Name: Hotel Calle Real Medellin
Address: Calle 51 51-47 050010 Medellin,Calle 51, Medellin, Medellin, Medellin, 050010, Colombia
Rating: 7

24-hour reception

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Cable TV

Minibar

Hairdryer

Flat-screen TV

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Ironing

Laundry

Safe-deposit box

Luggage storage

Telephone

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No parking

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Pets Not Allowed

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Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport

Jose Maria Cordova International Airport

Hotel Calle Real Medellin

Medellin

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treatment

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canal-view

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golf-view

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river-view

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basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We thought we were fortunate to get one of the few rooms with a balcony in this hotel in the center of Medellin.  Though noisy, we thought we would enjoy seeing city life.  Boy, did we see city life!  

We'd hear people shouting periodically and rush to the window and, more often than not, there would be police collaring a would-be pickpocket or the citizens would be administering street justice to a captured thief, that is, beating the heck out of him.  It left us scared to walk on the street.  One evening we actually saw a mugging from our window where four thugs held, beat, and robbed a tipsy man walking home.

The center of Medellin is exciting, but dangerous.  We refrained from going out on the street but when we changed hotels to the Poblado neighborhood, we had no problems at all and took strolls most evenings.

The hotel itself seems to have seen better days.  The rooms are small, the bathrooms have no handles or locks, the spartan tile floors are stained, and the towels are threadbare.  Our alarm clock didn't work and if you lifted the phone handle, the cable would fall right out of the phone itself.  Seemingly out of place, the bathrooms do have hairdryers mounted to the walls.  

It is very inexpensive, but even at this price you can probably do better.

Watch Criminal Activity From Your Balcony

I just returned from spending nine days at the Hotel Calle Real- I can't begin to express my thanks for the warmth and generosity of the staff.  The Hotel is perfectly situated for the budget or business traveler who wants to really get a feel for the real Medellin.  Tucked away half a block from Iglesia de la Veracruz, the oldest church in Medellin, it sits right on one of the major thoroughfares for foot traffic, the ten block long pedestrian mall between Parque Berrio and the downtown San Antonio area.  

On either end of the block sit great coffee shops, one open twenty-four hours and directly adjacent to the Parque Berrio Metro Station- which links it up to the entire Mass Trans service, one of the best in the world.  Incredible bronze sculptures from favorite son Fernando Botero line the area between The Cultural Palace and the Antioquia Museum, with others located at the San Antonio Peace Plaza.

Three great restaurants are within a block as well, El Covacho (which takes credit cards, $8-15) on the second floor above the Botero Plaza Pasteleria; Lenore No. 2, a great all around Colombian chicken and whatnot restaurant with wonderful staff halfway down the block toward the Museum on the same side of the mall ($3-8); and Giovindas, a wonderful vegetarian buffeteria run by the Hare Krishnas, located on the second floor directly across the street from Iglesia Veracruz (adjacent to the pasteleria- daily special includes entree, salad, juice dessert, side and bread for $4~  it ROCKED).

Back to the hotel.  The staff, especially Sña Mayra and Sr. Mauritio were helpful, incredibly friendly and always quick to laugh.  Rooms were meticulously clean (though spartan).  The main desk keeps constant surveillance in the halls and main entrances, So there's an extra feeling of security.  This is a downtown area in a major city, and as with all cities it changes character after the business crowd leaves, generally by eight.  The staff keep the doors staffed and manned 24/7 and are ready to call one of the ever present taxi's to take you safely wherever you'd like to go.  The police maintained a benevolent presence in and near the mall throughout my visit, and contributed greatly to my overall sense of security.

Calle Real isn't for everyone- if you need your luxurious accommodations there are many available.  If you're really looking to experience Medellin from the heart of the community, central to and with quick, inexpensive access to the entire city, I can't recommend the Calle Real highly enough.  LOVE these folks and I will return- El Gringo Viejo

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