Hotel Ayenda Cartagena Blue 1804

In 25 years of traveling, this place is going in the top 5 of the worst places I have even been to. The pictures they provide on the booking platforms have nothing to do with what you actually get. The place was tiny, it’s like I rented a locker. There was no space around the bed at all, only on one side, just enough to walk to go to the toilet and shower. No space for furniture there, barely enough for your luggage. There is on’y one window and it is a view of the corridor. The room smelled like mold. There was mold everywhere. It was not clean at all. There was some kind of humidity flies all over the walls. There is no bathroom, they put show doors to close a space where there is the toilet and a sink and another door for the shower. You don’t have control of the temperature of the water in the shower. They don’t provide shampoo and only one towel. The air con is not working properly. I was next to the hotel laundry room and the washing machines woke me up. They were so noisy I thought there was some renovations there. Horrible. My only positive point is that the bed was comfy and the pillows were ok. There is no common spaces with air condition. The pool looks nice but I didn’t use it. There is nothing interesting in the neighborhood, the beach is close but it’s not pretty and full of plastic trash. Avoid that place please.

Very simple accommodations. Clean enough to get by but not glamorous. Booked through Orbitz and it said breakfast is included-found out when I arrived that it wasn't. Hotel is about 1 1/14 miles from walked city but theres a path along the beach that easy to access. A handful of restaurants and bodegas nearby. Neighborhood has nice vibe. I'd pay a bit more for a place in Getsemani or in the Walled city. *Heads up, Cartagena his HOT and humid. 90's with very high humidity-not much wind so be prepared to sweat ALL day. Beautiful city though great trip.