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title: "Design Suites Salta vs Hotel Colonial Salta: which hotel is better?"
description: "Design Suites Salta or Hotel Colonial Salta in Salta? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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# Design Suites Salta vs Hotel Colonial Salta

Both are in Salta, 460 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

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Hotel · ★★★★ · B Calixto Gauna
## [Design Suites Salta](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/design-suites-salta-salta/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.0 ·  Excellent

- **Score by category:** 4 of 14

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Hotel · ★★★ · B Calixto Gauna
## [Hotel Colonial Salta](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-colonial-salta-salta/)

- **Guest rating:** 9.2 ·  Excellent

- **Location score:** 9.5

- **Score by category:** 5 of 14

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The short answer

## Pick Hotel Colonial Salta

It comes out ahead on 5 of 14 compared facts. 460 m apart.

### Why is Design Suites Salta better than Hotel Colonial Salta?

1.  Higher star rating (4★ vs 3★) (+1★)

### Why is Hotel Colonial Salta better than Design Suites Salta?

1.  320 m closer to public transport (−320 m)
2.  Earlier check-in (12:00 vs 15:00) (−3h)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Design Suites Salta | Hotel Colonial Salta |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | – | 9.2 |
| Location | – | 9.5 |
| Public transport | – | 10.0 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Guest rating | 9.0 | 9.2  (+0.2) |
| Number of reviews | 24  (+7) | 17 |
| Rank in Salta | top 22% | top 22% |
| Location |
| Location score | 8.8 | 9.5  (+0.7) |
| Distance to B Calixto Gauna centre | 770 m  (−290 m) | 1.1 km |
| To public transport | 460 m | 130 m  (−320 m) |
| To the airport | 11 km | 11 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 87 | 111  (+24) |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 310 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 12 | 12 |
| Sights within 1 km | 20 | 21 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★★  (+1★) | ★★★ |
| Rooms | – | 35 |
| Listed amenities | – | 4 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 15:00 | 12:00  (−3h) |
| Check-out until | 11:00  (+1h) | 10:30 |
| Amenities |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Room service | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

460 m apart

Design Suites Salta: city centre: 350 m, nearest station Tren a las Nubes: 460 m, Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA): 11 km, 87 places to eat within 500 m, 20 sights within 1 km.

Hotel Colonial Salta: city centre: 180 m, nearest station Tren a las Nubes: 130 m, Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA): 11 km, 111 places to eat within 500 m, 21 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Salta

[Salta weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/argentina/salta/salta/weather)

## Design Suites Salta or Hotel Colonial Salta: common questions

### Which is better, Design Suites Salta or Hotel Colonial Salta?

Hotel Colonial Salta leads in 5 of 14 categories, including guest rating, location score, to public transport. Design Suites Salta is stronger in number of reviews, distance to B Calixto Gauna centre, star rating.

### Which is cheaper, Design Suites Salta or Hotel Colonial Salta?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Design Suites Salta is closer: 770 m from the centre, against 1.1 km for Hotel Colonial Salta.

### How far apart are Design Suites Salta and Hotel Colonial Salta?

The two hotels are 460 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/design-suites-salta-salta-vs-hotel-colonial-salta-salta/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/