Casa Kiwi Hostel

About this place Casa Kiwi Hostel

Casa Kiwi has been one of Medellín's most popular LGBTQ+-welcoming hostels for over a decade and has built a reputation that extends across the global backpacker circuit. The hostel occupies a comfortable villa-style property in El Poblado with a pool, common areas designed for social interaction, and the community atmosphere that the best boutique hostels create: guests from across the world mixing in a relaxed setting, sharing travel advice, and doing the Medellín experience together. Casa Kiwi has never needed to make explicit LGBTQ+ marketing claims because its reputation has spread organically — LGBTQ+ travellers recommend it to each other, and the resulting critical mass of gay-friendly guests and staff creates an environment that is genuinely welcoming rather than performatively so. The El Poblado location gives guests walkable access to Envy, the Calle 9 bars, Black, and the broader Parque Lleras nightlife zone. For budget-conscious LGBTQ+ visitors to Medellín — backpackers, digital nomads on tighter budgets, travellers who prefer the social atmosphere of a good hostel to the privacy of a hotel — Casa Kiwi is the recommendation that comes up consistently across travel forums and word-of-mouth networks.