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Reviews of Casa Platypus - Hostel

2 out of 5
Casa Platypus - Hostel
Carrera 3, 12F-28, Bogotá, Distrito Capital

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 51 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 51 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff and local flavor of the hotel made my stay enjoyable. The bed was not very comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from David on May 23, 2019
Thank you very much for your review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central location within walking distance of 'everything'.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from David on May 23, 2019
Thank you very much for your review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, quiet stay in La Candelaria area
Bed was very comfortable, Shower was luxurious. Breakfast was pretty good and available till 10 :) Floorboards were very creaky and room had little to no storage space but had cable tv. Took a couple days to feel at home in the room. Loved the rooftop terrace. Staff was very nice and helpful. Hostel was near many bars, restaurants and interesting things. I just wouldnt recommend going out on a Sunday night, many things in the neighborhood are closed and we didnt feel safe. However within the Casa we felt perfectly safe.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Brian, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and convenient
The location of this hotel is perfect,just a few minutes from Les Aguas bus station and it's perfect for looking around La Candelaria. Room was great,breakfast fine too.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

matt , NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great location, friendly staff,
enjoyed the location so close to all the old town action, feels secure, friendly and welcoming.helpful reception staff Nice breakfast as well from very friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

central located, candaleria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
great location
hotel was fine clean and great service

8/10 Good

Mike, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel very friendly staff, good location
My friends and I enjoyed our stay. The very friendly staff helped us to get the best out of our short time in Bogota.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in a convenient location.
I loved the place, comfortable and clean, and the staff are very friendly.

8/10 Good

b

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hostel great location
This was a great hostel experience, with the best staff possible. I had a major luggage crisis with the airline company and the staff kept calling and calling them for me. He took care of everything and I received my luggage in two days with no stress thanks to him! The rooms were clean, everybody was so nice and friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Nathan, New York City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In Good Hands at Casa Platypus!!
The two gentlemen at the front desk, Erwin and Ramón, were so kind and accommodating, and I felt extremely well taken care of! Breakfast was lovely, and the rooftop is airy and open:)

2/10 Terrible

Lee, Las Vegas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't go there!
No water pressure. Water was a trickle of either scalding hot or freezing. Bed hard as a rock. Breakfast bad.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Tara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean place, neighborhood okay
The woman at the front desk made this experience. I did not get her name, but she went out of her way to accommodate us. The breakfast was delicious and the rooms were extremely clean, albeit simple. The walls were very thin and I could hear everything people said outside our room the following morning. Also, the neighborhood was not what I expected - I was hoping for great bars and restaurants nearby, but the area was a little on the sketchy side. During the day, the neighborhood was fine and it was very close to Monserrate.

6/10 Okay

JeanGuy, NB CANADA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Noisy
We stayed here on a friday and saturday nights. Impossible to sleep due to loud music until 3 in the morning and dogs barking around 6 in the morning. Internet free and easily accessible. Free coffee, excellent breakfast. Very friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay there again and recommend to others.

10/10 Excellent

hedi, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very friendly stuff,lovely breakfast and great loc
wish i could have stayed longer,great bars and shops nearby

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel Location is very good. Cozy and clean. There were little noise from the street. Wifi was not good in my room. I would like to book this hotel again, if I go to Bogota.

10/10 Excellent

Madeleine, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little hotel
Ideal situation for easy access to sights. Very friendly & welcoming staff. Rooms are small but clean in characterful building. Nice breakfasts & dining room arrangement makes it easy to mix with other guests.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very efficient and conveniently located hotel
The hotel was very welcoming and efficient. The staff were helpful and very willing to give advice and information. The relaxed dining and sitting area on the first floor was a nice place to sit as the rooms were quite small. Guests are able to use the kitchen facilities also. It was a bit noisy at night (internal rather than street noise) but of course that depends on who else is coming and going on any individual night.

10/10 Excellent

West coast guy, BC Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
I found the staff very helpful and knowledgable. The bed very comfortable and a good breakfast. Keep in mind this is an old building so not soundproof but then the charm and service of smaller hotels is what is important to me. Be advised this is the newer platypus not the hostel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Yvett L., Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint hotel in great location
My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our stay at Casa Platypus. When traveling, I try to find hotels with character. Casa Platypus was just what I was looking for. It is in the La Candelaria, which is a artsy/historic part of Bogota. We were walking distance to all the things we wanted to see (excluding the Zona Rosa). The room was small, but very clean. The shower was also great (great water pressure and heat). The hotel staff were helpful. . We enjoyed our stay there so much, that we decided to book another night for our last night in Colombia. I would definitely recommend Casa Platypus to anyone traveling through Bogota. On a side note: One thing I was surprised about when arriving to Bogota was the amount of graffiti/ street art. I then came to realize (after walking around Bogota for a few days), it is used as an art form and as a way to express political ideas.

