My husband and I stayed at Casa Castel for 3 nights in December. The owners Peter and Alex were very welcoming and hospitable. The property is newly renovated, very clean, and tastefully decorated. Common areas are comfortable and relaxing. The B&B is located in Manga, which is more local and not very touristy. That being said, you have to take a cab to go anywhere, especially for good restaurants. Be careful to get all the address info before you leave to go anywhere, as not all cab drivers know where Casa Castel is....

Breakfast is made to order everyday until 10am - it includes coffee, juice, and fruit. Throughout the day, you can order drinks and coffee from the kitchen, which will be charged to your room.

Rooms were very clean and modern with plenty of wardrobe and drawer space. They included air conditioner w/remote, TV w/remote, valuables digital safe, and fresh linens/towels daily. There were limited toiletries so bring your own if you can. There is also wi-fi available for all guests - if you can't connect with their router signal, they have little USB receivers that also connect to the local internet provider.

There are two pools - one small one inside the building behind the registration desk, and a larger one outside the main house. They are both well kept and nicely landscaped.

Although it was nice to stay off the beaten track, I would have liked to be closer to the Old City. You can walk there, but it takes about 25 min. All in all, great value for the money.

This boutique hotel is owned and run by an Italian couple. They make you feel right at home here. They keep the place very clean and are just great people at heart. The hotel and room designs are pretty cool. I'd like to have a home like this someday. Also, you are only a 20-25 minute walk from the Old City or a 4-5 minute cab ride. It can be hard for some cab drivers to find. It's right off of calle 22 in Manga.

the service is excellent, is super clean and the location is wonderful. you are in cartagena but located in a very traditional neighborhood, you can see cartagena from another point of view, you do not feel like a tourist in Manga specially in this hotel.
my only negative coment was the breakfast very small.

The room is beatiful, very spacious, all the house is tastefully decorated and designed. Nice Boutique Hotel. Only problem one afternoon we came back to the hotel to find they've taken our stuff out of the room for a photograph session and the owner nor his wife told us anything about it, When ge got back exhausted from the colonial town on VERY hot, stuffy afternoon dying for cold shower our room wasn`t available, so we had to wait in the living room for quite some time until they were done. They should have told us before hand, or could have offer a room to take a shower and relax, since there where rooms available.