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Karmairi Hotel Spa: Traveler Reviews

2.5 of 5
Km 3 Via Manzanillo Del Mar, Cartagena, Colombia
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Los Angeles, California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Outstanding boutique hotel!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 25, 2013 via mobile

We had a fabulous stay at this wonderful hotel. Our room was lovely with a great view of the ocean. The design of our room and the hotel in general was tasteful with lots of attention to detail. The staff was very friendly and attentive, greeting us warmly and quickly learning our preferences at meals, etc. We were very happy to be outside of the city and enjoyed a relaxing, luxurious few days there. The shuttle service to town worked well and we were able to go back and forth quite easily. In short, we loved this hotel and were truly delighted to have stayed there!

Stayed January 2013, traveled as a couple
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Karmairi, Online Marketing Director at Karmairi Hotel Spa, responded to this review
February 22, 2013
Hi,

Thank you for your review, we are glad you had a great time at Karmairi Hotel Spa and our staff were very helpful in your stay.

We are commited to improve all the time and make better every stay here.

He hope you can recommend us with your friends so they can have the same experience that you lived.

Have a nice day

Sincerely
Andres Lesmes
Online Marketing Director
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London, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 hotel reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Great boutique hotel on the beach”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2013

This is a great boutique hotel. Much better to be honest than website suggests. The place is very modern and has a great vibe. Rooms were really nice with a strong shower & small balcony. The food was really tasty. When we were there at the weekend they had a DJ playing as the sun went down. Great mix with the cocktails they serve. Very cool place. Big comfortable beds on the beach, very helpful staff. Good wifi. We did 4 nights here after 4 nights in the Old Town which was good combination. Wouldn't try do this hotel as base for the Old Town. They have a free shuttle but its half hour journey so better to do few nights in old town then come here for few nights to relax & means you can always go back to old town for dinner.

Room Tip: Rooms at front better than rooms at back
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  • Stayed January 2013, traveled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Karmairi, Online Marketing Director at Karmairi Hotel Spa, responded to this review
January 23, 2013
Hi,

He are happy you enjoyed your stay at Karmairi Hotel Spa. We are trying to offer more services and more activities so you can relax in front of the beach. That is why we have a beach club and where we have a DJ on weekends so you can sit and enjoy the sunset with relaxing music.

Our staff really appreciate your review and we will keep doing our best so you can feel like home.

Have a nice day.

Sincerely
Andres Lesmes
Online Marketing Director
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Glen Ridge, NJ
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“If I could give 0 stars to this hotel I would”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 18, 2013

I haven't even stayed at this hotel yet and I'm already turned off. If they're not a scam or a hostel, I don't know what to think based on their incredibly poor customer service and faulty website. I booked two rooms through their website and also through hotels.com but when I tried to confirm the rooms with the hotel directly, it took them a week to respond to my email (and NEVER answered their phone - tried calling from NYC for 5 days straight), and when they did respond, they told me that they didn't have any rooms available despite my email confirmations from both sources. I tried following back with calls and emails but they have all gone ignored. I am about to call Conde Nast Traveler and tell them to repute their good review of this hotel because I think they're terrible and don't deserve any accolades or business by that matter. They tout excellent customer service on their website which I find a big fat joke and big fat lie. I WOULD WARN YOU TO STAY AWAY AND BOOK ELSEWHERE!!!

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Karmairi, Online Marketing Director at Karmairi Hotel Spa, responded to this review
January 20, 2013
Hi,

We are going to give you answers to each point you mentioned in your review. If you have any questions do not hesitate in contact us as you did before and we answer all your questions like we did.

Your friends booked two rooms and when you were going to book your room through our website, the system did not showed you rooms available as your friends already booked the rooms. Despite you knew about this you booked via hotels.com. For us it takes a couple of hours in order to update our availability in all our bookings systems so for that reason you could book via hotels.com

One of our managers contacted you via phone and after some minutes, Maria Alejandra could not talked with you because it was communications problems. Omar from reservations department contact you on January 18th and the conversation we had with you it was that we can offer you the sntadard premium room or the Suite Deluxe room with a 10% off, also we sent you an email so you can confirm via email. We do not understand your commentary about you could not reach us for 5 days if you booked on January 12th 2013 and the system sent you a confirmation number for your booking. Also Maria Alejandra contacted you on January 15th but we did not heard from you until January 18th.

