For years, tourists have made visiting the Sofitel in Cartagena a must. Now the group has a brand new beachfront property up the coast.
When traveling somewhere new, I am always one to get a bit of FOMO, worrying I’ll be missing out on every aspect that a place has to offer. Beach side, downtown, old town, restaurants, bar—I want to do it all. So when I was invited down for the combo experience of city and beach between the two properties, I was ecstatic—no more of the dreary planning!located inside the walls of the old town of Cartagena. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with buildings dating back more than 500 years.
As you first walk in the former convent, built in 1621, the leafy confines of its square interior garden is, well,. It’s a place you want to put on enormous sunglasses and drink during the afternoon heat, the perfect spot to hide from your family, and very much somewhere you look chic with your significant other at the restaurant set around it—El Claustro.
After a couple days in the heart of Cartagena watching the Caribbean from my room, I could not wait to get to the beach. Just a 40-minute catamaran ride from the port or an hour car ride, the newSince I was escaping the hell that is winter on the east coast, I ended up taking the catamaran. After all, the weather is one of the best parts about this part of the world, and what better way to enjoy the sun than to be on a boat.
If the Santa Clara is all about its historic environs, Calablanca is about its natural one. The hotel bends around a cove on the coast and has a sort of tropical ecoresort aesthetic with floor-to-ceiling bamboo shutters and soft-colored stones and brick throughout. Three large pools separate the main building from the white sand beach. You can lounge by the pool and still have a view of the water–perfect for those who love the sea but not the sand.
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