FIRENZE LOFTS LAURELES MEDELLIN ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA

PERFECT BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH FULL KITCHEN NEAR TRANSIT

My suggestions on things to do while staying at Firenze Lofts:

Take a waterfall tour of nearby Barbosa.

Ride a bus from Terminal Norte to the upscale colonial town of Retiro -- then catch a ride to Tequendamita waterfall.

Walk to all the restaurants and dessert shops of Premier Parque Laureles and Segundo Parque Laureles.

Go to the historic center for the world class Museo Antioquia traditional art museum.

Check out Botero Plaza outside it.

Walk among the thousands of street vendors and mom and pop clothing shops.

Catch live music at El Club Del Jazz -- Colombia's only jazz club.

Take a rideshare home, as the emerging area is sketchy after dark.

Eat bandeja paisa at Hacienda Junin downtown.

Support homeless cats with a gourmet pizza at Gatelier near the Floresta Metro Train station.

FIRENZE LOFTS LAURELES MEDELLIN ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA

PERFECT BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH FULL KITCHEN NEAR TRANSIT

Firenze Lofts’ free breakfast is at a property a block away.

As it is served 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m., I was unable to take my meal there due to travel plans at dawn.

I contacted the property through WhatsApp, and it had a breakfast meal tucked into my room’s full-sized fridge the night before.

When I rose well before 6 a.m., I could re-heat it on the stove or in the microwave, along with the juice from the restaurant and coffee in the room.

The staff speaks limited English (I speak pretty good Spanish) so the WhatsApp was a perfect communications means, because staff could feed my requests and questions into a translate app.

All of my requests, including no maid service, were honored.

I walked to a half dozen excellent restaurants in the wonderful and safe Laureles neighborhood.

FIRENZE LOFTS LAURELES MEDELLIN ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA

PERFECT BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH FULL KITCHEN NEAR TRANSIT

Firenze Lofts is in Laureles -- an upper middle class area that is super flat and walkable -- compared to other areas of hilly Medellin.

They always try to steer anglos to Poblado.

I think this location is 10 times nicer and more authentic.

I loved walking less than 15 minutes to the inexpensive elevated Metro train.

One electronic card can be used for the trains, trams, gondola cars to the upper hills and endless city buses.

Firenze Lofts is in a green, leafy area next to a small waterway.

The staff is amazing at this hotel.

I asked quite a few questions before I arrived – including my standard request of getting a room farthest from the elevator (because people are noisy coming off of them, even at upscale properties) and it was honored.

FIRENZE LOFTS LAURELES MEDELLIN ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA

PERFECT BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH FULL KITCHEN NEAR TRANSIT

Firenze Lofts’ only small drawback is the unit available when I booked comes with two twin beds -- and they cannot bring in a full-sized bed.

As I travel solo, I am used to a king or queen bed -- not a pair of twins. A twin bed is somewhat small for a grown-up.

But the property more than made up for it with a well-equipped room with tons of outlets, lighting options and a powerful AC unit.

FIRENZE LOFTS LAURELES MEDELLIN ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA

PERFECT BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH FULL KITCHEN NEAR TRANSIT

The Firenze Lofts kitchen is bigger and more modern than what I have in my full-sized house.

Same goes for the bathroom -- clean, modern, spacious with plenty of hot water in the big shower.

The elevator works fine and I never heard any noise from guests.

The unit comes with a large, private balcony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRENZE LOFTS LAURELES MEDELLIN ANTIOQUIA COLOMBIA

PERFECT BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH FULL KITCHEN NEAR TRANSIT

Firenze Lofts is exactly what I want in a property -- small enough to get personal service, but large enough to a super professional staff.

It is one of the greatest price points for quality returned -- that I have ever experienced.

The units are the size of a studio apartment.

The staff is on duty 24 hours and each team member works hard to ensure that you have a tranquil and comfortable stay.