Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena

3.5 star property

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Stunning interior space with a grand staircase, lush greenery, and vibrant flowers.
Relax in a spacious area with a high ceiling, surrounded by potted plants and contemporary touches.
Relax in a serene outdoor space surrounded by lush plants and a swimming pool.
Step into the traditional charm of Kartaxa Hotel, where stone columns and a decorative wrought iron gate welcome you to a tranquil entrance.
Experience a tranquil urban oasis with a serene courtyard, white balustrade, and lush greenery.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Calle de las Bovedas #39- 120, Cartagena, Bolivar, 130001
  • Walls of Cartagena
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Clock Tower
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Cartagena de Indias Convention Center
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Cartagena (CTG-Rafael Núñez Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

Petite Plus

  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Our Petite

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Kartaxa

  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite Junior

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2

Double Room Standard

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2

Double Room Superior

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2

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About this property

Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Clock Tower
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and tour/ticket assistance. Free full breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include a garden and a front desk safe.
Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and free toiletries. This individually decorated and furnished accommodation includes desks. Beds feature down duvets and premium bedding. Cable televisions are provided.

Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead. This Cartagena hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
During your stay at Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena, you're just a quick walk from Clock Tower. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and an outdoor pool are available.
  • Free full breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • 9 minutes by foot from Clock Tower and a 4-minute drive from Cartagena de Indias Convention Center
There's a restaurant on site. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena.

This 3.5-star Cartagena hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free full breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 10 AM.
Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10 AM
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift
  • Tile flooring in room

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 1 year old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Service fee: COP 10000 per person, per night
  • You may be required to pay VAT (19%) at the property. Non-resident travellers who pay using a foreign card or bank transfer and present a valid passport and tourist visa may be exempt from value-added tax (19%) on tourist package bookings (accommodation plus other travel service).

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • A late check-out fee will be charged

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and window guards
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Visitors travelling with a child may be required by the property to present the following documents: at check-in, parents travelling into Colombia with a child under 18 may be obligated to present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for non-Colombian citizens). If a relative or legal guardian is travelling into Colombia with the child, that relative or legal guardian may be obligated to present a notarised consent of travel signed by both parents, along with a copy of both parents' ID. If only one parent is travelling into Colombia with the child, that parent may be required to present a notarised consent of travel signed by the other parent. Visitors planning to travel with children should consult a Colombian consulate office in advance of travel for additional guidance.
  • One child aged 1 year old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Hotel Kartaxa Cartagena Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 113 out of 243 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 88 out of 243 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 243 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 243 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 243 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Room with no window

I was only here for one night before flying out early the next morning. The hotel location is spectacular. However my room didn’t have a window and was very basic. The bathroom was small and the AC blasts on the bed all night.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet hotel with beautiful interior. Friendly personnel. Breakfast choices are so wide.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel Kartaxa has good qualities

The Hotel Kartaxa in Cartagena is a charming boutique hotel that offers a blend of historical charm and modern comfort What I liked most about it was: 1) location -it’s situated in the old city, close to historic sites, restaurants, events, nightlife, but also accessible to beaches and other trips. Its closeness to Plaza de San Diego is a must 2) Comfortable and quite accommodations with nice amenities 3) Beautiful infrastructure, located in a refurbished historical building with a primer retreats as library, swimming pool and solarium 4) Excellent service and friendly staff 5) Good cost benefit
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annabel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room and decorations
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Troy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Milagros

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

My favorite hotel in Cartagena!

Its a very cute hotel on a very peaceful street but half block to the Bovedas, traditional artcraft market and the city walk which you can walk on top around them. Very clean, professional staff, they will help you with anything they can. There breakfast is a la carte and is included, excelent.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Millie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Ligia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Gostei da vista da janela para o mar, tamanho do apartamento. Não gostei do terceiro andar sem elevador, do café da manhã pobre, pagamos diaria com cafe da manhã incluido e ainda tivemos pagamento extra por ovos cozidos.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Dominique

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very specious room, nice staff, good breakfast. Pool area very small. But for this price, a good place to stay
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emelinda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Alla

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It's quit cozy cleaned hotel with polite stuff, but when we called asking recommendation for transportation from airport to hotel, they send the car and charged 100 000 pesos and it was ridiculous because taxi cost 25000 everywhere. on a way back I payed 25000 pesos for taxi So don't ask hotel reception about transport.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great spot in Old City

The staff was great and so was the breakfast. The location is convenient but just outside the center enough to be quiet. Access to purified and chilled water was huge. No wasted plastic bottles.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Andres Felipe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location!

Greatly located in the Centro Histórico & near Serrezuela shopping mall. Nice breakfast included, attentive staff. It has a tiny pool, good enough for the heat though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was perfect in every way. The staff was helpful although some didn’t speak English. The breakfast in the morning was fantastic! The hotel was sparkling clean and the decor was beautiful.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad water pressure
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manuela

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

E

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at Hotel Kartaxa. It is just on the outskirts of the noise in San Diego plaza but it is also just a quick walk to the plaza. The hotel staff was friendly and accommodating. They arrange anything you need such as taxis and day trips. Breakfast was delicious and not just toast and bagels, real breakfast. We will definitely return to Cartagena and when we do, we will stay here. Gracias to the entire staff for making our stay there perfect !!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Mirna, Piscataway

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The driver we booked thru the hotel did not show at the airport, later claimed he waited for us 45 mins. We had paid for 2 beds in each room, but one had a queen bed - they couldnt resolve it until the nexg day. Our air conditioning didnt work and they were hesitant to help. Finally they brought up a new remote which resolved the issue. The breakfast staff was wonderful althouhh options were very limited.

10/10 Excellent

Nestor

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome experience !!! Colonial, antique, pristine and well decorated. Great service, delicious food. Clean,friendly and confortable. Highly recommended.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Boutique hotel situated perfectly inside the Old City. Some of the hottest restaurants, coffee shops, and clothing store located a minute walk from the hotel but it's quiet at night. Love the breakfast options as well and the staff service was superb!

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely Boutique Hotel. Delicious breakfast included. Friendly and accommodating staff. Walking distance to many things, shopping, restaurants, shoreline. 20 minutes from the airport.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harry