About
FORMERLY KNOWN AS EL RIO HOSTEL, SAME HOSTEL, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT NAME
Winner of Hostelworld's 2nd Best Hostel in South America 2025, 2nd Best Hostel in Colombia 2025, Most Popular Hostel in Santa Marta 2025, Most Social Hostel in South America 2025, 2nd Best Medium Hostel 2025, Community Superhero 2024, Best Hostel In Colombia 2018 and Second in Latin America 20218!
10 minutes from the Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) pickup point
25 minutes from Tayrona National Park
Our hostel is set right in the middle of a stunning jungle, whilst some of Colombia's best beaches are just a 30 minute walk away.
Fun stuff on offer includes:
Daily yoga (Tuesday to Saturday)
Tubing right from our doorstep
Horse riding
Paddle boarding
Motorbike rent
Waterfall hikes
Sunrise hikes over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Cacao and Safari tours
In 2021, Rio Hostel became a signatory of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI), led by the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism Organization (WTO), in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Read about our commitments here https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/organisations/el-rio-hostel
We are also the very proud home of the Rio Foundation and you can volunteer with us every day in our local community through our educational, sporting and/or environmental programmes.
N.B - To fund our Foundation, which provides FREE, Fun, Inclusive and Impactful activities for 150+ local children every week, a $1.30 donation (COP$5,000) will be added to the bill of everyone who stays at El Rio. If you would like to remove it from your bill or you would like to donate more, please talk to reception.
See you by the river
Linkup Events
Book now to join hostel-organised events over your dates.Facilities
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Free Internet Access
- Free Luggage Storage
- Bicycle Parking
- Coworking Space
- Airport Transfers
- Luggage Storage
