Troncal del Caribe Km 40, 470003 Santa Marta, Colombia
#56 of 229 hotels in Santa Marta
Guests' ChoiceBased on 93 hostel reviews
8.7Cleanliness
8.8
Comfort
8.9
Location
9.5
Facilities
8.5
Staff
8.7
Value for money
8.5
Free WiFi
8.1
Each review score is between 1-10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We are currently testing a weighted review system in Malta, Iceland, Australia, Greece, Brazil and North Carolina. For properties in these regions, the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate ‘subscores’ in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money and free Wi-Fi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an Accommodation that you booked through our Platform if you stayed there or if you arrived at the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, please contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialise in detecting fake reviews submitted to our Platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone else who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team, so our Fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we would publish every review we receive, whether positive or negative. However, we won’t display any review that includes or refers to (among other things):
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out, and we may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old – or if the Accommodation has a change of ownership.
An Accommodation may choose to reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (what language a review is in, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). If you like, you can sort and/or filter them (by time of year, review score, etc.).
We sometimes show external review scores from other well-known travel websites. We make it clear when we’ve done this.
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include 'hate speech', discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, and the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options may be available (by type of traveller, by score, etc.).
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
End of dialog contentReviewed: 22 August 2024
Isabel
GermanyIt gets quite hot but a fan is in the room.
A really nice view when you wake up, as the ocean is directly in front of you. One should be aware that in the upper rooms there is no window/door towards the ocean.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 22 August 2024
Roberto
United KingdomIt gets very hot especially in the bathroom.
We liked the proximity to the beach, the private hammocks, the mosquito net.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 6 April 2024
Carmelina
United KingdomBasic, but we expected it, and grew to like it
Lovely staff and views right on the beach
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 13 March 2024
Paloma
United KingdomThe rooms are very basic so if you want luxury this won’t be for you
It’s location is amazing and you fall asleep to the sound of the waves
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 21 February 2024
Lauren
United KingdomFiltered water would be a great addition as buying bottles all of the time isn’t great.
Stunning bedrooms, couldn’t get closer to the sea if you tried. Friendly helpful staff at check in. Comfortable, cool and clean. Nice spacious bathroom too.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 17 February 2024
Stephanie
United KingdomRelaxing stay right on the beach. More of just a basic room, the place doesn’t have much of an atmosphere, but the views and the sound of the ocean is so calming. Restaurant just opening 2 doors down.. ‘El conche y nancar’ - best fish I’ve eaten in Colombia!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 9 February 2024
A
FranceThe shower was a trickle, hard to wash sand off
The staff were wonderful. Great homemade bread, cakes and cookies
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 31 January 2024
Frank-michael
GermanyOk, sometimes a bit of a kitchen smell, but not in all rooms and not in the fresh breeze either.
Super open concept, in the four-poster bed or or 2 hammocks right on the beach! The sound of the sea is always present and you can't miss the rising sun. Great breakfast and dinner on the beach, meeting point because it's so good. On the right neighbor is the best surfing school with a new hostel - Mendihuaca Surf Camp, on the left is the best fish restaurant in the area. The river next to it is clean and relaxed. For everyone who relaxes without Loving inhibitions (acoustically also uninhibited, of course). Nature reserve therefore quiet at 10 p.m. - not for party fans!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 18 January 2024
Karolina
PolandFew place to put your stuff. A table or some more shelves would be nice.
Amazing room, great idea of no window, big bathroom.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 5 January 2024
Candice
United KingdomThere is no outside food or drink allowed so you do have to buy there. Understandable but would have been nice to have a beer on our hammocks listening to the sea.
Amazing room overlooking the beach. Best place we've stayed in Colombia. We loved every minute of this stay. Fans were provided to help keep cool in the evenings. Stayed in the upstairs room and was great to hear the sea while you slept.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 30 December 2023
Carla
Spainthe rooms are definitely not soundproof
Room with direct view access to the beach
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 30 December 2023
Joe
United KingdomLocation
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 25 December 2023
Matthias
GermanySo nice to sleep with just hearing the waves. Staff was so friendly and they have the best food on the beach
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 17 December 2023
Gernot
GermanyAs a digital Nomad i missed a little Desk/Table and a Office chair to do my work. Would be awsome to Work there with this View and Vibe.
Very Nice place! Fast Internet!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 15 December 2023
Sophie
United KingdomThey put a plastic cover on the mattress which makes the bed quite uncomfortable
Rooms are directly off the beach. Clean room. Best value (and tastiest) food on the whole beach. Staff were nice.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 4 December 2023
Lucy
United KingdomNothing! Beware of sandflies and mosquitos though (despite the mosquito net provided)
Amazing, right on the beach, big bathroom and decent bed with a fan.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 18 November 2023
Gennaro
IrelandThe place is beautiful, Virginia goes above and beyond her duty with all guests supporting them with tips for local tour, arranging transportation and so on. She is the core of the place, she made my stay at CalmaChicha special.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 5 September 2023
Monica
AustraliaNothing, it was a perfect beach shack
Loved the room, it was incredible to sleep listening to the waves and wake up to an incredible incredible view. We enjoyed all our meals downstairs and had a very relaxing stay that has been a highlight of our trip
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 26 August 2023
Romina
Italyone of the most relaxing place near tayrona. love it.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 26 July 2023
Neil
United KingdomNothing
Great design with hammocks in balcony overlooking sea an comfy beds with mozzie nets. Perfect. Also nice food.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 1 July 2023
Denisa
GermanyThe shower pressure is quite low but that’s a very small concern.
Beautiful rooms open towards the sea, the view and the sound of the waves are truly magical, and the beach is a true tropical paradise. The rooms simple but comfortable and feel luxurious, the hammocks are perfect. Staff is super nice and the restaurant downstairs is amazing, we didn’t even eat anywhere else during our stay. You can also arrange a card payment with a small surcharge if you need. Do get a room on the top floor if you can. We had no issues with hearing our neighbors, the waves drown any other sound really well.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 30 June 2023
Clémence
GermanyThe hours at which the restaurant of the hotel opens in the morning are not really reliable - too bad because the food there is amazing !
The rooms are really comfortable and the hammocks are an absolute dream.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 23 June 2023
M
United KingdomHad some initial confusion upon arrival. Paid a little more and booked a first floor room with a balcony via Booking.com, but we were shown to a ground floor room by reception when we showed up. Had to wait around for 10-15 mins or so while the reception girl contacted the owner but all was rectified and thankfully we got the room which we booked.
Beautiful location overlooking the sea on Mendihuaca beach. Would recommend booking a room on the first floor, as you don't quite get the same experience in the ground floor rooms. Delicious breakfast offerings - smoothie bowls being a highlight!
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 21 June 2023
Andrew
United Statesno AC and a very small fan provided. Hard to sleep it is so hot at night. Also feels like you’re in a hostel dorm room, as you can hear your neighbors like there aren’t any walls.
Right on the beach and the best all around restaurant as well. next to the surf school so renting a board was easy and you can watch the surf from your hammock to see when it’s up.
Stayed in June 2023
Booking.com is part of Booking Holdings Inc., the world leader in online travel and related services.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, and they're all from real, verified guests.
1
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
When guests stay at the property they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff are and more.
3
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
End of dialog content