Sweet Harmony Hotel Boutique By Xarm Hotels

Colombia , Santa Marta
SANTA MARTA, Urbanizacion Milagro Verde Na Mero 19 20
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10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

david

Breakfast was amazing . Elena is a beautiful person. Our cabin was comfortable, private . It had HOT WATER!! This is not ordinary here . Most place do not have hot water. The river below is wonderful. I would definitely return .

Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Apr 2025

Hector

Not what was advertised

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2025

Brian

The river access was nice - pool a little small but \"ok\": but rooms all need air con.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2025

Joan

It was a lovely placê but hard to get to for me. I am in my 80s and the steps were a challenge.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2025

Lindsay

For positives, it is mostly very tranquil. We loved the view from our room and thought the breakfast and staff was really nice. I saw complaints about the juice but it is fresh without sugar added. It’s definitely not “bad.”

You are about a 7 minute walk from the river and 15 minutes from the town. I don’t recommend for people with any kind of walking challenges as the walk would be very hard if possible at all.

The downsides are that this is more of a glamping experience and less of a hotel experience. Things to be away of is the floor having huge gaps that expose you to the outdoors. We didn’t bring any food into our room and only ate in town, yet we were waking up with ants and other bugs in our bed and crawling on us. There is not hot water (which is a lot of places) but worst of all the shower is moldy and broken. We were only there for 3 days and I am thankful because the closest I got to a shower was swimming in the river every day. There was a day where you could smell sewage as well through the slats but it ended after about 20 minutes. The pool and hot tub were both out of order, but are still included in the photos of the property. I don’t know if this is a dry season thing or just while we were there, but we also didn’t see it being worked on either. As mentioned, the surrounding hotels/hostels sometimes play music very, very loud and late into the night. It turns the peaceful tranquil surroundings into an absolute nightmare as there is no soundproofing.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2025

Emma

The staff were amazing and very helpful. It is a quick walk to the main area of town and walking trails. breakfast was delicious and lots of options! There is a nice pool with nets hammocks and river access.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Mayra

We had a great time at The sweet Harmony. Breakfast was delicious.
Customer service is excellent.
Would definitely come back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2024

JORDAN

My stay here was peaceful. If you are looking for a place to disconnect this is your place

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2024

Milton Hernan

Beautiful accommodation and super friendly staff. Delicious breakfast with good variety. Clean, cozy rooms with amazing view. We will definitely come again!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 May 2024

Sophie

The room was lovely with a view and basic amenities. I do think some refinement/update is necessary for example our toilet was not secured to the building and moved whensat down on in addition to the nets in front of the cabin were damaged.

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2021

Leonardo

Really bad food, bad service, outdated. Worst experience ever

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent stay. Great views. Very relaxing. The hotel has access to the river

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2020

Mathieu

Harmony all the way!

Nice little hotel up in the mountains. Perfect service, everyone made it so that we had a perfect stay. We stayed for two night. Nights were a little warm having the fan in the room was a blessing. Short into town. The breakfast and dinner offered at the hotel were delicious. Great views of the mountains . Perfect for a couple of days to get out of the noisy streets and beaches. I highly recommend it!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Nice quiet location about 10-15 minute walk to town center. Rooms were comfortable with nice decks/views of the river below.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Incredible location and view. Privacy. Well designed cabins with cool hammocks. Breakfast was simple but OK

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2020

Greg

Great Minca base!

The location was amazing. A short 10 minute walk to town and amazing views. The staff were excellent with everything and also spoke English.
We had really good WIFI, comfortable bed and a bi of hot water.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2020

Joe

Receptionist has great attitude, very helpfull and great english skills! Great view from our room and the cook was great.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2019

Elaine

Quirky hotel, great surroundings

We really enjoyed our stay at Sweet Harmony. Staff were friendly and gave advice on things to do in the local area. There is also great choice for breakfast each morning. Guests also can explore the grounds of the hotel with a river and hammocks to enjoy. Would definitely recommend this hotel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Great views! The cabanes with AC are great. Well maintain property. Please provide more quantity and variety to the breakfast.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2019

Lydia

Very hot standard rooms without air conditioning

We were only able to book a standard room and regretted it. Since the hotel was full we were not able to upgrade either. The room was very hot and since there were so many mosquitoes we were not able to open up the window. We did have a nice rooftop terrace with a very nice view! The staff is very friendly and tries to help any way they can. They explained all the sites in the area and provided a map.
We were a little surprised how far the hotel was from town. Definitely more then .37 miles away from town. I agree it would be nice to have a little bridge over the river to cut down travel time but since it is shallow we were able to wade through. It would also be nice to upgrade the rooms with screens on the windows in order to be able to open them and have the rooms cool off at night.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2019

