Santa Marta is a city on Colombia's Caribbean coast. It is an important commercial port and also is a destination for tourists, as Santa Marta is the oldest surviving city in South America and has many beautiful beaches around. Santa Marta has lot of beaches, which are right in town because almost of the city is situated along the cost. The view from the beach is to the west, and huge rocks and beautiful islands can be seen. Santa Marta attracts with its beautiful old town as well as with two resort-like suburbs, which are called El Rodadero and Taganga. Taganga was originally a fishing village and is very popular among budget travelers, while El Rodadero has several high-class hotels and attracts mostly wealthy Colombians.
There are a high concentration of cheap hotels at the beach end of Calle, but the area can be dodgy at night, so be careful. A lot of cheap hotels can be found in the center part of the city. Most cheap hotels in Santa Marta are very simple and provide only basic services, but you can get clean and relatively comfortable accommodation for the night. Finding cheap hotels in Santa Marta will be easy, and a lot of decent options can be explored online. Also, you can choose among the hotels we recommend: Ribai Hotels Santa Marta, Park Hotel, Caribe Mar Hotel. All of these hotels can provide the services a budget traveler could need.
If you are not traveling on budget, Santa Marta has to offer a lot. Santa Marta hotels will make your holiday absolutely perfect either you are traveling with the family, are on a romantic honeymoon or just having a great vacation with your friends. There are a lot of family friendly resorts in Santa Marta, as well as very classy places to stay, so you definitely will be able to find one of perfect hotels in Santa Marta for you. Chose from the names like, Zuana Beach Resort, Irotama Resort, Santorini Hotel & Resort or. Estelar Santamar Hotel & Convention Center.
In places where tourism thrives, you can find many independent and boutique hotels which attract travelers from every corner of the world. If you will chose a boutique hotel, you will be able to spend even a better holiday in Santa Marta. You will get exceptional services, king size rooms and very welcoming atmosphere if you will stay in Hotel Boutique Don Pepe, La Calzada del Santo or Kantawa Spa Hotel. Also you can find some good options on the internet or local Tourism Information center can give you a good advice where to spend the most unforgettable holiday ever.
Below are reviews of the city of Santa Marta, Colombia from an actual visitor's perspective.
I have always liked this city, for the different options it has!