02/06/2022
🦋 Do you dream of opening a successful hostel in Colombia?
Perhaps you’re closer to making it a reality, having already scoped out locations and you are wondering what would be the required investment.
It’s the classic “globetrotter dream” to move to a faraway land, open up a hostel, and escape the “normal life” routine.
Well, if you identify yourself with this type of dream, let me tell you that you can fulfill it in the most picturesque town on the coffee axis.
🇨🇴☕️ I’m talking about Salento, an Andean town in Colombia, west of Bogotá. It’s known for its coffee estates and greeny scenery. East is Cocora Valley where lofty wax palm trees, a national symbol, are home to exotic parrots.
The town is a gateway to the snow-capped peaks of Los Nevados National Natural Park, to the northeast.
Located in a cooler microclimate, It draws visitors from all over the world for its soaring mountains crowned in mist, and pastoral scenes of farms, rivers, and creeks.
If you have time to visit just one place in the coffee region, make it Salento.
You will enjoy the international and local flavors in the pueblo, feel enchanted by misty mountain scenery, revel in the street music, and admire the bright colors of the colonial architecture.
This is a great gourmet destination too – especially if you love fresh trout served in a variety of ways. Experience the nightlife with bars and cafes, featuring live music on the weekends.
Besides all of this, it also provides great investment potential in the hospitality business.
The state of Quindío ranked first in hotel occupancy, among all Colombian states, with 62.82 %, followed by the state of Magdalena on the Caribbean coast (Santa Marta as its capital) with 58.43%, according to a report published by the Hotel and Tourism Association of Colombia (Cotelco), which analyzed the data generated between December 2020 and January 2021
Guess which was the most visited municipality: Exactly! Salento and the well-known Valle de Cocora, where hotels and hostels predominate.
During the last season of Easter 2022, it had 95%, percentage of occupation, the highest in the last 5 years..
That’s why I want to introduce Casa Pachamama. This is a picturesque hostel boutique for Sale in Salento up and running and profitable.
Located at a strategic point with panoramic views of the mountains and the town, this property has 120+ superb reviews on booking.com.
It's the perfect opportunity to dive into the hospitality business in one of the most visited hot spots by international travelers.