Tay Beach Hotel Tayrona

Room was pretty basic and had a water leakage. Beach beds were quite old and uncomfortable. Food was more expensive than other hotels around and they charged really high prices for transportation. We were staying at a different hotel before but moved to Tay Beach, and the previous hotel helped us book a ride to Tay Beach and charged us COP 90K. Later that day we went back to the previous hotel for a party, but this time we booked a ride at Tay Beach’s reception and they charged COP 120K.

Beautiful resort with lovely staff and delicious food! The beaches are clean, and you can walk for miles. The massages were very relaxing and we had a fun horseback riding experience the hotel coordinated for us. Would definitely come back to this place!

This was exactly what my wife and I needed ... a quiet place, nice accomodations, a good restaurant and bar. Good delicious food, breakfast, lunch and diner. Nice cocktails at the bar. The place is well taken care of. Tidy, airy, light. The waiters/waitresses are super friendly. And even though I don't speak a word Spanish I've always got served very well. After a 4day hike to Ciudad Perdida de Santa Marta we weren't interested in making day trips to places nearby but there there are excursions available. We had a wonderful stay and will surely recommend this to my friends. Kind regards, John

Our extended family was recently the Hotel Tay Beach for a wedding. The visuals there are stunning...it truly looks like paradise. Additionally, the frontline staff were exceptionally kind and consistently went out their way to ensure we were happy. That said, there are good reasons that I have rated it as average. First, dealing with them in the leadup to the trip was difficult. Getting an answer on email took persistence. Second, the food prepared by the hotel was just okay. Third (and related), the prices for everything there were very high, even inflated. Our Colombian family found out that prices for rooms, drinks, and food were inflated - they said - because many on the trip were from the US and Europe. I wouldn't mind if we got our money's worth, but, again, the food was average, the cocktails watered down, and the rooms, though visually nice, were very basic. I get it, it is an eco-resort, but for the price, I would have expected a little more attention to detail. Fourth, my impression was that the pool was not sufficiently chlorinated. There was a sort of dirty film on the surface and a lot of debris. Fifth, a lot of people ended up getting sick. To be fair, there is no consistency in the symptoms and illnesses (several had GI issues and I had badly infected bites of some sort), so I can't tell the source...eco resorts are close to all kinds of nature by definition. Finally, almost everyone I spoke to had issues with the final bill in terms of additional charges. This could be because they use paper receipts for everything and, at a party, there were a lot of drinks ordered. I offer the above as feedback to the hotel and knowledge for the traveler. I did not hate the place (it is MUCH better than one of its neighboring resorts we stayed at a couple years ago). If you are an experienced traveler and looking for a unique place close to the national park and other attractions, go for it. It really is beautiful. Just check the bill and use more repellent than I did. If you are not sure, you may want to consider the Mariott in Santa Marta and taxi to the sites.