Equipped with coffee/tea making machines, some rooms also feature a flat-screen TV with satellite channels.
Guests can enjoy dinner at My Sushi Delivery, which is a mere 13 minutes' walk from Shanty House hostel, or at La Chicharrona express, nearly a 10-minute drive away. The property is not far from the nearest bus stop Lo Amador.
Educational venues in the vicinity include Casa Cultural Colombo Alemana Language School, located approximately a 25-minute walk away, while Oceanario Aquarium is only 0.6 km from Shanty House Cartagena hostel. The Cartagena hostel is about a 30-minute stroll from the colonial Plaza Bolivar. Coffee Museum is just 1.8 km from the hostel.