Sandalio Hostal Cali
Location: 4-64 Carrera 10, Cali, co
Star Rating: 7.8 Stars
Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
About this Property
Charming Adults-Only Accommodation in Cali
Convenient Location: Situated near The Poet's Park and other cultural landmarks, Sandalio Hostal Cali offers easy access to Cali's vibrant city life.
Exceptional Amenities: Enjoy a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, luggage storage, and complimentary WiFi during your stay at this cozy hostel.
Nearby Attractions: Explore the city with ease as popular sites like Jorge Isaacs Theater and La Ermita Church are just a stone's throw away.
Ready to experience the charm of Sandalio Hostal Cali? Book your stay now and make unforgettable memories in Cali!
Important Information
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Amenities & Facilities
- Terrace
- Pets allowed
- Luggage storage
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Adult only
- Outdoor furniture
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Invoice provided
- CCTV outside property
- Television in common areas
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Japanese garden
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
- Accessible train station shuttle
- No accessible train station shuttle
Rooms Available
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Economy Single Room
The single room includes a shared bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Twin Room
The twin room includes a shared bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Double Room with Private Bathroom
The double room includes a private bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Twin Room
The twin room includes a shared bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Economy Triple Room
The triple room includes a shared bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Double Room with Private Bathroom
The double room includes a private bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Double or Twin Room
The twin/double room includes a shared bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Economy Double or Twin Room
The twin/double room includes a shared bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Classic Triple Room
The triple room includes a private bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Double Room with Private Bathroom
The double room includes a private bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
-
Double Room with Private Bathroom
The double room includes a private bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
-
Double Room with Private Bathroom
The double room includes a private bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
-
Standard Double or Twin Room
The twin/double room includes a shared bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Standard Single Room
The single room includes a shared bathroom equipped with a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
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Standard Single Room
The single room includes a shared bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
-
Economy Single Room
The single room includes a shared bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
-
Economy Single Room
The single room includes a shared bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
-
Double Room
The double room includes a private bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Key access
-
Triple Room
The triple room includes a shared bathroom fitted with a shower. The unit has 4 beds.
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Shower
- Fan
- Toilet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Fire extinguisher
- Key access
Guest Reviews
- Eva (1/5): À FUIR !!! - Ce fut la PIRE expérience que je n’ai jamais eu dans un hostel ! On a l’impression de déranger dès que l’on demande la moindre chose. Il n’y a pas d’eau chaude, que de l’eau GLACÉE ! Nous avions une chambre qui ne fermait pas à clés.
Mais le COMBLE c’est la surprise que nous avons eu le dernier jour ! Nous avions check out le matin et demandé si nous pouvions laisser nos bagages afin de venir les récupérer plus tard car notre bus était en fin de journée, on nous dit que c’est ok.
En revenant, c’est limite si quelqu’un viens nous ouvrir, et alors que je mangeais calmement dans la partie commune, on vient me demander de QUITTER le lieu car « je ne suis plus un guest de l’hôtel » !???? Je n’ai JAMAIS vu ça ! Un hostel est sencé être un lieu convivial et chaleureux, d’échange et de partage, ce qui n’est pas DU TOUT le cas ici !
L’employée et la propriétaire ont vraiment était très DÉSAGRÉABLE . Disant que après 12h on ne devrait plus être dans l’hostel. (Je précise que nous avions quitter la chambre depuis 8am, je parles des parties communes).
J’ai vraiment été très choquée. On ne me l’avais jamais faite celle là de jeter les clients des partie communes car « nous ne sommes plus des guests » honteux la manière de traiter les clients !
- Ana Marcela (9/5): Disfruté estar en el hostal, muy tranquilo caminé tranquila por la zona cerca del río y el boulevar - La ubicación Fue una estancia tranquila, lo disfruté mucho
- Gregorio (10/5): Felicidades - La amabilidad del personal y el patio andalusi, el edificio y la fuente Cero
- Brenda Eulin (8/5): Excelente ubicación! - La ubicación sin duda es excelente! La persona que estaba en la recepción no mostraba una actitud colaboradora cuando algunas cosas se terminaban (por ejemplo el papel higiénico en los baños)
- Valentin (9/5): -
- Leonardo (7/5): -
- Brayan (10/5): - Cuartos muy limpios, seguridad y amabilidad No hay desayuno
- Diana Fernanda Velandia (8/5): Lugar central y tranquilo - Hotel ubicado en un lugar central, limpio y con un bonito patio. Hay un error en Booking con las habitaciones disponibles. Reserve una habitación con baño que sobre vendieron y se me dió una sin baño por la misma tarifa porque la que había reservado no estaba disponible.
