Hostal Alto de la Montaña

Die Lage im Wald und Julio, Rosa und Jose haben uns den Minca Aufenthalt zu dem gemacht was wir uns erwünscht haben. Wir fühlten uns sehr Willkommen. Obwohl wir die einzigen Gäste ware, wurde alles unternommen, daß wir viele Vögel beobachten konnten. Auch besondere Ausflug Tips wurden uns empfohlen. Durch das was uns auf der Terasse mit Blick in den Regenwald geboten wurde hatten wir absolut nicht das Gefühl die Birdwatching Tour zu buchen. Danke euch allen, die Österreicher Gerd und Renate

If you’re staying in Minca look no further. Easy walk down to the main town and a straightforward walk or simple moto back. Lots of food options nearby and the onsite restaurant is easy, affordable and genuinely good. The room comfortable, the location incredible and the terrace exceptional. Beaten only by the friendliness and genuine authenticity of the owner Julio. (ask him how to use the private access to the River). Breakfast with hummingbirds need I say more?!

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El hostal tiene una vista maravillosa de las montañas de Minca

La cama, muy muy dura.🥹

Die Lage. Es war ruhig und man konnte Vögel beobachten.

Zimmer klein und stickig, wenig Kommunikation bzw Information seitens der Besitzer

La vista,las instalaciones y la amabilidad de las personas

Bereikbaar met de wagen, op wandelafstand ( 10/15 min) vh centrum. Prachtig uitzicht . Rosa, de huishoudster maakt heerlijk eten op verzoek, zelfs overheerlijke wafels met honing omdat we toast met ei als ontbijt beu waren

Geen warm water in de douche, ook weinig druk op het water.. voor de rest heeft het alles aanwezig voor een hostal

La ubicación y el trato del personal a cargo

Un poco calurosa la habitación.

El hostal está en un buen lugar, ya que esta cerca de pozo azul, el pueblo y demás bellezas naturales, puedes admirar mucho el paisaje, la habitación donde nos quedamos estaba muy limpia, la comida que hacían estaba realmente deliciosa... Recomiendo los patacones con ahogao y queso😍 muy lindo todo

El colchón qué nos toco era una especie de colchoneta y fue un poco incómodo, además que la ducha del baño salía muy poca agua... Pero todo es espectacular solo son esas dos cositas para que el hostal predomine 😊

The staff were friendly and responsive to our needs where possible. View from dining area is fantastic particularly for spotting birds in the morning. Food from restaurant very tasty.

Bedroom was too hot for us, despite having a fan to get air circulating. Shower has very low pressure so barely a trickle.

Instalación muy cómodo, excelente antecion, todo excelente

La malla está muy lejos, un poco más arriba estaria excelente

Excelente ubicación, paisaje muy hermoso 💚 vista a la sierra preciosa

Todo excelente 👌

La ayuda del dueño del hotel fue muy valiosa para aprovechar bien el tiempo y apreciar todas las especies de pájaros en la zona

Es un sitio muy acogedor, con un paisaje excepcional a unos segundos de los cuartos, el personal es altamente servicial y atento. La comida recomendada, muy variada y precios asequibles, al contar con un mirador con un amplio dosel se pueden observar diversas especies de aves características del entorno. El sitio es muy tranquilo, y se encuentra en un punto intermedio entre Pozo Azul y Minca.

Que el tiempo de la salida fue muy corto, es necesario volver.

Todo!! La atención es excelente 💜

The location is unbeatable — the terrace and private balcony views over the valley are breathtaking, and I was up at 5:30am every morning to sit in the hammock and watch the birds. The hidden waterfall is 2 minutes on foot, Pozo Azul is 5 minutes away, and El Edén Minca across the way is a must for sunset drinks. The host is attentive and cooks simple, comforting meals at great prices — the fresh fruit smoothies are amazing.

