Hotel Y Restaurante Jardin Paisa — Hotel in Santa Marta

To be clear, I have stayed in this hotel previously in 2019 and gave them an excellent review. |This year I came back and hadn’t booked ahead (I knew there were lots of vacancies everywhere), so I did a walk in. I was created with a smiling “Your back!” and a hello from everyone. |I met some of the new staff and was given a room that opens to the patio, bar and pool. The air con was strong and fast, so I always turned it off when I left. |This place is incredibly clean. I commend the staff for the efforts they put in. |Location, location, location. This is across the street from the beach and marina and the buses all run by and it’s easy to hop on to reach other beaches in the area. |Turn left out the door for the beach and right for a short stroll (100 meters or so) to the square where you’ll find great food, bands playing Colombian music and crowds of smiling local families and friends out for a long evening. |I know will return. |I’m terrible with names but the fellow at the pool bar is an excellent source for tips of where to go and things to do. |Thank you to the whole staff and family.|Just a note the pool is very small but is clean and cool. Perfect to...

After feeling a bit hustled in Cartagena (our fault, too soft and no Spanish language skills) my partner and I were looking for a more relaxed and friendly experience and we found it in Santa Marta, and especially in Jardín del Duque. From the moment we arrived, Pietro on the front desk, a fluent English speaker, did everything he could to make us feel welcome. From discussing different day trip options from Santa Marta (there is so much more to do than we read in the guide books) to helping us find a great place for dinner and advising us on safety and getting around. |The room we had was dinky and a little tired, but when you have a beautiful, relaxing terrace with a jacuzzi and bar 10 steps away, why sit in your room?! Good breakfast on the terrace too, fruit, scrambled eggs, toast and the best latte I’ve had so far in Colombia. |For the price of this hotel, it really surpassed our expectations. At the end of our stay - we hugely regretted only having two days in Santa Marta - the son of the hotel owner, who was also very fluent in English, gave us a lift in his car to Minca, to our next hotel. Lovely people, lovely terrace, top marks for hospitality...

I styles there supposedly for 3 night just 2 were enough..||Very noisy hotel.. if you are lucky and the other guests let you sleep before 2.00 am.. and really this happened 2 night i was there with other guest and the room door closed very strong so..woke u up easily !||than the morning at 6.20.. when u slept 4..3 hours ..the staff arrive to start the breakfast and so they discuss in the stairs ..discuss in latin way so very loud and no respect for the guest who desire to sleep and rest! ||the music for the breakfast starts at 6.50 am.. and believe me they will make u up if u get the chance to sleep after the staff arrival.||Then the room i REALLY old fashioned..and furnitures very mmmm "not in good shape"||bath room very small and not convenient at all..no place to dry your swimsuit or your towel..||i wont recommend this hotel..||but on front of it..you have another hotel which is reallllly more convenient for a...