- Luisa (9/5): - Las instalaciones son muy lindas
- Laura (8/5): -
- Julia (1/5): Terrible not recommendable stay - Nothing, the location is great but it doesn’t make up for the HORRIBLE accomodation There was mold the size of a major painting right above the bed
- DonPepeGrillo (7/5): - El lugar Que la recepción tenía horarios y cuando se iban cerraban la cocina. ¿Para qué la cocina si no la puedes usar ni a la noche ni el domingo?
Y si llegas fuera de horario, buena suerte para entrar.
- Franco (8/5): - Lugar tranquilo y calmado. Cuando estuve hay poca gente, y estuve bien porque necesitaba cierta tranquilidad. El espacio es bonito.
- Trujillo (1/5): - La casa está en ruina La casa está en ruina
- Wendy (4/5): -
- Rodriguez Villamil (9/5): - Las instalaciones, el ambiente Que la persona llega un poco tarde en la mañana
- Tatiana (10/5): Estancia cómoda y tranquila y Excelente atención y buena ubicación - Todo esta super bien, y la atención del recepcionista excelente, él aseo muy bien, puedes pagar con tarjeta, cuando ingresas hay una cantinplora con agua fria, los baños super limpios, silencio y tranquilidad, él hostal cuenta con una fuente super hermosa, y bien cuidada. Sin comentarios
- Joaquin (4/5): Barato pero mejorable. - Me gusto su ubicación y el patio interior. Lo que no me gusto fue que la habitacion doble (2 camas individuales) no ventila, hacia calor, y la única ventana que tiene, la que se encuentra sobre la puerta, no tiene mosquitera y eso complicó la noche. Tenia un ventilador pero el único enchufe esta detrás de una de las camas. Además el wifi no llega a la habitacion. Es importante tener en cuenta que hay que traerse hasta el jabon de manos y durante los dos dias que estuvimos, el papel de wc tambien escaseaba.
- Lisa (9/5): -
- Sara (6/5): The hostel is badly managed to say the least - First, we arrived in the morning and, without further explanations on how the hostel worked (kitchen use, reception schedule, etc) we were let inside the room but we were told that check in would not be until 3 pm (how so?!) but till here, all good. At 3 pm I went to the reception, showed my passport, asked for toilet paper for our private bathroom (there was the end of a toilet paper roll when we arrived), as well as for the room key and then asked to pay. I was told that I could not pay by card because the machine reader needed to charge and asked to come back one a half hour later (which was okay with me as I was going to hang around the hostel for a while). When I came back to pay the machine stil wasn't charged (strange) and I was asked to pay the next day in the morning. I left the hostel and I when I came back at 10 pm I wasn't able to get through the main door with my key. I tried to call the reception on WhatsApp but I didn't receive any answer. A taxi driver who was parked outside came to see if I needed help and as he happened to have the number of the manager (or someone else working there) he call them personally and asked how exactly we were supposed to use the key: it turns out you needed to slide upwards the electronic tag which was not intuitive at all. At the same time, it would have been something super straightforward if someone had explained. The next day early morning, I wanted to retrieve my dry laundry from the line but the gate to the laundry area was locked and that turned out fine because I coul wait but imagine what would have happened if I needed to leave early. In fact nobody came to open the reception until almost 10 am and we needed to go ask twice whether our room would be available for an extra night but the guy kept saying he needed time to check that on his system (I wonder what he was really doing) and we never got an answer. So we packed our thing and made our way to the door. (to be continued below) Again, we asked to pay for the third time and at this point the guy said that by card it wouldn't be possible despite the reception door being covered in Visa and MasterCard stickers. Eventually, we asked if we could receive a card payment link via message and that way we were able to put an end to this chapter.
How all of this could be avoided: by having a working card reader available and by giving a small introductory chat with the guests explaining how the hostel works.
On the positive side: the place is clean and strategically located.
- Patricija (3/5): Major lack of communication, reliability & daily cleaning - Great location and facilities are acceptable. I stayed here for a week while working remotely, and during that time David, the staff member in charge, was very helpful. Before leaving for the north of Colombia, we agreed I could store my things and stay for two extra nights when I came back.
We exchanged a few messages before my return, but later I couldn’t get any reply despite several calls. I arrived late at night, alone, tired, and had to find another hostel on the spot. The next day David explained he didn’t have internet, but since the messages were marked as delivered and he knew I was coming, it was a bit surprising. And he also forgot to book the room.