Pre-stay communication was slow compared to other hosts we used — expect up to a day for replies, so plan logistics early. The room initially assigned didn't match what was shown online, though the host resolved it quickly and fairly.

J'ai particulièrement aimé la terrasse avec la vue imprenable sur la montagne et les oiseaux. Ainsi que le personnel et Julio qui est aux petits soins pour que l'on se sente 'comme à la maison'. J'ai également aimé l'emplacement : vraiment très proche du Pozo Azul, de la Cascada. On a même un petit chemin qui mène à une petite plage sur la rivière à partir de l'hôtel, où on est toujours seul, c'est vraiment incroyable! Minca n'est pas loin non plus à pied.

J'ai moins apprécié les petits déjeuners et les repas du soir. Je m'attendais à des repas un peu plus traditionnels. Les chambres sont simples et on ne peut pas avoir de vue vraiment mais il suffit d'aller sur la terrasse, ce que je faisais tout le temps!!!

Vogelbeobachtung, Essen, Wasserfälle, sympathische, authentische Gastfamilie

Amazing balcony overlooking trees which was great for looking at birds. Staff were friendly and was around 20 min walk down into town (25 back up!) or you can get a moto taxi!

The place is a bit dated and the room was stuffy despite the fan.

Sehr nettes und hilfsbereites Familienhostal. Julio hat sich bei Tourplanungen und der Organisation von Transportmöglichkeiten sehr gut gekümmert. Viele Informationen zur Vogelwelt. Die Veranda ist zur Vogelbeobachtung genial.

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La vista del lugar muy bonito, la comida rica, es bien ubicado si te gusta caminar a 1.8k del pueblo tiene salida al río y cascada, no nos pusieron ningún problema de nada.

The rooms are basic, but clean and comfortable. The terrace is absolutely stunning. Excellent value for money + supporting a local family owned business.

La atención del personal muy amable

El agua en la ducha es muy poca

La familia que lo atiende es encantadora. Es un buen punto para avistar muchos aves como tucanes, colibrís y tantos otros, además prestan los prismáticos todo el tiempo que quieras. También es un buen punto aunque sea solo para tomar un café

Tiene una vista preciosa, el desayuno es delicioso. También cenamos una noche y la comida es económica y muy abundante. Hermosos días pasamos

The place is a paradise hidden in the middle of the mountains with incredible views, great bird spotting and beautiful quiet and private river spot. Thank you so much, we had an amazing time!

El personal muy amable, nos facilitaron todo para que nos sintieramos en casa. Muy rica la comida y la excursión que nos gestionaron fue fabulosa!

Nada, todo perfecto 👌

El servicio de todo el personal a cargo,la atención del ser julio cesar excelente.buena ubicación para desplazarnos a cualquier lugar turistico,el servicio de restaurante muy bueno

Todo está a muy bien

Excelente servicio

Nada que resaltar , todo excelente

La ubicación es excelente, ver el amanecer desde está terraza es genial, la atención de Julio César y el resto del personal es muy buena, siempre dispuesto a complacer nuestro gusto y necesidades.

Falta una lavadora, para secar la ropa.

La vista a la montaña hermosa . La atención de su propietario y su equipo de trabajo excelente La comida del restaurante deliciosos Habitaciones cómodas y calientitas Lo recomiendo tienen que ir al río que tiene privado para sus huéspedes y el caminito tiene unos paisajes hermoso

Está perfecto para su precio y sus beneficios

Un sitio espectacular con un lindo mirador para apreciar el amanecer . Personal amable y buena atención .

La vista de las aves, la atención de su propietario, y la salida privada al río. Excelente lugar, volveremos.

En la ducha del baño no salia mucha agua. Pero es algo manejable.

Todo muy limpio

Falta una piscina

Vue imprenable de jour comme de nuit. Il y a même des jumelles que l'on peut emprunter pour regarder les oiseaux.

