Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena

Cartagena, Colombia

City Boutique Hotel Accor Live Limitless Michelin Key, Condé Nast Traveler Awards, and Travel + Leisure Awards
Worth Considering

Built in 1621 as a convent for the Poor Clares, this storied property sits in Cartagena's UNESCO-designated walled city, facing Plaza de San Diego. The city walls are steps away, García Márquez's house is around the corner, and the cobblestone streets are lined with some of the city's best restaurants and bars. Inside, crypts, confessionals, and centuries-old wells sit alongside a pool where nuns once grew bananas and sea grapes. Restaurant 1621 serves locally inspired meals in a candlelit courtyard framed by arched cloisters.

What It Is

Four centuries of Cartagena history wrapped around a pool and a courtyard restaurant.

What It Is Not

A boutique stay. This is grand, storied, and operates at scale.

Worth Considering

If Cartagena is on the itinerary and a grand historic hotel suits over the growing boutique options in the old city.

 

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