This friendly backpacker-oriented hostel is owned by the lovely French/Colombian couple Vincent Blandin & Claudia Martinez. It is situated in one of the oldest and most desirable parts of town - the cosy neighbourhood of San Antonio with its nice cafes and good international restaurants.
The hostel opened in May 2008 and a month later the owners opened a peaceful French café downstairs, which also serves some small meals. The cafe is open to guests, mornings, afternoons and weekends and to the general public from 17:00 to 22:00 pm (23:00 pm on weekends).
Cafe Tostaky is a great choice for travellers looking for a small and friendly hostel with good service and a relaxed atmosphere. Vincent and Claudia will make you feel right at home and do their best to ensure you have a pleasant stay. Furthermore, they'll provide you with all the information you need on Cali and the surroundings.
The hostel offers 8 double rooms, 2 twin rooms and a 6-bed dorm within the original building. There are now three additional rooms available in the adjoining house.. The rates are: $35,000 for a double room, $25,000 for a single room and $17.000 for a dorm bed.
The hostel offers all services a backpacker could wish for, a kitchen for guests to use, a common room and a tv-area (80 channels) with a large collection of DVDs . There is also one computer with free internet as well as free WiFi for those travelling with a laptop.
A wash basin (soap is provided) is available for hand washing clothes and a laundry service is offered for $9.000 per machine load.
There are no lockers, but if required, the owners can guard your valuables.
Claudia and Vincent attend to the door bell 24 hrs a day and speak Spanish, French and English.
San Antonio
Cali
300 355 1650(cel)
By taxi: From the bus terminal a taxi will take about 15 min. and cost around $5.000 - 6.000.
By Bus: Take any bus ($1.500) that goes along Calle 5a and to Comfenalco. Get off at the Comfenalco building and walk along Calle 5a up to Carrera 10. Then take a right onto Carrera 10 and walk three and a half blocks uphill (5-10 min). The hostel is on your left, number 1-76.
From the Airport
As the airport is situated nearly 20 kilometers outside the city, a taxi from the airport will be expensive (around $45.000). You're cheaper off taking a bus to the bus terminal for around $3.000 (Buses leave every half hour from the airport). From the bus terminal, take a taxi or bus as described above.
