Hostel Mamallena, Cartagena, the newest hostel in Cartagena

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We’re currently in the process of making our website for Hostel Mamallena, Cartagena. You’ll notice that we’re in the process of adding more information about Colombia, please bear with us. Thanks!Opened in Febuary 2012, Hostel Mamallena, Cartagena is the first Colombian hostel opened by Hostel Mamallena, Panama(www.mamallena.com). Hostel Mamallena has long been regarded as a leader in providing a good hostel atmosphere, reasonable prices, friendly staff and great travel advice without compromising on the things that travellers want and need.We feel that hostels in Cartagena have lacked a combination of all these so we’ve come to Cartagena to provide backpackers with what they’ve been missing. Many hostels in Cartagena have a reputation as either expensive, not providing a good service or a combination of both. At our hostel we aim to provide it all.

THE HOSTEL
- 24 dorm beds
- 15 private rooms with double beds(and some have singles as well, to provide for group bookings)
- Full spring mattresses, some of the best you’ll find in any hostel
- Free internet, including our own computers and WiFi
- Free lockers
- Budget tours to Playa Blanca, the mud volcano etc
- Going to Panama? We book everything in San Blas, including our new San Blas camping tour
- Sailing from Colombia to Panama (see the next departures)
- Not sailiing to the San Blas islands? We can organise private sailing charters in San Blas

Pre Renovation special! For a limited time only dorms 20000 peseos and private rooms for only 45 000 pesos. Book now! email cartagena@mamallena.com We’ve just opened our latest Hostel Mamallena and we’re in the process of upgrading our rooms to a better standard. At the moment they’re large and have private bathrooms, but they can always be better. Our 15 private rooms have a combination of double beds and single beds so we can be sure we’ll be able to accomodate your group. All but three have private bathrooms. Our dorms are large and each have their own private bathroom as well. We’re firm believers in cleanliness and insist that are rooms and common areas are obviously kept as clean as possible. Our staff speak english and are all locals from Cartagena. We picked them for their customer service and their knowledge of Cartagena they’ll be there to make your stay in Cartagena the best that it can be.

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THE LATEST MAMALLENA NEWS

NOW OPEN – Hostel Mamallena, Cartagena opened it’s doors in February 2012. Located on Calle Media Luna in Getsemani, the heart of Cartagenas backpacker district, Hostel Mamallena Cartagena is sure to follow the Mamallena tradition of great service, excellent information and a chilled relaxed atmosphere. Theres plenty of private rooms and new dorms and they’re all either around our great open courtyard or off the upstairs terrace. Soon we’ll be opening our own cafe and we’ve already got our travel service, Mamallena Tours and Travel, in place. If you want to know where to go and what to do in Cartagena then be sure to drop by and ask us.

So, I guess we should tell you how to get there! The address is Hostel Mamallena, 10-47 calle Media Luna, Getsemani. If the taxi driver doesn’t know it just get to Media Luna and find the old Hotel Holiday, thats us now. Our prices are currently 45000 pesos for a double and 18000 pesos for a dorm bed. Thats sure to rise a little as we renovate our rooms and bring them to a higher hostel standard. Our Plan is to also add breakfast. For a reservation email us at cartagena@mamallena.com and the website is www.hostelmamallenacartagena.com Hope we’ll see you there soon.

Looking to get out of the city for a day and experience more of Panama? Hostel Mamallena, in conjuction with Panama Travel Unlimited, is offering a great price on day tours from Panama City. For only $25 you’ll spend a day exploring the sorrounding towns and areas such as Portobelo and Isla Grande, the amazing Fuerte San Lorenzo, the La Pintada cigar factory and Noriega’s abandoned beach house or the hidden valley of El Valle. Most agencies charge around $100 or more per person for tours of the same lenght and quality. In keeping with the backpacker tradition we’re offering it to you for just $25(plus some expenses and taxes along the way). Contact us at mamallenapa@yahoo.com for more details.

Join our San Blas island camping tour, it’s will take you to some of the most pristine parts of San Blas islands. Enjoy 2 nights camping in the Cayos Holandeses and then one night in the traditional town of Carti. The Cayos Holandeses are some of the more remote, untouched parts of the Kuna Yala region. Apart from this tour, and private sailboats, few tourists get to visit these beautiful islands. Visiting Carti will give you a chance to experience how the Kunas live, while still having a reasonable degree of comfort. This is one of the options we have in San Blas and the 3 day tour costs $280 per person including all meals and transport(but not water). There are departures every Monday and Friday so enquire now.

If you’re looking to sail from Colombia to Panama, or sailing from Panama to Colombia, via the San Blas islands then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve been in this business for the last 6 years and have contacts with some of the best boats in the backpacker business. Among others we deal with regular boats such as the Wildcard, the Ilean, the Delfin Solo, the Sacanagem, the Sailing Koala, Fritz the Cat and the Windsurfer. Over the years we’ve weeded out the boats that we don’t feel provide value for money and safety. Our reputation matters to us and we want you to have the best time on your sailing trip between the San Blas islands and Colombia. You can email us at mamallenapa@yahoo.com for the latest list of departures.

Check out our Panama Travel Unlimited page on sailing to Colombia for some infomation on how it all works. Remember, booking through us doesn’t cost you anything and you’ll be on a boat that we reccomend and you’ll be supporting our business for the service that we’re providing you. If you do book directly then be sure that you’re on a boat that we’ve heard of. If someone is offering you a price below whats normal then be careful. In the last few months a number of baots have found themselves in trouble, and it’s ALWAYS a boat that we don’t work with, and have never heard of, that has offered a discounted trip. It’s your saftely we’re talking about here.

Hostel Mamallena, Boquete has also extended. We’ve added another 4 private rooms with private bathrooms to bring us to a total of 13 with bathrooms and 2 without. That kinda makes us more like a hotel than a hostel! What more could you want? Hotel style with hostel atmosphere. Prices are still the same nat $27.50 for 2 people in a private and $11 a dorm bed, all with breakfast. Check out Boquete’s best hostel. And check out our restaurant and bar just next door. Baru ahs been opened just over a year and has become a firm favourite with locals and visitors alike.

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