Hotels near Simon Bolivar airport

Pros: Staff

Cons: Wifi was slow

Pros: The food was excellent and entertainment was excellent

Pros: The reception staff were very helpful. I had a couple of issues that were resolved and I appreciate the effort they went to to make my stay a good one.

Pros: Breakfast buffet was great

Cons: The hotel was empty half of the facilities were nnot available because if the coronavirus still they wouldn't give us an upgrade

Pros: Good breakfast. Nice pool. Friendly staff

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The Hotel is located right next to the beach. Everything was exceptional. Room are big and clean. The pool area is nice. The beach is just a two minute walk away.

Cons: Pricing is a bit over the top.

Pros: Nice staff, good breakfast

Pros: Friendly staff. Modern and clean.

Cons: construction around, a bit noisy.

Pros: the room, the cordiality of the staff, the pool's lifeguard was helpfully and very kind with our baby

Cons: the food , ( not breakfast) could be better

Pros: The first impression: the acces road full of pot holes .We hit the taxi’s roof and dropped the water bottle on our laps. We reported this issue in 2018, 2019.Zuana’s management do not want to fix 20 meters of its front road entrance why? Call the City!

Cons: Management listened but ignored complaints

Pros: Comida, ubicación y playa

Pros: This is a very well-known resort. It has total beach access. Location is very convenient if you want the beach experience. Staff is very professional and friendly. The room was clean, had a comfortable bed and A/C

Cons: Breakfast was included but it wasn't really that great. They have an airport shuttle. I did not use it at my arrival because a friend picked me up, but when I asked about its schedule to return to the airport they told me I had to use a paid taxi service.

Pros: It had bowling, a good gym with gym classes most mornings. The suite was spacious and great facilities! The spa looked nice, so did the pools. Some of the staff were really friendly (some spoke English) and helpful. The restaurant had good options. Lots of security around the hotel so it felt very safe.

Cons: If you lie near the beach front; the amount of people that hassle you for selling their goods or just asking for money is insane. We moved our beds back towards the hotel after an hour of being there. Some of the staff speak English which was so great and the hotel offer English classes for their teams! Quote of few people didn’t speak English though. Thankfully my other half speaks Spanish (Argentine) but they sometimes struggled to understand his accent! It would have been useful to know about all the activities that went on. We went exploring on our first night which is why we found out about bowling, gym classes, spa prices (no price list!). We missed things like a games evening, water aerobics etc because we had no way of finding out about it. No brochures, leaflets in the rooms or at check in. That could really help them! They didn’t have a record of our booking through booking.com but they were very quick to sort us out and find us a room at the promised rate.

Pros: My friends wanted to visit more of a resort-esque hotel during our Santa Marta trip, which isn't my typical vibe while traveling (I typically prefer more off-the-beaten path type accommodations). I reluctantly booked this hotel, but I was really pleasantly surprised. It doesn't have the commercial-resort feel of many resorts I've visited in the past in Mexico, Cuba, etc., and they offer some pretty awesome live entertainment and activities that are not cheesy and keep the costeño vibe. Our next flight was very late, so we checked out at noon and stayed in the pool area the entire day after our trip.

Cons: Cocktails could be cheaper, but they are expensive everywhere in Colombia. They do allow your own beverages in the pool area which is pretty amazing. There's not much going on in this area, but the hotel is SUPER well equipped with restaurants, bars, 2 phenomenal pool areas, unless you are here for multiple days, you will enjoy just staying at the hotel. There's an Olympia supermarket 5-minutes (walking) away, I'd suggest stocking up there to save some money on food and alchohol.

Pros: The room was OK and overall clean.