The main challenge here is communication – if you arrive after 5 p.m. or later in the evening, you might get self check-in if you‘re lucky and your message is seen in time. This can be tricky if no one is on-site.
Also, while I was there, a couple had money stolen from their room. The police were called, but David couldn’t access the cameras without the owner’s permission, so there wasn’t much he could do. The guests were very upset, and nothing was resolved. When I later asked David about it, he claimed there was nothing to worry about because they “probably found the money,” which I know wasn’t true as I spoke to them before they left for another hostel.
Also, there was no daily cleaning, which left the hostel quite dirty after a few days.
To sum up, the main problems are poor communication, disorganization, and lack of effective help – meaning you can’t rely on the staff for important matters (or even basic ones).
- Zabala (10/5): -
- Verger (7/5): - Le lieu est super et l’emplacement est parfait Pas de petit déjeuner proposé.
Nous avons demandé l’option laverie il nous a dit que ça sera prêt en 3h, nous sommes revenus ce n’était pas lavé. Nous avons dû aller prendre notre linge nous même le lendemain matin avant de partir et il était encore humide.
- Denis (7/5): Good - The place is quiet and has nice shared areas, with plants and ventilation. The location is also great, nearby there are good restaraunts, cafes, salsa classes. The kitchen closes at evening and night, so it's normally not possible to cook dinner.
- James (8/5): Unbelievable Value - This place is excellent value for money. A very peaceful space but a very short walk to all the attractions. I'd definitely stay here again. The reception hours and access to the property was a bit unreliable, especially with a Sunday afternoon check-in.
- King (10/5): Exceptional - Had a great time here. Really excellent staff, great location with a brilliant laundry service. 10/10.
- Brian (9/5): Superb -
- Daniel (8/5): Great location and value for money - Great location and price
Staff were lovely. Simple but adequate and comfy. Nice environment and surroundings Room a bit small, but adequate.
Cold showers.
- Mia (10/5): Exceptional -
- Julian (10/5): ❤️ - I can’t imagine a better hostel. The best stuff in the world with so much heart and a perfect location. I highly recommend!
- Amy (9/5): Superb - Great location, staff couldn't do enough for you, comfortable private room. It was a minor inconvenience to not have a mirror in the private room with no bathroom, meant bathrooms got busy just for getting ready to go out.
- Rebecca (9/5): Superb - It was very cute with the little internal garden. The rooms are mostly twin or double rooms, not really dormitories, and it was very quiet so I had a room to myself. Location is great, very close to the touristy areas and relatively safe to walk around at night. The shower leaked onto the floor a bit. Also, even though there are lots of restaurants nearby, they are all tourist prices haha.
- James (10/5): Exceptional -
- Hubensky (9/5): Superb -
- Laura (8/5): Good value but would love hot water and no gap above door - Nice and quiet hostel in an excellent location in Cali. It was nearly empty when we were there and had a very relaxed atmosphere. The courtyard is a lovely spot to sit and relax. The showers only have cold water which we didn’t realise before booking. Also there is a gap over the doors of the basic rooms so it is easy for mosquitoes to get in, we were covered in bites by the end of our 3 nights.
- Alonso (10/5): Pleasent hotel - Cristina the receptionist was truly amazing! They should clean the room in a daily basis
- Alfredo (7/5): Cheap stay in San Antonio - The location is great and the common areas are really nice, they have free coffee in the mornings. The staff is really friendly. The private bedroom I had was really basic, just a bed, a fan & a night light. The bathroom is kinda weird, the sink is inside the shower.
- Sarah (10/5): Great new hostel in San Antonio! - Great new hostel in the heart of San Antonio. Really good value for money and rooms were very comfortable. Staff were also very friendly. Free coffee available all day. Highly recommend! Nothing!
- Leonardo (8/5): Very good -
- Leonardo (10/5): If you want to have peace quiet intimacy and monastic overtones stay here with your girlfriend - The girls The girls and Jesus the son of Mary mural 😎
- Leonardo (10/5): Go here if your in Cali and want to stay in a pure environment - in bottom of the San Antonio hill neighborhood - The Jesus mural and the live fountain and open air space for meals and chilling
- Juli (8/5): Very good - - the beautiful architecture of the house and the color of the doors
- very friendly and helpful staff
- nice, green common area in the patio
- the rooms are named after sights of Cali, cool idea!
- the free coffee :)
- the central location
- very clean I really liked everything except that it was a bit expensive for a simple room without bathroom or breakfast.
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