Hotel Bahia Taganga

Colombia , Santa Marta
TAGANGA, Calle 4 No. 1 B 35 Camino a Playa Grande Taganga
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6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2025

eduardo

Beach and scenery

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2025

eduardo

Nice view of bay. However entrace under condtruction. Restaurant hours limited. Staff polite. Bedroom had a few bugs. No hot water since, weather is generally very hot and humid. Walk down to several restaurants but constant flies and bees while eating. Beautiful scenery expect fir tge very poor surroundings. Entrance dirt road poor and ghetto looking area.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2025

Johana

Amazing views!!!!

It was the most amazing view!!! A breath taken view! However be prepared for a very basic stay I terms of hotel structure. No hot water, not elevator, no minibar.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2025

David

Top Notch

Incredible view, great staff and wonderful breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2025

Pablo

The property has a great view, good facilities, great personal, Excellent food. Everyone and everything was a good experience within the hotel. Only one thing I didn’t like was fact that the lighting on the street at night is not the best on your way back from the bars area. Having in count is the farthest hotel from the restaurants and bars area I will suggest to have that on mind.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

31 Jan 2025

Lance

The staff was nice. However, everything else was terrible. The area around the hotel was dirty. Unsafe to walk to the dirty beach. Many stairs to climb to room. Nasty room, bugs, etc. No hot water and posted “Do no drink water”Very loud music from local bar until 5 am, so sleep is not possible. We paid for the week, but left after first night losing all payment in advance. Best experience there was sitting on a large iguana on our 4th floor apartment patio. Went to Marriott and had a great time.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2024

Johanna

Magestic Taganga

What a nice place. Atop a mountain just gorgeous view. We had a room with a view and it did not disappoint. The hotel is very nice, but they definitely have to do some work on it. For the price we paid it could have been better. The people who work there are impeccable. They cater to your every need. Peaceful and majestic views. Nestled between two mountains in sacred lands this place is magnificent. Things are getting a little dangerous so caution is recommended.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Thomas Lee

The hotel is decent, but don't book there unless you're physically able to walk up a lot of stairs. The area is nice, but it's very noisy, that's just the area. That's what it is. Fortunately, the Hotel is above a lot of the noise. The staff is fantastic! Thank you very much for all you did for us. Wasn't impressed with the free breakfast and because of it, we decided not to die in at the hotel. There's a lot of great choices in the area that are easily found. I'd stay there again.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2024

Thomas

The staff was awesome! I was a little disappointed with the breakfast that was included in the stay and felt like they should've turned it up a notch. There is a lot of climbing involved, they're on the side of a mountain and do not have an elevator so to enjoy, the pretty view you have to work for it if you are not physically fit enough to do a little stairclimbing I'd recommend you stay away from this facility. The rooms are OK but very basic, no refrigerator, but I was furnished with a cooler and ice at my request . They were very accommodating! They do have a restaurant but because of the disappointing breakfast, we decided to eat elsewhere during the stay, there were many great choices in that area so we were OK having not utilized the restaurant. I would definitely stay there again because it's a very pretty place with a nice pool And a view to die for. Again, the staff were Very accommodating, friendly, and attentive.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2024

Coady

Rooftop pool hot tub and main restaurant!
The hotel is on basically on the side of a cliff above the entire city below… probably the best hotel I’ve ever stayed at ngl.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2024

Carlos

I enjoyed the pool area ,the view and breakfast definitely recommend this place

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2023

nabil johnson

Nice view

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2023

Carlos

No parking at the hotel, surroundings not clean, no elevator

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2023

Elizabeth

There were mouse droppings in the bathroom. They were there every day. The maid never cleaned the room, she would remove the trash but never swept the floor so there was a layer of dirt and sand. The shower had two settings: extremely hot or frigid -- there was no in between. The architecture of the balcony was such that the strong winds sounded like we were staying next to railroad tracks. It is a short walk to the nicer beach (I think the listing said 7 minutes but unless you are sprinting that is not going to happen) but even the less nice beach is still good. No refrigerator or coffee machine so you must be constantly going to the often-closed restaurant for everything.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2022

David

Muy buen sitio para disfrutar de playa y hermosa vista. Muy buena atención. No hay elevador, muy bueno para las personas que le gusta ejercitarse, hay que subir y bajar escalas. Pero muy bueno. El restaurante muy bueno y servicio excelente.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2022

