THIS is my home in Santa Marta without a doubt. Jonathan, the owner, is a really chill guy from Canada who fell in love with the country (and a beautiful woman!) and decided to stick around for a while and build a relaxing place for travelers to gather. There is a beautifully clear pool in the middle of the common area which is flanked by comfy hammocks. Whatever you need, Jonathan is more than willing to help you with. His place is located on a main street just a bit outside of the busy center. Within a 5-minute walk, you can get to a great grocery store, Jumbo, and Ocean Mall which has everything you need or want to buy. There is a local fruit mercado just a few blocks in the opposite direction, and there are a few local restaurants within a few minutes walking distance as well. The area is safe to walk around, and buses pass by right in front of the place to take you downtown in ten minutes. The beds are comfy, the house cat Pancho the cat is a sweetheart, and there is even a beer fridge fully stocked with cervezas, agua, and soda. There's a big kitchen to store all your food, and laundry services and free luggage storage are also available. Jonathan offers a wealth of information for all of his guests including suggestions and recommendations of places to go during your time here. I've felt at home here for the last 2 months, and I honestly wouldn't think of staying anywhere else while I'm on the coast. It's a great place to use as a home base and take day or overnight trips from here!

I was here only for a night. Arrived late night and left early in the morning. Met cool people, staff was helpful and friendly, location could have been better though, it is not bad but it's not in the center.

The dirtbike rental was unreal, super good deal and very helpful staff giving us all the coolest spots to ride. made for a unforgettable day.

Great spot for solo travellers! Nice little pool, chill atmosphere, great kitchen and a super awesome host. Very happy with this excellent place!

Great design A bit out of the way from downtown but so worth it.

Great place! The price is amazing for what it is. Its a great hostel with lots of great creative vibes. The couple running the place is so funny and warmhearted, you get the full care package. If you do not need a fancy place and are into sharing time and things with others you will find a home there

This place is a perfect place for backpackers. The reception staff has been incredible any questions they have been willing to help. The reception staff has over all just been very kind and friendly they make it a warm place to enter! Highly recommend.

It was the first time I had to share a room with a tree, yes a tree!, but I have have to say that is simply cool. No photos- no spoilers!!! ;) thumbs up for coolness of place and personnel!!

Lovely hostel. Even though they are new and there is still some construction going on, the atmosphere is very friendly and the staff are very helpful. The poolarea is a lovely place to hang out.

Awesome wee hidden paradise, has a kitchen and nice rooftop area, plus you can get breakfast lunch and dinner cheap. Super chill vibes ane the owner helped us out heaps with our motorbikes and had secure storage. - It's also good value for money. Would 100% reccomend to anyone staying in santa marta.

We stayed at Rokadura hostal for a week and it was a very nice place if you're looking for a chill local experience. The place had a few common areas, a big comfy kitchen, a terrace and a pool, they also have boardgames and a bookshelf. It's far away from the touristic area and the beach but there's a mall near buy, a few supermarkets and small local food restaurants. The staff was beyond nice to us!! Mrs. Rocio was very kind and Imer was always around and available to answer our questions and help us with whatever we needed. They cleaned our room, changed our sheets and towels and even gave us extra toilet paper for no additional price. We also asked for an extra fan in the area we were working and they had no problem with that either. Only had two minor inconveniences. When we arrived, the door of the room wasn't working correctly but they fixed it right away and offer to change us to another room if we didn't feel ok with that. The next day in the morning the electricity was out for a few hours in the area (wasn't the Hostel's fault), we had to work and had meetings and immediately they offered to share wifi from their phones til the power was back but we ended up going to the mall near by cause our laptops were running out of battery. Also on Friday afternoon and during the weekend they played some loud music. Recommendations for travelers: 1. If you can afford the room with air conditioner don't hesitate to get it, Santa Marta is a very warm and humid place and sometimes the fan is just not enough. 2. This place is not advertised as a coworking hostel so if you work 9 to 5 and need a dedicated workspace they don't really have one, but we manage to make it work for us. Also if you work with heavy files the internet can get a bit slow. We were a bit unsure of this place before arriving cause it had very bad reviews on Google but once we got there I couldn't understand why. We had a very nice stay and could stay here again.

The common aread were cool, but the room was uncomfortable and warm. It is definitely cheap though, so if you are budgeting, you can survive.

Construction right next door starting at 7am every day. cockroaches and lots of mosquitoes in the rooms.