La Casa Amarilla

Location:
Cra 1, 13-59, La Albarrada with Santa Barbara.
Mompós, Colombia

Hostel

By Richard McColl

Well overdue, there is finally a budget option for travelers in Mompos. La Casa Amarilla is a large, renovated colonial mansion with views over the River Magdalena. The kioskos are in a great place, out where you can enjoy an ice cold beer and watch the howler monkeys. Prices, as you would expect, increase somewhat during Semana Santa (Mompos' only high season), but the rest of the year they are reasonable. The mansion consists of two dormitories (three and four people rooms) each with private bathroom and two private rooms with double beds (one with en suite). La Casa Amarilla is the backpacker choice. The owner, a Brit, has installed a TV and DVD in the second entry room, renovated the garden, put in a communal kitchen and has done his best to make this a place where you want to kick back and chill for a few days.

This Hotel is: Budget

Hotel Amenities, Services and Facilities Community Kitchen, Laundry Service, 24-Hour Reception, Travel Info Desk, Lounge, Book Exchange - Free, Luggage Storage, Linens Included, Non-Smoking Rooms, Bicycle Rental, Common Room, Telephone/Fax Facilities, Taxes Included in Price

Getting There:
If you come in on the Unitransco bus this will drop you right outside La Casa Amarilla. Coming in from El Banco head to the Albarrad (the road by the river) and follow it upstream to La Iglesia Santa Barbara and one block beyond is the hostal.

Room Prices:
Lower:$10
Higher:$25
Price Description:Yes

Contact Information:
Phone: cel 301 362 765
E-mail: lacasaamarillamompos(at)remove-this.gmail.com
URL: www.lacasaamarillamompos.blogspot.com

Traveler Reviews of

La casa amarilla, comfort and good value

Rating: 100%

This is a new place, which means there are still things the owners are ironing out, but on the whole they are doing a damn good job. I have to say that this is the only decent budget place in town and the mattresses are the best I may have encountered in Colombia!

By V!VA User from london, May 13, 2008