Colombia

The recently renovated Casa San Agustin is a luxury boutique ideally located inside Cartagena’s colonial walled city, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is comprised of three adjacent charming houses, and has successfully combined new design elements while maintaining its original features, such as the library’s frescoes and wooden beamed ceilings. At the center, there is a lovely courtyard with a unique ancient aqueduct surrounded by palm trees and planters which adds a sense of calmness.

The hotel preserves an authentic Colombian style; while seamlessly incorporating contemporary details. Large pictured windows and breezy balconies allow natural light to brighten each space and bring the beauty of nature indoors. A select number of guest rooms features private plunge pools or Jacuzzis and all rooms feature traditional colonial inspired furnishings and luxurious linens.

Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena is one of the Caribbean coast’s most storied luxury hotels, where centuries of history meet the refined elegance of French hospitality. Set within a meticulously restored 17th-century convent, the property preserves original stone walls, cloistered corridors, and a tranquil central courtyard, reimagined as a sophisticated urban retreat. Located inside Cartagena’s walled Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the hotel is surrounded by cobblestone streets, colonial architecture, and the soft presence of the Caribbean Sea. Its architecture and interiors honor the convent’s soaring ceilings, arches, and textured stone, while Sofitel’s modern French sensibility introduces restraint, warmth, and a quietly luxurious rhythm.

The hotel offers 160 guestrooms and suites across the historic convent and a modern wing, designed with warm woods, muted tones, and locally inspired details that create a calm, residential atmosphere. Views open onto tropical gardens, historic cloisters, or Old Town streets. Dining is central to the experience: El Jardín, set in the lush courtyard, presents Caribbean-inspired cuisine with international technique, while 1621 offers a more ceremonial tasting-menu journey through Colombian and Caribbean flavors. El Coro Lounge Bar, housed within the former cloisters, provides cocktails and light fare beneath softly lit arches. With a serene spa, outdoor pool, and secluded gardens, Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena defines luxury through history, place, and pace, an enduring address for travelers drawn to culture, narrative, and understated elegance.

Sofitel Barú Calablanca Beach Resort offers a refined expression of Caribbean luxury shaped by natural beauty, French elegance, and a contemporary resort sensibility. Set on Barú Island, around 45 minutes from Cartagena’s historic old town, the resort unfolds along a pristine stretch of white-sand beach facing the Caribbean Sea, creating a setting defined by calm, space, and an unhurried island rhythm. Designed with a low-density approach that respects the tropical landscape, the resort integrates open-air public spaces, lush greenery, and sea-facing pathways to balance privacy with ease. It features 187 guestrooms and suites, ranging from garden and pool views to direct sea-facing accommodations, with interiors composed of warm neutrals, natural materials, and subtle French details that blend modern comfort with tropical serenity.

Dining anchors daily life at the resort, following the natural flow of the day. Calablanca Restaurant serves as the main dining venue, presenting Caribbean and Latin American cuisine with international technique, highlighting local seafood and tropical produce from breakfast through dinner. Bahía Pool & Beach Bar, set between the pool and the shore, offers light dishes and refreshing cocktails that suit relaxed daytime moments, while L’Olivier Bar becomes a focal point at sunset, pairing drinks and wine with sweeping sea views. Together with multiple pools, a spa, fitness facilities, and water activities, the resort defines luxury through balance and harmony, an expansive yet understated Caribbean retreat for travelers drawn to sunshine, sea, and refined ease.