Medellín hotels · head to head
Same brand, two El Poblado pins — Cra 43A Lleras fringe against Calle 17 business belt — answering whether the closer bar walk or breakfast praise should decide.
By Kaiser Khan · last reviewed
Rates for both move constantly, so nothing here quotes a price. Each full review carries the rate comparison for that property.
Readers searching Dann Carlton often do not realise there are two properties. This pair makes the fork explicit — distance to Lleras, airport and guest scores — without dragging in a trendy Click Clack comparison.
We publish a handful of comparisons per city, chosen by an editor. We do not generate a page for every possible pairing: at thirty hotels that would be 435 near-identical pages per city, and at five hundred it would be 124,750 for one city alone — which is a doorway-page pattern, not a service to anybody trying to pick a hotel.
Should you book this hotel?
Cra 43A Dann Carlton if 0.6 km to Lleras and 20 km to the airport fit your map; Belfort if breakfast praise and a business-belt address win — accepting 0.9 km to Lleras, 34 km to the airport and dirty-chair complaints.
Geography splits clearly. Cra 43A: Parque Lleras 0.6 km, airport 20 km, Estación El Poblado 0.9 km. Belfort: Parque Lleras 0.9 km, airport 34 km, Estación Poblado 1 km, Plaza Botero 3.8 km (against 4.6 km at Cra 43A). Belfort is slightly closer to Botero; Cra 43A is materially closer to the airport.
Supplier rating favours Belfort: 8.8 out of 10 from 4,812 reviews against 8.6 from 5,147, captured 7 January 2026 and 12 December 2025 respectively. Service: 9.35 against 9.23. Cleanliness: 8.58 against 8.02 — both carry room complaints; Cra 43A is weaker. Food and beverage: 7.88 against 8.42 — neither is a restaurant destination; Belfort wins breakfast praise in highlights.
Facilities overlap: both list pool, fitness, free parking, restaurant, bar, family rooms, airport shuttle. Belfort adds garden, terrace and pets allowed. Cra 43A lists soundproof rooms.
Cons: Cra 43A names surrounding noise and maintenance; Belfort names dirty chairs and slow restaurant service. Noise versus restaurant speed — pick the complaint you can live with.
Verdict last reviewed . Rates, refurbishments and management change — re-check anything time-sensitive before booking.
5-star hotelEl Poblado — Lleras FringeDann Hotels
A five-star Dann Carlton on Cra 43A — Parque Lleras 0.6 km, free parking and pool listed — with noise, maintenance and cleanliness scores (8.02) below the 8.6 headline.
Third-party guest reviews: 8.6/10 from 5,147 reviews — as of
5-star hotelEl Poblado — Business BeltDann Hotels
A five-star Dann Carlton Belfort on Calle 17 — business location per guest data, Parque Lleras 0.9 km, free parking — with dirty chairs, slow restaurant service and mixed food scores despite 8.8 out of 10 overall.
Third-party guest reviews: 8.8/10 from 4,812 reviews — as of
Every row is checkable against the supplier data on the two property pages. “Level” is a real answer and is used — a comparison where one side wins every row is usually a comparison somebody wrote backwards from the conclusion.
| What is being compared | Hotel Dann Carlton Medellín | Hotel Dann Carlton Belfort Medellin | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official classification | 5-star | 5-star | Level |
| Position | Cra 43A No. 7-50. Parque Lleras 0.6 km; airport 20 km. | Calle 17 No 40B-300. Parque Lleras 0.9 km; airport 34 km; Plaza Botero 3.8 km. | Hotel Dann Carlton Medellín |
| Supplier rating (our hotel data provider, /10 — display only) | 8.6 from 5,147 reviews, as of 12 December 2025 | 8.8 from 4,812 reviews, as of 7 January 2026 | Hotel Dann Carlton Belfort Medellin |
| Location (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 9.03 — pleasant, convenient | 8.89 — good for business travellers | Hotel Dann Carlton Medellín |
| Cleanliness (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 8.02 — maintenance issues named | 8.58 — dirty seating in rooms named | Hotel Dann Carlton Belfort Medellin |
| Service (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 9.23 | 9.35 | Hotel Dann Carlton Belfort Medellin |
| Food and beverage (third-party guest score, /10 — display only) | 8.42 — limited dining variety | 7.88 — mixed meals; breakfast praised | Hotel Dann Carlton Medellín |
| Airport distance (our hotel data provider POI) | 20 km to MDE | 34 km to MDE | Hotel Dann Carlton Medellín |
| Parque Lleras distance (our hotel data provider POI) | 0.6 km | 0.9 km | Hotel Dann Carlton Medellín |
| Pets | Not in first 25 amenities cited | Pets allowed | Hotel Dann Carlton Belfort Medellin |
| What guests complain about | Surrounding noise; room maintenance | Dirty chairs; slow restaurant service; inconsistent food | Level |
Rows taken: Hotel Dann Carlton Medellín 5, Hotel Dann Carlton Belfort Medellin 4, level 2. Counting rows is not how you pick a hotel — one row usually decides it, and the verdict above says which.
Every property we cover in Medellín, the areas they sit in, and the verdict on which area suits which trip.
Until a full Medellín destination hub exists, this hotels page is the planning guide: three El Poblado bases, four verdicts, and two head-to-head comparisons.
