Name: Bahia Cartagena
Address: Bocagrande Calle 4 # 3-59, Cartagena, 130015, CO

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2025

Tatiana

Very nice hotel very good location, excellent customer service, the staff is very helpful, the room was ample and clean with a fridge, the hotel has its own restaurant with good buffet type breakfast, and good service I had lunch and breakfast both were very good.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

30 Oct 2024

Quelvi

The hotel overcharged us for things that should have been covered. Better places to stay around.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2024

Carla

Excelent,

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2024

leslie

Quiet good service

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

01 Jul 2023

Daniel

This was the worst staying in the hotel that I have a half

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2023

Mario

la habitación tenia goteras en el tumbado y el baño mucha humedad.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2023

Carolina

Near everything but not in the middle of everything. Quiet street, and beautiful surroundings!
Staff was very attentive. For the price, the place was great, the pool was awesome and the food was good (small servings, but that's common in the area).

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2023

MICHAEL ROBERT

La piscina muy buena

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2023

Jorge Arguelles

Very good location and cleanness.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Sep 2022

ROBERT

The only thing that's going for this place is the pool.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jul 2022

Eric

Ok

Old worn. Decent maintenance

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2022

OMAR

Excelente, el desayuno incluido muy bueno

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2022

German

The staff were incredibly nice. Such beautiful people. Always willing to help and in a very nice way. Such a joy to see nice people. I will always stay there if I need,

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2022

Lamont

Quiet Hotel/Good Value

Location is excellent if you enjoy peace & quiet. Very close to everything you’ll want: restaurants, bars, banks, groceries, the beach. Check in was a breeze. Room overlooked the pool and was clean, had hot water, good ac and a mini fridge. Pool area is lovely except for the hard-as-rocks S-shaped lounge chairs. Opt for a table instead. Check out also a breeze. Professional & friendly staff too!! Walkable area at night with easy access to taxi’s to/from Old town & Getsemani.
Note with the hot/cold water: you only get one at a time which made showers a bit dangerous because the hot is boiling.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2022

christopher

The place was convenient walking distance from the beach it’s served it’s purpose front desk were very helpful being from the US they set up the Covid test rapid results in less than two hours staff was super friendly really wasn’t a language barrier between American and Spanish I highly recommend great price convenient I had no issues

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

The staff was amazing! And the breakfast was great

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2019

Bea

The best client service in Cartagena!. The hotel is well located. I love the pool. Amazing breakfast.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

02 Dec 2019

Ed

I could not sleep at night because of loud music from the club across the hotel. The traffic in the street is equally loud. On Saturday, there were a group of men blasting their music from outside the hotel until 5am. Clearly, the hotel has very bad sound insulation. If you plan to get a night sleep then dont stay here.

The safe is outdated, the AC unit is outdated and runs without ever stopping. And this humming adds to outside noise to make it a nightly Sonic torture. If you plan to sleep at night, dont stay here.

The place is very clean however. The staff is nice and helpful.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2019

OSCAR

Good stay

I had a good stay

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful hotel with excellent customer service! Everyone was friendly and always had a smile.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

08 Nov 2018

AVOIDTHISHOTEL

I had problems from the beginning with the hotel manager, an old bad tempered woman, and the desk check in person, also an old woman. The room I checked into was filthy and the shower had only two settings. Cold and scalding hot. No in between. The toilet also did not flush and the A/C was stuck on one position. When I brought this to the attention of the woman at the desk she said she would get to it later. I ask to speak to the manager and she came to the front and the two had a quick conversation in Spanish that I did not understand and then the manager turned to me with a rude and aggressive behavior telling me that this was not the United States and that I would have to learn to accept things the way they were. I could not believe this and asked if I could cancel my reservation and I would go to a different hotel. She pulled out my reservation and preceeded to waive it in my face and laughed saying that I could leave whenever I wanted but that since I used Expedia the money was not refundable and they would keep the money even if I left. Even the desk lady had a smile at her managers actions and words. This was just within the first hours of my arrival things were worse over the next four days. Any request was met with a sideways glance and huff and I eventually stopped asking for anything and just counted the days to leave that horrible hotel. AVOID THIS HOTEL AT ALL COSTS

I have never been treated this way and I have traveled the world and stayed at countless hotels.

