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Hotel Villa Colonial

2.5 of 5
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Calle de las Maravillas no 30 - 60, Cartagena, Colombia
Ranked #16 of 85 Cartagena B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 50 Reviews
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UK
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

We stayed at this "hotel" for 3 nights on arrival into Colombia and Cartagena. First off, its a little difficult to find but once you are there you can easily walk to the town without problems. Other reviews are right that this isnt the nicest street or part of town but i didnt feel unsafe (though always walked with my... More

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Arequipa, Peru
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

After weeks of slumming it in Colombian backpacker dorms and putting up with all the gap year flash-packer nonsense, this place was a welcome relief. It's quite a comfortable hotel, with a decent balcony and useable kitchen. The rooms are not overly expensive (I negotiated 40,000 pesos for a single), they include a private bathroom, cable TV and wifi. Some... More

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012
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After pre booking a room I arrived here in the late evening to only find out that there was no more room available! I was taken to another hostel a few blocks away where I got offered a rather non-descript room without any windows at all and a low ceiling! While I actually booked the more luxurious room. After obviously... More

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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012 via mobile

I was so looking forward to staying at Villa Colonia after research on the web but my stay was disappointing to say the least. As another reviewer said there is some confusion of images etc between this hotel and its much more upmarket sister hotel on the main road. We didn't get the place we were expecting. Our room was... More

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Pittsburgh
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

First the picture shown at the header in T/A is not this hotel. This hotel is situated in a small side street off Media Luna. No green grassy areas. Its located in Getsemani an older slightly more rundown version of old town. And only about a 10 walk from the historic Old Town. The area does have lots of hostels,... More

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Canada
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012

This hotel is a great place to stay while sight seeing the old city. The Getsemani area in general is a bit dodgy, but the hotel is only half a block from the main street which is reasonably safe and we never really felt unsafe walking around even at night. Martha and her staff are super nice and extremely helpful... More

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Norwich, Connecticut
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

We booked a 14 night stay and had the time of our life. Martha and her staff were very helpful. It is recommended to know some Spanish since English is little spoken. The atmosphere was like being at home due to the due diligence of the housing staff that aims to please. Just leave your key at the front desk... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

Good location, though the area did seem a little dodgy (get what you pay for guess). We booked a standard room, but upon check in were shown a room across the road, which at first was concerning, but the realized it was a whole apartment (kitchen, tv, fridge, lounge, bathroom) so we were happy. We extended our stay and they... More

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Salida, Colorado
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

We booked this hotel on the hotel's website and put down over $40 USD as a deposit on our credit card. The owner Martha was nice, accommodating and helpful while we were there ~ she changed our room as our first one smelled overwhelmingly of mold and was fine with us checking out a day early. The trouble came at... More

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London
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012
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person found this review helpful

This hotel was a pleasure to stay at, it was well located and safe. The staff were exceptionally helpful and even though they didnt speak a lot of english with our spanlish we managed to get by very well. they went out of their way to make my stay enjoyable including moving me to a front room with a balcony.... More

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Calle de las Maravillas no 30 - 60, Cartagena, Colombia
Price range (per night):* INR3,288 - 5,406

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