Honeymooners or those looking for an amazingly romantic experience, or anyone interested in architecture, culture or history.
Sofitel Santa Clara Hotel is located in the heart of Cartagena de Indias, northern Colombia.
The Sofitel has 119 beautiful bedrooms, including 17 suites, tastefully decorated in two distinct styles – elegant and contemporary, or opulent and colonial. Rooms have a view over the ancient city, the Caribbean ocean or the hotel's tropical gardens. All feature wi-fi, satellite TV and bathtub.
The hotel’s two restaurants, the Refectorio and El Claustro, match the magnificence of their setting with a gourmet international menu. The El Coro bar is a favourite of celebrated writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The hotel spa has a Turkish bath, a massive swimming pool and a range of pampering treatments as well as a gym.
As well as guided walking or horse drawn carriage tours of the historic city centre, the hotel can organize trips to their private beach on an offshore island for snorkeling, sailing or diving.
First thing in the morning, the streets of Cartagena are cooler and quieter, so get up early to explore the city, then return to the hotel for breakfast and a dip in the pool.