Nice and Cheap San Andres?

island girl says on Mar 22, 2008, 15:04:

bump :)

ColombianoGringo says on Mar 22, 2008, 15:07:

What is your preferred price range? What do you consider cheap?

island girl says on Mar 22, 2008, 15:08:

Well i'm a student so under 40 US a night (25 would be great) but if this is impossible let me know!

ColombianoGringo says on Mar 22, 2008, 15:09:

Hmm. That is pretty cheap. I'm afraid I don't know of any places like that off hand, but I can ask around. $40 you could probably find, but under $25 will likely be difficult. What time of the year is your conference? That will greatly affect the prices.

island girl says on Mar 22, 2008, 15:12:

any suggestions for 40-60 $$? It seems that the hotel the conference is in is overpriced and I have no real reason to stay there other than to mingle with the other conference presenters...

adrienne79 says on Mar 22, 2008, 16:36:

Check out Portobelo Hotel and Portobelo Jr. http://www.portobelohotel.com/index_english.php
I have never stayed there but it is on a nice part of the beach and the staff was very friendly when coresponding with me via email. The only reason we decided against it was because we wanted a pool and they don't have one. I'm pretty sure you could find a cheaper place but not sure where. Good luck and have some fun while you are there.

adrienne79 says on Mar 22, 2008, 16:51:

oh and i forgot to mention, it is walking distance to downtown.

expatriate says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:38:

All that I can suggest is to have the taxi driver take you the 5 minutes from the airport to downtown, and ask him about a hotel that is cheap. The kind of place where many Colombians would stay. Air conditioned rooms are more expensive, but are very nice to have at night. So are hot showers. Tell him your basic needs.

Pay the driver to wait for you while you check out the rooms, if you feel that the driver is being honest and sincere.

You probably will not be able to view the beach from your room for a low price, but if you are in the downtown area, the beach is normally only a block or two away from your hotel.

By the way, the downtown area is actually a shopping district, so if you are living in Colombia, you might find some deals or things that are hard to find on the mainland.

Things that I have found shopping there are cheap but nice linens, a genuine gas Weber Bar-b-cue, nice cooking pots, and brands of booze that are cheap and hard or impossible to find on the mainland.

island girl says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:46:

thanks guys keep 'em coming if you can!