Casa Yahri

Our arrival at Casa Yahri after a long travel day from Isla Baru in the Caribbean revealed something truly unexpected: while we'd known the villa was intimate & accommodated few people, we didn't anticipate that our family of 4 would have the home to ourselves. As we soon learned, Casa Yahri is booking only 1 party at a time, so this was our private home during a 3-day visit to Barichara in Santander. My wife & I settled into the spacious master bedroom on the upper level (with big, wooden accordion doors & patio) while our two sons shared a large room with 2 doubles a level below. The villa's open-air layout - lush gardens, flowering plants & local artwork adding brilliant color to a large sitting area and a well-stocked kitchen leading out to a long, slender swimming pool & large, adjacent in-ground jacuzzi - is set against the backdrop of colonial Barichara just a short, forested walk from the bottom of the property. Casa Yahri's gracious host & manager Camila leads a team of house staff, cooks, groundskeepers & local "tuk-tuk" drivers (Anderson was our favorite) that meet every need. It was the perfect place to launch a morning-to-nite hiking & river rafting expedition to stunning Chica Mocha Canyon and, later, to fall into our outdoor shower, comfortable sweats and a bottle of chilled Argentine white before dinner prepared on-site by the chef of Casa Guati, a fine new restaurant in town. Yahri is also the perfect place to embark on a day of exploring the cobblestone streets, beautifully appointed homes, artisan shops & cafes of Barichara with our guide Nico, who knew all the best places (including lunch at Shanti, the private home & garden of well-known restauranter Carolina, whose fresh ceviches are flavorful & delicious). Barichara is a gem & Casa Yahri sparkles like a diamond.

Avec 4 chambres seulement , le service de cet hôtel boutique de charme est exceptionnel .. proche du village mais dans la forêt vous dormez au calme et vous êtes réveillé par les oiseaux ( et les cloches ) .. une petite piscine ( couloir de nage) vous permet de vous rafraîchir .. des chefs peuvent venir vous préparer votre dîner au chandelle privé . Un havre de paix .. seul bémol en cette période de sécheresse ! Demander de l eau en bouteille ..

Tout est parfait dans ce petit paradis, c’est beau, les chambres sont parfaites, le Personnel est aux petits soins. Situé au calme en haut de la ville on rejoint le centre de Barrichara à pied en quelques minutes. C’est un endroit reposant qui invite au bien être