Casa Laureles

One of the most beautiful, relaxing and friendly stays we’ve had as a family of 4. Coffee tour was great. The owners helped us fix a flat tire.

De rust en ruimte van de Finca en de kamer waren perfect.

Precioso hotel muy acogedor cerca de Filandia. Ideal para alojarse si quieres visitar el eje cafetero y puedes realizar el mismo tour del café en la finca cafetera de Casa Laureles. El servicio y atención de Gloria y su equipo fueron excelentes. Totalmente recomendable.

Todo fue estupendo

El lugar es increible! Gloria es génial como anfitriona. La casa y los espacios naturales, la vista, la comida deliciosa y el ambiente familiar, hacen de este lugar algo magico!

The property is located around a peaceful natural area. Gloria, John and Maria made us feel at home. We will be back !

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Beautiful gardens and setting. Gloria really looked after us. Waking up to the birds song was so tranquil.

It was a bit further from Filandia than we realised, so either a walk 1 hour, or Willy trip.

Casa Laureles es un auténtico paraíso: el silencio, la comodidad de las instalaciones (la cama es un sueño, con 4 almohadas para que escojas la que mejor se adapte a tus necesidades), vives el café desde el comienzo y lo degustas cada mañana en el desayuno. No tuve necesidad de salir de la finca (ya había visitado otros sitios previamente y buscaba relax y estar cerca del café, y aquí se disfruta). Gloria es una mujer extraordinaria, simpática, agradable y te hace sentir como en casa; es admirable el negocio que ha levantado ella solita. María es un amor, me ha cuidado de maravilla preparándome lo que necesitaba con mucho mimo. Me ha dado mucha pena marcharme, pero confío en volver. Les tengo mucho cariño.

This is a largish finca which includes several accommodations, with a shared garden and outdoor breakfast facilities. We stayed in the three bedroom house depicted in the header. The house is very nice, I particularly liked the look from the outside. Inside it’s pretty spacious and nicely, but simply, furnished. The beds and pillows were pretty standard for Colombia ( on the hard side). It has two bathrooms, each with a shower, and a kitchen with a small fridge (which included waters/sodas for sale), a range and a toaster oven. There were chairs to sit n the veranda and a bench, but they weren’t particularly comfortable. The facility has a covered area with two hammocks which we enjoyed, but I would have liked one in my own veranda. You can hike down through the coffee bushes and check out the hummingbirds competing with butterflies and huge bees for the nectar of flowers in the property. The place is very relaxing (if you ignore the noise from motorcycles). Breakfast was generous and included some fruit in addition to the usual egg/arepa combo. We enjoyed meeting other guests at the beautiful breakfast table. The owner and staff were very friendly and attentive. But for the hot water issue, I’d stay here again. The property is situated 15 minutes out of town. The road, during the dry season at least, was rough but perfectly usable for a normal car. We lied the location.

I’ll be honest: I knew the house didn’t have hot water when I booked it. I read it on other reviews and this seems to be a common problem for properties in some areas. But I didn’t realize how much of an issue it would be until was there. I was hoping that the sun would heat up the water tank during the day, and the warmth of the air would make a room temperature shower comfortable. Alas, I was wrong. The water was cold and the air temperature washed warm enough to make a cold shower bearable. It’s a pity. They could solve this problem with a plug-n heater showerhead and then be worthy of a perfectly score. The other issue that I think they need to address is the lack of screens on windows and doors. Now, this is a common issue for Colombia, but at least one of our hotels had mesh on the windows. Without it, every time we opened doors or windows, but entered. I became well acquainted with a cute, but annoying type of flying beetle which liked to ht the walls while it zoomed around. Not the most relaxing way to go to sleep. And, of course, mosquitoes also took advantage. Finally, I think the property wasn’t a good value for just three of us - though it’d be a phenomenal value for seven people. All this said, we enjoyed our stay.