Hannah

Nice hotel, a few minor tweaks could make it great

Nice hotel, very attentive staff, good breakfast. The hotel was about 10 minutes walk from the main road, there are few hotels in Minca but many hostels.
There was no air con so the room was pretty warm most of the time. The security in the room wasn't great ( window didn't lock shut for example) but we had no issues. The bathroom didn't have a blind so people from the rooms below could see in if they decided to walk around to the back of their room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

River view

Right next to the river.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2019

Whatevagoes

The rooms were nicely designed, but needed more curtains (or blocking materials) and screens. The shower has no blocking from the outside other than glass, and there is a house with an active driveway where the family cannot avoid looking in at. Guest. It would have been great to leave the big sliding glass door open all night to get the breeze, but the staff told us that mosquitoes and other biting bugs would have gotten in. The fan was bery weak, so the room was hot and stuffy, while the outside weather was great. Very limited food service at the hotel, so guests have to walk 20-30 minutes on a dirt road to get into town. There is nice river below the property to wade around in. And there are some nice spaces to sit and relax when it’s not too hot. I gave the hotel an average score, because compared to other lodging in Minca, it was better than much of the competition.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2018

William J

green paradise with perfect wild rover beach

eco wonderful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Out-of-the-way hidden lodgings!

Whatever is being read here here should be contextualized - Minca is basically a village known for eco-tourism. So you can't really expect luxury. In any case, the room we had was very nice and spacious. We were located right next to the reception area, so we had Wifi but I know that other rooms do not get it. Room, Service and People are all 5 stars, especially given the area.

The is big plus/minus = Location. Sweet Harmony is located around 20 mins walk from the village central square. On the one hand, you have your own little jungle type feel because of the isolation, which I will say is pretty cool (The river is located right below the lodge and you can hear the stream loud and clear- Its very nice) BUT, you always have to walk for 20 mins to the centre(The path maybe slushy during rainy season) or take a bike-taxi (USD $2). But overall Minca is a low-key place, so if you are staying for long, 20 mins wont make a huge difference.

But overall the place is nice, rooms are good and staff is great.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2018

Andrew

Easy jungle living.

The hotel is in a wonderful location up on a hill with views in all directions. It even has access to the river where you can go for a quick dip in the afternoon to cool off. The staff was very nice and extremely helpful. The internet really only works in one common area so keep that in mind if you need to access it or do work from your room. I found the breakfasts in the morning to be lacking. Compared to other hotels in this price range we found it awful simple and without a lot of thought. If you don't have your own car it is quite a walk from town down a muddy dirt road. We didn't mind it but it could be an obstacle for others. The rooms are well-appointed and very comfortable with great little balconies. I agree with some other reviewers that it would be nice to have screens installed on the doors so the rooms can cool off nice in the evenings without letting all the bugs in.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2018

alan

getting to hotel rough road but worst it ...concern no a/c with the fan and altitude.. comfortable at night...needs a sign on the road to turn in

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Peaceful

Like all of Colombia, the people at Sweet Harmony were really nice and accomadating. The rooms are nice and so peaceful falling asleep to the sounds of the river. With no ac and having the windows open, do be prepared for lots of bugs and maybe even a lizard in your room. But that's just expected when staying somewhere surrounded by jungle. Hot water in the shower was a plus. I would definitely stay here again if visiting Minca.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2018

Alex

Quiet place close to Minca

Great place to stay if visiting Minca. It’s away from the town, so nice and quiet. You can walk to town easily but it is along a bumpy and dark road. We had a car (4x4 or raised suspension recommended!) but others just walked and were perfectly happy. The views to river are great. There’s birds and cats and trees everywhere. Just great!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely relaxing hotrl in the hills

Very relaxing three days in Minca. We tried the terrace room first - the terrace is just sun beds on the roof which is great if you just want to tan - but we much preferred the balcony room. Sitting out with a beer and watching the sun go down was lovely.

Good breakfast, good staff. There wasn’t much food choice for dinner but the town is only a 10-minue walk.

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Nice off the beaten path hotel. Very peaceful and beatiful location.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2018

wizzac

Should and could be better than it is

The installations and location are good.
Unfortunately, the owners are not local and the administration and services are not what you would expect for the type of 'boutique' hotel and price.
With minimal expense to the hotel the experience could have been much more satisfactory.
We were not offered a description of activities and services when we (6 people) arrived.
Our attempt to modifiy dates failed, in spite of email and phone communication with Expedia and the hotel, at least 2 months in advance.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2018

Michael

Getting in touch with nature...

If you enjoy remote with the sound of a mountain stream rushing over the rocks below surrounded by birds and lush foliage...then this is the place for you.

