My friends and I stayed at the Faranda Cali on a friends trip to Colombia. The Faranda is located in the historical center of Cali, close to the boulevard and other historical sites, like Iglesia Ermita. Check in was relatively smooth and the hotel is relatively modern, given its surroundings. The area around the hotel is not the best, but they don't reflect the inside of the hotel. The general vibe of the hotel is Art Deco. I don't know what that has to do with Cali, Colombia, but that's what the Faranda was giving. There's one small elevator for the hotel, so if you don't mind stairs, I would advise using them at least to walk down. There's also a bar on the top floor that gets very loud when there's an event. So again, if this is a problem, request a room on the lower floor. I also wouldn't count getting any kind of workout in their ”fitness room” which is a tiny room with ancient equipment and no ventilation. The bar staff also randomly come and go, so if you go to get a drink at 8:00 p.m. there may or may not be a bar tender at the bar in the lobby which is the first thing you see when you walk into the place. On the positive side, the room rate seemed to be excessively reasonable. Breakfast was pretty okay and security is very tight at night, so you can feel pretty good about staying there. It was good to try but I think I'll pay a little bit more and stay somewhere with nicer amenities next time.
I want to leave this note during my stay from Dec.16,2020-Jan.03,2021. This studio apartment was one of the best I have been in Cali; very good location; excellent mountain view from the studio balcony; near to local transportation, good restaurants; very clean; good amenities, very comfortable; and the best, all employees from the front desk to Housekeeping; all of them very friendly and provided me a very good service. Thank you Natalia, Junior, Gary and Bryan, you guys have a very and professional customer service skills. I do highly recommend this studio apartment. I will use it for my next stays in Cali, Colombia. Thank you. Carlos Correa
訪訪客When you show up you're pleasantly greeted by a security door you have to be buzzed in to enter. At this point you're probably realizing you made a mistake. It gets better when the attendant is rude and seems like she's very unhappy to see you or any ”guest”. Hotel has ridiculous policies like leaving the key at the front desk when you leave for ”security” purposes. Terrible. If you like hearing ambulances and police cars pass frequently this is the place for you. Barely luke warm water in the shower. On the bright side the shower and bathroom look nice. The room is a good size (I had the Junior Suite) and some of it looks nice. AC works well. The bed is two single beds put together -real classy. Built in ”desk” seemed like it would break if I leaned on it at all. Desk chair is absolutely un-sittable, as is the rock couch in the living room. Nice that there is a mini kitchen, but no plates, silverware, pans, etc provided. They give you two whole glasses. Really would avoid this place.
訪訪客El hotel Stein Colonial fue la mejor selección que podríamos haber hecho como el hotel base de nuestra boda, por muchas razones. Diría que la principal razón es la ubicación, pues su cercanía al Gato, al Boulevard de Jairo Varela, al museo la Tertulia, entre mucho mas, hicieron que nuestros invitados pudieran conocer lo mejor de Cali a una distancia caminable. Además, cerca del lugar se encuentra un centro comercial con muchos servicios ideales para la boda, tales como peluquerías, supermercado y barberías; y también a la zona de Granada, en donde se encuentran restaurantes deliciosos. Sin embargo, lo mejor fue el servicio personalizado y como en casa que nos brindaron. Otro punto por el que escogimos este hotel fue la piscina, pues algunos familiares venían con niños y esto facilitó que hubiera una fuente adicional de entretenimiento, lo cual curiosamente fue difícil de encontrar en esta misma zona. Como recomendación para futuros turistas, el lugar tiene muchas escaleras y no tiene ascensor, por lo que, si esto es una dificultad, es importante confirmar desde el principio una habitación en el primer piso. Otro punto para comentar es que algunas habitaciones no tenían AC y tal vez el punto a mejorar es la disponibilidad de lobby las 24 horas. Por lo demás, fue la elección mas acertada que hicimos para nuestra boda, gracias al equipo Stein por toda su dedicación y servicio.
While in Cali, i had to do the PCR test and i looked everywhere with no luckm Thank you to the staff for helping me find a place to do PCR and making my Cali travels easy. Without them I wouldn't have found the things I needed. Location is good too.
訪訪客The bed is good but not the pillow. The AC doesn’t work properly and I didn’t sleep well because of that and the pillows. Anyway I’m ok with the ambient and loved the view from my window . You guys also need a humidifier cause the halls don’t have a good scent and also the elevators they are old and small. It’s weird that the hotel doesn’t look modern