The hotel courtyard is very pretty and the rooms surrounding it comfortable with good air conditioning. Food was good. The hotel staff were exceptional, very helpful about everything. We had a guide, Juan Lopez, organised by the hotel for a tuk tuk tour of the desert, who I would recommend. Thank you Hotel Colonial for a lovely stay.

Stayed in April 2024

From the moment I checked-in Andreas was super welcome and helpful. All the staff on the property were. It's very close to the central square of Villavieja so shops and restaurants are nearby. The food was great - I ate breakfast, lunch and dinner there. Pretty reasonably priced for the food and a few drinks. The rooms were clean, comfortable and had good air-conditioning. Andreas helped organise tuk tuks and tours to the desert.

Stayed in April 2024

We had some very short power cuts one evening due to the storm, but this affected a wide area and is by no means a reflection on the hotel.

The staff were all very friendly and made sure I had a great experience from booking a Tatacoa tour to generally making me feel welcome. Andres was particularly helpful, letting me check in early and keep my room a little later when I checked out. The location for the Tatacoa Desert is perfect and I was surprised how good the food was (particularly the grilled chicken and limonada, the chef was very friendly too). The value for money is incredible.

Stayed in April 2024

We reserverd 4 rooms, one of them had some issues with the aconditioning air (it didn't have the enough power), however, the staff was very good and tried to solved.

The room is very comfortable and clean, the breakfast was great (the offer many options), the restaurant services is great, the offer very good and cheap food

Stayed in March 2024

The service helped me a lot as I arrived at 4am in the morning (there were only certain busconnections available). The service is very nice and flexible, they have a lot of understanding for specific situations and will always help you out. The room is great. It has everything you need, its clean, quiet and has a good and quiet aircon. For the price unbelievably good! The pool is also nice.

Stayed in April 2024

All the staff were very friendly, helpful and attentive. They helped me arrange a tour to the tatacoa desert, and helped with onward travel. Special thank you to Andres. Was also impressed with the high level of cleanliness

Stayed in April 2024

Clean room, perfect location, staff are friendly and helpful.

Stayed in March 2024

The room as a bit small and the bathroom was a bit old.

Helpful staff and nice location to relax.

Stayed in March 2024

It’s super cute and social - it’s all wrapped around a communal eating area in the middle which is wonderful as a solo traveller to be able to meet others. It’s just lovely.

Stayed in March 2024

There was nothing wrong with the hotel. Definitely one of the best, if not the best in Villavieja.

This hotel has rooms all around a central court yard. The restaurant is in the court yard and there are beautiful plants which attract birds and give an overall look of freshness. The restaurant has powerful fans which help with the heat. Our room had an aircon, which is rare for Villavieja and Tatacoa. The beds were comfortable and although there is only cold water, it was no problem because of the heat in this area. The breakfast consisted of fruit juice, toast and eggs made to order, and coffee. It was nice and more than enough. We had lunch once and dinner twice at the hotel's restaurant and the food was delicious. We also had very good cocktails. The restaurant is open all day till 10 pm. They also have an ice cream fridge where you can buy different delicious ice creams any time of day. The staff were very friendly and helpful and some of them do speak English. We asked them to arrange our transport from Neiva airport to the hotel and to arrange a tuk tuk and guide to take us to the Grey dessert and Red dessert the day after our arrival (our only full day in Villavieja). Yeison Medina waited for us at the airport when we arrived late on a Sunday night and transported us to the hotel. He also happened to be our guide for the dessert trips. He is a professional guide at the observatory as well and he was very knowledgeable about the geology, the history and the fauna and flora of the dessert. He spoke English well enough, he was very funny and full of jokes and we had a wonderful day with him. He was also a magician with a cell phone and took very creative photos of us in the dessert. We will remember him every time we look at our holiday photos. Hotel Villavieja is definitely the obvious choice if you plan to visit the Tatacoa dessert. Don't bother to find a tuk tuk on the square or anywhere else for dessert tours, just ask the hotel to arrange it for you and hope that Yeison Medina is your guide.

Stayed in February 2024

Staff were very friendly and keen to help you with anything!!

Stayed in March 2024

Nice location, friendly staff

Stayed in February 2024

The pool was great for the heat in the middle of the day.

Stayed in March 2024

Nice place on a good location and with friendly staff. The swimming pool is amazing as it gets hot during the day. The desert is easy accessible from the hostel by tuktuk.

Stayed in March 2024

A great standard hotel around a courtyard - rooms basic but had everything you needed including essential air con- lovely little pool- couldn’t fault it.

Stayed in March 2024

Pool could have been cleaner, quite noisy

Great staff, helped us a lot, big and clean room, great courtyard, breakfast was good

Stayed in February 2024

Breakfast was OK, but not more.

Well-kept property with beautiful patio. The rooms a little dated but kept clean and tidy.

Stayed in February 2024

Very comfortable stay with excellent service

Stayed in January 2024

Would prefer if we were told about the guide not speaking english. Breakfast was a bit smaller than elsewhere we have been.

The location is great, less than 5 minutes walk from the main square - the bus station. The rooms are basic, but comfortable, they have AC. The host (Andres) was really kind, positive and helped with all our questions. He can help with organising tours to the desert (just be careful, our guide Juan only spoke spanish). Overall the whole family is very friendly and welcoming. Would defenitly recommend staying here.

Stayed in January 2024

Bedroom and bathroom plain but clean and entirely adequate and as would expect for the price.

Brilliant family feel place with lovely courtyard communal attractive area to enjoy drinks and evening meal with other travellers . Good breakfast Sheets cleaned and bed made after one night .Swimming pool extremely welcome after hot day travelling or in the desert

Stayed in January 2024

Hot water would have been nice.

Very helpful staff, Nice pool, rooms basic, but comfortable and clean.

Stayed in January 2024

Breakfast were really small. Fruits cost nothing.. why just 6-7 small pieces. The bed was real noisy.

Proximity of center. Very nice staff, they prepare a special.salad for my gf which was sock at the time. The pool was a savior. It's was.realy hot when we.were.thwre.

Stayed in January 2024

Nothing!

Staying at this hidden gem in Villavieja was a game-changer for my Colombian adventure! The location is spot-on, right next to the Tatacoa Desert, making it super convenient. The family running the hotel? Pure magic! From spontaneously inviting me to local hangouts, introducing me to the vibrant Placa scene, I felt like a part of them! The room was comfy, the pool perfect for post-desert relaxation, and the overall atmosphere made every moment unforgettable. Can't wait to come back and create more stories with this amazing crew!

Stayed in January 2024

The room didn't have a chair and I needed to do some work. The hotel suggested taking one from the breakfast area which I did but there was also a covered terrace on the second floor whcih had no furniture on it either, a bit strange. I had a taxi booked for very early for a flight but the night man didn't seem to know about it. He had to ring around to find me someone who could take me and it all worked out fine in the end. It's not the best place to do video calls. The room I was in (201) the wifi didn't work most days/wasn't strong enough to do video calls, the reception WiFi was good but there was a lot of background noise so I'd skip video meetings as WhatsApp calls and working at a laptop was all fine

Nice setting around a courtyard type garden and pool at the back. The room was quiet and spacious and breakfast is included. The staff were helpful in telling me what tours were avaialble or how I could get to the desert on my own. It's the first place I've stayed on this trip were the rooms were cleaned every day without asking

Stayed in January 2024