Selina Medellin

Great hostel with a perfect location. 5 minutes walk to Provenza and 15 minutes to the metro. Bed was comfy and the bathroom clean. Hot water and WiFi were available. The staff was friendly and helpful. We could book several tours with the hostel.

I genuinely don't understand how this hostels gets such high reviews. I booked my stay at this Selina because my first experience staying at a Selina in Guatemala was so good. However this Selina is very rundown. My friend and I were in a 12 room dorm and we're charged close to $20 a night. Our room had no air conditioning, the room looked like it had just been thrown together at the last minute, no lamp available in each bunk, the little shelves arent securely placed in the wall so you can't place anything on them without your things slipping off. The bathroom has no soap or garbage can and the rooms don't seem like there's anyone who regularly cleans them. Since my reservation was non refundable I stuck it our for 4 days and when I needed to book one more night not wanting to which hostels for one night I was charged $26! For the most basic run down accommodations. I really don't understand the pricing. Although the hostel is in a great location, the windows aren’t sealed so it’s super noisy until 4 am at weekends. It’s very much a party hostel! The co working space is nice however and large and the onsite cafe has great food and coffee. Wouldn’t recommend, as it seems like there are a lot nicer hostels in the area.

Terrible experience! The shared room don’t have air conditioning, it’s very small and has poor ventilation. Medellin is a hot city is and sometimes I arrived at the room and it was SMELY because I understand the people were sweating a lot at night at the room because it was REALLY HOT. Also, they didn’t clean the bathrooms on the 3 days I’ve stayed there. It’s kinda disgusting because I was sharing a room and bathroom with 7 unknown people