10/10 Excellent

David, Texas,USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
central location
This is exactly the location I wanted. The first afternoon I walked over to the Museo de Oro, and some other key sites of Bogota were also within walking distance. I felt the hotel was secure and clean. Each day there was an adequate breakfast in the upstairs dining area.The front desk was always staffed by someone who spoke English and was willing to give helpful advice relevant to my interests. I had a very early departing flight and my exit went like clockwork without any hitches.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay in Bogota
Great, friendly staff and comfortable, clean rooms!

8/10 Good

Ed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on the historic district,
Nice small hotel with friendly staff. Near bus lines and walking distance to major historic sites. Rooftop with a view. Would stay there again.

8/10 Good

Ian, Sydney NSW, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely old casa.
Pleasantly stylish rooms in a lovely old casa where the rooms open onto a central courtyard. The hotel is in a good location on the edge of the Candelaria historic zone; lots of bars and restaurants nearby as it close to a couple of universities. The area seems very safe and there are always lots of people in the streets. My only minor complaint about the room is that you couldn't open a window. Also, it's a bit pricey but then accommodation in Bogota isn't exactly cheap.

2/10 Terrible

monica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El hotel está cerrado y abandonado
La reserva se realizó con éxito, sin embargo cuando llegamos estaba cerrado, el hotel se encuentra abonado.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

Liliana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El sitio estaba cerrado
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jose Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
volvere
El servicio fue unico y perfecto, volvere en 10 dias
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bon départ pour la visite de Bogota.
Bon emplacement pour visiter la Candelaria avec des services à proximité
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bon rapport qualité/prix pour un emplacement idéal
hôtel bien situé . Personnel présent et serviable.Bon équipement en ordinateur à la réception. Bon petit déjeuner. Bien tenu
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Sympa mais bruyant
Hotel relativement bien situé mais le quartier n'est pas sur en soirée. Pas de possibilité de restauration sur place. Attention : les chambres donnent toutes sur un patio et ne sont pas insonorisées. La Qualité de votre nuit dépendra de l'heure de départ ou d'arrivée de vos voisins..
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem in Candelaria with many charming details
I stayed three nights in a room with a wonderful, comfortable bed. Kitchen area is open all day to prepare food if you like. Great breakfast with home made juice with no sugar added. After breakfast or at night enjoy the fabulous roof terrace.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
清潔感、フレンドリーなスタッフ
トランスミレニオ利用で便利。室内はとても綺麗で清潔。朝食も美味しい。エアコンがないようで、ちょっと涼しかった。スタッフもフレンドリーで、一杯づつ入れてくれるエスプレッソが美味しかったです

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy recomendado para hacer Couchsurfing
Me gustó mucho el servicio en este Hotels, tienen un buen servicio y buenas atenciones. Sólo que la zona es un poquito ruidosa, pero eso no es problema para las personas que están de paso por Bogotá. Muy recomendado para hacer Couchsurfing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Koning

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
vriendelijk, prima lokatie
Uitgebreid naar 5 nachten! Goede uitvalsbasis.Goede service. Schoon. Tikjt gehorig!

4/10 Poor

louis, Dordrecht

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
slechtste hotel wat we ooit hebben meegemaakt
Tenminste 500 hotels in de wereld bezocht. Dit was het slechtste hotel van allemaal. Het personeel is zeer onvriendelijk en de kamers zijn zeer gehorig. Hotel was via Expedia voor 3 dagen geboekt. Bij aankomst gaf het personeel aan dat de kamer was geannuleerd. Na aandringen konden wij nog wel een kamer huren voor een aanmerkelijk hogere prijs.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Empfehlenswert mit Einschränkungen
Zum 2. Mal dort gewesen, gute zentrale Lage. Hilfsbereites junges Personal. Inneliegende Zimmer oben sind sehr hellhörig und keinen Staudamm für Kleidung

2/10 Terrible

Alexandre Lopes, Brasil

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
FALTA DE RESPEITO COM BRASILEIROS E DEMAIS NACÕES
Falta de Organização. A administração mesmo confirmando sua hospedagem via e-mail não faz as devidas marcações em sistema, gerando conflito na hospedagem, ocorrendo encontrar outros hospedes em sua reserva. Hotel muito ruim. NÃO SE HOSPEDEM NELE!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Lili

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, Very small rooms and a little expensive for what you get. Excellent service, very friendly place.loctaed in Candelaria which is great for tours but pretty dead at night (but safe(

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excelente atencion
Deben variar un poco los desayunos... De resto excelente muy centrico y las personas dan excelente atencion