Hotel MadreSierra Parque Tayrona

Hotels
9 (24 reviews)
Vereda Calabazo Kilometro 21 vía Santa Marta Riohacha Vereda Calabazo , Calabazo , co

Facilities

Health or beauty spa nearby
Free beach shuttle
Offsite parking discounted rates available
Non-smoking rooms
Restaurant
Room service
Terrace
Family rooms
BBQ facilities
Tour desk
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Beautiful surroundings
Amazing food
Cons:
No small shelf in the room

Categories

Cleanliness
8.58
No specific mention of cleanliness, assumed to be standard quality for this hotel tier.
Service
9.55
Guests mention a fabulous guide (Carlos) and great service at the restaurant.
Location
9.09
Remote location described as a little paradise with beautiful surroundings.
Room Quality
8.54
A small shelf could enhance convenience, indicating room quality is good but could improve.
Amenities
9.07
Features a beautiful swimming pool and access to nature.
Value for Money
9.03
Guests had an amazing week, indicating good value for the experience.
Food and Beverage
9.08
Great food mentioned, including a big yummy lunch at a local restaurant.
Overall Experience
9.05
Overall, an amazing week highlighted in the review.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-10 03:14

Property Description

Scenic Nature Retreat
Hotel MadreSierra Parque Tayrona offers a tranquil escape nestled in Calabazo. Enjoy river views from select rooms with private balconies.

Relaxation and Recreation
Unwind in the hot tub or engage in a friendly game of table tennis. Explore the surrounding area with hiking trails right at your doorstep.

Convenient Amenities
Indulge in an American breakfast and take advantage of the 24-hour front desk, room service, and tour assistance. Family-friendly with spacious rooms and free private parking.

To experience the perfect blend of relaxation and adventure, book your stay at Hotel MadreSierra Parque Tayrona today!

Important information:

Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM

Location

Guest Reviews

9
Based on 24 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.58
Service: 9.55
Location: 9.09
Room Quality: 8.54
Amenities: 9.07
Value for Money: 9.03
Food and Beverage: 9.08
Overall Experience: 9.05
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Viktorija family_with_children fr
10
Remote and absolutely lovely!
Pros:

Little paradise. Far from the main road. Wild river to swim in. A beautiful swimming pool with a big shallow space for kids. Beautiful surroundings. Sounds of birds and frogs and water. Great food. We spent an amazing week here. Including the guided hike up to the Terrazas Bunkuany (Carlos was a fabulous guide, and his cousin served us a big yummy lunch at her restaurant in the mountains).

Cons:

Would be useful to add a small shelf in the room (for clothes and little things).

2025-08-08 via Nuitee
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Charlotte couple us
9
Pros:

What a great experience !! Hotel was amazing with great equipments and a lovely team!!

Be aware the hotel is hard to reach (which makes it very unique, quiet and remote) and there is not many options to arrive at the hotel. Not a big deal just need to plan in advance

Cons:

The restaurant is very good but price are high due to the remote location this is the only options so it can add up easily

2025-07-06 via Nuitee
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Antwan partner
10
Pros:

Most beautiful place I've ever been to in my life!

2025-05-15 via Nuitee
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Sandra young couple es
8
Charming place in the middle of the jungle
Pros:

Location, staff, facilities and bungalows

Cons:

Bed was a bit uncomfortable for me

2025-02-02 via Nuitee
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Em solo traveller us
10
Surrounded by nature.
Pros:

Incredibly tranquil location surrounded by the beauty of nature at the confluence of two rivers. The staff and food were great. The cabins are comfortable.

Cons:

It's difficult to get to. The road in is long and bumpy luckily they provide the 4wd shuttle and a great driver.

2024-12-03 via Nuitee
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Wendell young couple us
10
Exceptional
2024-09-23 via Nuitee
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Theresa family with young children dk
10
Tucked away paradise on the foot of Tayrona National Park
Pros:

We booked only 1 night at MadreSierra to bridge the gap between our Tayrona trip and our way back to Cartagena. What a mistake - we should have stayed a week!!

This is the most hidden away paradise you can imagine. Everything from the service by lovely Fernando with complimentary welcome cocktails to bringing our bags up and down to the room and turning up our jacuzzi. This was an utter surprise and delight for our tired hiking bodies.

They’ve accommodated our room changes even though they didn’t have to, made us complimentary brownies when we mentioned we craved chocolate and simply have been fantastic in every regard.
This place also - just wow! You have WiFi to work, amazing nature, great food, natural pools in the river and a regular pool about to be finished.

Cons:

The only thing you have to keep in mind is that the road to the hotel is very(!!) tricky and absolutely impossible without a 4x4. So take their offer of a pickup from the main road and just relax on your journey into paradise.

