We stayed here for 3 nights last week. The rooms are good size. We even had a foldable bed for our son and there are ample room to move around. The staff were very nice and polite. The location cannot be beat, smack right in the middle of the historical center. Plaza Santo Domingo is right behind the hotel and the cathedral is 200 feet away. There are plenty of good restaurants and shops around the hotel. The only drawback is the lack of swimming pool as Cartagena can get unbearably hot from noon onwards. Overall, the price, location and room make this a great choice to stay in Cartagena.

Nice boutique hotel in the center of Cartagena. Staff very nice. Speak English and to their best to make you feel special and comfortable. Decor all white vey simple and clean.
Good breakfast with special attention.
Rooms are not to large but comfortable,
Location is great near good restaurants and by the time you are out the door you have this great feeling of being in the most wonderful Carribean city.
price/quality excellent.

The Delirio is certainly well located within the old city and, I can't say enough about the staff there - especially Pablo at the front desk. He was happy get get us reservations in restaurants and called sister hotels when we wanted to use the pool (note: the Delirio does not have a pool - one of the major drawbacks). In the Cartagena heat, it's nice to have a pool at your hotel. The hotel is clean and modern but our bed was hard as a rock - like sleeping on a board. Breakfast was adequate and convenient. We had issues with the WiFi the last couple of days and we also didn't have hot water the last night/morning when we departed.

We did not stay overnight in this hotel, however our interaction with the staff and owner has prompted us to write this review.

In Jan of 2012, we were on a cruise that had a day in port at Cartagena. While there, we wanted to use our wireless internet to send some emails. So, we decided to enter this hotel, which looked clean and modern, to see if they had a lounge or restaurant where we could buy some drinks or appetizers while using their wireless. Upon talking with the front desk person, I found out that the hotel did not have wireless in the common areas. Although I was not a paying guest, the front desk person was kind enough to phone some local restaurants to see if they had wireless.

In the meantime, while I was talking to the front desk man, my husband and friends were in the lobby and had encountered the owner of the hotel, Ms. Bartoskova. She was genuinely interested in us and offered everyone some (free) cold drinks while they waited for me.

After the front desk person was unable to secure us lunch reservations at either of the 2 restaurants that he knew to have wireless, Ms. Bartoskova offered her suggestion for lunch. While the restaurant did not have wireless, our meal was memorable.

I can only imagine that by the care she, and her staff, took with us, that guests of the hotel would be looked after in a similar fashion. If we were ever planning a return to Cartagena, we would definitely look at booking this hotel first.