendly and helpful, she organised a moto taxi for us to Tayrona Park and suggested/ordered burgers from a great restaurant near by. She went above and beyond when one of us fell sick, making herbal teas and offering to go to the pharmacist to get medicine. 3 friendly dogs, 3 friendly cats and unlimited mangos to eat from the trees. The room was clean and comfortable and we would recommend anyone to stay here

Not necessarily a bad thing but worth knowing, there are no shops and restaurants that are easily accessible within walking distance so if you plan on cooking then bring food with you

Finca Gordita is a delightful home run by the incredibly friendly and helpful, Juan, who made our visit memorable. We originally booked for a couple of days and then extended to a week. Great value. Our room was simple and comfortable. Juan, let us use his refrigerator and washing machine (for a small fee) and offered us lifts into Calabazo or even Santa Marta when he was going that way. With a large pool, it was a place to easily relax. It’s located about 2 km along the main highway from Calabazo and the western entrance into Tayrona National Park and it set back from the road, from which there's a little traffic noise but it's not intrusive. Staying here was a real pleasure.

Perfect place to get away from the city and relax. Nice refreshing pool and friendly animals. The family is amazing and made us feel right at home.

It was cheap and made for a good story, the turtles (or tortoises) were cool

Hoping to find a relaxing farm stay… We arrived to a party around the pool, adults drinking, children playing and swimming and running around, seemingly a birthday for family or friends, unfortunately Orna was not there. The music was loud. There was an elderly lady who was seemingly overwhelmed with all the children running around and also seemed surprised at our arrival. After much struggle translating finally showed my partner to a room the first one having people already in it, moved on to another room.. The bed was hard, the aircon was barely sealed to the window. The only tv was in the lounge room with more children watching it. At this point we didn’t feel welcome or like being outside our room. Around 8:30pm someone knocked on the door, Yarley, who was taking the duties of host for the night offered us some dinner we accepted 1 meal realising we had no other option but to walk 30 minutes to shops which may not be open. Did not feel welcome or accommodated at all. Also charged us more for 1 meal than we had expected per previous reviews, which we saw children tending to cooking at one point. The meal was ok but not worth the extra money for chewy meat and rice. The music is still very loud at this point. We returned to our room to attempt relaxing and waiting for the music to stop and people to leave, which didn’t happen until after midnight. The shower had hair in it, the room wasn’t well cleaned or aired out quite stuffy, awoke with terrible sinuses from the sleep and couldn’t wait to leave. The next day there were beer cans littered everywhere outside from the party. Maybe we stayed on the wrong night, didn’t get to try the apparent amazing fresh juice and didn’t get to meet the owners.

Quiet calm and pretty property. Nice hosts, lovely kids. Walking distance from calabazo entrance for tayrona. Kitchen was shared with hosts but well equipped and comfortable.

Not the hosts fault but no electricity one full day, so no wifi and there’s no 4g there (with our sims anyway) Pool wasn’t operational one full day either 10k pesos charge per bag to leave there while in tayrona. Curtains in private room were see-through

Everything! The owner is so nice and made us feel right at home. We were a little stressed with getting cash and finding somewhere to eat and she offered to make us food. It was really delicious and the best plantains I've had in a month in Colombia! Ended up staying another night. Also, so many nice animals to make it even better :)

Would be a good idea to offer some drinks available to purchase and maybe some information about the area, including tyrona Park

Orna and her husband are incredible people! We are super grateful for our stay. From the mango juice in the morning, all the animals around, a really confortable kitchen to cook, and all the best recomendations to visit the park. For the price we payed, we couldnt have asked for better.

Orna (Owner) was so accommodating. She cooked us a lovely breakfast (even though we left very early) and a huge dinner - so delicious and exactly what we needed before/after hiking Tayrona! We were able to leave our bags with her whilst in Tayrona. We also loved all the animals !! 15mins walk to the Calabazo exit 👍

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