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Where to stay in Caldas Department

This guide covers 5 destinations in Caldas Department, a first-level administrative division of Colombia, with 40 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Manizales, La Dorada and Riosucio. The airport most of them name as their nearest is La Nubia Airport (MZL).

Destinations in this guide
5
Places to stay
40
Main airport
MZLLa Nubia Airport
Currency
COPColombian peso
Time zone
America/Bogota

Destinations

Destinations in Caldas Department

Every destination in this guide in Caldas Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Manizales454,49417MZL · 7 km
Riosucio62,29617MZL · 51 km
La Dorada72,9253MZL · 100 km
Villamaría60,7293MZL · 6 km
Chinchiná50,673MZL · 17 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Caldas Department

40 hotels in Caldas Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
40 Amigos HotelRiosuciohotel
Aqui Me Quedo HostalManizalesguest house
Ayenda 1140 Roma PlazaManizaleshotel
Balcones del Parque JardinRiosuciohotel
Casa Blanca Hostal Manizales - HostelManizaleshotel
Casa Passiflora Hotel BoutiqueRiosuciohotel
Eco Lodge La JuanitaManizaleshotel
Estelar Recinto Del Pensamiento Hotel Y Centro De ConvencionesVillamaríahotel
Europa Hotel Boutique ManizalesManizaleshotel
Gallito de las Rocas Guest HouseRiosuciohotel
Hospedaje Casa RealRiosuciohotel
Hospedaje Rural La BoiraRiosuciohotel
Hostal Mirador AndinoManizaleshotel
Hostal Naty LunaRiosucioguest house
Hosteria El ParaisoRiosuciohotel
Hotel Ayenda La Camelia 1143Manizaleshotel
Hotel Bella IsaLa Doradahotel
Hotel Bolivar Plaza ManizalesManizaleshotel
Hotel CarreteroManizaleshotel
Hotel Casa GalvezManizaleshotel
Hotel Casa GrandeRiosuciohotel
Hotel Chicala SalgarLa Doradahotel
Hotel Diana CampestreRiosuciohotel
Hotel Escorial 1936Manizaleshotel
Hotel Estelar El CableManizaleshotel
Hotel Kantarrana Urbana JardinRiosuciohotel
Hotel La CasonaRiosuciohotel
Hotel Mall Santana Del RíoLa Doradahotel
Hotel PlantaciónRiosuciohotel
Hotel Pop Art Las ColinasManizaleshotel

When to go

Best time to visit Caldas Department

From the climate of 5 destinations in Caldas Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 526 °C135 mm
February0 of 526 °C138 mm
March0 of 526 °C209 mm
April0 of 526 °C219 mm
May0 of 525 °C261 mm
June0 of 525 °C190 mm
July0 of 526 °C146 mm
August0 of 526 °C170 mm
September0 of 526 °C194 mm
October0 of 525 °C215 mm
November0 of 525 °C254 mm
December0 of 525 °C195 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Caldas Department

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Caldas Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Caldas Department, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Colombia

1 Jan · New Year's Day12 Jan · Epiphany (observed)23 Mar · Saint Joseph's Day (observed)2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday1 May · Labor Day18 May · Ascension Day (observed)8 Jun · Corpus Christi (observed)15 Jun · Sacred Heart (observed)29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day13 Jul · Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (observed)20 Jul · Independence Day7 Aug · Battle of Boyacá17 Aug · Assumption Day (observed)12 Oct · Columbus Day2 Nov · All Saints' Day (observed)16 Nov · Independence of Cartagena (observed)8 Dec · Immaculate Conception25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Caldas Department

Other regions of Colombia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Colombia travel guide · All regions of Colombia

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.