Jorge

Scenic views, pool and jacuzzi

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2022

JOU

Beautiful place!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2021

Julie

The hotel was nice enough. The staff was very helpful and friendly. The food in the restaurant was just so so. We were in Taganga in December and it was very crowded with tourists. Unfortunately, Taganga is very loud. Loud music played in several businesses literally ALL night. Due to the position of the hotel and the fact that sound carries over water, it was very loud in the hotel as well. Also, there were bright glaring lights shining out over the bay and into hotel windows. It is unfortunate that the town of Taganga allows this noise pollution and light pollution to exist. I was expecting a quiet fishing village, and got a loud obnoxious party town.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2021

ELIZABETH

Alright Place

This place is alright, but next time I would probably stay at the other end of the bay where it is more developed. The first time I arrived I felt like the area to get there is a bit sketchy with people staying outside all night with loud music blasting and roosters going off at all hours of the night (not the hotel's fault).

The hotel had great service, a nice view, and a nice pool. The wifi is OK but you couldn't work or commit to anything really important using internet.

People weren't lying about cabs not wanting to go up to the top. You get dropped off at a roundabout at the bottom and take a path (not driveable) up to the hotel on the mountain. It's not bad.

Every time we left the hotel and came back there were all of these little sort of pill-bugs (potato bugs) that appeared out of the drain. I just got home and am still unclear on whether or not these are bed bugs..but there weren't any in the bed or signs of blood or black eggs or anything. I have never seen bed bugs before so I don't know :/

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2021

geoffrey

BAHIA TAGANGA

This hotel is the premier property in Playa Taganga. Taganga is remote and dirt roads seperate the hotel from paved roads. GPS is a must for navigation to this location and speaking spanish is a plus. Gated parking is off site but just around the corner and a representive will take you there. The cost is about 6 dollars(US) per day and you won't need your car in while in the town. The hotel has a restaurant with great food and cheap beer(Aguila, Club Colombia for $1.50 US approx) and beer in the town was about $1 US, and seafood(including lobster) is plentifuland cheap. The hotel is elevated so there is a steep incline leading to the office and lots of stairs after that. The pool is great and overlooks the cove and the beach town. The hotel staff is great.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

17 Oct 2021

Thomas

Don’t be tempted…

The only nice thing was the view. Difficult to get to. Taxi drivers don’t want to go there, and some said we had no business going there. Food, rooms, etc are overpriced, especially for the area. Internet is almost non-existent. The WiFi comes close to functioning, but it’s connected to something similar to dial up. I got 3mb while hard wired in the reception. If you have access to a local data plan, the best you’ll get in Taganga bay is 3g, if you’re lucky.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2021

Andrew

View is nice didn’t spent much time in property though. Could use a refreshing coat of paint

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

The covid safety measures are way to much , feels like to be on a prison

The view to the bay was amazing .

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2021

Daniel

Parking was advertised but we couldn’t find it. Had to risk parking on the street. Too expensive for such a small simple room. You’re only paying for the view which you don’t get unless you go up to the pool. Not worth it in my opinions breakfast was good though, view was nice

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2019

LYNDA

Roof top views of Taganga beach

A high top location with a wonderful view of Taganga beach, family owned, with pleasant staff, but be aware there are no lifts and the steps up and down could be a challenge... we liked it for its Columbian authenticity and Caribbean charm

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

The picturesque view of the bay an the pueblo were beautiful. The staff was also very nice. The pools and terraces were nice and inviting.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Great location with great views. Staff goes above and beyond. It has access to a hiking trail to playa grande or take a boat in town for 10 l 20 k peso..depends how good your hageling skills are. Walking distance to everything.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2019

Louis

Good in general

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2019

Marcus

dope little spot right on the cove.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2018

David

If you don´t need luxury and all you need is disconnect from everything, this hotel is for you.

4/10

Poor

22 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Old, unclean, terrible bed, only redeeming feature is the view

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2018

boblaublaw

this property was the nicest on the beach, but it was on the bad side of town, you had to walk thru trash and dirty people begging for change to get to the nice resteraunts and such.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2018

Herzel

Excellent team and good hotel in Taganaga

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2018

Herzel

Excellent team very very friendly

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2017

Joshua

Relaxing, simple stay!

Perfect little hotel for part of our honeymoon trip! Great help in accessing Tayrona, and perfect to come back and relax after a day of hiking or at the beach!!

