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Reviews of Scalea Di Mare Hotel 3 stars

Calle 30 #10C-36 Barrio Getsemani, Getsemani, 130001 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

#98 of 304 hotels in Cartagena de Indias

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 59 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.6

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  • Reviewed: 5 March 2025

    9.0
    Great hotel but small pool and no hot water
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location, pretty hotel and comfortable beds. Disappointed there was no hot water and the pool was so small we didn't bother getting in it. Location was great close to bars and restaurants and wasn't too noisy at night.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Private External Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are mosquitos or other insects in the room which bite at night. You should put on some insect repellent before you go to sleep, otherwise you may end up terribly bitten (like my 5 yo son did).

    Great location, tasty small breakfast (coffee,juice and pastry), friendly staff.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Private External Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly staff, tasty breakfast (coffee,juice and pastry), excellent location in the heart of Getsemani. There is a tiny pool but it was good enough for my 5 yo son to enjoy it.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No hot water per se, but we didn't mind because it was astronomically hot every day, cooler showers were welcomed.

    Great quaint building. Lots of character. Centrally located but not in the middle of the madness.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff does not speak English and is not very helpful/friendly

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    7.0
    Not bad, but not recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No ambience in dorm—feels like a warehouse of people. Pool is small and has limited hours. Sometimes have to wait to enter.

    Location was ok. Had lockers.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    One receptionist tried to charge me more money when I arrived.

    Good location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 February 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No curtains and lamps by each bed Very poor light in the room No common space to relax or meet people (it's not really hostel, more like a hotel) No towels provided Pilot to AC not provided in a room, reception has it and each time you want to change a temperature, you have to ask them for that Poor water pressure in the shower No ring for the main gate and no key either - if you want to come in, you need to shout to the receptionist which is kind od frustrating

    Perfect location The room is quite big and there is space for things on the floor It's clean, as well in the bathroom and in the room

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Private External Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    We had higher expectations for the swimming pool which was infact really a jacuzzi. more than 2 people and it was crowded

    Beds were very comfortable. We had a private shared bathroom which was clean with plenty of hot water. The location was good

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower hot water not working good

    Room is nice decor Good internet Good bed is a very hard mattress but you sleep well on it

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The size of our room and the bathroom was minimal, 2 adults and 2 kids could hardly circulte.

    The interior design of the hotel is beautiful, making a good use of the small building it is. Hotel offers a gratis breakfast snack: coffee, fresh juice and a small bread, all very tasty.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only one male and one female bathroom for a 14 bed dorm room doesn't seem enough in my opinion, however it wasn't an issue when I stayed there because there were never more than 5 people staying. What seemed like every hour the staff would walk through the dorm room and take a photo of the male and female bathrooms, it just seemed really strange. They were polite when they did this, however they would often leave the doors open which counteracted having the A/C units running. This is wasting electricity for the hotel and it also made the rooms too warm (if the door wasn't shut by someone after the staff left). The staff cleaned the dorms daily, but the bathrooms didn't seem to receive the same treatment, sometimes they would get a quick clean but the dirty and hair covered floor mat would just be flipped over, which meant the dirt and hair on the underside of the mat would just be moved around the floor. The lights in the dorm room were quite dim.

    The dorm room had 3 great A/C units. The hotel was lovely, with a nice very small pool. The free juice, coffee and pastry in the morning was tasty and welcomed. The staff were all friendly too. The rooms were cleaned daily. Nice sized lockers.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2023

    9.0
    great choice
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    shower was a little cold, but honestly that has been in most places in colombia so far

    nice staff, nice looking and modern room (relatively), great location, pool is a nice plus (but small), free snacks in the morning

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2023

    7.0
    Pratical and comfortable.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Because its so close to some bars expect a little noise on some nights. Theres no window in the rooms but we already knew that.

    The location is nice since you are walking distance (5 min) from the centre of Getsemani which is beautiful and full of life, and really close also (10 min) to Cartagena centre. Theres restaurants, bars and shops just around the corner.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 February 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights

    No hot water in the showers and our room was small. The bed was too firm.

    Friendly staff, good location, super safe place and complementary breakfast (pastry, juice and coffee) was awesome!

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There was a family with a kid and that kid was so noisy. Walls are super thing. Room 6 caught all of the noise. Not the hotels fault ofcourse.

    Perfect stay! Clean and nice. Rooms werent too big. But you can see that from the pictures. Location is great in a safe area and doesnt catch much noise from the party streets.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2022

    7.0
    Fine but shower and breakfast were disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Couldn’t change the temperature of the shower and it was quite cold. Breakfast very limited and during the week only from 8-9 and weekend 8-10.

    Room was clean. Fridge in the room.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2022

    7.0
    Friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The dorm room has no window, no individual light and there are only 2 bathrooms (1 for men, 1 for women) for the 14 beds

    Good location for this newly opened hostel and the staff is very friendly

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 January 2025

    4.0
    Viel erg tegen voor die prijs
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Room is like a prison cell. No light at bed, no chair, no table, only a double bed

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 December 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The charge of $20 USD for a hand towel and the fact that when we were checking out she went to the room for at least ten minutes not sure what she was looking/checking for.

    Location was great. Only had coffee and juice 1 day.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2023

    1.0
    Yes but no
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hair everywhere in the bathroom Bed not comfortable and too small for 2 ppl Dust everywhere Shower with bricks wall too small Location not great Price too high for the service provided

    The staff is nice

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2023

    10
    Very nice.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I loved the balcony and coffee time.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    People were super nice and food was also excellent. In relation to the price, it was a great experince.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2023

    6.0
    Great location but not worth the money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noisy hotel

    The hotel was very noisy , breakfast is not included just a coffee and juice . The cleanness was not as good as expected

    Stayed in April 2023

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