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El Marques Hotel Boutique

4.0 of 5
Nuestra Senora del Carmen, No. 33-41 | Centro, Santo Domingo, Cartagena 57, Colombia
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El Marques Hotel Boutique
Ranked #30 of 90 hotels in Cartagena
4.0 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
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Barranquilla, Colombia
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 August 2011
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I stayed at El Marques with some friends and it was great! The hotel keeps it's colonial charm with all modern comforts - cool a/c rooms great for Cartagena weather, wifi throughout, modern rooms and bathrooms. The staff couldn't be more helpful, it was like having a personal butler 24hrs! Breakfast was amazing, the bread is even made by the... More

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Santiago, Chile
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2011
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person found this review helpful

i was with my wife for 4 days.... excellent. has been my best vacation. the hotel is small an cozy, excellent wifi, a/c, only 8 or 10 rooms great pool. close to everywhere the staff is excellent. i recommend to use the bike ( that the hotel has) to getting around the old city. ill be back , for sure. More

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New York City, New York
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2011
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This is my first review on this website, and I am only taking the effort to write it because of the amazing experience at El Marques. We had a beautiful room - modern and well-appointed, but which exuded immense colonial charm. The staff was very prompt and helpful. But most of all, this hotel is an absolute gem. I would... More

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2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2011

Just an absolutely fantastic hotel. We returned home tonight having spent the whole day by the pool at this beautiful hotel. I was lying there wondering what else I'd want from this hotel and there really isn't anything at all. I mean that. The service was superb, embarrassingly good in fact: in the sense that they couldn't stop being helpful.... More

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Bogota, Colombia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2010
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A boutique hotel is not only a well located place, very few rooms and very expensive, it's about great service, and this is not the case. Very nice hotel, beautiful, great location, but terrible service. More

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New York
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 September 2010
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person found this review helpful

We picked this hotel because the pix looked great and the location was next door to the wedding we were to attend. However, even though the hotel is "charming" and the room was large and had all the amenities associated with a boutique hotel, the service at night was horrendous. I waited at the small front desk from 1:00am to... More

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San Salvador, El Salvador
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2010

This is NOT a boutique hotel. Poor service; no management; rooms look better on website than they are: dark and smaller. No amenities. Breakfast poor. Outside the room no aircoseat available. Personnel has no idea about what service is. Don´t go there. In Antigua, Guatemala these hotels cost half the price and much better service. They still has to learn... More

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NJ
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 July 2010

The hotel is really lovely and the pool is nice. And the location is ideal. We enjoyed the breakfast. too Everyone in the hotel (and the city, for that matter) was quite nice and eager to be helpful, including the front desk manager/concierge, but the concierge/manager was just inexperienced and didn't seem to know the city that well. We asked... More

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Frankfurt
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2010

ftrom all the boutiques hotels in old town CArtagena we found this one the best, nice combination of the old and new, beautiful place, very quite, and the service was the best. we will be back we loved the place!!!!! next time we will try the spa and swimming pool..... More

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Rapid City, SD
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50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2010

The photos of this place hardly do it justice. Truly a gem of a hotel! When we arrived we were given a welcome cocktail. Then, once in our room, we had a delightful plate of Colombian cookies and candies. The pool was very nice and private, we took a dip after walking around town, as it was very hot and... More

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Nuestra Senora del Carmen, No. 33-41 | Centro, Santo Domingo, Cartagena 57, Colombia
Price range (per night):* S$431 - 553

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