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The house

A house with a story

Casa de Nelly has been welcoming travellers in Vereda La Estrella for decades: a tropical garden, a house of white walls and timber, and a door wide open to the stone statues of San Agustín.

Two-storey house with a wooden balcony and clay-tile roof under a blue sky, facing a garden courtyard
A sunny day in the courtyard

Since 1982

One of the original traveller houses

The Frommer’s guide calls it San Agustín’s original backpacker haunt, luring travellers to southern Colombia since 1982. Today it is still a countryside home for travellers, a stroll from town.

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Where guests are treated like friends.

That is how the house introduces itself, and how it is meant to feel: arrive, drop your backpack, feel at ease.

Details you will recognise

  1. Two-storey house with white walls and timber, blue wooden balconies and a flowering garden in the foreground

    Blue balconies

    Timber, white walls and cobalt-blue railings leaning over the garden.

  2. Tiled terrace with red umbrellas, tables and a hummingbird mosaic on the floor, facing the garden

    The terrace hummingbird

    Under the red umbrellas, a mosaic hummingbird decorates the floor. In the garden, real ones visit the flowers.

  3. White wall with a monstera-leaf mural beside a blue staircase, surrounded by greenery

    A monstera mural

    Giant leaves painted on a white wall, next to the blue staircase.

  4. Stone path among tropical plants, bougainvillea and a lamppost

    Birds, flowers and fruit trees

    A tropical garden full of birds, flowers and fruit trees.

  5. Natural materials

    Wood, bamboo and rooms decorated by local artisans.

  6. Hammocks and lounges

    Indoor and outdoor lounges with hammocks for reading and resting, plus a small TV room.

Indoors and out

Quiet corners, shared spaces

The terrace and garden invite conversation; the hammocks and cushion-filled lounges invite silence. There is a guest kitchen, a fireplace, games and swings for younger guests.

The house’s wooden balcony seen through palms and flowering shrubs
The house, seen from the garden
Cat asleep on colourful cushions in a lounge
Nap time in the cushion lounge

The walk

In the countryside, a stroll from town

The house is in Vereda La Estrella, about 1.5 km from the centre: around a 10-minute walk to town and 20 minutes to the Archaeological Park. That is part of the charm — on the way back, the noise stays behind. If you would rather not walk, ask about a taxi.

Nights are calm: quiet hours from 23:00 to 07:00.

Town1.5 km · about a 10-minute walkCasa de Nelly

A garden to arrive in.
A home to stay in.

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