A house for people whose work travels with them
Vivus Group is the brand. La Martina, in Barrio Manila, is the first house.
For too long, life has followed the same script
Study.
Work.
Wait for the weekend.
Wait for the holiday.
Wait for "one day."
Some of us stopped waiting.
They are ambitious. They build businesses, create ideas, push themselves forward.
They refuse to believe that success should come at the cost of living.
They want to wake up in new places.
Meet people outside their normal circles.
Order coffee in Spanish by week two.
Sit next to people whose Monday looks nothing like yours.
Work hard. Live fully.
Believe that work should support life, not replace it.
Vivus exists for these people.
The ones who refuse to postpone life.
The ones building careers while exploring the world.
The ones who pick warm afternoons over predictable ones.
Life is not something you wait for. It is something you live.
Twenty rooms, a café at street level, a rooftop with a jacuzzi and a bar, and coworking included in every stay. Built so you can land, unpack and get on with your week, with people around when you want them.
Why this house exists
For years the choice was the Airbnb on weekdays and the hostel on weekends. Comfort or community. Quiet internet or a loud kitchen. Nobody seemed to have built a place that did both.
Hotels were comfortable but made for people who leave on Sunday. Coworking emptied out at six. Coliving was either dorm-room cheap or branded and overpriced. So the list of what was missing got written down: a proper desk, reliable internet, a community already there when you arrive, someone who actually knows the city. La Martina is that list, built.
Who it is for
People who build things. Founders, freelancers, remote teams of one. People who want a new city without losing their routine, and who would rather sit next to someone whose Monday looks nothing like theirs.
Most guests stay a week to ten nights. Plenty stay a month or more.
Why Barrio Manila
Manila is the quiet, walkable, residential side of El Poblado. Tree cover, corner bakeries, people who live here. Provenza is two blocks away, so dinner is a walk and not a taxi, and you can still sleep.
Never choose between a career and a life fully lived
Vivus: Live Without Sacrifices
Vivus is Latin for alive. We build the places to stay, the experiences to join and the community to belong to that make working on the road feel like a natural way to live, not a compromise.
You keep your work routine from day one. You still have the time, and the people, to get to know the city.
Medellín now · More cities soon
Join the community for any city and you are in the day it opens.
Life without sacrifices
Hotel comfortCoworking focusA community you actually join
For two or three weeks in Medellín, Vivus at La Martina pulls the three together under one roof.
Airbnb
- Private and comfortable
- Perfect for work
- Your own space
Hostel
- Easy to meet people
- Travel atmosphere
- Community and events
Hotel
- Comfort and service
- Reliable infrastructure
- Designed for guests
Airbnb
- Private and comfortable
- Perfect for work
- Your own space
Hostel
- Easy to meet people
- Travel atmosphere
- Community and events
Hotel
- Comfort and service
- Reliable infrastructure
- Designed for guests
Beyond the stay
The room is where it starts
Every stay comes with the keys to the city: the people, the places we use ourselves, and a reason to go out on a Tuesday.
- The members clubFree to join. Show your VIVUS pass across Medellín.
- Partner perksBars, clubs, cafés and bakeries that offer our community exclusive perks.
- Every weekA pre-party before Gringo Tuesdays. A Saturday BBQ and pre-game. Other events rotate weekly.
- Local, alwaysWe support the independent businesses that make Medellín amazing.