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Is a Colombian trucker hotel the same as one in the USA?
A question many of you have never wondered about.
Some of you might be wondering what a trucker hotel is. It is a hotel on the side of the road that mainly truck drivers stay in; usually, they are near a rest stop and have a diner attached, with a gas station; therefore, a trucker hotel.
Yes, I recently discovered that Colombia has them too.
Suppose you visit Colombia and take one of the cheaper flights they tend to land later in the evening. My flights this summer have landed anywhere from 7 pm to 11 pm.
It might not seem late to most people, but the bus that goes to where I live stops running at 5 pm. So it means sleeping in the airport like I did last time or getting into a nearby hotel.
So I chose to get a hotel nearby. I booked it last minute; my boyfriend told me I did not need to book anything and show up. I now understand he is 100% correct; I guess I should trust the Colombian in the relationship, right?
So after much deliberation about finding a cheap hotel, that was my only requirement, not more than 15 USD. I booked on Agoda. The hotel had a mountain view room, breakfast in the morning, and 15USD. It looked cute and was right on the highway; the bus would pass right by in the…
