Playa Scondida

Colombia , Cartagena
BARU, ISLA, Km 27 Vía Cholón Isla De Barú
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20 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Dmytro

Nice and quiet place, friendly staff and great food. Loved every minute

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

ela

Very welcoming and attentive staff. Delicious food, ecologicaly friendly, clean rooms, beautiful views. Interesting excursions you can take from the hotel like snorkeling tourand mangrove boat tour

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Marina

It was a beautiful experience. The hotel clean and it was quite . The service was amazing . In Colombia is better to leave the tip directly to the employees that work to serve you .

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

Claudia

No dinning and/or entertainment options after 7 pm. Good for family with small children only.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

oscar

Great place to get get away from crowds.

Business_and_leisure

4/10

Poor

29 Mar 2025

jennifer

Pool is nice, food was pretty good. Noise from many party yachts at Cholon is annoying. Ended up with quite a few mosquito bites from our room. They’re rustic, and have some gaps in wood for insects to enter.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2025

Kevin

This place was amazing. Beautiful views right on the beach, clean beautiful rooms with a very nice pool, second floor lounging to view the islands and a dock for boat tours to pick you up. Food was amazing! Breakfast lunch and dinner with lots of delicious choices.
Best part was the service from the staff. Kitchen was friendly and made very yummy food. Sergio and Lecrecia were very welcoming, helpful and friendly. They made the beautiful amenities even better.
I recommend this place to everyone and I look forward to a return visit here.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2025

Vanessa

This is a jewel for those who are looking for a unique and peaceful place were you can rest, enjoy the sound of the ocean, the birds, the colors, the nature. A different kind of tourism that is not the typical full of parties and music.

They welcomed us with a drink and a smile. Along our stay Sergio, his wife and the ladies in the kitchen, all of them were very kind and amazing people. They are part of the beauty of this place.
Thank you to all staff!

The rooms are like in the photos, probably even better in person (we stayed at the one with the ocean view).

There is a small beach, but it is enough and it makes all sense that is not more than that as it gives you this feeling of privacy. I LOVE the fact they respect the mangles and haven't being intruse or destroyed the nature. This has LOTS of value in the middle of all the other chains of hotels, that are full of truism without conscious.

The food is delicious although expensive (however this is common in Cartagena).

As something that can be improved, I believe that for what you pay per night, a bottle of water would be good to give to the guests. Because the hotel is in a private place, there is no access to stores, grocery shops, etc. So if you get thirsty at 10pm, you will need to buy a mini-bottle whose price is elevate, so at least a bottle of water per guest per day could be offered (without charges).

This is that kind of stay that you want to repeat.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2023

Evangelina

Moskitos going to eat you a life, hotel maybe a 2 star, no towels cold water

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Nice place set in jungle vibe. Great pool and friendly accomodating staff. Staff will take u to whatever beach in the vicinity u want. Beaches are nice however be warned some hawkers at some of the beaches (blue beach) can be very aggressive and distasteful. Bring money to the beaches!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The staff was so accommodating and helped us arrange a tour despite the fact that we had arrived past the normal time for said tour. Fernando and Will were absolutely great and went above and beyond to make our stay more pleasant.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Wendy is a gem and was very helpful. We were the only ones at the resort and had a peaceful time.

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Relaxing time away from it all!

We had a very relaxing time at playa Scondida. We are Canadian and spoke little Spanish, so it was difficult to communicate at times with hotel staff, but they were very accommodating and overall helpful! We enjoyed the food on-site, the hospitality, and the nature. The owners organized the ride to the ecolodge via car and helped us arrange the boat back to Cartagena. It was very helpful and helped us relax and just enjoy the surroundings.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2016

William

Recommended

Isla Baru is an amazing area - and the thoughtful & friendly staff here made us feel at home. It's a special place. Would highly recommend the excursions on offer to Mangroves (which is really a tour of the local area of the island in general ie more than just mangroves & rosario.
On Saturdays the bar/club on the other side of the bay attracts party boats, which are loud. So when we revisit we will probably avoid saturdays. mon-sundays is idylllic. We had a wonderful time. Thanks !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

A really cute place, with plenty of hammocks and well appointed rooms. Lounging in the shade on the dock with views of the water and islands was particularly relaxing. Only slight inconvenience was the heat and humidity, which brought a lot of mosquitos. Even with strong bug spray (provided by hotel) we still got bites.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2015

Tyler

Great place.

Magical little place. Rafa and the staff were very attentive and accommodating without being intrusive and the cooking was delicious and authentic. Playa azul is a hidden gem. There is some annoying beach peddling but nothing remotely like you will experience in Cartagena or the big beaches like playa Blanca or Boca grande. I would strongly urge you to avoid anything the beach peddlers offer that is not factory sealed (we got sick from a coconut drink that we later found out was made from their local \"rainwater\" supply. After that incident, the owner, Fernando graciously took us into the village of Baru to get some much needed antibiotics, which was above and beyond or expectations. Highly recommended!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2015

Matt & Tara

Beauty in Baru

Our first time in Columbia was an amazing experience. We were guests at this resort toward the end of stay and the Owners went out of their way to personally pick us up in their boat from the secluded island we were staying at beforehand. From the moment we met Fernando, our host, we felt and a warm and friendly welcoming. He let us choose our own room and went out of his way to make sure he met our special requests for little comforts. The rooms DO have air conditioning and the bed was comfortable. The rustic feeling of the palm thatched hut provided protection from the elements while adding to the island experience. The food is chef's choice, which is different but led to some truly amazing meals. The resort is on the bay with a lovely dock but the nearby beach is less touristy and a slice of this beautiful country with awesome sunsets. Bring some peso's to experience the local flare. Snorkeling trip was very cool (and free). Drinks and anything you need here are very reasonable and they don't have the typical corporate mini bar price gouging. If you are looking for luxury you aren't going to find it here but you wont find it on baru. Its not that type of experience. Come here for a true Colombian experience with a chance to disconnect and relax. I promise you will never forget your stay at this resort and your visit to Baru. Fernando is a really great guy and even presented us with a thoughtful wonderful parting gift that we will treasure.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Nice hotel and friendly host but no CC machine.

The hotel is nice but they literally had to take my credit card to charge me. They said they have to call somewhere to charge me. I don't know why it has to work that way when they know how to use Internet and everything. Nobody likes to give out the numbers.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2015

Jay

Relaxing hideaway spot with great food

Great secluded hideaway with awesome food! Friendly owner with great service

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Catherine

Excellent établissement, service exceptionnel, personnel très agréable et accueillant, magnifique vue et chambres très confortables. Je recommande à 100%!