Exceptional personnel but no warm water/shower and not for someone who needs it clean. The view was amazing

No warm shower

Excelente la vista y q está cerca del pueblo y de posó azul y tiene un acceso al río el cual también es muy bueno muy tranquilo y el personal muy Amable el señor Julio muy amable y atento en todo excelente su atención El avistamiento de aves muy bonito

The setting was beautiful; perfect. It was peaceful with birdfeeders attracting all kinds of birds - lots of hummingbirds and even saw a toucan. Staff were attentive and friendly and my room was extremely clean.

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Julio fue bastante servicial, amable y siempre pendiente de nuestra familia. Nos sentimos como en casa, teniamos una terraza con hamaca desde donde veiamos arboles con muchos pájaros. Una de las noches cenamos en el hostal y Julio estaba solo en la cocina, todo fue rápido y estuvo delicioso!

Tuvimos un problema con el inodoro pero Julio enseguida solucionó todo. Faltaban toallas en el cuarto pero las chicas del aseo las trajeron cuando las pedimos.

Great service, tidy rooms.. Fantastic views to the mountains!

El punto de vista

Concernant le petit-déjeuner, ils mettent énormément de temps à servir et il n est vraiment pas copieux. Des coupures d électricité à répétition étaient vraiment contraignantes et les gérants ne se sont pas sentis concernés par ces désagréments.

Cumplió con todas nuestras expectativas. Ofrece la tranquilidad esperada para desconectarse de la rutina. Hermoso paisaje, excelente atención, buena comida (rico desayuno y menú a la carta con muchas opciones) y con acceso a un río. El sr Julio César, el anfitrión, sencillamente un 10/10

La vista, el personal

Las comidas, tienen restaurante pero solo ofrecen papas y carnes hace falta menú más variado Las habitaciones que dan a la calle en la noche se filtra la luz de las lámparas

Het grote terras met prachtig uitzicht. In de ochtend vogels spotten. Lekker hangen in de hangmat. De familie die het hotel runt is ontzettend gastvrij en geeft heel veel informatie voor activiteiten in de omgeving. Er is een rivier bij het hotel waar je heerlijk in kan zwemmen en er zijn allemaal watervallen in de buurt.

Kamers waren wel kleiner dan verwacht en erg basis.

Firstly, it’s a perfect location. As I had hoped, it was just enough out of town and up the hill to see the views, but still walkable from town. It’s also walking distance to a waterfall a bit further up the road. We also enjoyed a variety of birds right from the terrace. However, the owner and staff really made the difference. They are friendly and helpful. The food (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) were amazing. They have a large menu selection. The owner, Julio Cesar, really cares about his hotel and the experience of the guests. I would definitely stay here again.

La tranquilidad del lugar y la atención de Julio César fue excelente. Estuvimos muy bien.

The terrace is nice with a fantastic view on the forest. Good breakfast.

Even if you are far away from the center you can hear the noise from the street (motorbikes). Fridge didn’t work to keep our water fresh while it’s super hot outside. Room not super clean. 30minutes walk from the center if you want to have dinner or need moto taxi.

Julio, su hijo Jose y Rossy nos antendieron excelente.. Colaboradores para todo lo que llegues a necesitar. La vista desde el hotel hermosas y sus comidas muy deliciosas. Nos encanto el Hotel y mas las atenciones de sus propietarios y personal en general. Lo recomiendo al 1000%

Tv in the rooms is necessary. Tv en las habitaciones son necesarias.

The best things about this place is the view and the staff. The valley below is gorgeous, especially in the morning. José was a great host and helped us out with various questions throughout our stay. The Hostal has a very friendly vibe. I also recommend visiting the waterfalls in the area, especially Cascada Perdida and Oido del Mundo which are less crowded.

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The breakfast was simple but tasty. The terrace open to the valley side, a nice place to bird-watch and eat your meals is the best feature of this place. It cools of at night nicely! Your a bit above the town of Minca, so it is quiet at night.