Some troubles with hot showers and the pool needing a treatment to use but it was a fantastic break from the busy and noisy cities.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2017

Kevin

Lovely, quiet and peaceful hotel

Great botique hotel on the edge of Minca. The best beds ever and a delicious breakfast really top off this lovely hotel. The walk from town is a challenge so hire a moto taxi if you don’t want to walk the 15-20 mins

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Disappointed based on reviews

Pool did not work and was empty, drinks were quite overpriced and we were given a room without a balcony which we had requested. Not worth the price, hostel next door (in which we stayed the next night) had better views and was cheaper for essentially the same services. Disappointed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2017

Carlo

Excellent location. Close to restaurants and Beach

Very nice boutique hotel with excellent service. Good breakfast and friendly staff who speak English.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Peace and Quite in Minca...With the Right Room

Lovely hotel but we much preferred the rooms that had balconys not the rooms with the upstairs terraces. The rooms with terraces feel like basement apartments since the windows are high up like a basement suite. They also are a bit noisy since you can hear everything in the halls, at main reception and the kitchen. The best rooms are located in a little building just to the left of reception. That building only has two suites, so it's a bit more private. Great semi private balcony with a very nice view too. Make sure you walk down the 2 min from the hotel to were the two rivers meet and keep walking downstream to a little waterfall. The staff are very nice, breakfast was okay and the location is top drawer!!

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2016

Grace

Great getaway

After hard travelling for several weeks, this was a luxurious treat and great value for money. It was 15 minutes walk from the main town of Minca which meant peace and quiet and relative seclusion. We had a wonderful view from the balcony and the room was comfortable and had all that we required. The breakfasts were good and plentiful, the staff helpful and courteous.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2016

Ronald

The staff did everything they could to make the stay a pleasant one. Loved the view and the mountain river

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2016

Gavin

Wonderful stay at Sweet Harmony

My partner and I had a wonderful 2 night stay at Sweet Harmony in Minca. The place has only been opened a few days; however we are sure it will be a success. The hotel is located on a hill with incredible views from your room of the amazing rainforest. The breakfast was delicious. All the staff were welcoming and friendly, in particular Orlando at the front desk who helped us with our travel plans back to Cartagena and who was always on hand to help. The hotel also makes the best mojitos I have ever tasted. Bonus!! The hotel is an easy 10 minute walk from the village of Minca. I would highly recommend this place for your stay in Minca!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Great place, in short walking distance from the town. Superfriendly-staff, she helped with everything we needed.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jan 2025

Franck

Mari anfitriona adorable !

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2021

Jonatan

Excelente

Excelente, muy limpio y sobre todo muy buena atencion.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2020

Dounia

Rien à dire à part parfait.
Environnement idyllique, très calme en pleine nature.
Personnel très accueillant, équipements parfaits.
Je conseille ++++++

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2019

Maria

Excelente! Totalmente recomendable. La atención, la comodidad y la vista hacen que no se quiera desear nada más!

Family

4/10

Poor

21 Apr 2019

Joran

We had a very disappointing stay. The rooms are overpriced and in a very bad state. The only brand new and nice rooms in the boutique are the 4 ‘suites’. Our room with a view had no AC and was extremely hot. The provided fans are of bad quality and do nothing. During our stay there was no warm water in our room. We asked several times if they could fix it, and every time they told us that they would take a look at it, which never happened. The cold shower is right in front of the big bathroom window without cover and the family next door can see you showering. The rooms are dirty and there are dead bugs everywhere. The sheets had yellow stains in it and we had to ask for new ones. The breakfast was also very disappointing and the bare minimum. The only 2 positive points is the nice view and the front desk speaking some english. But it is definitely not worth the money.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Servicio y atencion del personal excelente
Las cabañas individuales son muy comodas y privadas

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Tolle Aussicht in die Natur!

Die \"Suites\" sind ganz neu errichtet und jeweils in einem eigenen kleinen Bungalow mit großem Balkon untergebracht mit direktem tollem Blick in die Natur durch die große Glasfassade (sogar vom Bett aus!). Sehr gut und willkommen bei der Hitze die Klimaanlage, so hatten wir auch nachts keine Mücken im Zimmer. WIFI im Zimmer problemlos.
Den direkten Zugang zum Fluss haben wir ebensowenig genutzt wie den kleinen Pool.
Gutes Frühstück im Freien mit Wahlmöglichkeiten (nicht nur Rührei!). Das Hotel vermittelt Massagetermine in unmittelbarer Nähe bei einer Schweizerin (zu empfehlen).
Der staubige Weg ins Dorf dauert zu Fuß ca. 15 min und hat sich auch im Dunklen mit Taschenlampe sicher angefühlt, kann für wenig Geld (ca. 1,50 €) aber auch mit dem Mototaxi zurückgelegt werden.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2019

Ellen A.

Nice boutique hotel

Nice boutique hotel, great view to the mountains and river, staff really nice and helpful. Hot water in the shower. My room had a really great view to the mountains and an nice balcony. Nice details all over. Would stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Superbe chambre avec terrasse. Choix de déjeuner varié et délicieux. Attention, certaines chambres n’ont pas de balcon ni vue. Il est possible de rejoindre les restos de Minca en quelques minutes en taxi-moto pour 5000 COP. A pied en 15 minutes. Personnel attentionné.

Leisure Partner