Laureles Hotels Medellín 2026

Laureles — the quieter, more local-feeling alternative to El Poblado

Laureles is El Poblado’s quieter, flatter sibling — less vertical, more residential, and dramatically more local-feeling. The neighborhood is laid out on a grid of low-rise buildings, dotted with neighborhood plazas and the long La 70 entertainment corridor. Hotels here are smaller, often boutique-style, and almost always cheaper than equivalent options in El Poblado for the same star rating.

Why Laureles

Three reasons travelers pick Laureles over El Poblado: it’s flat (no hill-climbing), it feels like a real Colombian neighborhood (kids playing in plazas, paisa families on Sundays), and rooms cost 20–40% less for the same level. The trade-off is fewer English-language restaurants, slightly less concentrated nightlife (though La 70 picks up the slack on weekends), and a 10–15 minute Uber to El Poblado for the more polished dining scene.

Laureles is also home to the Estadio Atanasio Girardot — if you’re here during a soccer match, the neighborhood transforms. Plaza de Laureles, the central oval at the heart of the zone, is where families gather on Sundays, and it’s a 5-minute walk from most Laureles hotels.

Top Laureles Hotels

Our highest-rated Laureles hotels, sorted by review volume:

Hotel Dorado La 70

★ 4.4 · 5,191 reviews · Laureles – Estadio

Hotel Tequendama Medellín

★ 4.3 · 2,664 reviews · Laureles – Estadio

Hotel Villa Real Medellin la 70

★ 4.0 · 1,834 reviews · Laureles – Estadio

INNTU Hotel

★ 4.5 · 1,221 reviews · Laureles

Hotel Casa Laureles

★ 4.6 · 644 reviews · Laureles

Mythical Hotel en Laureles – Medellin.

★ 4.5 · 384 reviews · Conquistadores

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What to Do from Laureles

From Laureles you can walk to La 70 (the entertainment strip with restaurants, bars, and salsa clubs), Estadio Metro station (for direct access to the entire Metro line), and the Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex. We cover the Laureles dining scene in detail. For Comuna 13, the Metro is genuinely the fastest option — 4 stops to San Javier station.