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2018

jimmy joe

Great stay

Great staff pool was the best in bocagrande stay was great breakfast was good

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2017

Lixkarime

Great service!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2017

Mark

Great location great pool great staff what more can you say

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2017

OSCAR

Very good hotel !

I had an amazing stay at this hotel !

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2016

Steve

Friendly Hotel

Good hotel for older place. Nice pool, rooms need up dating. Great staff and manager.

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2016

Mark

Nice but languishing

I love the style; pure 50s South Beach. The staff were pleasant and helpful, though management seemed rather scarce. In 4 days I saw what seemed to be a manager twice, briefly.

There were mosquitos in the otherwise nice open-air restaurant. Small ones, and I don't think they were the Zika-carrying kind, but I was surprised that considering the current scare, management doesn't seem too concerned about this. I mean, it's not that hard to get rid of mosquitos if you put your mind to it.

All of this might explain why the place was mostly deserted when I was there. It's kind of sad - they have a big restaurant and a nice terrace bar area, but almost no guests or customers. And it was clear that this is the usual state of things. Ordering any kind of cocktail or food required staff to make trips to some faraway kitchen or prep area to fetch basic things like ice or limes. They obviously don't expect much business. And it's not so fun to sit around a deserted place.

Overall, the facility is nice, but this hotel seems to suffer from some kind of malaise. Maybe more energy from management would help. I spent a few days at a similar-level hotel around the corner before moving to the Bahía, and that one was quite bustling.

4/10

Poor

09 Jan 2016

Juan

Dont recommend it at all

We stayed 5 nigths, the room's floor was very old and cracked, the bathroom is awful, the shower door was broken, and the water pressure was minimal, I am very dissapointed,

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Jan 2016

Not Provided

Sam

Not bad

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2015

OSCAR

Pleasant stay

We had a good time at the hotel . I am glad that I spoke Spanish because only one person in the hotel had some knowledge of English. Bring a good Spanish frase book if you do not speak any Spanish.

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2015

Jairo

A bussines hotel

it was good hotel location.

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Nice place

The hotel is nice. I was only there one night and it was a good nice room. There is a very nice pool. I also had breakfast there in the morning which was good.

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2014

Will

good location

In the middle of everything, but they won't allow family or friends to visit the room

2/10

Poor

30 Mar 2014

micarr

Very uncomfortable

I first arrive at hotel and they lose power no backup electricity. The towel on bathroom floor was wet!! The toilet seat had a sanitary paper indicating it was clean, however toilet seat gas pee on it. The condition of the room was not great. The bed was like sleeping on a rock, I am not joking. And very low, any lower I would have been on the floor. I canceled my last 2 days there and went somewhere else. The staff was pleasant and pool was clean!! But the food for breakfast was horrible too. If your reading this my advise is to look for other hotels and read reviews. There are plenty of great hotels in Cartagena

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2014

Jairo FLascarro

passenger in transit

very good.Hotel staff highly friendly and well trained to provide good quality of hotel services. Rate is convinient for business and people in transit.

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2014

LD

Helpful staff, nice pool

Staff helped me decide on a Islas Rosario tour and were all friendly. I don't actually know if they speak English, as I spoke with them in Spanish. The pool is great, though the lounger seats aren't very comfortable. My first impression was unfortunately of the strong-smelling cleaner they use in the lobby (too common in Colombia). Don't worry, the rooms smell fine.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jun 2013

YoDudeMan

Three-star because of pool

This is one of those hotels that has seen better days. The pool makes it three stay but the rooms are not so nice. Cruddy tile floors even had brown substance on them that looked like excrement and bits of mop string. Smells come through the A/C vents including bathroom odors. Front desk sold us a rather ghetto tour including drunkard student tourists.

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2013

CJ

nice place

i needed one night after an event at the Hilton, without breaking the bank, with a good swimming pool and a touch more local feel than the Hilton, and ideally within walking. It scored tops on all these. Only odd thing was other reviewers raved about breakfast, while I could hardly see mine due not traveling with a microscope.

