Hotel Monarca Armenia

Great location! Helpful friendly staff

North American couple on vacation: we liked this hotel, it's small, clean, the staff was friendly. It looked like the pictures, and had a pedestrian only street in front. The mattress was the hardest we'd ever encountered. Our issue was being white people with poor Spanish. We chose Armenia as a bigger town central to the coffee growing area, as we were going to be visiting several towns in the area. This hotel isn't in tourist area, though. Don't look for English to be spoken. We stood out from the locals and were targeted by beggars.Having said that, we had no problem with getting Ubers at the corner and it's cheap to get to Filandia etc. Also, we love street food so the vendors around this hotel were great, especially the arepa vendors - in this area the arepas were fluffy pancakes filled with mild cheese then butter and honey on top. Yummy!

I think this is a great place to stay when visiting Armenia and the surrounding areas. The location is perfect and can be a home base when traveling to surrounding towns and attractions. It is on a pedestrian-only street so there is no noise from traffic. It can get loud on the street on the weekend so request a room at the back of the hotel. The security is very good, the hotel is clean, the staff is helpful and kind. This is a great hotel for the price and after spending an entire week here, I would easily stay again.

Great !!