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Night at Musa: the lit turquoise pool, festoon bulbs over the brick wall, a hammock and guests at the pool edge while a staff member serves drinks. Three guests in Musa's plunge pool with colourful drinks, under a cascade of fuchsia bougainvillea and brick walls.

Boutique hostel · Santa Marta

Some paradises hide in plain sight.

A tropical garden in the heart of Santa Marta.

Pool days, unhurried afternoons and nights that stay with you.

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The hidden paradise

A hidden garden in Santa Marta.

In the El Prado neighbourhood, a few minutes' walk from the Historic Centre, Musa keeps a courtyard of brick and bougainvillea, a small turquoise pool and a path of leaf-painted stepping stones. It's a boutique hostel for resting, meeting people and heading back into the city whenever you feel like it.

  1. A garden to slow down in

    Hammocks, bougainvillea, warm lights and corners to read in. Having no plans counts here too.

  2. Sociable, never chaotic

    People from everywhere and nights with atmosphere, live music now and then, but never a party hostel.

  3. Santa Marta within reach

    The Ziruma trail is a 6-minute walk, the centre 18 minutes and El Rodadero a short taxi ride.

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The garden path: round stepping stones painted with green and blue leaves, warm lights and bougainvillea beyond.

The pool

Take the day slowly.

A small, shallow pool with turquoise mosaic, bougainvillea over the water and hammocks a step away. For floating with a book, the midday dip, or lingering at the edge once the lights are on.

8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Hours published by the house
Small and shallow
Made for cooling off, slowly
Under the bougainvillea
Brick, vines and shade
Pool & garden
Morning in the courtyard: a guest reads in the pool beside the brick wall, under bougainvillea branches.
“Here, having no plans is a plan too.” — @hostelmusaparadisiaca
Three guests in Musa's plunge pool with colourful drinks, under a cascade of fuchsia bougainvillea and brick walls.

Rooms

Your corner, your way.

Eight ways to stay at Musa, all steps from the garden: doubles for two, rooms for the family or the crew, and curtained dorm beds for travelling light.

Private

Double Room: a double bed with a blue-and-mustard tropical-leaf runner, a wooden window and door, towels on a bench.
Superior Double: a bed with a cane headboard, blue cushions with a white pattern and a woven pendant lamp.

Families & groups

Triple Room: a geometric yellow-and-terracotta mural, a double bed with tropical leaves and a bench with towels and a hat.

Shared

4-bed dorm: wooden bunks with white curtains, a ladder and drawers under the lower bunk.
6-bed dorm: bunks with white curtains, air conditioning and a curtained window.
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No rates here: they change with the dates. Check availability online or on WhatsApp.

A day at Musa

From the first dip to the last toast.

  1. 7:30

    Wake up slowly

    No alarm. Soft light on the bed, the courtyard still quiet and the whole day ahead.

    A private room with a white bed, blue patterned cushions and runner, tropical-leaf prints and a wooden window.

  2. 11:00

    The dip

    Turquoise water, a book that gets a little wet and bougainvillea overhead. Here, having no plans is a plan too.

    Morning in the courtyard: a guest reads in the pool beside the brick wall, under bougainvillea branches.

  3. 15:00

    Siesta or massage

    The hammock calls. Or a hot-stone massage, somewhere between the pool and a nap.

    A hot-stone massage in a brick-and-timber space with paper lamps.

  4. 18:00

    The lights come on

    The garden changes mood: warm bulbs, the stone path glowing and a Monte Verde at the bar.

    The garden path: round stepping stones painted with green and blue leaves, warm lights and bougainvillea beyond.

  5. 20:30

    Nights that stay with you

    Tacos from Ta'contento, music now and then and conversations that run long beside the lit pool.

    The pool lit up at night, framed by trees and hanging bulbs, with the palm-roofed bar at the back.

Experiences

Flavours, massages and long nights.

It all happens in the same house: the garden bar, the taquería, a massage between dips and, now and then, music and BBQs under the lights.

Poster for the Monte Verde, the house drink: a beer cocktail with a salted rim and mint, with notes of oregano, lime, soda and beer.
  • oregano
  • lime
  • soda
  • beer

The house drink

Bar Musa

The house drink is called Monte Verde.

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Musa's compass Schematic: true directions from Musa, compressed distances. Caribbean Sea on foot short taxi full day N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Schematic: true directions from Musa, compressed distances.

Explore Santa Marta

Santa Marta at your pace.

Musa sits in El Prado, between the centre and El Rodadero: the Ziruma trail starts a six-minute walk away and the Historic Centre is eighteen. For Minca or Tayrona, leave early and be back by evening.

  1. Ziruma trail 6-min walk to the north entrance, on Carrera 4 itself
  2. Historic centre · Parque de los Novios · Tairona Gold Museum 18-min walk to the Cathedral
  3. The bay & the Camellón 20-min walk to the Marina
  4. El Rodadero 6 min by taxi · or a 51-min walk over the Ziruma trail
  5. Playa Inca Inca Taxi to the end of Carrera 5 in El Rodadero + 30 min on an unpaved track, or a boat from Rodadero
  6. Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino 7 min by taxi, in Mamatoco
  7. Taganga 10 min by taxi
  8. Minca About 45 min by minibus from the Mercado Público (4 min by taxi from Musa)
  9. Tayrona National Park About 45 min to the El Zaino gate along the Troncal del Caribe
  10. The Lost City (Teyuna) An hour by road to Machete Pelao, then several days on foot, always with an operator
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Gallery

Musa moments.

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The practical bit

Everything you need to know.

Check-in
From 3:00 pm (until midnight)
Check-out
By 11:00 am
Pool
8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Reception
24 hours · WhatsApp 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Visitors
Until 9:00 pm, signed in at reception
Address
Carrera 4 #31-82, El Prado neighbourhood, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
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RNT 92247

Around the house

  • Outdoor pool
  • Tropical garden and terrace
  • Bar, also open to the public
  • Taquería Ta'contento on site
  • Equipped shared kitchen
  • Free WiFi
  • 24-hour reception
  • Massages (ask on WhatsApp)
  • Hammocks and lounge corners

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Your tropical corner

Come for Santa Marta. Stay for how it feels.

Pick your dates and we'll reply on WhatsApp, or book online through one of the house's official channels.

Rather write to us directly? +57 304 522 9053 musaparadisiacahostel@gmail.com

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