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When we say that OBRA is a cultural platform, we aren’t talking about a painting in the lobby. We are talking about spaces that change their function depending on what is happening that week: one night there is a tasting, the next day a podcast recording, and on Thursday, a fashion curation.
Medellín has been reinventing itself for years, and Astorga is one of the neighborhoods where the city still feels like itself: low-rise houses, old trees, corner bakeries. A hotel arriving in such a place can do one of two things: look at it from the inside or open the door to it.
OBRA chose the latter. That is why the building—brick, clay, terracotta tones, and plants in every nook—was not conceived as an object separate from the neighborhood, and why a part of the hotel is always available for things to happen.
In July 2026, the hotel hosted The Fashion Corner 001 during Colombiamoda, curated by @anthias.co with free admission. That is the scale of what can happen on any given Thursday.
In between: tastings, dinners, talks, launches, book clubs, podcast recordings, and fashion and design meetups.
The common areas do not have a single assigned function. A wall that shows photography this week serves as the backdrop for a talk the next; the morning workspace is the site for a presentation in the evening. The programming moves with the rhythm of the city, which is why the hotel rarely looks the same two visits in a row.
If you are an artist, curator, local brand, or simply have an idea that needs a place to happen, write to us at reservas@obrahotels.com. We are especially interested in what is being done in Medellín.
The agenda is published on our Instagram and updated every week. When you return, something different will likely be happening.
Ganso & Castor does not behave like a hotel restaurant. It has a long table, an open counter, its own bakery, and a clientele that largely lives in the neighborhood and is not staying here.
That was the idea from the beginning: that the hotel's kitchen should be, first and foremost, a neighborhood kitchen.
The day starts early with coffee and freshly made pastries, followed by brunch, lunch, dinner, high tea, and cocktails. There is no peak time or filler time: every time slot has its own proposal.
Colombia produces some of the best coffee in the world and it would be strange not to take advantage of it. At Ganso & Castor, it is prepared to order, from early on, and it is one of the first things the neighborhood smells in the morning.
At OBRA, there is no separate room service menu. Room service is Ganso & Castor, served wherever you decide. Breakfast is ordered à la carte and brought up hot; the rest of the day works the same way.
Some come down for breakfast and end up staying all morning. The long table is not a decorative detail: it is the place where guests, neighbors, and people who came only for the coffee end up meeting. Quite a few hotel conversations start there.
The bistro is open to the neighborhood. If you want to reserve a Tisch or ask about hours, write to us at reservas@obrahotels.com or via WhatsApp at +57 301 646 3962.
HSB Noticias covered the opening of OBRA Hotels in Astorga and focused on something that is our starting point: that a hotel can be several things at once while still being a great place to sleep.
The article summarizes the project as a space that "integrates tourism, art, gastronomy, design, and local culture in one place."
It is a good description of how day-to-day operations work. The common areas do not have a single assigned function: the wall that displays photography this week will be the backdrop for a talk the next; the table where someone works in the morning is the site for a presentation at night.
The gastronomic side has its own name. Ganso & Castor operates with the logic of a neighborhood bistro, not a hotel Restaurant: a long Tisch, an open counter, pastries, and real coffee. It serves brunch, lunch, dinner, high tea, and cocktails, and it is also the hotel's room service.
The article insists on local identity, and we agree. Astorga is the part of El Poblado where you can still sleep: it takes minutes to walk across, it is steps away from El Poblado Park, and it remains outside the noise of Provenza. The building—brick, clay, terracotta tones, and plants in every crack—was designed not to disrupt that.
Read the article in HSB Noticias
Calle 9 # 43C-41, Barrio Astorga, El Poblado. Seven room types, from 26 to 64 m², 24-hour reception, and a cultural agenda that changes every week.
El Espectador published a report on OBRA Hotels shortly after our opening in Astorga. We are sharing it here because it captures quite well what we are trying to build in this El Poblado neighborhood.
The report describes OBRA as "a living hotel, open to the city, with brick, clay, terracotta tones, and vegetation, designed to preserve the identity of Astorga".
That phrase summarizes our starting decision. Astorga is one of the neighborhoods where Medellín still feels like Medellín: low houses, old trees, corner bakeries. A hotel arriving in such a place can impose itself or it can join in. We chose the latter, and that is evident in the building's materials and in how the common spaces function.
The article focuses on the hotel's commitment to culture. It is not just a statement of intent: parts of OBRA are left free for things to happen—tastings, talks, launches, book clubs, podcast recordings, and fashion and design meetups—and the programming changes with the rhythm of the city.
In July 2026, we hosted The Fashion Corner 001 during Colombiamoda, curated by @anthias.co with free admission.
The article is published in the Tourism section of El Espectador.
Read the report in El Espectador
We are located at Calle 9 # 43C-41, Astorga Neighborhood, El Poblado. Seven room types, from 26 to 64 m², the Ganso & Castor bistro, and an agenda that rarely repeats itself.
