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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: El Refugio Minca in Minca offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, and free WiFi. Each room includes a seating area, dining space, and free toiletries. Leisure Facilities: Guests can enjoy a bar, indoor swimming pool, and terrace with mountain views. Additional amenities include a balcony, patio, and mini-bar. Convenient Services: The guest house provides a paid shuttle service, bicycle parking, and a tour desk. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Local Attractions: Located 17 mi from Simón Bolívar International Airport, nearby attractions include Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino (11 mi) and Santa Marta Gold Museum (13 mi).
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular amenities
- Indoor swimming pool
- Fast free Wifi 190 Mbps)
- Airport shuttle
- Family rooms
- Bar
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Carolina
Colombia
“It’s very close to the Main Street. Many bars, restaurants and shops around.” - Mischa
United Kingdom
“Close to the town centre and has an amazing little pool. Rooms are very clean and air conditioned, also we did enjoy the view we had over the mountains. Otherwise the staff was very friendly, coffee all day as well as drinking water which we both...” - Gil
Israel
“The staff (Verginia and Andrea) were really kind and helpful despite the language barriers (we speak very little Spanish and they don't speak English at all, but e managed to understand each other with the help of Google translate). The room was...” - Anders
Sweden
“Very nice to have a pool and hammocks available when it's so hot in the middle of the days. Staff was very nice and helpful. The rooms were naturally fairly cool, since they didn't have sun-facing walls, so we weren't heavily relying on the AC.” - Grant
United States
“Perfect location, very quiet, hot water, cool AC, nice swimming pool, the 2 girls working at the hostel are very friendly and helpful. Walk to downtown is less than 5min. My husband and I same for 2 nights and extended 2more.” - Karol
Ireland
“The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The breakfast was nice (fruit, pancakes, eggs, coffee). The rooms are large and the Wifi is very good, which I was able to use for remote working. They offer a laundry service which was good value...” - William
Canada
“We were in the Mirador room, the only one with a balcony. The room itself is small, but the real star is the balcony. I believe it has the best views in minca of the higher mountains as a background over the town. The a/c and wifi work well,...” - Justine
Oman
“The view from the room and from the shared terrace. The hot shower was great!” - Jf
United States
“Solitude! The town is full of noise, when you step into this hotel that all goes away. Yet you are blocks from everything. The Staff was beyond exceptional and very helpful to me for only knowing a little Spanish. We felt extremely safe and very...” - Joe
United States
“The breakfast was good. The views were awesome. Rooms were clean and the staff were very friendly.”
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Child policies
Children over 5 are welcome.
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Crib and extra bed policies
Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.








The fine print
Please inform El Refugio Minca of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Payment before arrival by bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.
License number: 86591