Inside the 'House on Water': The 素晴らしい island 宿泊所 where you can jump straight from your bed into the Caribbean Sea

By Jessica Hamilton

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Most would agree - there's something glamorous about arriving at a hotel by speedboat, whether it's a glittering five-星／主役にする 所有物／資産／財産 or a テントd （軍の）野営地，陣営.

So a thrilling start to a stay at?Casa en el Agua in Colombia's San Bernardo 群島 in the Caribbean Sea is 保証（人）d - because the only way to reach this 宿泊所 is by boat.

As its Spanish 指名する, meaning 'House on Water', 示唆するs, it is surrounded by water.???

The 30-year-old 木造の house sits on a 固める／コンクリート 創立／基礎 and was once a holiday home. And にもかかわらず its 辺ぴな 場所 - it's a two-hour ride away from Cartagena, the nearest city - it attracts backpackers from across the globe.

Casa en el Agua - a stunning hostel in Colombia's San Bernardo archipelago that's reachable only by boat

Casa en el Agua - a 素晴らしい 宿泊所 in Colombia's San Bernardo 群島 that's reachable only by boat

Despite its outlying location - it's a two-hour speedboat ride away from Cartagena, the nearest city - it attracts backpackers from across the globe

にもかかわらず its 辺ぴな 場所 - it's a two-hour speedboat ride away from Cartagena, the nearest city - it attracts backpackers from across the globe?

To get there, 訪問者s can choose between a two or five-hour 移転 from Cartagena.

The solar-力／強力にするd eco-friendly 宿泊所 申し込む／申し出s さまざまな rooms, from an eight-bed dorm to 私的な king and queen-sized beds - with prices starting at 365,000 Colombian Pesos (£75/$94) per night.

As a cheaper 代案／選択肢, guests can sleep in a hammock for 287,000 COP (£59/$74) per night. These, we're told, have 'the best 見解（をとる） in the house'.

There's no Wi-Fi or running water, and the 洗面所s are compost. To にわか雨, guests must use buckets of fresh water.

Speaking to MailOnline Travel, the 宿泊所's general 経営者／支配人, Ronaldo Hurtado, says it is a 'perfect' year-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 逃亡. He （人命などを）奪う，主張するs: 'It is always sunny and the Caribbean water is always warm.'

The 30-year-old wooden house sits on a concrete foundation and was once a holiday home

The 30-year-old 木造の house sits on a 固める／コンクリート 創立／基礎 and was once a holiday home?

Guests can swim in the clear Caribbean waters that surround the hostel

Guests can swim in the （疑いを）晴らす Caribbean waters that surround the 宿泊所?

と一緒に its 場所, he says the people at the 宿泊所 make it so unique.?

'They create such a family 環境 that, as soon as you get to the house, you feel this energy and that's the beginning of the amazing time you'll have with us,' Ronaldo says.?

As if the 場所 wasn't fascinating enough, guests can partake in さまざまな exhilarating 小旅行するs, from snorkelling around the 珊瑚 暗礁 to travelling to nearby islands Tintipan, M?cura and Santa Cruz del Islote -?the most 密集して 居住させるd island on earth.

Thrillseekers, 一方／合間, can '飛行機で行く underwater' on a 'subwing' 小旅行する. 関係者s are 牽引するd through the water by a speedboat while 持つ／拘留するing on to 'wings', enabling them to 'experience the 水晶 （疑いを）晴らす sea from a 完全に new 視野'.

Tours and activities available from the hostel include snorkelling and island hopping

小旅行するs and activities 利用できる from the 宿泊所 含む snorkelling and island hopping

General manager Ronaldo Hurtado says the hostel's people are what makes it so unique, with the staff working hard to create a 'family environment', particularly at meal times

General 経営者／支配人 Ronaldo Hurtado says the 宿泊所's people are what makes it so unique, with the staff working hard to create a 'family 環境', 特に at meal times

The 宿泊所 also 申し込む／申し出s 浮遊生物 sighting 小旅行するs, where guests swim の中で the bioluminescent creatures in the moonlight.?

支援する at base, guests can tuck into fresh food, caught daily - 含むing octopus, fish and crab.?

And while the 宿泊所 has a 'don't bring your own drinks' 政策, it's far from teetotal - there's a 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 with an 'all-day-every-day' happy hour, coupled with a （人命などを）奪う，主張する for the 'best hangov er cure in South America' - a bed-to-sea dive from the first-床に打ち倒す deck.

株ing some tips to first-time 訪問者s, Ronaldo says: 'Wear fresh cotton 着せる／賦与するing, a bathing 控訴, pants and a long-sleeved shirt to 保護する the 肌 from insects and 支店s that can 原因（となる） minor 傷害s, and from the sun.'?

The hostel claims to have 'the best hangover cure in South America' - diving straight out of bed into the crystal-clear Caribbean Sea

The 宿泊所 （人命などを）奪う，主張するs to have 'the best hangover cure in South America' - 飛び込み straight out of bed into the 水晶-（疑いを）晴らす Caribbean Sea

The hostel has several rooms, from an eight-bed dorm to queen and king-sized beds
It offers freshly caught food and an 'all-day-everyday' happy hour at the bar

The 宿泊所 has several rooms, from an eight-bed dorm to queen and king-sized beds. It 申し込む／申し出s freshly caught food and an 'all-day-everyday' happy hour at the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業

He advises guests to bring reusable and environmentally-friendly 製品s to the eco-friendly hotel.?

He says: 'You will not only enjoy the beauty that nature 株 with us, but you will also have the 適切な時期 to learn, raise 認識／意識性 and 行為／法令／行動する for the 保護 and care of the sea and the 環境.'?

The 宿泊所 has a four-星／主役にする 率ing on Tripadvisor,?with many あられ／賞賛するing it as a 'literal 楽園' and a must-see when in Colombia.?

To 調書をとる／予約する a trip to Casa en el Ag ua visit its website casaenelagua.com.