La Posada Familiar

San Gil


Señora Esperanza dotes on her guests at this most Colombian of choices, a lovely six-room guesthouse wrapped around a plant-jammed courtyard with a gurgling fountain. Well-maintained rooms are unembellished but offer modern bathrooms and hot water, and there's a small but pleasant guest kitchen with a hardwood sink.

If you want to escape the hostel scene and spend time with some locals, you could do much worse.