La Casa De Felipe, Taganga, Colombia.

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First posted by Peter on Nov 2, 2008, 23:45. Last edit by Peter on Nov 2, 2008, 23:45. Editing history.

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Fantastic hostel

By apwhite on Aug 24, 2009, 17:07.

The good: Professional, friendly staff, Internet, Honour system for drinks, the restaurant, loads of chill out spaces, immaculate & large TV room, good kitchen
The bad: Only really that it is a bit of a walk from the beach. Oh and it is always full.

I've stayed in hundreds of hostels over the years, but CdF sticks out as one of the best I have ever been to.
Set back about 1km (uphill) from the beach (and this is the only negative point). CdF is a large hostel with loads of outdoor space, interspersed nicely with tables and hammocks. There are 3 internet connections and a couple of fridges with juice & beer (very keenly priced) which work on the honour system.
The rooms are fine (even providing mosquito nets), the TV room is very large with 3 sofas and a massive flatscreen TV. The room is always spotless (well at least when the cleaners have been in). The kitchen is good and has 2 picnic tables outside for eating at.
Downstairs there is a BBQ (if you want to use it) and from Wednesday to Sunday Patrick (a Dutch chef) runs a restaurant. I kid you not when I say the food is phenomenal. 16k for a filet mignon (most travellers in Colombia will mention it!) of the likes of which you would be hard pressed to find in Europe / America.
And to top it all off, the staff are all very friendly (sometimes hard to find in SA) and super professional. I arrived back from the lost city trek with another traveller and the girl behind the desk (who I had never seen before), reaches behind her and gets 2 keys and hands them to us. All the time she is on the phone dealing with some tricky issue. Never seen that (multitasking staff) in SA before.
So yes, Highly Recommended.
Reserve in advance (I know it is the antithesis of backpacking, but make an exception for this place)

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