The Cranky Croc Hostel Reviews

Great hostel with nice facilities. Restaurant available on site so you can get breakfast, dinner and/or coffee for a small fee. Laundry is available also for a competitive fee. Rooms are great, all off street so no outside noise. Wifi is great, and there is a good chill area. There is a ton of information available so you can make good decisions about what to do while in Bogota. Highly recommend!

Excelente hostel, esta en todos los detalles, buena zona turistica, no es lo mas seguro de Bogota, pero hay que quedarse ahi para conocer... el hostel cuenta con buen ambiente, buenos cuartos, fiesta si queres, si no estas tranquilo en tu habitacion, buenisima sala de peliculas con chimena... trabajando en un hsotel en Playa del Carmen, puedo decir que tome muchas ideas del Cranky Croc!!

Cranky Croc is a great hostel with a perfect location in Candaleria. Staff are really friendly and most speak some English. Dorm rooms were some of the nicest i've stayed in...clean, comfortable, fresh towels every day, big lockers. Met some really cool people. Would highly recommend it.

Good hostel. Not enough hot water in the morning

I thought the location was excellent, the building had a lot of character and was also very secure.

***THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ANYONE TRAVELLING THERE AT NIGHT, THE HOSTEL IS ON CALLE 12D BUT IT USED TO BE ON CALLE 15 & MY CABBIE NOT ONLY GOT CONFUSED BUT DROVE AROUND AFTER 12PM LOOKING FOR THE PLACE, IT WAS A HAIR RAISING EXPERIENCE & THE CABBIE WAS GETTING ANNOYED SAYING I WAS PUTTING HIM IN DANGER DRIVING AROUND AT NIGHT, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THIS AS THE HOSTEL BOOKERS WEBSITE ONLY SUPPLIES THE NEW ADDRESS*** other than that, it was PERFECT, great staff, great location, really recommend.

Its a good hostel.

Security guard out at night. Very safe. Great vibe with cool staff. Good to meet folks. Facilities are good. Good location!

nice Party Hostal ;-)

Two words-HOT WATER! This is the ONLY hostel I have found in Colombia with rockin´ hot water showers. Cleaning staff was so sweet. Jesus and the dark haired girl were friendly, helpful, and great. The light haired, Laura (I think) not so much as I could never even get her to make eye contact. Guests were varied, interesting, and fun. Location is in the middle of everything you need to access. We would have stayed longer but they had the privates we needed booked up. Reserve early.

Breakfast is not included, but they will cook you a good breakfast and good coffee. The tour to Carne the res on friday is a lot of fun. Nice and good hostel.

One of the best hostels that I have been in South America. Amazing facilities and great tourist information. No much to complain about it except probably the fact that, at the time when I went , there was no hot water in the shower and none of the staff member were particularly interested to explain why. Apart from that.......I had a great time, strongly recommend.

there was a really friendly guy working there when we arrived, he was brilliant, but i can't remember his name sorry! really good craic in the bar there too and really good cheap breakfast.

Hostel in a good location with a good kitchen. However, I would not recommend staying there, simply because the private rooms are located on the bottom floor, right between the common area and the kitchen area. This meant very little sleep as it was very noisy until very late (even after everyone at gone out partying, the staff left the music on very loud until the the early hours). Also, curiously the staff on the second night decided to clean the kitchen (very loudly) at 12.30am. Stupid.

i stayed in both a dorm and private room and both were clean and comfortable. the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Really nice breakfasts and dinners, not too expensive! The beds were comfortable with proper duvets. The TV room was great with a good selection of films, but they should light the fire in there - this never happened when I was there! Overall a really nice hostel though, and the owner was friendly and happy to help.

The Cranky Croc was one of the best hostels I've stayed at--the layout provides for a communal atmosphere, and the kitchen provides everything you need to cook a meal. The staff were all friendly and helpful, organizing weekend events and providing information on the city. I would absolutely return to Cranky Croc.

Fantastic hostel! Such crazy people - one man in particular stands out: Barry! Honestly give his infamous 'Bogota Banging Van Ride' a chance, the people behind reception will help you book it. Make sure you ask for the van with windows as the other group got a pretty rough deal it seems. Definitely take your passport - you literally have no idea where you will end up! Thanks a lot Bazza, the tattoo's no longer infected and serves as an involuntary reminder to our shenanigans! Ciao xx

A la carte breakfast was good, and love that they serve until late (after 1pm if I remember right). Individual lockers with plugs for charging the toys is good too... fits your whole backpack too if you want. Open-air breezeway in the middle of the hostel can be troublesome when it's pouring, which is often. Big social areas. Good info from staff, but the tours they do went out late both nights and were a bit disorganized in my opinion, so it takes away from the time you're actually AT the bars.

Great breakfast available, nice dorms and helpful staff!