We also sent you an email teling you we will give you the Suite Deluxe for the same price of the room you booked in order to apologize for not having the room you wanted, so believe we did all the best for you in order to book and stay at our hotel.

We hope to have you here and have a pleasant stay.

Sincerely
Andres Lesmes
Online Marketing Director
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Milwaukee, WI
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46 reviews 46 reviews
29 hotel reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
“A little disappointed”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 13, 2013

The good: Friendly, helpful staff that do their best to meet requests and offer assistance. Omar is especially good. Nice on-premises restaurant. Great shower in the room. Located right on the beach. Pool, spa, and bar. Free shuttle into town and back 3 times a day.

The bad: 20 KM North of the old city. Many taxi drivers are not familiar with where the property is, so you are somewhat reliant on the shuttle. We were upgraded to a larger room, which was nice but the room had many idiosyncracies that were bothersome. Too dark due to poorly chosen location for lights, noisy air con, a tiny refrigerator.

Bottom line: If you are in Cartagena to see the old city, I would not stay here. If you are there for a spa, ocean, hang out by the pool experience, Katmairi is a good choice.

Room Tip: 301 is huge and looks directly over the beach
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  • Stayed December 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Karmairi, Online Marketing Director at Karmairi Hotel Spa, responded to this review
January 22, 2013
Hi,

We really appreciate your review. We already took all your recommendations and we are going to make some changes in order to give a better service to our guests so they can feel like home.

Relating our location, our concept is a hotel spa so we are away from Cartagena so you can feel in peace and enjoy the nature, Although we are quite far from Cartagena and we offer free shuttle, the taxi drivers are familiar with the area, but we are going to have a meeting with reception so we can give better instructions to our guests so you can go and come back to the old city at any time.

We hope you can come over again and see for your self our improvements.

Sincerely
Andres Lesmes
Online Marketing Director
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New York
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37 reviews 37 reviews
11 hotel reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“Yes it is true, this place is great!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 2, 2013

We stayed here for 2 nights in December after 2 nights in the city. The place is just stunning, with tons of different types of seating to try out! It is super clean, and there are always staff around plumping pillows, sweeping, etc. It is a lazy kind of place with nothing "to do" which was fine with me. Reading, lazing in the pool, walking on the beach and eating took up all of our time. Although I read the reviews on Trip Advisor, I was not expecting this resort to be as nice as it was - it is truly an oasis! My massage was really good too.
The food was good - not fantastic, but as New Yorkers we can be pretty critical. I did wish they had a happy hour so hotel guests could come together, but no big deal.
The staff is amazing - I cannot say that enough. Everyone is there to serve you (as it should be, but never is) and it is all with a smile. Oh, yeah, our room was lovely too!

Room Tip: Get a room in the front building!
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  • Stayed December 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Karmairi, Online Marketing Director at Karmairi Hotel Spa, responded to this review
January 3, 2013
Hi,

We are extremely happy as you spent a quality time here. Karmairi Hotel Spa is a place to relax all the time and enjoy the view and every single corner of our hotel.

We are going to improve even more in our spa area so we can have happy people like you at our hotel.

We hope you recommend our hotel to other people in your city and spend the best time in their lifes.

Sincerely
Andres Lesmes
Online Marketing Director
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Also Known As:
Karmairi Hotel Cartagena
Karmairi Hotel
Address: Km 3 Via Manzanillo Del Mar, Cartagena, Colombia
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Region: Colombia > Cartagena
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge Beach Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Restaurant Room Service Shuttle Bus service Suites Swimming Pool
Hotel Style:
#2 On the Beach Hotels in Cartagena
#11 Business Hotels in Cartagena
#13 Family Hotels in Cartagena
Price Range: $$
Hotel Class:2.5 star (2.5*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Using our main resource, water, Karmairi Spa show a comfortable space full of relaxation and healthiness, where our guests can find themselves and enjoy Cartagena. Come and enjoy our private beach and all the spaces that Karmairi Hotel Spa has for you. Enjoy the Caribbean in Colombia with us! ... more   less 
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