Posada Villa Bonita

Twenty-four cobblestones separate Posada Villa Bonita's colonial gate from the corner of Calle 7a, a five-minute walk south of Villa de Leyva's vast stone-paved main square. The whitewashed facade and terracotta roof match the town's 17th-century building code, giving little away about the garden courtyard behind it.

Rooms open directly onto that garden or onto a raised terrace used for evening coffee once the square's day-trippers clear out. Parking is on-site, useful given the town's pedestrian-heavy center.

The property suits couples and small groups wanting a quiet, smoke-free base within walking distance of the square's restaurants and the Sunday market.