Heritage Design
Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena
“Seventeenth-century convent heirloom”
Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Cartagena
“Cloistered Caribbean redoubt”
Casa Pestagua
“Aristocratic colonial cloister”
Casa San Agustín
“Colonial aqueduct mansion”
Casa de Alba Hotel Boutique
“Colonial stone mansion”
Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa
“Restored Carmelite convent”
Hotel Casa del Coliseo
“Seventeenth-century designer mansion”
Hotel Quadrifolio
“Colonial manor household”
Local
Hotel Casona del Colegio
“Artisan-crafted colonial casona”
Hotel las Islas
“Treetop stilt lodge”
Casa de Alba Hotel Boutique
“Colonial stone mansion”
Design $–$$
La Passion by Masaya Collection
“Theatrical colonial manor”
OSH Hotel Getsemani
“Arched courtyard hotel”
Blue Apple Beach
“Riviera-inspired beach club”
Lively
Hotel Casa La Factoria by Faranda Boutique, a member of Radisson Individuals
“Colonial warehouse mansion”
Casa Pestagua
“Aristocratic colonial cloister”
Casa San Agustín
“Colonial aqueduct mansion”
Hotel Movich Cartagena De Indias
“Modernist colonial townhouse”
Hotel Capellan de Getsemani
“French-accented colonial townhouse”
Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Cartagena
“Cloistered Caribbean redoubt”
Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena
“Seventeenth-century convent heirloom”
Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa
“Restored Carmelite convent”
Neighborhood spotlight
Casa La Cartujita
“Carthusian monastery guesthouse”
Hotel Casona del Colegio
“Artisan-crafted colonial casona”
Hotel Quadrifolio
“Colonial manor household”
Hotel Casa del Coliseo
“Seventeenth-century designer mansion”
Hotel Casa La Factoria by Faranda Boutique, a member of Radisson Individuals
“Colonial warehouse mansion”
Hotel Capellan de Getsemani
“French-accented colonial townhouse”
OSH Hotel Getsemani
“Arched courtyard hotel”
La Passion by Masaya Collection
“Theatrical colonial manor”
Secluded
Hotel Las Islas - Isleta
“Secluded island sanctuary”
Sofitel Barú Cartagena
“Bioclimatic coastal showpiece”
Blue Apple Beach
“Riviera-inspired beach club”
Corona Island, Cartagena
“Boat-shaped bamboo bungalows”
Hotel las Islas
“Treetop stilt lodge”
Editorial mentions
Corona Island, Cartagena
“Boat-shaped bamboo bungalows”
Hotel Las Islas - Isleta
“Secluded island sanctuary”
Hotel Movich Cartagena De Indias
“Modernist colonial townhouse”
Sofitel Barú Cartagena
“Bioclimatic coastal showpiece”
Casa La Cartujita
“Carthusian monastery guesthouse”
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Blue Apple BeachThatched cabanas with vibrant oceanic patterns, artisan woodwork, and private plunge pools.DesignResortSocial$$C
Casa de Alba Hotel BoutiqueRestored colonial stone archways balanced with contemporary furnishings and modern suite amenities.HeritageDesignLocal$$$ Casa La CartujitaCarthusian monastery guesthouseHeritageDesignLuxe$$ Casa PestaguaDouble-height beamed ceilings and Moorish stone arches enclose a palm-shaded courtyard pool.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$$ Casa San AgustínSouth Carolina designer Kelley McRorie paired iron canopy beds with Moorish-tiled bathrooms.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$$ Corona Island, CartagenaBoat-shaped bamboo and bahareque bungalows elevated on pilings to amplify ocean waves.DesignResortSocial$$$$F
Four Seasons Hotel and Residences CartagenaSoaring glass atriums, preserved colonial frescoes, and custom woodwork by Colombian artisans in the Catroux-designed suites.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$$H
Hotel Capellan de GetsemaniRestored colonial beams meet pastel oak furnishings and French bistro floor tiles.DesignHeritageLocal$$$ Hotel Casa del ColiseoJuan Carlos Arcila-Duque dressed high-ceilinged colonial salons with contemporary furniture and art.DesignHeritageLuxe$$$ Hotel Casa La Factoria by Faranda Boutique, a member of Radisson IndividualsColonial warehouse mansionHeritageWellnessDesign$$ Hotel Casona del ColegioCustom Hechizoo woven tapestries and marble floor mosaics set beside preserved brick arches.DesignHeritageLocal$$$ Hotel Charleston Santa TeresaExposed cedar beams, coral-stone arches, and courtyards uniting colonial and republican architecture.HeritageDesignLuxe$$$$ Hotel las IslasThatched conical bungalows raised on wooden stilts high into the forest canopy.DesignResortLocal$$$$ Hotel Las Islas - IsletaConical thatched-roof bungalows set directly along the Caribbean water, built with bamboo screens and expansive timber decks.ResortDesignLuxe$$$$ Hotel Movich Cartagena De IndiasExposed coral stone walls and woven caña flecha panels balance modern lines.DesignSocialLocal$$$ Hotel QuadrifolioSpanish colonial architecture centered on a leafy garden patio with carved clover motifs.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$L
La Passion by Masaya CollectionOriginal checkerboard tiles and antique gramophones sit beneath a soaring leafy courtyard garden.DesignHeritageLocal$$O
OSH Hotel GetsemaniRepetitive geometric arches enclose an open-air central courtyard and swimming pool.DesignSocialLocal$$S
Sofitel Barú CartagenaBioclimatic LEED-certified coastal architecture detailed with native stone, exotic timber, and custom tapestries by Colombian artists.ResortDesignLuxe$$$$ Sofitel Legend Santa Clara CartagenaRestored seventeenth-century arches frame corridors filled with original Colombian masterworks.DesignHeritageLuxe$$$$Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.