Hotel Boutique Casa del Coliseo

Beautiful boutique hotel perfectly located in the historical centre! We spent 4 wonderful days there, Cristian and Martin from the reception desk were super friendly and made our stay there even more exceptional! If we come back to Cartagena we definitely gonna stay at Casa de Coliseo again:)

The hotel is well located, in a beautiful building with nice common areas. The staff were lovely, helpful and welcoming. The room (an upgrade to a superior double) was not as spacious as I thought it would be but was nice and clean and the bed was very comfortable. The shower had plentiful hot water and, more importantly given that it looked out onto the street, the soundproofing in the room worked. This was noticeable as there was no soundproofing in the bathroom. The pool, though small and a little warm, was welcome on a hot day.

The room was a little dark and, like most places in Cartagena, smelled slightly damp. The air-conditioning could have been stronger but it worked okay and the ceiling fan was a blessing. However, I very much enjoyed my stay and would recommend the hotel.

Location, arquitecture, comfortable rooms

The reservation manager was and unhappy woman. The other guys were so kind.

The location was absolutely perfect and worth paying for. It was so wonderful to be in the heart of the walled city, very easy to hit the streets and walk around, pop in and out throughout the day (we traveled Aug/Sept. and it was extremely hot/humid, on another level even than what we have in Houston) to take showers/get cleaned up easily before dinner, etc. The decor was perfect, just as in the photos... colonial/plantation vibes. The room was super clean. We had a small window overlooking street. The concierge was very helpful, getting us dinner reservations and booking airport pickup for us. We loved the living room area upstairs that had couches and other furniture; we could hear the activity of the streets below.

This really has nothing to do with the hotel, but we unfortunately got to our hotel a little before midnight on a Friday night. There is a bar/club not to far away from the hotel and after a long day of travelling we were tired, it was dark outside/hard to tell where we were at even after taxi drop-off (all streets were one-way, some were closed off), difficulty seeing the hotel sign, etc. There were lots of scantily clad women around, loud music, etc. It was sensory overload and we were trying to make our way through the craziness lugging around our luggage. We found our place eventually and felt safe there.

Everything was excellent. the personal was excellent, the service