2024-09-21 via Nuitee
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André
4
Difícil acceso, le faltan los básicos, mala admon
Pros:

En general la experiencia fue decepcionante, el concepto es fenómenal porque las cabañas estan en medio de la selva y sobre el río, Sin embargo hospedarnos allí no fue muy conveniente para nosotros. El hotel no tiene acceso en carro porque la vía es destapada, en muy malas condiciones y muy muy empinada, solo entra 4X4, así que tuvimos que dejar el auto en el parqueadero del hotel, vereda el calabazo, para subir en la 4X4 del hotel (15 Min), otra opción caminando
(3 km) o en moto, pero el día anterior llovió mucho y como el rio estaba creciendo no subían las motos. La 4X4 del hotel solo tiene dos salidas, una en la mañana y otra en la tarde, fuera de esas opciones tienen un costo de $77.000 COP por cada trayecto. Las cabañas parecen sin terminar, a la nuestra (Tucan) le faltaban cosas básicas, como closet o un lugar donde poner la ropa, soportes donde colgar las toallas del baño, soporte para el papel higiénico, una manija para abrir la puerta de la cabaña que es muy pesada y faltaban algunos vidrios en las ventanas. La comunicación con la Recepción del hotel es difícil, porque se tiene poca o nula señal celular o WiFi desde la cabaña, y las cabaña no tiene teléfono fijo. No lo recomiendo en absoluto para personas mayores, con dificultades para caminar, con miedo a las alturas o con niños muy curiosos o inquietos, porque algunos tramos del camino no tienen pasamanos, lo que lo hace peligroso. El personal es muy amable y trabajado, algunos hacen turnos de más de 12 horas día

2024-01-02 via Nuitee
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Simona with friends it
10
In the middle of the jungle, super quite and relaxing place. To get madre sierra you need a proper car like 4x4
Pros:

The place is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen

2023-08-18 via Nuitee
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Luis A Rodriguez family_with_children
8
Pros:

The views are amazing, you definitely will enjoy leaving the city behind and enjoy the beautiful rainforest and everything that comes with it. The limited transportation is the only down side but it’s worth every penny.

2023-06-08 via Nuitee
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Claire group gr
10
one of the nicest places I have ever stayed at! highly recommended
Pros:

amazing location in the jungle! highlight for us was to swim in the river!

Cons:

we did not know that we had to have a 4 by 4 vehicle to get there but they came very fast when we needed help and they were very accommodating

2023-05-11 via Nuitee
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Benjamin young couple au
2
Overpriced, underwhelming, disappointing and could not wait to leave
Pros:

The running waterfall that the property was around was pleasant. The nature around the property was nice.

Cons:

Where to begin.
The drive to the hotel is horrible. You have to 4WD for 30-40 minutes off road and get bumped around. Once or twice is ok, but going back and forward each day is extremely tiring.
The lobby of the hotel is reallynot that welcoming. There is an old christmas tree (in April), the TV that is turned on loudly in the lobby is playing movies loudly, which isn't nice when you're trying to have dinner.
Breakfast and Dinner was very average, it looks like a great menu but the food is not great, but you have no other options being so far out.
THE HOT TUB was suppose to be the nice relaxing draw card of this hotel. It was cold, without jets, ridiculously bright lights. So unless you want an unpleasant bath outside with a lot of light, it really isn't that great.
The shower is cold, now I know being out in nature that this is likely, but for the price of the hotel, you would expect the option of maybe a slightly warm shower with solar panels or something. Nope, just one tap with one option, freezing.
We opted for a walking tour from the hotel. Worst walking tour i've ever done.
Guide would not shut up the entire way, and was talking about politics and random other things. Only one of us speaks spanish and he didn't even make an attempt to guide non-spanish speakers. He was unfit so we had to take multiple stops on the way up, not sure if that was just so he could continue talking, the stops were not scenic, the lunch was horrible ham sandwiches that were crushed from the walk. The place that we stopped for lunch was some random kitchen with no view and nothing else but a wooden bench. And still the guide wouldn't let us talk in peace, he just kept talking. The only time he didn't talk was when he ran down the hill on the way back and we got lost behind him. We had to call out multiple times to find him and this was suppose to be a private guided tour. The Cost was enormous for a normal tour, let alone this disaster.

2023-05-06 via Nuitee
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Anonymous family with young children gb
6
Don’t book this if you want luxury and god access to Tyrona
Pros:

Beautiful cabins - only if you are looking for nature.

Cons:

the food needs to improve, the location was 15 min from the main road and you need to be picked up my the hotel. the upsell when you arrive to a jacuzzi room. average customer service

2023-04-10 via Nuitee
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Natalie young couple nl
9
Superb
2023-03-20 via Nuitee
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Aleixo family with young children co
10
Exceptional
2023-02-27 via Nuitee
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Kishan young couple nl
10
it’s like paraiso
Pros:

the location! the people, it’s like paraiso! Carlos & Grace were the best!

2023-02-25 via Nuitee
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Angela young couple us
10
Exceptional
2023-02-23 via Nuitee
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Kthe group us
9
Superb
2023-02-20 via Nuitee
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Jen family_with_children
10
Pros:

Increible lugar! No olviden agendar la llegada directo con ellos ya que se necesita 4x4 para llegar

2023-02-15 via Nuitee
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Lourdes young couple us
4
Huge disappointment.
Pros:

Staff

Cons:

No WiFi in room, nothing to put away clothes, no hot water, worn out beach towel, only one per day complimentary use of jacuzzi, frequent electricity outages, loud music until 3am, and mosquitos.

2023-02-01 via Nuitee