Hostal Villa del Sol

Inside one of Salento's colorful republican-style houses on Carrera 9, Hostal Villa del Sol keeps tile floors and a social courtyard at the core of a property that rated 9.3 across 393 reviews. The ground-floor layout is fully wheelchair accessible, an uncommon feature among the town's colonial hostals.

The tour desk organizes the essentials: wax palm valley hikes into the Cocora, horseback riding through coffee fincas, and bicycle rentals for the ridge roads above town. Bar crawls and walking tours round out evenings when the pool table isn't enough.

Salento's main square sits under five minutes on foot; jeeps to the Cocora trailhead depart from that plaza each morning. Airport shuttle service covers the transfer from Armenia's El Edén airport, roughly 45 minutes west.