The house · Carrera 4 No. 5-39

A white house with the garden inside

Limewashed walls, stone, wooden doors and green everywhere. This is what you’ll find through the door, told from what the platforms and guests say.

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The painted façade on Carrera 4.

I · The house

Lime, stone and timber

Like the rest of Barichara, the house is made of things you can see and touch: white walls, clay-tile roofs, stone paths and wooden doors.

Whitewash on every wall
Stone paths and steps
Timber doors, chairs and benches
Clay roof tiles and floor tiles

There are stairs and no lift: the upper floors are reached on foot.

the courtyard and its blue-flowered shrub

II · Garden & pool

The garden gets into everything

Trees, vines, ferns, hammocks and a small pool: the garden turns up in almost every review.

Garden. Trees, flowering vines and shade. Some guests swear they saw hummingbirds.
Hammocks. Hung in the shade, for siestas with no schedule.

Illustration — not a photo of the pool

The pool

A small outdoor pool with a shallow end. It isn’t for laps — it’s for cooling off at midday.

Outdoor pool · Small, with a shallow end — for cooling off between walks.

Illustration — not a photo of the kitchen

III · Shared kitchen

You make your own tinto

Breakfast isn’t included, but there’s a shared kitchen for your meals. Guests describe it as outdoors and well equipped.

What one guest wrote:

“the kitchen is outdoors and well equipped, there are hammocks, there’s a pool. It’s just fantastic.”

— S., Hostelworld · 04/2026

Breakfast: Not included — You can cook in the shared kitchen.

IV · Terrace & views

Clay roofs all the way to the hills

From up there you see the tiled town and, behind it, the green hills. Several guests recommend going up at sunrise.

“amazing view from the veranda for sunrise. All in all very chill and invites you to slow down”

— Katharina, Booking.com · 08/2026

View over Barichara’s clay-tile roofs and green hills at dusk, framed by a vine of purple flowers and banana leaves. — set an alarm: sunrise

V · Inventory

Everything in the house

What the platforms list for the whole house. Room features (bathroom, fan, towels) are on each room’s page.

Outdoor pool Small, with a shallow end — for cooling off between walks.
Garden Trees, flowering vines and shade. Some guests swear they saw hummingbirds.
Terrace with a view Clay rooftops and hills. Several guests recommend it at sunrise.
Shared kitchen For your meals and your coffee. Guests describe it as outdoors and well equipped.
Hammocks Hung in the shade, for siestas with no schedule.
Free Wi‑Fi Throughout the hostel.
Places to sit Verandas with wooden chairs, benches and common areas to read or talk.
Tourist information Tips and a map to find your way around Barichara. Tinto doesn’t sell tours.
Board games For rainy afternoons.
Non-smoking rooms There is a designated smoking area.
Basic safety Fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and cameras outside and in common areas.

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VI · House rules

Plain and clear, before you book

What the platforms say. Where they disagree, we say so and show you the more cautious option.

Check-in: 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Let Tinto know your arrival time in advance.; Booking.com and Agoda say until 10 pm; Hostelworld says until 11 pm. We show the earlier time — if you’ll be late, confirm first.
Check-out: By 11:00 am
Ages: Adults aged 18 to 60 only; Children cannot be accommodated.
Pets: Not allowed; The cats in the photos live here; guests’ pets can’t stay.
Breakfast: Not included; You can cook in the shared kitchen.
Hot water: Not guaranteed; Hostelworld says there is no hot water and Booking.com says it isn’t always available. Expect cold showers — Barichara is mild.; The sources don’t agree
Smoking: Not in the rooms; There is a designated smoking area.
Payment: Depends on how you book; The platforms say different things (cash, bank transfer before arrival, an online deposit). If you book direct, Tinto confirms the payment method on WhatsApp. Don’t assume cards are accepted.; The sources don’t agree
ID: Photo ID; Requested at check-in.
Stairs: No lift; The upper floors are reached by stairs.

The cats live here

They appear on Tinto’s Instagram and in the reviews: they take over the sofas, guard the stone steps and choose whom to keep company.

Pale cat with a purple collar sitting on stone steps; behind it, plants, a tree painted on the white wall and red wooden doors. — on duty on the stairs

Pale, blue-eyed cat wearing a red gingham bandana, sitting on a brown sofa; behind it, a black cat sleeps on a red tartan blanket. — the bandana is theirs

Pets: Not allowed. The cats belong to the house. Guests’ pets can’t stay.

VIII · Location

Five minutes from the square

On a quiet street in the centre, about a 5-minute walk from the Parque Principal. Downhill on the way there, uphill on the way back: Barichara is steep and its stone streets are uneven.

Address

Tinto Hostel Carrera 4 No. 5-39 Barichara, Santander Colombia

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The map pin is approximate; Tinto has yet to confirm it.

From the Parque Principal

Leave the square along Calle 5, downhill.
Walk down two blocks.
Turn left: you’re on Carrera 4.
Carrera 4 No. 5-39

Directions published on Hostelworld.

Getting to Barichara

Where to sleep

Four doors, four ways to stay

Two doubles with their own bathroom, a triple and beds in a four-bed dorm. The doors are illustrations — there are no verified photos of each room yet.

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