Hotel Boutique del Mar — Hotel in Cartagena

I stayed here for the final night of my two week stay in Cartagena and I'll say this was the best place in terms of service, room cleanliness, and amenities. Especially when on a budget it was perfect, it's on a beach that isn't as busy as Boca Grande which is nice. And it's technically outside of the Walled City but it's a short walk so it was worth it. They have a snack & drink bar inside your room with a fridge which is nice and the breakfast was delicious. It was convenient for us since we had breakfast, walked on the beach, and proceeded to uber to the airport and didn't have to worry about the traffic getting outside of the...

Noise. Noise. Noise. The loud, rough venue next door plays music till at least 2 or 4am some nights. They do not control loud talking in the foyer at all hours - very late and very early - and all the rooms are very near to it so its hard to sleep. The windowless rooms are like prison cells without windows, though my bathroom did have a skylight. Every shower in my stay was 100% cold. Not once was there even slightly warm water. Internet seems to drop out, often. I had mosquitoes in my room each night. Staff are friendly though. Sorry for the brutal review but this...

This is a great little place. There isn't really much hot water though. In a place that is so hot and steamy as this, it didn't really matter that much. It is on the main road through Marbella and is easy to miss. The breakfast and ambiance was quite good. The in room safe is a joke. It isn't attached, so you can just put it in your bag and walk out the door with it. The staff, breakfast, and everything with the location...