Family hotels and homes in Aipe

This hotel has rooms all around a central court yard. The restaurant is in the court yard and there are beautiful plants which attract birds and give an overall look of freshness. The restaurant has powerful fans which help with the heat. Our room had an aircon, which is rare for Villavieja and Tatacoa. The beds were comfortable and although there is only cold water, it was no problem because of the heat in this area. The breakfast consisted of fruit juice, toast and eggs made to order, and coffee. It was nice and more than enough. We had lunch once and dinner twice at the hotel's restaurant and the food was delicious. We also had very good cocktails. The restaurant is open all day till 10 pm. They also have an ice cream fridge where you can buy different delicious ice creams any time of day. The staff were very friendly and helpful and some of them do speak English. We asked them to arrange our transport from Neiva airport to the hotel and to arrange a tuk tuk and guide to take us to the Grey dessert and Red dessert the day after our arrival (our only full day in Villavieja). Yeison Medina waited for us at the airport when we arrived late on a Sunday night and transported us to the hotel. He also happened to be our guide for the dessert trips. He is a professional guide at the observatory as well and he was very knowledgeable about the geology, the history and the fauna and flora of the dessert. He spoke English well enough, he was very funny and full of jokes and we had a wonderful day with him. He was also a magician with a cell phone and took very creative photos of us in the dessert. We will remember him every time we look at our holiday photos. Hotel Villavieja is definitely the obvious choice if you plan to visit the Tatacoa dessert. Don't bother to find a tuk tuk on the square or anywhere else for dessert tours, just ask the hotel to arrange it for you and hope that Yeison Medina is your guide.

Very quiet place at the end of the road, next to the desert. A great pool for cooling down after a day exploring the exciting landscape. Friendly and attentive staff ready to serve food and beer.

Staff were helpful and friendly. Location is close to the square.

The hospitality of the owners of the hotel has been amazing - they ensured that all our needs are considered, organized transports and guides to explore the desert. The hotel is located in the middle of the nature, so it is super quite to relax from a busy trip or daily life.

We loved this place! The rooms were furnished to a high standard. Perfect place to stay for a walk in the desert and get lost in the stars.

Gloria and her family were the most welcoming people we met at Colombia. The place is extremely clean and comfortable, exceeding all expectations. Shower is great, a fan is enough to sleep in a cozy blanket, Gloria and Hormer will help you with anything you need to visit the desert, but by far the most amazing thing we did was to know the amazing work they are doing in their "Finca"to restore the vegetation and bring back the native animals.

The host was lovely, attentive, patient. The location was fabulous, real retreat and just what we needed. Well deserved 10/10!

It’s very kind of you gorgeous amazing. And excellent. Food. Facilities. So lovely place. I will. Come back

Well located. Nice facilities and pool and they work with a great guide called Sneidjer who can take you into the desert