Step outside to feel the sun on your face and the sand in your toes on the white sand beach. Summer fun is a breeze at Soy Local Islawa with activities like snorkeling and kayaking.
Free breakfast is served daily. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. This beach hotel also offers an outdoor pool and a garden.
Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Cartagena hotel.
The hotel itself is beautiful and staff was very nice and organized within their capacity. Bungalows over the water are truly amazing! Administration, though, is another story. Our two night trip was shortened to one by them on the day of our reservation. They sent me a message an hour before we were supposed to be picked up from our hotel in Cartagena to be taken to islawa. They arranged a home for us to stay in that night in Cartagena. Our group was large (10 people plus 10 suitcases which we were very clear about beforehand) and the provided transportation was for half that many people and no suitcases, which we were actually charged for! The boat they provided to the island was also for half that many people, but at least this one was not charged to us. I think they are very understaffed and cannot provide the service they promise. They mean well and try to correct but just aren't capable of delivery.
Iâd like to start by saying this was an amazing experience. - Expect Baru Island prices - you are also welcome to bring your own snacks and drinks thereâs a fridge in every room!
Staff is incredible and welcoming - front desk both the lady and the man are incredible!
Bartenders⊠amazing.
Overall - everyone is nice and polite- definitely coming back!
As for the hotel itself Iâll say this: paradise.
Baru itself is far away from the city so expect open roads (if you can afford to pay oxen transportation take that - much cooler)
The hotel will handle your transportation!
The island itself is very beautiful and is a great escape. Lots of great food options at the restaurant.
However, on our first day the property lost power for the whole day. I wouldâve assumed there was a backup generator. Also, I had to keep reminding the staff for towels each day, and they would give me 1 towel every time.
Great place and highly recommend it. The staff are wonderful and it is a peaceful place for the most part. The rooms are hot however and there is an AC but it has a hard time to keep up with temperatures and the fact that the rooms are not sealed. This is a plus for breezes which is amazing but hot otherwise. A beautiful getaway with my wife. Some of the staff speak some English and I could also try to practice my Spanish a bit.
We stayed for 7 nights and had the most relaxing of stays. The staff paid attention to all details. Jesus, Dana, Beatrice, Alberto and all the other lovely staff were friendly and went above and beyond to accommodate our requests.
If you are looking to disconnect and enjoy a relaxing time, this is the place to visit.
As a bonus, all of the food we had was delicious.
Entire staff was excellent. Since itâs such a small boutique resort they really catered to us. Even remembering how we took our cafe con leche. Food was excellent as well. Loved our room and hearing the waves crash through the night
Beautiful, small island resort. Nice for a 1-2 day stay. Peaceful and relaxing. Staff was amazing. The rooms could be a little cooler from the heat, but overall a great experience
We had a fantastic time of 2 nights at SOY Local Islawa. Prior to our arrival, the hotel contacted us via app to see how we had arranged our trip to the location and we were given a number of options. Accommodation is only accessible by boat, which was offered free of charge. Our room was really fantastic. Cool by the Arco, clean, lovely bed and a very large nice shower. Kayak is free to use. Menu card was played out for us after 2 days. Lunch and dinner the same. Drinks are delicious! Warm welcome with a welcome drink. We missed it very quickly. A real dream location. Marlon and his Colleagues served us perfectly.
Lovely secluded hotel in great condition. We loved our stay here! We missed more vegetarian options on the menu, but the staff were kind to adapt the dishes. The food sometimes took quite long to arrive. Furthermore, it would have been nice to offer some complementary water or larger bottles at a cheaper price than 10,000 pesos for 0,50 liters.
El lugar es muy bonito, las habitaciones limpias, bonita la decoraciĂłn y muy cĂłmodas. En comida tiene mucho por mejorar.
El tema del silencio no es tan asĂ porq es el paso de las lanchas a Cholon entonces desde temprano se escucha el ruido y el olor a gasolina de las lanchas y jet sky.
The Stay in this new Hotel was amazing.
In the Hotel, there is not much to do but there are a lot of boats and Jetskis that pass the Hotel where you just can book something.
The Staff was amazing, they also organised me a pick up at the Cartagena Airport.