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A little house. A big world.

Life at Daniel’s

Hammocks, chess, cumbia and a kitchen that belongs to someone.

No activity board, no bar with a happy hour. Life here is what happens in a house: people cook, read, swing, argue about chess openings and walk to the river. Here is what guests and Daniel himself describe.

Two hammocks strung across the open common room with chairs and a dining table
Two hammocks. Choose wisely.
Three smiling travellers taking a selfie in the house, one in a yellow Colombia football shirt
Strangers on Monday, a crew by Wednesday.

A day, more or less

Not a schedule. Just the shape of days guests have described.

  1. Morning A cold dip in the river, a couple of minutes away. Some guests swear by it daily.
  2. Breakfast Whatever you bought in the village, cooked in a proper kitchen.
  3. Midday A hike to a waterfall, or a hammock. Both are valid.
  4. Afternoon Rings and pull-ups for the keen; a book for the rest.
  5. Sunset Watch the Sierra turn pink from the terrace.
  6. Night Someone cooks, someone loses at chess, someone asks Daniel about the drums.
The kitchen with patterned tiles behind the counter, shelves, a stove and windows A guest in a flowered dress cooking at the stove of a colourful kitchen with red pots and patterned tiles A hanging wire basket with a pineapple and fruit over the kitchen sink, patchwork curtain behind

The kitchen

It is Daniel’s own kitchen, so it is properly equipped, as one guest put it. Shop in the village (bring cash), cook, eat at the long counter or out on the terrace, and wash up so the next person finds it the way you did. Guests have made fresh lime lemonade, guacamole from the avocado tree and even baba ghanoush over a fire in the garden.

guests say

On the listing

  • Shared, self-catering kitchen
  • Stove, pots and pans
  • Fridge and freezer
  • Kettle and utensils

Hammock science

There are more hammocks than seems strictly reasonable, strung between the beams of the common room. The sign above the chess table says LESS do MORE. Nobody here will argue with a sign.

Wide view of the common room: an orange hammock in front, a ladder, white walls and a metal roof A striped hammock and a red hammock hanging over a wooden table in the common room A red hammock by a window with curtains, a ladder leaning on the wall A guest reading on a cushioned bench in the common room, a hammock and chairs behind her

Winner plays Daniel

Chess evenings are a house tradition: two guests play, and the winner plays Daniel. Warm up here against the house bot (choose its mood) or pass the screen to a friend. Every rule is real: castling, en passant, promotion, check and mate.

Two travellers concentrating over a chess game on a wooden table in the common room, hammocks behind them and a hand-painted sign reading LESS do MORE

Your move.

Moves

    Tap a piece, then a highlighted square. Keyboard: arrow keys to move around, Enter to pick up and drop.

    Hand drums & keys

    Daniel lists hand-drumming sessions on Hostelworld: “let’s explore some local rhythms together: cumbia, tropical, reguetón, salsa, merengue, champeta. Write me to set up a time.” A keyboard shows up on his Instagram too. Below, a tiny drum toy to get your hands ready. It makes sound only when you tap.

    Ask about a drum session →

    Hostelworld ↗

    Keys: A, S, D (or tap the drums). Sound is made in your browser, nothing loads from the internet.

    A man playing a small keyboard connected to a laptop at a wooden desk, a red rose in a bottle beside him

    Rings, river, repeat

    Gymnastic rings hang from the common-room roof. One guest described a full-on retreat: a daily river ritual, weightlifting and pull-ups, hammock time, and cooking from the garden. Another said Daniel walked them down to the river himself.

    guests say

    The river →

    The open common room with a metal roof, gymnastic rings, a hammock, wooden chairs and a red curtain A man in a hat standing knee-deep in a clear, sunlit jungle river

    Living together, the short version

    1. It is Daniel’s home: treat it like a friend’s house.
    2. Shared kitchen: cook, clean, repeat.
    3. Sound travels: the inner walls stop short of the roof.
    4. Bring a towel, or hire one.
    5. Ask questions. About Minca, about the house, about chess.
    Ask about availability →

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