Bring insect repellent, even a light pair of long pants for the evening..!

An amazing place to stay and at a reasonable price. The family who run it are so welcoming and helpful and really do everything they can to make your stay as good as possible. The location and view from the terrace are idyllic.

The view.

The rooms, leaking roof, grumpy staff

The family that run the place is amazing and really friendly, they were the highlight of our stay. Thank you for everything! Enjoying breakfast while looking at the birds was a plus ❤️

Cold showers

The property had a great location and the view from the patio was breathtaking!

The food service was a bit slow and the rooms could have been kept up better

Beautiful common deck overlooking the mountains. Friendly staff, clean rooms and showers and comfortable beds. Lovely 15 minute walk from Minca.

We had such a great stay at Hostal Alto de la Montana. the view from the terrace is unbelievable, and the hoste are super nice, they even showed us some toucans with the binoculars!

The family that runs this hostal makes you feel so welcome. The fantastic view from the communal terrasse. The hammocks The nice and not expensive food. The beautiful, modern rooms with great decoration. The care of everything.

Nothing. I loved to stay there

The view from the terrace is outstanding! There are binoculars you can use to spot birds. The owner helped to spot some toucans, and there are feeders for hummingbirds so you can constantly see them.

Very noisy family was staying at the hotel at the same time. Kinda ruined all the tranquillity of the place.

The staff is fantastic! So attentive. It feels like staying at someone's home.

The view from the terrace was really amazing and once we saw a rainbow/sunset combo that was unlike anything I’ve seen. Free coffee and breakfast was good and the staff seemed nice. I also really liked the decoration of the rooms. The hotel had a private trail to a very gorgeous spot on the river, and was convenient to Pozo Azul.

The location is a blessing and a curse, it is nice and quiet and out in nature, but it is a LONG half hour from town, completely uphill. The restaurant was closed, as was everything nearby, so it was a lot of walking up and down the hill to and from town. Also, the staff was very nice, but it felt like we were interrupting every time we asked for something. Finally, the showers were very cold.

We loved relaxing on the balcony of this comfortable stay. The view of the mountains was stunning. The staff were super kind and helped us a lot. We liked using their private path to the river to swim. All of the food we ate here was delicious! The location was close to Pozo Azul and other waterfalls we didn't visit. We found the walk to Minca town took about 25 minutes with our kids, but on the way we spotted howler monkeys one day.

We booked a room for 5 and found it was too crowded. Once we split up into two rooms we were much more comfortable. The double, triple, and quad rooms are much nicer than the one for five. Our expectations for bird sighting was too high and we only spotted a few varieties. We did see toucans with the help of Senor Julio.

Amazing staff. Incredibly helpful. Wonderful view.

Lovely little property about 1km away from town. The family are absolutely lovely and very welcoming. Breakfast was simple but did the job. the views are incredible and you can sit for hours watching the birds, and trying to spot toucans. The room was clean and spacious.

The shower was either boiling hot or freezing cold, and when we told them they were straight away to try and fix it but we’re unable to. the bed was comfy enough but very noisy when you turned over.

Really nice quiet place 10 min outside of Minca, great view from their terrace and really friendly staff.

View and river access are great. And not too far from town.

At first the owner pointed out we has accidentally booked as Colombian (a problem with the app) and this caused tax to be applied unnecessarily. I thought he was going to help correct the booking, but no... we paid more than required. AND it was way too expensive in any case. We chose a triple room because it was advertised as having a balcony. What it actually had was a window to a shared balcony. So you could wake up to the sound of visitors having breakfast.

