HOTEL LAS DUNAS (MAICAO, COLÔMBIA): comparação de preços e avaliações …

# Hotel Las Dunas (Maicao, La Guajira): What the major listings actually confirm

Post slug: hotel-las-dunas
Location: Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia
Map pin (from your dataset): 11.3767482, -72.2424211
Property type: Hotel
Rating (from your dataset): 3.8/5 (ratings change over time and depend on platform)

## Quick facts you can verify from public listings

### Address formatting varies (same place, different conventions)
Across platforms, the address appears in two common formats:

– “carrera 15 Cl. 12, Maicao, La Guajira, CO”
– “Calle 12, Nro 15-25, Maicao, 442001, Colombia”

Your dataset’s “Cl. 12 #carrera 15” matches the same street pairing (Calle 12 / Carrera 15), but does not include a street number.

### Check-in/check-out times are not perfectly consistent
Different aggregators publish different policies:

– Check-in from 15:00; check-out before 13:00
– Another listing shows check-in 14:00; check-out 12:00

### What’s confirmed about rooms and in-room basics
One listing describes:

– 21 air-conditioned guestrooms
– Complimentary wireless internet
– Cable programming
– Bathrooms with showers
– Daily housekeeping
– Irons/ironing boards on request

Another listing also states 21 rooms total

### What’s confirmed about on-site services
Two sources explicitly mention:

– 24-hour front desk
– WiFi
– Luggage storage and laundry facilities

### Phone numbers differ by source
If you’re trying to call ahead, note that separate listings publish different numbers:

– 301 4888211
– 5757250478

### “Open now” hours (as shown on one map source)
A map listing displays the property as open 24:00–24:00 every day of the week.

## Where Hotel Las Dunas sits in Maicao

Maicao is a municipality and city in La Guajira Department, in northern Colombia. It’s described as near the border with Venezuela, and the article notes it became a commercial hub in the 1970s tied to Venezuela’s oil boom and trade flows.

For place context (useful when deciding where to stay), Maicao’s name is tied to the Wayuu language (Wayunaiki): mai-ka-u, translated in the article as “Land of the Maize.” The same source states the city was founded in 1927 in the middle of Wayuu people territory.

## Walkable anchors mentioned near the hotel (per aggregators)

Two hotel aggregators describe the hotel as being within walking distance of:

– San Jose Park
– Sacred Heart Park
– University of Guajira (Maicao)

(These are “what’s nearby” descriptors from third-party listings; they’re helpful for orientation, but distances can differ by mapping method and route.)

## A nearby cultural landmark worth knowing about: the Maicao mosque

Maicao is home to the Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (Mezquita de Omar Ibn Al-Jattab). The Wikipedia entry states:

– Location: Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia
– Year completed: 1997
– Architect: Ali Namazi
– Capacity: 1,000 worshipers
– Built using marble (materials listed)

If you’re building an itinerary that reflects Maicao’s cultural mix, this is a concrete, well-documented stop.

## RealJourneyTravels context links (internal)

If you’re planning broader Colombia logistics around a Maicao stay, these two site pages are directly relevant:

– Budget framing: Colombia Trip Cost: 7 Days of Adventure Under $1000 Journey Tours & Travels
– Same region (La Guajira coastline): Mayapo Reviews & Ratings: What to Know for Visiting Journey Tours & Travels

## Data freshness + accuracy flags (what can age fast)

The following items are high-churn and routinely change without notice, even when a listing looks authoritative:

– Room count and amenities (e.g., “21 rooms,” “laundry,” “cable TV”) can be updated by the property or re-syndicated inconsistently across platforms.
– Check-in/out times are not consistent across sources for this hotel.
– Phone numbers differ by source, suggesting older syndication or multiple contact lines.

## Inclusivity + local reality (non-glossy, documented context)

Recent reporting highlights that parts of La Guajira face serious climate- and infrastructure-linked hardship affecting Wayuu communities, including migrants living in informal settlements with limited access to basics like water and electricity. News Separate reporting describes “La Pista,” a large informal settlement in Maicao, and notes how shifts in international funding have impacted NGO presence and services. País

That context doesn’t define every traveler’s experience or every neighborhood, but it is part of the factual backdrop of Maicao right now.