Cons: Terrible terrible terrible service! I stayed for 4 nights and no day or night was good! Always something happening. First we got to the hotel, and they didn't want to let us in through the gate to get checked in because we didn't have a room#..hey! Hello? How am I going to give you a room# if I haven't checked in? Then we got to the restaurant and they say we couldn't sit inside because they were closing but we would still receive the same service outside: and we had to wait. For half an hour for someone who would take our order. Every time we went to the restaurant, the service was so slow. We had to wait even like an hour for a small dish of fruit. Did they went to grow the fruit or what? One time that we ordered. Meat, the meat was bad! It even caused us a stomachache. Also, I asked for this room to be next to my family's room and they said when I was going to check in that I never mentioned that before. Also, we went to eat outside, and they were 5 rooms represented in the car, and they didn't want to let us in. Furthermore, one time I ordered an ice cream, and the girl never brought it; when I asked for it, she said she never got clarification on the flavor, but hey if you were confused you didn't ask for clarification either and decided to ignore it. additionally, we went to the pool one afternoon, and the odor was extremely disgusting!!!! This is nowhere near a 5 star service hotel!! Please look for a different one for your stay if you want to get good service!

Pros: It was a big enough hotel, with a nice beach area and plenty of swimming pools. There were a few restaurant options, which were very tasty and the staff was very friendly. The view from the rooms was gorgeous and the rooms were very comfortable!

Cons: It was overall nice, but it was quite a way away from the Rodadero and the small shopping plaza.

Pros: - The facilities were beautiful - The pool was nice - The beach was clean, very well kept - Door men were very attentive - Away from the main stream beaches but close enough for a short drive to Santa Marta and Rodadero for food - 5 minutes from airport

Cons: - Front desk service was awful and not welcoming. (The entire lobby is quiet and an awkward first experience) - Food - Room service has awkward times - Can't buy basic things anywhere after hours including water! - Breakfast food was ok - Bar at pool makes horrible beverages. We had their margaritas and coconut beverage. - WiFi coverage was bad in room. Fine on balcony.

Pros: The hotel is well located on the coast, plenty of swimming pools spread about the property so always found a sun lounger .

Cons: Service friendly but a bit more relaxed than we are used to.

Pros: It is excellent for kids , there are a lot of activities and swimming pools design esxclusively for them. Breakfast is good and staff is very nice

Cons: Rooms were a lit of bit noisy , fridge made weird noise that wake us up during night . Sometime we had smoking smell in the room

Pros: the swimming pools, the location, the beach

Cons: food is not good and very expensive, cleanliness in some areas, not many activities for kids

Pros: Great activities for kids, nice pools and very large three room apartment with balcony all around that allows for a great ocean view .

Pros: Our private Jacuzzi

Cons: Excellent scenery. Staff amazing and great breakfast. Looking forward to my next stay at Irotama del Mar

Cons: Rude reception staff, overcharged us!

Pros: I like the most the feeling atmosphere there, because it was all of family vacation. That make it easy, calm and comfortable.

Cons: Everything was good

Pros: Friendliness of staff

Cons: Birds flying around and taking food off tables while eating on the patio

Pros: Good hotel, with friendly staff, although no one spoke English, luckily my husband who spoke Spanish was able to communicate with them. Rooms were big and spacious, clean and good air conditioning. The room service was very expensive. Good hotel for family and children as they had lots of activities for them.

Cons: The food and drink was on the expensive side. The beds were not very comfortable. The main swimming pool was on the small side too.

Pros: Beach close to the hotel and it’s security . The fish at grill close to the beach was totally delicious. The service of the people was excellent. The calm in front of the beach . The cleaning of the building is good. Really I have a beautiful rest there.

Cons: Next time I would like to find more running machines in the gym.

Pros: Staff is very friendly. The facilities are beautiful and they have a great variety of options for breakfast.

Cons: The check in process is a little slow.

Pros: The location

Cons: It doesn’t have the maintenance that it requires

Pros: They stated that the hotel was located in the Rodadero, the hotel is located over 15 min away by taxi.I booked the hotel based on being located in the Rodadero region. I requested a refund with no luck..

