Hotels in Medellin - Prices and Reviews

Coming to Medellin Colombia. i have lived here for 4 years and traveled extensively throughout the country. There is plenty to see and do and most of all it is a safe place as long as you stay north of Cali. I you are coming let me know. I am always up for a trip, but if nothing else i will be glad to share what I know. i also lived in Havana fo...

After the worlds worse bus ride (#2) we finally got into Medellin at 9 a.m. in the morning. Both took power naps and got up ready to explore about 1 oclock. We chose the highly recommended Pitstop Hostel. Nothing but backpackers. Most on 4, 5, and 6 month trips stretching their dollar for all its worth. British, French, Israeli, Aussies and many...

After eating some street Perros Caliente (literally hot dogs) from a street vendor our friend Tanya got really sick. We decided to skip the jeep, bus, boat trip and head straight south to Medellin, the City of Eternal Springs. The trip to Medellin was our first of many overnight buses. We´ve found a great bus company, Brasilia Expresso, that has...

From the land of Coffee I then bused it further north to Pablo Escobar's Medellin. A really nice city with year round spring temperatures and no cartels of note running amok in the city. The city has plenty to offer culturally and warrants a few days of cruising around. Though I am not the worlds greatest art connoisseur the Botero museum (Colom...

Safety Colombia has cleaned up its act significantly in the last couple of years as far as security is concerned. While I had a question or two in my head whether it would be a smart idea to travel during the night or during the day the 13 hours between Cartagena and Medellin I was assured by everyone I asked that there was no problem and that t...

So we had 2 hours to pack before our flight from Miami to Medellin. Things went pretty smooth going through customs. When we arrived in Medellin we were greeted by pretty much all of my dad´s family. Two cars full of people came to greet us with flowers and everything. We stopped to snack on some delicious empanadas and to drink some Colombiana....

Brother Stu and I left Bogota, after a crazy weekend and after a few days recovery we took an absolutely spectacular bus ride, 10 hours north to Medellin. Over 10 hours we crossed from the Eastern side of the Andes to the West, up and down and winding through some insanely tall mountains and bottomless valleys. We were only boarded by the police...