Cartagena hostels

Prós: Nice hostel with great location in the old town.

Prós: The vibe in the hostel was super friendly. It was easy to meet other travelers. One night we went out together to a club and I had a lot of fun there. Everybody from the staff was going out of their way and I felt that my stay in Cartagena was much better because I stayed at Viajero Hostel.

Prós: Comfortable hostel with really nice and helpful staff. Fun evening activities and good breakfast (need to pay extra). Not a party hostel, but social atmosphere with good common areas.

Prós: Loved the location of the hostel! Perfect and walking distance to everything!

Contras: The air conditioning took a while to work but at night it was a little too cold.

Prós: Location is amazing. Every night, there is an activity organised within the hostel. The staff was very accommodating for our needs during the stay: they moved us from one noisy room to a more quiet one and they booked all activities for us.

Contras: Depending on the room, it can be noisy. Bring your earplugs.

Prós: It’s a nice hostel on a good location in the Walled City. Close to Plaza San Diego which is really nice and great restaurants close by! Nice place to meet fellow travelers. And the hostel organises things like salsa or bachata lessons in the evening which is fun!

Contras: The rooms and bathrooms were pretty basic and the latter not always the cleanest, but it was regularly cleaned. I guess for the price I expected more, but Cartagena is just way more expensive then Bogota and Medellin for what you get.

Prós: Great value for money. Easy walking distance to bars, restaurants and groceries. Staff were super helpful and accommodating.

Contras: Our room was right beside the bar which was really loud at night and in the morning.

Prós: Everything here is great! Good location , staff and good for solo travellers who want to meet people.

Prós: We enjoyed our stay there a lot, lady was willing to help us as much as she could. Very good breakfast and location. Recommend a lot!

Prós: Loved how friendly and helpful the staff was. Free breakfast was great. Wi-Fi was good. Good location in a cool neighbourhood. Comfortable bed too. Would stay again and would recommend.

Contras: Construction works were taking place whilst we were there, which made it slightly uncomfortable when using bathrooms as they were outside our window which had no curtains. Cooker was broken. Utensils werent readily available but staff were happy to provide when needed so not too major.

Prós: Excellent wifi and A/C, spacious kitchen, safe, quiet location, close to the square in getsemani. Staff super friendly. Good breakfast, eggs and jam, the only thing is that we stayed more than one week and was always the same. Anyway we felt like home!!

Prós: Extremely hospitable people working there. Delicious breakfast. They carried out every request (e.x. milk to coffe, they printed boarding passes etc.)

Prós: Really nice staff, clean rooms, breakfast in the heart of Getsamini, closed to many beautiful streets ! They helped us with a taxi to the airport and to print our tickets.

Contras: Nothing. It is good value for the aera !

Prós: The location. It is literally q munuye walk from Trinidad square. Yet, calle loma is all locals. Safe to walk. I am a solo female traveller and felt totally safe to walk back and forth at 2am. Always buzzing with oeople and music. I had a shared room but tjr sheets werent clean so the staff gave me another room, all to myself. Very pleased.

Contras: Limited english sleaking staff. Difficult to communicate. Itd woukd be nicer to get some local tips as well.

Prós: The room we stayed in was very small: a double bed and two backpacks and the room was full. There are some shelves and a small table. For us this was fine. Very good airco! Good wifi reception. Breakfast: eggs, toast, juice, coffee. Coffee all day. Beautiful neighbourhood. They let you store your baggs. Laundry service. Friendly staff.

Contras: The matress was so soft it became a hammock after a few hours. Room is small.

Prós: Friendly staff. Clean shared bathroom.

Contras: nothing

Prós: It’s on the beach so facilities are very basic but it’s nice enough. Playa Blanca is beautiful but it is expensive so be prepared to pay more for things when you get here. Rooms are basic but that was fine for me, you are literally right in the back and can sit in the balcony overlooking the sea. Would def recommend visiting playa Blanca, such a chill vibe!!

Contras: Expensive for what it is

Prós: Location. Two of the staff Carlos and Elena where always friendly and helpful if you needed anything or anything went wrong, but too much goes wrong here that’s the problem.

Contras: 1.Upon arrival we were greeted and sat down to arrange check in, as we sat down two women who were on the premises proceeded to give us massages, we said no twice but they persisted as we were occupied talking to the receptionist. By the end of it this the two women asked for 100,000cop each we said no which began the big debate that went on for an hour between us who do not speak much Spanish, the receptionist and another lady who translated for us. Eventually they settled for 60,000, we were not happy about this because we didn’t have much cash and we thought that the women were part of the Hostal. We were not told anything before arriving to the island either. At the end of the day it is the hostels responsibility not to allow these people on the premises, or to tell them to stop hassling us as we checked in. None of this was done. 2. There is sand everywhere all through the rooms. 3. On the sign it says breakfast starts at 7 and lunch starts at 12. Every day this was late from between 1 and 2 hours. We missed our midday boat because lunch was so late on the last day. 4. They always run out of water for the showers, and often had to ask half way through for them to top it up by hand. 5. The food is not good 6. The walls are paper thin you can here all the rooms around. The floors shake as people walk and even shake when someone decides to have sex in there room. Yes you can here and feel every thrust! Disgusting! Stay here if you would like a terrible experience!

Prós: Bed comfortable Right on the beach at the quiet end so less people selling to you Relaxed vibe

Contras: Staff seemed very confused when I showed up, almost unwelcoming at first. Not sure what was going on Because it’s and outdoor/indoor space there were rats running around the roof at night Some man (I didn’t open the door so not sure if it was a member of staff) was knocking on my door at 10pm for around 10-15 mins which was a little scary considering I’m a lone female traveller Windows have no locks so anyone can just crawl in the room About a 25 minute walk from the main restaurant area

Prós: The staff was amazing. Myriam and Lupe were incredible and really kind, and Myriam's passion fruit daiquiri is absolutely great!!! The tours are amazing, specially the bioluminiscent plankton!!

Contras: Everything was excellent

Prós: Great location, quiet on the beach Not overcrowded

Prós: Loved every minute at this hotel! The location was perfect! A little bit further down on the beach so it’s not as busy. The ocean is beautiful! Plenty of sun beds with covers. The staff were super friendly (especially mario!) the owner went above and beyond to make our stay as pleasurable as possible! We stupidly forgot money and he did everything he could so we didn’t have to go all the way back to Cartagena. We were super grateful for the 1st class customer service he provided us! We have a dog and they were so good with her which puts us at ease so much! It was amazing, we will be back (with more money haha)!!!!

Contras: Some of the toilets didn’t have seats- and it is a self flush system.. but so is a majority of the island!

Prós: The staff were amazing and so helpful, very kind. You could hear waves crashing all night. It was a dream.

Prós: The stuff is very friendly and helpful. Nice view to the sea out of your window. Very calm area. Games to play.

Contras: Wifi is super bad! You cant organize anything with it. Just a little bit water to shower once a day. No milk for the coffee. And a mouse was eating a hole to my bagpack.

Prós: Superb location (just by the beach). Great staff, Miriam is very nice with travelers and and food prices are reasonable. Bear in mind that electricity (and hence WiFi) is connected at 19:00. If you're planning to disconnect at a bargaing this is the place.