Pros: The staff was beyond excellent and the location is to die for. Great food and drinks. I say and give this hotel 10 stars I know the top is 5 stars but it's a 10 in my book. The room was great and the view awesome. Pool was great as well. Beach is right there loved this location. Will be making our way back there soon.

Cons: Enjoyed everything!

Pros: By the beach Close to the airport - so convenient if you need to catch an early flight

Cons: Was very disappointed with the quality of the food. I ordered a prawn cocktail which came in pretty warm and a cazuela de mariscos which consisted mostly of crab sticks. For 70.000 COP it simply not good enough. Don't put bloody crab stick in a seafood dish when you are litterally meters from the sea. My advice if you want to order food order something really simple like arepas or pollo, don't order any seafood as they don't know how to cook it.

Pros: This is a great resort with huge pools and sea bathing with warm water and a beach. there was a bird table to watch at outside breakfast although the food was nothing special. Excellent small light multi storey for parking and gatekeeper. Balcony overlooking complex

Cons: The heat was a little oppressive. the sign for entering was poor and you need to go about 5km round by a retorno if you miss the entrance from the east. There appears to be a super elite with their own private pool below my suite

Pros: Beautiful pool and private beach. Clean and comfortable room.

Cons: The front of house staff and beach staff were very nice, but the restaurant and pool bar staff were a little rude.

Pros: Wonderful Place. The Best Hostel in Colombia for me. Directly on the Beach. No Cars, no Motorbikes. Very nice clean beach where you can walk and different food and drink options on the beach. I love this place. Thanks to the Receptionist they book me a very good diving.

Pros: Location is great, right in front of the sea, staff is helpful, friendly and polite. Good breakfast included in the price and good food available throughout the day. The rooms are good and spacious, both dorms and private rooms. The beach is better than all the beaches I've seen around the area and you can enjoy amazing sunsets. I would definitely come back (actually, I WILL come back for sure)

Pros: The location was great— right on the beach, but a 20 minute drive to Central Santa Marta.

Cons: The food wasn’t anything special, but functional. People very nice and accommodating.

Pros: Great location! Hostel was full when we were there but it was pretty quiet which was what we wanted. Nice and helpful staff. The 4-bed dorm was very big so it was very nice. Great breakfast (4 different combos). The food at the bar (lunch & dinner time) is mostly vegetarian and very tasty.

Pros: Location is right on the beach and they offered free water for guests. Our private room was nice and even with only fan was not too hot at night.

Cons: The food was overpriced and not that good and the kitchen was very basic. The staff spoke very limited English and there are no shops close by. There is also no where to relax unless you are at the bar.

Pros: We had a very good time at the hostel, the staff were very friendly and the food at the restaurant was delicious!

Pros: The location is great since is really close to the airport and the main road is at a short walk distance where you can take busses to Santa Marta at a very low price

Cons: I wouldn't have liked to have activities to Meetup the other travelers an share experiences!

Pros: Beautiful facilities and good restaurants

Cons: Loud music from events at the beach late at night

Pros: Irotama is so easy and relaxing - everything you need is at your fingertips!

Pros: everything was excellent

Cons: the are of the beach, near La Carreta, it needs be clean and safe.

Cons: We tried to book a private tour because our schedule did not allow for there normal tour. The first price quoted in Spanish was 800000 Colombian pesos. When we confirmed in English it went up to 900000 pesos, when we checked out it went up again to 990000 pesos. I felt they were ripping us off because we were not Colombian. Will not stay there again

Pros: Stayed at Irotama Lago main building which was recently renovated. Very nice rooms with comfortable bed. Staff very friendly. Love the pool on the 3rd floor!

Cons: Food in buffet restaurant is ok, but not great and limited choice in warm dishes compared to all inclusive places in Turkey.. Shower in my room (508) took very long to get warm water.

Pros: Beautiful beach. Nice architecture. Nice swimming pool. Dance courses and sepctacles. Good live music at the beach bar during the day.

