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República Hostel Cartagena

📍 Centro · 0.201 km from centre 8.40 1,643 reviews
1 swimming pool Free Wifi Non-smoking rooms Wifi in all areas
69.69
/ 100 Score
Strong Option
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Why travelers like República Hostel Cartagena

Ask around the local hospitality scene and República Hostel Cartagena keeps surfacing. A hostel in Centro that has been gathering momentum lately. Centro is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's barely a stroll from the centre of Cartagena, and that proximity does change the trip. Expect modest rooms with…

Trusted by thousands of guests with a consistent rating track record
Walk to key sights without needing a taxi or transit
Priced below the local average for its segment

Quick Decision — Score Breakdown

95.1
Location
16.8
Comfort
88.8
Reputation
30
Facilities
85.8
Value

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Value 85.8
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Top Value Pick

Ask around the local hospitality scene and República Hostel Cartagena keeps surfacing. A hostel in Centro that has been gathering momentum lately. Centro is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's barely a stroll from the centre of Cartagena, and that proximity does change the trip. Expect modest rooms with reliable wi-fi, practical details that keep showing up in uneven comfort feedback. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 1,600 reviews, with a solid consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Pricing has been sitting near €17 a night and the value score puts it in a strong-value bracket compared with similar properties. It's the kind of Cartagena property that rewards a careful comparison, the spec sheet doesn't quite capture what makes it tick.

Overview

✓ Highlights
  • Trusted by thousands of guests with a consistent rating track record
  • Walk to key sights without needing a taxi or transit
  • Priced below the local average for its segment
! What to know
  • !Basic comfort level — fine for a night, less ideal for longer stays
Facilities
1 swimming pool Free Wifi Non-smoking rooms Wifi in all areas

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Guest Reviews

8.40
1,643 reviews
Very Good
Booking.com guest ratings
au
Zev
Solo traveler
8/10
"Very Good"
+Regular hostel. A few activities happening but not many people signing up for them. Having said that, was still able to meet people just sitting at the table around breakfast time.…
May 2026 · Bunk Bed in 14-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room · 1 night
de
Carina
Couple
9/10
+Nice social hostel
May 2026 · Double Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room · 3 nights
fr
Aurore
Solo traveler
9/10
"Great hostel"
+Comfortable beds and clean rooms. Patio and pool area is really nice to chill. Location is perfect, right in the center.
May 2026 · Bunk Bed in 14-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room · 2 nights
br
Brenda
Solo traveler
7/10
"Pleasant"
+The location is excellent!The employes were very helpful and polite…
Not worth the price…the hostel looks neglected! They placed the light switch in a way that made it impossible to charge my phone inside the …
Mar 2026 · Bunk Bed in 14-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room · 1 night
cz
R
Solo traveler
8/10
"Very Good"
+The hostel has a good location within the walled city and big number of showers and bathrooms - there ones both in the dorm room and outside. The bed is big and quite comfy
I don´t think the price necessarily corresponds with the value you get. I always had some kind of problems - from the room key never working…
Feb 2026 · Bunk Bed in 14-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room · 2 nights
cz
R
Solo traveler
8/10
"Okay hostel in Cartagena"
+The hostel has a good location within the walled city and big number of showers and bathrooms - there ones both in the dorm room and outside. The bed is big and quite comfy.
I don´t think the price necessarily corresponds with the value you get (compared to all the other hostels I´ve stayed in Colombia). I always…
Feb 2026 · Bunk Bed in 14-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room · 2 nights
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