Hotels
Hotels in La Candelaria
La Candelaria has many small hotels, ranging from no-frills places to boutique hotels.
Hotel Aragon – This inexpensive hotel is right down the street from Bogota Bike Tours. For a quiet room, request one without a window on the street. All rooms have shared baths. Carrera 3 No. 14-13 Tel: 342-5239 or 234-8325 Fax: 342-6387
Hotel Deco with Hostal Fatima and hills behind it.
– On the corner of 14th St. and 3rd Ave, between Hostals Sue and Fatima and across the street from the Hotel Aragon. But the very new Casa Deco is an expensive, high-class hotel – something new for this mostly no-frills neighborhood. It serves breakfast and has a bar on its top floor with outdoor tables and a panoramic view of the neighborhood and hills! Tel: 282-8640 Cell: 317-702-8887. (Paolo,, the owner, is also an emerald dealer.)
Hotel Abadia Colonial
and tea room – 2-32 11th Ave. Tel: 341-1884 Fax: 341-2672 This colonial house was beautifully renovated by its Italian owner to create this small hotel on 11th St. between 2nd and 3rd Aves. The hotel’s restaurant serves Italian and Colombian dishes.
-Tel: 342-6384 / 341-2376 Fax: 337-6593 Cel: 313-282-7819 ; Carrera 5 # 13-46
Hotel de la Opera
– This 5-star hotel on 10th Street is the class of the neighborhood, located just a block from Plaza Bolivar.
– This economical hotel is set back from the Ave. Jimenez, located conveniently near the Museo de Oro, Transmilenio and 7th Ave. Most of its business is from Colombians, who come on weekends, so during weekdays there’s usually room!
– This high-class business hotel is right in the heart of La Candelaria, just a few blocks from the Gold Museum. Av. Jiménez No. 4 – 77. Tel: 283-8300
- 4-21 14th St. Tel: 341-1680 Fax: 334-9992 The building isn’t very colonial, but the La Candelaria neighborhood is.
Hotel Sebastian – 3-97 Ave. Jimenez Tel: 337-5031 or 480-2401
Hotel Regina – 15-16 5th Ave. Tel: 334-5135/36/37/38/39 Fax: 281-0170
– 17-59 4th Ave. – Tel: 337-6500 Fax: 337-5721 . The hotel also has a .
The front of Hotel La Botica
– 6-45 9th St. Tel: 281-0811- The Botica is a botique hotel a block from the presidential palace and Plaza Bolivar. It’s on the Calle de La Botica, which means ‘pharmacy.’
– 13-12 4th Ave. Tel: 243-3818 / 286-1580 This is one of several La Candelaria hotels which cater to Israeli travelers. The hotel has a kosher restaurant.
– 14-45 5th Ave. Tel: 341-8731 / 334-6077 This hotel also caters to Israelis. Handy barbershop, travel agency and shoe repair places next door.
– This small hotel is located in the Callejon del Embudo – or the ‘funnel street,’ which leads to the Plaza del Chorro.
La Vieja Suiza – This small, inexpensive hotel in a handsome building on the corner of 14th St. and Carrera 3, two blocks from El Chorro de Quevedo, is run by two young Swiss guys. The six-room hotel has private rooms with shared baths.
Interior of Hotel Dorantes in La Candelaria
– 5-07 13th St. Tel: 334-6640 Fax: 341-5365 . This economical hotel is located just down the hill from Bogota Bike Tours. The century-old building was originally a home – with 30 rooms.
Hotel Zaragoza – 4-56 Ave. Jimenez – Tel: 284-5411 / 608-8291 From the look of its exterior, this place isn’t luxury. But it’s not expensive, either. And it’s got a fine location on Jimenez Ave., near the Gold Museum and the station of the same name.
- The Platypus Hostel now also has a hotel, located right around the corner, on Third Ave., facing Jimenez Ave.
Hotel El Dorado – Tel: 334-3988 – Calle 15 and Carrera 4. Not a fancy place, but inexpensive and conveniently located. About half of the rooms have private baths. There’s lots of nightlife around the corner, so bring earplugs if your window faces Carrera 4 and you retire early.
– This large, classic hotel on Jimenez Ave. was recently renovated and turned into an apartment building. But it also contains some hotel rooms. 4-16 Jimenez Ave. Tel: 606-3000 Fax: 606-3390
– This boutique hotel in a beautifully restored home has a mini-museum inside, a Turkish sauna and other amenities. Address: Calle 10 No. 0-25 este. Tel: 281-0644.
Hotels Near La Candelaria
Hotel El Virrey – 5-56 18th St. Tel: 334-1150 or 342-1149. Fax: 282-2169
– 5-72 19th St. Tel: 284-0100 Fax: 282-3108
- 5-23 23rd St. Tel: 284-4830 / 284-4361 Fax: 337-5654
– 23-34 5th Ave. Tel: 336-3600 Fax: 281-1690 Located right above Independence Park, just a few blocks outside of La Candelaria and the fashionable La Macarena neighborhood.
The Venerable Tequendama
– 26-21 10th Ave. 360-0988 This classic Bogotá Hotel is located near Independence Park and the bullfight stadium. Often used by the government, it’s usually surrounded by soldiers, so security’s great.
– 24-11 3rd Ave. Tel: 336-8080 Fax: 336-3601 This small hotel caters to Colombians applying for United States visas.
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