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Hotels with a pool on the beach in Medellin

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Updated 1 September 2026 · 5 Medellin hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Medellin, out of the 5 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 3.9.

Rango Boutique Hostel is the one I would book myself.

Rango Boutique Hostel

Highest rated of the five

Rango Boutique Hostel

★★★★★4.7 from 566 reviews

Rango Boutique Hostel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 566 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under old town and around $47 a night on the dates we checked.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule

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All five, ranked

  1. Rango Boutique Hostel1

    Rango Boutique Hostel

    ★★★★★4.7 from 566 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  2. INNTU Hotel2

    INNTU Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,234 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  3. Hotel Cool Living by Los Patios Best Hotel in Laureles3

    Hotel Cool Living by Los Patios Best Hotel in Laureles

    ★★★★★4.5 from 301 reviews

    • Pool
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Hotel Premium Real4

    Hotel Premium Real

    ★★★★★4 from 493 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Appartments Pool and Rooftop Downtown Hotel5

    Appartments Pool and Rooftop Downtown Hotel

    ★★★★★3.9 from 331 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

5 Medellin hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Marc Delacroix

Marc Delacroix France

Closes the shop two weeks each winter and goes wherever people make something fermented. Dairies in the Basque country, the Caucasus and rural Sardinia.

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