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2013

Fay

unexpectedly great

the staff is very accommodating and extremely attentive, i had a surgery and my mobility was limited but they made it easier 4 me.
The hotel is clean and well kept, The manager is always accessible, walking around the property and making contact with guests.
very nice big pool, great food, the location is just perfect 2 blocks from Beach,short ride 2 historical center.
will come back 4 sure

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2013

Scott

Great little place in Bocagrande

This is a lovely little hotel, though a bit overpriced (I think that's because it was the highest of the high season). Anyway...super helpful staff, great pool area, clean though not large rooms, and the lobby is like something straight out of 1962 (but in a good way). Well located, close to the beaches in Bocagrande. I will stay here again next time I'm in Cartagena.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2013

Ken

All the facilities, good staff, no 'frills'

Hotel had nice setting, sizeable pool and good outdoor area. Did get some traffic noise, but not much. Staff always very firndly and attentive which more than compensates for anything else. The room was a little old and unclean

4/10

Poor

25 Nov 2012

Jordan

A basic room

I stayed at Hotel Bahia because I changed my travel plans and needed a place to stay for one night before I could check in to my other hotel. The location in Boca Grande was pretty good as it was one block away from the Hotel Caribe and two blocks from the beach, but there is not much to do in Boca Grande in the first place. There was a nice pool at the hotel and the beds were comfortable. Unfortunately, I had requested a non smoking room and the only room that was given to me smelled of stale cigarettes. The bathroom was very small, but was clean and had good water pressure. While there was free wifi, it was only available in the lobby. Overall, the hotel was fine for a basic place to sleep for one night, but I wouldn't recommend it for a longer stay.

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2012

Verified traveler

Great Hotel if you want good hit shower

Problems with wifi and air conditioner keep from an excellent rate.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Aug 2012

Verified traveler

Value

Hotel and rooms are clean. Overall guest room is due for modernization, room is dated. No mini bar, blow dryer, and flooring is from the 1960's. Pool area is nice and restaurant for breakfast was good. Good value, but borderline on experience.

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2012

Joe

Good Deal on Good Hotel

The hotel was conveniently located. The beach was a few short blocks away and there were plenty of restaurants and shops in the immediate vicinity. The staff was very friendly but didn't speak too much English. The rooms were a little small. The bathrooms were clean and there was plenty of hot water and great water pressure.

DO NOT get laundry service. For a small bag of clothes, they wanted to charge me $40. They also push the day excursions without revealing all details (travel time, etc)

Overall, it was a good, relaxing stay. The pool was medium size and kept clean. The wi-fi was consistent, but it only worked in the lobby area.

I would recommend to anyone looking for a bargain hotel in Cartagena.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2012

Verified traveler

Hotel Bahia in Bocagrande

Great location essentially on the 'border' of Bocagrande and El Laguito. Very friendly staff. Really comfortable bed and a nice shower. The only things I didn't like was that I had to ask for ice and that they charged for local calls, which had to be made through the front desk instead of directly from my room.

4/10

Poor

16 Aug 2011

Daniel

Nice hotel bad service

We had a horrible experience with rude people who worked in this hotel. It is shame because the hotel is nice. except for the service and the fact that the hot water in this hotel is also not constant. It is a nice hotel,

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2011

Verified traveler

Good Hotel

close to the beach, shooping, local bus or taxi. Was there for biz trip so in/out, secure and good people. Not your tipical american 3 star but does it Ok for short stays

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2011

Dan

Bahai Hotel Cartagena Colombia

I stayed in this hotel 1 night as a lay-over. The hotel is in need of renovations. In my room, the water pressure was very bad. Trying to take a shower, it was either very cold or extremely hot. To avoid a burn, I chose the cold. There was a loose tile on the floor, and the toilet barely flushed. Actually, when the toilet was used for not the yellow use, it barely flushed and we were stuck with an increasing odour. We notified the hotel and at first insisted there were no other rooms and we would need to remain there and not use the toilet until it could be repaired the next day. Eventually realizing the circumstances, my girlfriend and I were given a room with 2 single beds. Not the ideal situation, but since they insisted that all rooms were full. Which was amazing to me since the whole day and night I only saw maybe 3 other guest.
After I booked this hotel, I was told by a local that the Coral Reef Hotel, just a block down was a better choice.
Also, must be careful of the elevator, since it does not sit correctly. You either have to step up to it, or down into it.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2011

Verified traveler

Friendly Staff

I would go for another round. This is a decent place to stay, not so good, not so bad. Beach is three blocks away. I was there for a week, and the staff was very friendly. If you are the type of person that goes on vacation and think that the Hotel is your Home, this is not a good choice ( go to a resort). However, If you are the type of person that spend the all-day walking or getting to know the cities, this is a good place to stay.