Focus and noise
5.5/10May 2026 quiet-work praise conflicts with July 2026 loud music. A February 2025 paying guest also reported call noise, so upstairs silence cannot be assumed.[source]
Moderate evidence confidence · 3 cited guest reviewsCoworking review · Medellín
Checked 9 Oct 2026Semilla is worth a trial day for someone who wants flexible coworking in Laureles and can tolerate a café-adjacent working environment. The upstairs workspace is real, and recent guests provide encouraging internet reports, but neither quietness nor comfort is consistent across accounts.[source][source][source]
The review, at a glance
Semilla is worth a trial day for someone who wants flexible coworking in Laureles and can tolerate a café-adjacent working environment. The upstairs workspace is real, and recent guests provide encouraging internet reports, but neither quietness nor comfort is consistent across accounts. Do not interpret café complaints as proof that every upstairs desk has the same problems; equally, the February 2025 complaint about calls in paid workspace shows that paying does not establish silence. Before buying a month, check your actual chair, connection and call arrangements. Published desk prices include VAT, while meeting-room hire is separate.
[source][source][source]Google: 4.5/5 from 658 public ratings. Reported by the provider ↗This is the provider’s aggregate, separate from the guest reviews we analyzed and from the LodgeLens rating.
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The scorecard
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The reasons to consider it
The compromises to understand
A closer look · Chapter 1
The important distinction is between café working and the upstairs coworking service. The operator describes second-floor open-plan desks, and a January 2026 guest explicitly says they pay for coworking above while rarely lingering in the café. Many complaints do not identify their floor, so they should not be treated as a precise audit of upstairs conditions. Nevertheless, quietness is unreliable across the sample: a May 2026 worker praises silence, whereas a July 2026 worker encountered loud music. A February 2025 paying guest specifically complained about other users taking calls all day. Comfort deserves an equally practical check. December 2025 praise contrasts with May 2025 criticism of chairs and table alignment; a July 2026 guest reported no AC or fans. October 2025 accounts describe both easy outlet-adjacent seating and damaged outlets. Try the particular seat you would use for a full day, rather than treating attractive open-plan surroundings as proof of ergonomic comfort.
[source][source][source]A closer look · Chapter 2
Recent connectivity evidence is more encouraging than the older complaints: a March 2026 regular calls the internet very fast, and a July 2026 guest found it stable and usable. That supports trying ordinary online work, not promising a particular speed or flawless video meetings. A March 2025 report says streaming was unreliable; it is historical evidence, not proof of today's connection, but remains relevant when choosing a backup plan. The operator advertises phone booths and multimedia meeting rooms hired hourly, and a May 2026 guest confirms conference spaces. These are useful alternatives to taking every call at an open desk. However, the supplied material does not establish booth soundproofing, booking availability or inclusion in a desk pass. A March 2026 guest also reports ordering prompts interrupting meetings. For interviews or confidential client discussions, confirm the exact room, interruption policy and charge before relying on the venue. Conference-space availability alone does not establish a protected call experience.
[source][source]A closer look · Chapter 3
The operator publishes individual-desk prices of COP 50,000 per day, COP 240,000 per week and COP 700,000 per month, all including VAT. Passes are advertised as payable on arrival. Private offices start at COP 2.2 million monthly, and conference rooms at COP 46,000 hourly, also VAT-inclusive. Published operating hours run from 7:30am to 7pm on weekdays, with shorter weekends; these are operating hours, not evidence of unrestricted membership entry. Café economics are less clear. An October 2025 worker reported no seating charge but expensive purchases, whereas a June 2024 guest claimed a minimum spend. That older claim is not a current tariff. A June 2026 worker considered prices acceptable, while the explicit negative month-membership assessment dates to December 2024 and quotes a historical price that should not replace today's operator rate. Ask about café spending expectations and pass entitlements separately. A trial day is the more defensible recommendation than a confident monthly-value endorsement.
[source][source][source]Understand the pass before you pay
Published prices checked within the last 30 days. These are not live quotes or a promise of desk availability.
Facilities in the evidence
A useful first-day check
Test a call from the area you would use. Check the desk, chair, power sockets and connection with your own device. Ask whether booths and meeting rooms need a reservation or cost extra.
A published facility tells you what to ask about. It does not establish measured speed, low noise, comfortable seating or spare capacity.
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