Partner

4/10

Poor

02 Aug 2017

Bernard

Terrible experience, 5 flights of stairs, no elevator, staff not terribly friendly especially in the kitchen...waited half an hour to be served...really a disaster
Hotel was deceptive about rooms with views, wanting to charge the most without showing all rooms available with views...wifi poor

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2017

Kathy

Room with a view

Beautiful views------ although it was more than the price quoted by hotel.com. I'll call later--still on vacation.
Other than that, it was wonderful except-----
Not good service from hotel for our snorkel trip. Our vendor promised we could use cards, but when we went to pay they did not take cards. We waited to pay the captain with cash for hours, but he never met us. We had to rent mask and snorkel at beach and the snorkels leaked. We have been on snorkel trips worldwide and never put in this position. The company did not have a name.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Bahia Taganga

Bahia Taganga has incredible views. It is a great location, to be quiet and outside of the hustle and bustle of the streets is great and it's still an easy walk into town. They had construction and some water issues while we were there but it was a still great experience.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2017

Good hotel in the heart of Taganga

This hotel has excellent views. The staff was excellent. Be prepared to climb a lot of stairst. The food was average, we did not have to many options.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2017

Eric

Solid Budget Hotel with a Great View of Taganga

Very simple room with a great balcony and access to the hotel's beautiful pool and sun deck. The restaurant offered great food and the breakfast was good. The bed's are a bit hard and the room did lack hot water for half of the trip, but it was a good experience overall for the value. The location is terrific.

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2016

Ron

Property employees were wxcellent

4/10

Poor

21 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Poor management

WIFI duration of max 15min, on and off the whole time. Besides the manager, no one speak a single word of English. The hotels has 5 floors and its like a maze, but very poor with signs to find your way. How hard can it be to put up a few signs???
Very noisy hotel. Sounds from draft from the balcony door when closed. Service phone in the hallway rang every 10min with very loud signal that goes straight in the room. Loose debris on the roof moving around when windy creating loud annoying noise when windy. Not really able to relax with all this noise and distractions.
These are things that management must be aware of but do not care for making better. Im wondering who is looking after this place, certainly not the manager. Nobody really cares at this establishment. It is like they never thought the thoughts what can we do to make it a better stay for the customer.

I rated this hotel at 2, if it was not for the location and the view it would have received a 1.
You will find better hotels for cheaper price in Taganga.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2016

Michael

Nice hotel for Taganga

The hotel was very nice, but be aware of stairs, there is no elevator and the nicer views are on the higher floors. Also, our shower was missing the shower head so it felt like you were using a water hose. The staff were very polite and breakfast was great.

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

No hot water and poor construction (lots of wind noise at night because sliding glass doors are not well sealed.

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2016

Kerri

Great view

The staff were all super helpful and friendly. The music at the nearby local bars can get loud on weekends so bring earplugs if you want to sleep with the window open like I do. I wish there was a way to have coffee or tea in the room so I could sit at the window and sip a cup while enjoying the view. But I did not bother to ask if I could have some from the restaurant.

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Pleasant hotel in a less ideal town

A nice hotel (though insanely loud wind the first night!) with a pretty view and a cool pool. Very helpful staff who went out of their way to arrange things for us. I'd skip Taganga itself, though, and stay in nearby Santa Marta instead, if I were to do it over again.

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2015

Caro

Exelent hotel

The staff was super nice and helpful every single time from the begining
The pool is exactly like the picture beutifull
I recomend to stay in the view to the ocean room

6/10

Pleasant

18 Nov 2015

Not Provided

The hotel was Ok for the price, but not great.
the room was supposed to be a double bed, but instead it was 2 sinlge beds put together, which was uncofortable because they moved at night while you moved on the bed.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Direct access to a terrible beach (dirty and full of boats) the pool is good dont expect more

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jul 2015

Harrinson

Great views! not so great service

The view from this hotel is almost breathtaking. We stayed in the 2 floor. For the price of this hotel I would expect a most updated bathroom or at least hot water. Our room had ocean view which was beautiful. I didn't feel safe in the area. You have to walk 5 minutes to get to the hotel in a sketchy sidewalk. My girlfriend was scared at some point we only took the money that we were going to use. The clubs, restaurants, etc are far from the hotel. The hotel is located in a lonely are no other hotels or restaurants around it so It can get weird. The pool was beautiful with the view. The hotel was clean... I was not please with the staff at the reception during the day. the cleaning and breakfast crew were very nice and friendly. The crew from the reception were too young and had no sense of hospitality what so ever, such a shame this hotel has a lot of potential. The lady was talking on the phone about her mom doing i don't know what. They were on Facebook in the computer, I had to really say excuse a couple of times... and when I wanted to book a bus back to Cartagena they young guy pass me the phone to talk to the bus company and book my own bus, thank god we spoke Spanish. Clearly they need to learn the true meaning of hospitality they are the face of the hotel. I asked for towels and he only gave us 1. One towel for 2 adults... Not the service I was expecting for $90 a night.

Partner