Shared space 1 person · per bed
Shared dorm bed
One bed for one person in a shared dorm overlooking the interior courtyard.
- 7 m²
- Shared bathroom
- Interior courtyard view
Your home in Ipiales
A home for people who never stop travelling.
Xantico Hostal Ipiales, Nariño · Colombia
Between roads, friends and mountains. A house with a courtyard, plants and art in central Ipiales, on the way to Las Lajas and the Ecuador border.
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- Ipiales · centre Carrera 6 #10-59 (opens in a new tab)
- Las Lajas Sanctuary 10–15 min by taxi
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- Reception 24 hours
Ipiales · Nariño
Between roads, a place that feels like home.
Ipiales is the last Colombian city before Ecuador and the gateway to Las Lajas Sanctuary. Backpackers, couples, cyclists, motorbikers, pilgrims and border-crossers all pass through.
Xantico is the pause on that route: a house in the centre with a courtyard, plants, art and people who help you sort out the next leg.
- Backpackers
- Couples
- Cyclists & bikers
- Pilgrims
- Border-crossers
Travel without barriers, travel free.
The courtyard
Life happens here.
The courtyard is the heart of Xantico: a wall of green foliage radiating from the sign, the blue ping-pong table, colourful chairs and balconies with hanging plants. This is where tomorrow’s route gets planned, coffee gets shared and road stories get told.
- ping-pong
- chats
- coffee
- stories
- rest
Real photos of the courtyard · Instagram @xanticohostal
Rooms
Choose how to rest.
Five published options: four beds in shared dorms (you book one bed per person) and one private double room (you book the whole room).
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- Shared space 1 person · per bed
4-bed mixed dorm · 7 m²
One bed for one person in a 4-bed mixed dorm, the 7 m² variant.
- 7 m²
- Shared bathroom
- Interior courtyard view
- Shared space 1 person · per bed
4-bed mixed dorm · 10 m²
One bed for one person in a 4-bed mixed dorm, the 10 m² variant.
- 10 m²
- Shared bathroom
- Interior courtyard view
- Shared space 1 person · per bed
6-bed mixed dorm · 12 m²
One bed for one person in a 12 m² six-bed mixed dorm.
- 12 m²
- Shared bathroom
- Interior courtyard view
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Private room 2 people · per roomPrivate double room
The whole room for one or two people, with a double bed and private bathroom.
- 12 m²
- Private bathroom
- Interior courtyard view
Rates and availability: directly with Xantico on WhatsApp or on the booking platforms.
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What you will find here.
- Equipped shared kitchen Stove, fridge and utensils to cook your own food.
- Free Wi-Fi Across the hostel.
- Ping-pong in the courtyard The blue table by the green wall: hard to ignore.
- Board games and darts A games room and a common lounge with TV for cold evenings.
- Laundry service Ask us Ask reception for conditions and price.
- Help with routes and tours Las Lajas, the border, buses and transport: ask and we will point you the right way.
- Pets on request Ask us Only by prior arrangement: message us before booking.
- Hot showers It matters in a cold city like Ipiales.
From Ipiales
Where to next?
Three routes that start at Xantico’s door. Pick one and we will tell you how, with official sources.
Travel suggestions · not Xantico tours
Visit Las Lajas
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Las Lajas, a neo-Gothic church built between 1916 and 1949, rises over the Guáitara river canyon, very close to Ipiales.
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By taxi from Ipiales the ride takes 10 to 15 minutes.
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By shared transport: Expreso Las Lajas leaves from the Ipiales bus terminal and from its office at Carrera 6 # 3-118.
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The last stretch is on foot, about 1 km, on a path with or without stairs. Coming back means climbing: the official guide mentions 263 steps.
- Comfortable shoes for the stairs
- A jacket: the canyon gets cold too
- A local attraction, not a Xantico tour
Travel suggestions · not Xantico tours
Cross into Ecuador
Ipiales is the last Colombian city before Ecuador. The Rumichaca International Bridge, opened in 1972, is about 3 km from central Ipiales and 7 km from Tulcán.
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Before you leave, check the requirements to exit Colombia and enter Ecuador on the official sites: they depend on your nationality and can change.
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The bridge is about 3 km from the centre. Ask us how to get there from the hostel at your time of day.
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Keep your documents handy and allow time for immigration formalities on both sides.
- Requirements depend on nationality
- Always check official sources
- Guidance only, not immigration advice
Travel suggestions · not Xantico tours
Stay in Ipiales
The “city of green clouds” sits at about 2,900 m. Walk the centre, try Nariño’s cooking and let the cold give you an excuse for another cup of coffee.
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Start at Parque 20 de Julio: according to the hostel’s directions, Xantico is nearby, opposite the Colpatria building.
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Try Nariño’s food: cuy, fritada and empanadas de añejo. In El Charco, cuy is slow-roasted on rotating drums.
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Dress warmly: the city’s average temperature is around 12 °C.
- Cold climate: layers and a jacket
- Roast cuy in El Charco
- Suggestions, not tours
Art in the house
Not just a hostel: a story worth telling.
On the stairs, a huge mural paints the word Nariño in red on cobalt blue, among black-and-white stripes and pink, yellow and blue flowers.
It is the biggest artwork in the house, but not the only one: framed pictures in the hallways, the chalkboard wall in the lounge and plants in every corner.
The chalkboard wall
From traveller to friend.
Where every guest arrives as a traveller and leaves as a friend.
A real scene: in the lounge, a whole chalkboard wall fills up with messages, drawings and signatures from people who passed through. “Travellers arrive, stories stay.”
What do past guests say?
We do not copy reviews here: read them in full, verified, on the platforms.
More scenes on Instagram · @xanticohostal (opens in a new tab)Xantico postcards
This is the house.
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The green wall and the door of room 2. Photo: Instagram @xanticohostal
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The Nariño mural on the stairs. Photo: Instagram @xanticohostal
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The wall where travellers leave their mark. Photo: Instagram @xanticohostal
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Blue, yellow and plants: the house palette. Photo: Instagram @xanticohostal
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Reception, open 24 hours. Photo: Instagram @xanticohostal
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Christmas lights (December season), not the year-round lighting. Photo: Instagram @xanticohostal
Check availability
Your bed, your next chapter.
Choose your accommodation and dates: we draft the message and you send it on WhatsApp. Xantico replies with availability, total rate and conditions.
- 1 Choose accommodation, dates and people.
- 2 Review the message and adjust anything.
- 3 Send it on WhatsApp and wait for the hostel to confirm.
Rather book on a platform?
You will see live prices there and book under their terms.