Four-star Two MICHELIN Keys Marinilla, well outside Medellín, Medellín
Cannúa Lodge
Eighteen rooms and cabins of earth brick on a forested slope above the San Nicolás valley, east of Medellín, with dinner grown in the lodge's own garden.
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- MICHELIN
- Two Keys
- Rooms
- 10 rooms and 8 cabins
- Land
- About 11 hectares of reforested hillside
- From the airport
- About 30 to 60 minutes from Rionegro (MDE)
The hotel
Built from its own hillside.
Brian Schon, Nathan Rodgers and Santiago Giraldo Díaz started Cannúa about a decade ago on a mountainside near Marinilla, in eastern Antioquia. The architects Lucas Henquin and Federico Cairoli designed the lodge, and its walls are compressed earth bricks pressed and dried in the sun on the estate. Bamboo, and timber from fallen or discarded trees, did the rest.
Three quarters of the lodge sits on protected forest, and the eleven hectares around it have been replanted. A trail laid by pre-Hispanic people crosses the land. The kitchen cooks from a large permaculture garden, and in 2025 the MICHELIN Guide gave the lodge two Keys, one of the two Colombian hotels to reach that level that year. Guests can also visit the spa and the bar deck.
- The cabins Eight free-standing cabins with wraparound windows over the San Nicolás valley.
- From the garden A restaurant cooking modern Colombian food from the lodge's permaculture garden, with no pork or beef on the menu.
- The old trail A walking path laid by pre-Hispanic people runs through the property.
Rooms & suites
Rooms in the house, cabins in the trees.
All eighteen look over the San Nicolás valley through floor-to-ceiling glass, with earth-brick walls and wood from the estate.
- In the lodge Rooms Ten hexagonal rooms in the main building, with large windows over the valley.
- Standalone Cabins Eight separate cabins in the forest, with windows on several sides.
Dining
One kitchen and a garden.
Venues as listed by the lodge and the MICHELIN Guide. Shown for information.
- Restaurant Modern Colombian Produce from the permaculture garden
- Bar deck Bar Chocolate, coffee and rum tastings
Recognition
Recognition.
- Two MICHELIN Keys First awarded in 2025
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am.
- Children Welcome, and free up to age twelve in existing beds; there are no special facilities for children.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Tax Colombian citizens and residents pay 19 per cent VAT at check-out.
Getting there
Flying to Medellín.
José María Córdova airport at Rionegro handles international flights and private jets around the clock. Sources put the drive at thirty minutes to an hour, along the Medellín to Bogotá motorway. Medellín itself is about 47 kilometres away.
- Bogotá 35 min
- Cartagena 55 min
- Miami 3 h 15
- New York 5 h 25
- Madrid 10 h 55 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Cannúa Lodge have?
- Two. The MICHELIN Guide awarded Cannúa two Keys in 2025.
- How far is Cannúa from Medellín airport?
- José María Córdova at Rionegro is between thirty minutes and an hour by car, depending on the source and the traffic.
- Is Cannúa in Medellín?
- No. It stands on a hillside near Marinilla, about 47 kilometres east of the city, above the San Nicolás valley.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Medellín?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Medellín, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Cannúa Lodge?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Medellín, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.