Cons: Cleanliness in room / balcony was not excellent, at least for western standars, Although we had the wright for the à la carte restaurant during our 2 nights stay, everything was booked for ... 3 days!

Cons: for this price, you can get 2 nights in the city, with nicer staff, faster check-in, richer breakfast and better atmosphere.

Pros: Perfect stay; be sure to see top floor bar and gym on the 2nd floor. Across the street from beach, but less than a 2 min walk. Very nice breakfast.excellent; friendly and knowledgeable staff. If in Santa Marta, I am highly likely to stay there again.

Cons: Difficult to schedule shuttle bus. You need to request it at least a day ahead of time; they did not send an email confirmation after 2 calls to schedule, but they were there with my name when we arrived. They stop service around 6 PM so if you have a late flight you will need to pay a taxi. The trip is short but the taxi flat rate is around 20K. Taxis are a rip-off in Santa Marta but this has nothing to do with the hotel.

Pros: The location is 1 blick from the beach. The pool is small but comfortable.

Cons: Breakfast was limited and only until 10am. Somme staff were not very nice.

Pros: The staff was great.

Cons: The room had humidity all around and I was in a suite deleuxe, the door of the room was really noise and our baby got up every time we open it, I got charge in Euros and not in local currency at an exchange rate different to the official, amo g others.

Pros: We stayed at Santorini Villas. Very big kitchen and spacious appartment/house. Nice and clean Pool. Free chairs and sunshield at the Beach with Good Drinks and food at the hotel’s Beach Club. Very friendlY staff

Cons: -

Pros: Very helpful people

Cons: No complaint

Pros: Room

Cons: Late service

Pros: Location was nice and close to airport,

Cons: Buffet was limited and controlled by staff, giving you small portions, pools were dirty and pump was not running at all on one, staff also claimed pool closed at 8pm while they advertised 9pm, jacuzzi was empty and locked

Pros: Staff was friendly, rooms clean

Cons: Many advertised amenities (sky bar, rooftop pool, disco) were closed during my stay.

Pros: Great place next to the airport, good WiFi, beds comfortable, friendly staff.

Cons: Breakfast very very basic.

Pros: Elizabeth....from the Restaurant

Pros: access to the beach. night reception guy was friendly, virgin pinacolado

Cons: the barking dogs especially in the night, generator noise during the day. Some unfriendly staff. Breakfast> No hot water or tea, on 2 days no jam, white toast bread slides but no toaster, mosquitos in the room and at the reception, 15 min waiting for beach towls = 10 bites no hot water in the shower. It is a public beach and the carry hundered of people by buses to it, especially on weekends and holidays

Pros: It was close to the beach and the clean the rooms everysingle day.

Cons: We had to spend the first night in a different hotel, because it was busy. We did the reservation for that night bit they took us to a different hotel

Pros: Good beach and great to swim. Non aggressive beach sales and not crowded. Food in hotel restaurant at the beach good at reasonable prices.

Cons: Very run down. Booked sea view room, but reception tried to put us in basic Black door rooms instead. After intervention and argue we got the room we booked. Still - rooms had AC, but no way to control it. Windows did not close. Safe locker did not work. Elevator was partly out of order one day. Worst issue was that the hotel ran out of key cards for the room, so we had to ask reception everytime to open our room.

Pros: Quiet spot

Cons: Everything was great

Pros: The property was great- on the street behind the beach but the other side of the street so not actually beachfront. My only complaint was breakfast which involved very cold eggs. But, I’d stay here again as it was clean and convenient.

Cons: Breakfast- cold and bland eggs

Pros: The location is amazing for People like me that dont like crowded places. Is really cute and we love the pool!

Pros: Extra beach amenities

Cons: No hot water for room shower

Pros: It was not a nice hotel. The people were semi attentive, but the space was ugly and sparce.

Pros: Location, cleanness, beach club.

Cons: Breakfast, desk attention.

Pros: The provided access to the resort.

Cons: The staff at the hotel boutique are lacking both in numbers and in readiness.