Cartagena de Indias

Amarla Boutique Hotel Cartagena

Name: Amarla Boutique Hotel Cartagena
Address: Calle 35 4 - 29, Cartagena de Indias, 13001, CO
Rating: 9.4

Calle 35 4 - 29, Cartagena de Indias, 13001

The experience

Luxurious AmenitiesAmarla Boutique Hotel Cartagena offers a blend of comfort and style with its outdoor swimming pool, garden, and terrace. Guests can unwind in elegance and enjoy impeccable service at the on-site restaurant.

Convenience at Its BestExperience convenience at its best with room service, concierge service, and complimentary WiFi available throughout the property. The hotel's prime location, just 60 meters from the city center and close to Marbella Beach, makes it an ideal choice for travelers.

Charming AccommodationsEach unit at Amarla Boutique Hotel Cartagena is thoughtfully designed, featuring modern amenities like air conditioning, flat-screen TV, and a private bathroom. The cozy rooms with plush bedding ensure a relaxing stay for every guest.

Book your stay at Amarla Boutique Hotel Cartagena and indulge in a luxurious getaway with top-notch facilities and personalized service.

At the hotel

Popular amenities

72 listed

24-hour security
Access to health care professionals
Adult only
Air conditioning
Airport drop off
Airport pick up
Airport shuttle
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Bar
Bike tours

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Breakfast in the room
Breakfast takeaway containers
Cashless payment available
CCTV in common areas
CCTV outside property
Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
Concierge service
Contactless check-in/check-out
Cooking class
Daily housekeeping
Delivered food - securely covered
Dry cleaning
Face masks for guests available
Fax/photocopying
Fire extinguishers
First aid kit available
Food delivered to guest room
Free WiFi
Garden
Guest room sealed after cleaning
Guest rooms disinfected between stays
Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
Heated pool
Invoice provided
Ironing service
Key access
Laundry
Laundry washed per local authority guidelines
Luggage storage
Non-smoking rooms
Non-smoking throughout
Outdoor furniture
Outdoor pool
Physical distancing in dining areas
Physical distancing rules followed
Pool bar
Process in place to check health of guests
Public Bath
Restaurant
Rooftop pool
Room service
Safety deposit box
Salt-water pool
Sanitized tableware & silverware
Security alarm
Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
Shuttle service
Shuttle service (additional charge)
Smoke alarms
Special diet menus - on request
Staff adhere to local safety protocols
Sun loungers or beach chairs
Sun umbrellas
Swimming pool
Terrace
Themed dinner nights
Tour desk
Tour/class on local culture
Walking tours
WiFi available
Wine/champagne

Live guest feedback

Guest reviews

9.4out of 10

Diogo · couple · 2026-08-27
10/10
“Great boutique hotel and very nice staff - room was very comfortable and AC worked perfectly in a much needed weather; breakfast was good”
Staff worked hard but high prices without 5 star
Deborah · couple · 2026-08-22
7/10
“beautiful historic building with pretty roof top pool although no view from sitting. Attractive courtyard built around two trees.”
Worth knowing: The walls and shutters were fighting the damp and the rooms needed some maintenance, painting airing cupboards fixing. Only one kitchen as you came in which was awkward to order from. Very noise road with bands and people trading all night
Beautifully disappointing
laurasI6032QO · Couples · 2026-08-21
6/10
“Amarla is a truly stunning hotel that unfortunately has a pretty severe identity problem. Upon entering, your breath is taken away by the beautiful art and amazing scale of the place. It feels like you've been transported to a wonderfully extravagant secret where the rooftop, the lobby, and the rooms seem painstakingly curated. However, upon closer examination, the hotel is not as wonderful as it seems. My husband and I chose to spend our honeymoon here, thinking the stay would be magical, but it was far from that. The hotel staff were very kind (Dorian was very nice), but there seems to be consistently poor communication between them. From our smaller-than-expected room with no view besides the inner wall of the hotel, we had a bathroom that, besides having very odd water pressure in a shower that did not drain, also had a window that did not seal whatsoever. This was uncomfortable because A) it did nothing to keep the Cartagena humidity and mosquitoes OUTSIDE and B) you could vividly hear all of the conversations in the dining space below, as well as the frequent disagreements between the hotel staff. During the first breakfast of our honeymoon, we waited for over an hour before my husband went to inquire about the food's status, and only then did lukewarm food appear. Mind you, the mosquitoes had a full meal of all of the hotel guests during breakfast, as we were all itching uncontrollably in the open-air space (if you are coming, bring lots of bug spray). During our first swim at the rooftop swimming pool, we noticed that although we were blown away by the view, the pool lacked some maintenance, and there was no hotel staff monitoring for available towels (there were none) or anything else. My husband went downstairs to ask for two cocktails, and upon asking twice whether he should wait to bring them up himself, he was persuaded that they would be brought up. And the cocktails were indeed brought up... 45 minutes later. And again on our last day, when we wanted to enjoy some room service, the food was brought up 40 minutes later (which is fine), but without any of the coffee I had ordered. I messaged the front desk, and they read my message but did not respond. My husband went down to inquire, and the staff at the front desk apparently went to yell at the kitchen staff before someone brought up two coffees 15 minutes later. All that to say, Amarla is a beautiful hotel, but it is a hotel that really needs to work on its guest relations and communication. Besides all of the inconveniences, we were not expecting the red carpet upon arriving, but I genuinely would've appreciated the smallest single gesture or thoughtful detail to make our honeymoon experience at such a beautiful boutique hotel any better than just "average."”
Stunningly beautiful antique hotel in the heart of Cartagena
Mila · solo traveller · 2026-07-03
9/10
“An absolutely stunningly beautiful, antique hotel in the heart of old Town, Cartagena, kind, attentive, friendly, professional stuff. Amazing views from rooms and upper terrace/pool. Tasty breakfast. Walking distance to everything. It's an absolutely magical place.”
Worth knowing: Unfortunately, the climate and the AC in the room. When we visited, it was extreme heat and humidity, so the moment AC is off, and we had to switch it off over nights occasionally, as it blows strongly straight to the bed, so the room gets warmed up in seconds and was quite hot to sleep.. Also, somehow, ironically, this beautiful hotel is located in the loudest street of the old town, so bring your earplugs :)

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