Is the walled city walkable at night?

Yes, it is busy and well lit into the evening. Ordinary care applies, and use app cars for Getsemaní and Bocagrande after dark.

Do you hold houses in Colombia?

No. These are real hotels and rentals from our booking partners, with live rates for the dates you set.

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Where to stay in Cartagena.

Colonial mansions turned into small hotels inside the walls, with rooftop pools over the rooftops. It is hot, it is loud in the best way, and the walled city is where you want to sleep.

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Planning notes

Inside the walls

The old city's converted houses are the reason to come: courtyards, twelve to thirty rooms, plunge pools on the roof. Getsemaní next door is younger and cheaper with real nightlife. Bocagrande is high-rise beach and feels like a different city.

The heat is the schedule

Sightsee early, retreat to the pool from noon, walk the walls at sunset. Anything else and the humidity wins.

Islands, not city beaches

City beaches are ordinary. The Rosario Islands are forty-five minutes by boat and worth a day or an overnight; arrange the boat through your hotel rather than at the dock.

The best months to go

December to April: Dry season: the best weather and the highest rates, peaking over Christmas and New Year.
May to June, November: Short rains, usually brief afternoon downpours. Good value and manageable.
August to October: Wettest and least predictable, and within the wider Caribbean hurricane season.

Questions we're asked about Cartagena

Is the walled city walkable at night?: Yes, it is busy and well lit into the evening. Ordinary care applies, and use app cars for Getsemaní and Bocagrande after dark.
Do you hold houses in Colombia?: No. These are real hotels and rentals from our booking partners, with live rates for the dates you set.