Friendly accommodating staff fantastic bird viewing good location

Hot water in shower wasn’t working

lovely view from balcony for bird watching

Very small hot room with fan no air conditioning, fan simply stirred around the hot air. we couldn’t have the windows open due to mosquitoes-there was no mesh. The bed was awful, really hard it gave us both backaches and the ghastly orange polyester sheets! so if it wasn’t hot enough already, nylon sheets!!! there were also plastic covers on the pillows (removed straight away!). The breakfast was minimalist- 2 SLICES OF BANANA! on the tiniest bowl of granola a bit of scrambled egg, a scrape of margarine and a slice of bread, one small coffee. Also be aware this place is at the top of the hill ( name gives it away!) it’s not in the village but a good 30 minutes hot slog uphill

Waking up to the view and the many bird species was priceless! We had toucans, aracaris, tanagers and much more super near by every morning. The hosts were super helpful and accommodating and overall really sweet. The place is not in the midst of the hustle bustle of Minca, but still very near by/walking distance.

The shower pressure was super low, basically a trickle. The food was not great, but also not the worst. This again was all worth it.

The view from the balcony is amazing. The room was comfortable. It is truly a family run hostel.

There was no mosquito-screen on the window in the room, and it gets quite hot, but if you open the window there is a lot of mosquito's so take bug spray.

Stunning location and views.

At times It felt like the managers private space and we were encroaching upon it.

The view from the patio is really nice, probably the best in the area. The manager offered to help us spot Toucans one afternoon which we appreciated.

The listing said that the Hostel had a kitchenette for guests to use, but when we arrived we were told it was only for the restaurant. This was particularly annoying because we had travelled from Santa Marta with a lot of food shopping planning to cook our own meals which we then had to throw away. The restaurant was quite overpriced and the food wasn’t great. The room was fine, but the bed had a plastic cover over the mattress which wasn’t particularly comfortable. During our 3 nights stay, we only managed to use the Wi-Fi for around 1 hour as the rest of the time it wasn’t working.

A large terrace overlooking the jungle canopy, great for birdwatching

no food after 7

There is a very good balcony for birding and even a lobby copy of Birds of Minca. Julius Caesar knows the birds and is a good spotter. We IDed 20 birds there in a couple days. (And saw but not well enough to ID a few more). And he brought us coffee at dawn on the balcony! It is a quiet location but close enough to walk into town. Very near Pozo Azul. Definitely recommend strongly.

No bathmat. No big deal but something that would be an improvement given the shower design.

Beautiful views of Cerro Kennedy from the balcony restaurant. Comfortable and spacious accommodation. Staff were very friendly, engaging and helpful throughout.

Roadside room can experience noise from passing traffic, particularly early in the morning.

nice location about a mile uphill from Minca.

Shower head hot water heater temperamental. Wi-Fi went down occasionally. Traffic a little loud.

Amazing view and very attentive staff. They handed us binoculars to watch birds from the terrace. The hostel has a very relaxed vibe.

The bed was not so comfortable and made us sleep not so well.

Friendly and kind family that own the place. The father got up at 5am one morning to make us a take away breakfast for our early morning bird watching trip. The women who work in the restaurant are really nice too :-) Beautiful view from the restaurant area. Plenty of birds around the place to watch and photograph. Comfortable hammocks to relax in. Hot water in the room and a much more comfortable bed than the one we had in Tayrona. It's a relaxing a peaceful place in the jungle. But also has good WiFi.

Local dogs woke me up at 3am with loud barking. Not too many eating options close to the accommodation, but it's not too far to walk into town.

The staff were friendly and arranged a shuttle for us to Cartagena at short notice, the breakfast was good and view from the breakfast area was great as it overlooked the hills!

The shower was cold but that's a thing in most hostels in Colombia! It's a 20 minute walk downhill into town but you can get a motorbike taxi back up for 5,000 peso/$1.5

Everything about our stay was great, room was comfortable, food was great, views from the balcony were exceptional and the couple who ran the place were so incredibly friendly and welcoming. Initially I thought the distance from the centre would be an issue but the public transport in Minca, and the views, makes this not an issue at all.

well located, close to the Minca town but far enough to avoid the noise at night