Bogotá/Usaquén

Santa Barbara Business complex located in downtown Usaquen, is a beautiful area to walk and explore. Surrounded by some of the city's most expensive and luxurious hotels, restaurants, and shops.

Usaquén is one of the largest districts in Bogota with nearly 1 million citizens. Usaquen is where many of the wealthiest and most affluent neighborhoods in the city are located, being the seat to huge high-end shopping malls, luxury boutiques, vast financial centers, and busines squares, multiple golf and country clubs, hundreds of fine dining restaurants from different parts of the Globe, as well as a beautiful colonial area. It is definitely recommended for all visitors to Bogotá. It is home to many sightseeing locations, modern business squares, and its own colonial center. The main square is the meeting point of the area where you can find pretty nice restaurants and bars. But walk around and find more great places to eat and drink. It serves as a hub to connect with outer destinations north from the city, which include many attractions within nearby towns.

See

• 1 Hacienda Santa Bárbara, Carrera 7 No. 116 - 05, ☏ +57 17034194. A 19th century house that belonged to Pepe Sierra, one of the wealthiest Colombians in that time, that became a mall in late 80s. Famous for its cafés (some of them nationally renowned) and not as crowded as other malls. (updated Nov 2023)

Buy

• 1 Centro Comercial Santa Fé, Calle 185 No. 45 - 03 Costado Occidental, Autopista Nte, ☏ +57 1 6050707. One of the newest malls in Bogota and second-largest in South America is located 5 minute walk north of the Portal del Norte Transmillenio station. It has a wide variety of shops, designer stores, cinema, and a food court with many local and international choices. A very fun and modern place. No doubt Colombians like their malls too. 
• 2 Hacienda Santa Barbara, Carrera 7 No. 115-60. A shopping mall made out of an old "hacienda" in the trendy bohemian neighbourhood of Usaquén. On Sundays the Usaquén flea market is just a block north. 
• Home Center (Portal Norte). Enormous outlet store, selling anything from tv's and computers, to air friers and fridges, to sleeping backs and tents. 
• 3 Unicentro, Ak. 15 #124-30, ☏ +57 1 2138800. 10ː00-21ː00 daily. A very modern mall with many western retail shops. It is localed at Carrera 15 between Calles 120 and 127. 

Eat

Located a couple blocks north from the Hacienda Santa Barbara shopping mall, this is the little pueblo in the big city (Roughly Calle 120 / Carrera 5). Colonial structures, some small shops and boutiques, flea market on Sundays, and a variety of restaurants around a traditional town square :

• 1 14inkas, Calle 119B # 5-43 (First street north of the northeast corner of the park, going east towards the large parking lot, right side), ☏ +57 1 6208222, reservas@restaurantecadaques.com. 12ː00-15ː30, 18ː00-21ː00 W-Sa; 12ː00-17ː00 Su, closed M-Tu. It is kind of like a Peruvian bistro. 

Sleep

Budget

• 1 Usaquen Station Hostel, Carrera 6a #116-29, ☏ +57 313 2183645. (updated Nov 2023)

Mid-range

• 2 Arlington Place, Calle 109 No. 19-51 Plaza de Navarra, ☏ +57 1 6052500. All rooms have stylish and spacious apartments that are equipped with cable TV, coffee/teak maker, fully equipped kitchen, living room, and a private balcony. Some of its amenities are high speed Internet connection, 24-hour security, airport transfers, and laundry services. Rates on official website start at USD 129.00. 
• 3 Hotel Egina Bogota, Carrera 14a # 119 - 16, ☏ +57 1 6360866. 44 accommodations, Standard Rooms, Junior Suites and Business Class rooms, all equipped with Cable TV, Wi-Fi Internet access and Mini-bar. Facilities and services are Restaurant and bar, Room service and Wi-Fi Internet access. From COP 124193. 
• 4 Hotel Le Manoir Bogota, Calle 105 N 17 A 82, ☏ +57 1 6360866. Junior Room, Twin Room, Suite and Penthouse. all equipped with TV with cable channels, Wi-Fi Internet connection and Mini-bar. Facilities and services are Banquet facilities, Fitness room/ gym, Laundry service. From COP 135151. 

Splurge:

• W Hotel Bogota DC, Avenida Carrera 9 #115 - 30, ☏ +57 601-7467111. Luxurious five-star hotel with award winning design. Amenities a semi-olimpic pool on the 25h floor, four hotel restaurants, as well as a rooftop bar and a cafe, various lobbies and lounge areas, a spa, a sauna, a jacuzzi, 24-hour room service, a fitness center, as well as various meeting rooms and event centers. The price range is usually around 300 US dollars or 1 and a half million Colombian Pesos (varies slightly depending on the time of year). (updated Jan 2023)
• NH Collection Bogota Teleport Royal, Cl. 113 #7 - 65, Teleport Business Park, ☏ +57 601-7467111. Award winning hotel with innovative design. Amenities include two hotel restaurants and a rooftop bar, a pool, a jacuzzi, a spa, and a sauna, as well as a fitness center, three lobbies and lounge areas, 10 meeting rooms, and 24-hour room and concierge service. Princes are usually around 100 to 200 US dollars or 972 thousand pesos COP (Price ranges may vary depending on the time of year). (updated Jan 2023)
• Hotel Estelar la Fontana, Av. C. 127 #15a-10, ☏ +57 601 5877987. Luxurious four-star hotel in a landmark 1940's historical building of Spanish revival style. The hotel features over 200 rooms, a central courtyard and a fountain, two restaurants, and two cafes, a bar, a jacuzzi, a spa, and a sauna, meeting rooms, a gym, 24-hours room, concierge, and front-desk services, as well as two lounge areas and two lobbies. The hotel also provides a shuttle for transportation, and Ubers and taxis can be reached from the hotel lobby. Prices are usually around the 100 to 150 dollars or 500-800 Pesos COP. Although prices may rise to and over the 200 US dollars during high seasons. (updated Jan 2023)
• Dann Carlton Hotel Bogota, Cra. 15 # 103-60, ☏ +57 601 6350010. Luxurious four-star hotel in a classical style building. Amenities include two restaurants, and a bar, a full-service spa, various lounge areas and lobbies, a game arcade, a business center, and a 24 hour front desk and room service, and a fitness center. The Prince range is usually around 100-200 US dollars, or 485 thousand to 800 thousand Colombian Pesos. (updated Jan 2023)