Sofitel Santa Clara

... is sudden peace.  Coral, azure, pink painted 15th Century buildings w/ stone balconies.  Our arrival at the Santa Clara Sofitel.  Check-in is easy...the girls in awe of the beautiful courtyard.  The staff is dressed in period ...

... .)   The Old City, the walled-off , historic area is the way to go!!  Whether you choose the Sofitel Santa Clara for the amenities (a.k.a pool scene) and service , a boutique hotel for its exclusivity, or an apartment, my advice is the ...

... headed back to Cartagena leaving Bee behind to do some volunteering work; for a final day to sun bathe and enjoy 5 star luxury in the Sofitel Santa Clara before I headed to Bogota to have laser eye surgery, before heading to New York and back to the ...

... into a hotel that is considered top end ($300 a night) just to get a feel for what the city could offer.  The Sofitel Santa Clara itself was built in the 17th century and used as a convent but now houses two restuarants, an upscale bar, pool and all ...

... in charge of Sky Arts channel and so his talk was about the future of television. It took place in a beautiful hotel called Sofitel Santa Clara which was formerly a monastery built in 1621 and the room which the talk took place in was a chapel. We just ...

... culo do que os cortes e escoriações, voltei à superfície da terra. No hotel, chamaram os primeiros socorros do Sofitel Santa Clara. A enfermeira era muito profissional: desconfio de que havia até deleite na precisão com que ela limpava os machucados ...

... , mas o azul transparente das águas e a temperatura são perfeitos. O transfer para a ilha, por conta do hotel, sai do Sofitel Santa Clara. Às 7:00h da manhã, um grupo de uns 30 gringos já esperava o micro-ônibus para o Muelle de los Pégasos, de ...

The Santa Clara Sofitel is know for it  El Coro Lounge.  We  stop in for some martinis, wine, frozen concoctions in hopes we bump into the novelist & screenwriter Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Love in the Time of Cholera, Of Love and ...

... cut into beach time.   We wanted a direct to Playa Blance trip...no stops in Rosario Islands...no lunch.   The Santa Clara offered a Rosario  resort trip for 160,000 COP per person to hang at the sister hotel beach but it appeared to ...

... I load up on Cartagena city pics.   We hit a bakery and 1 of 2 Exito grocery stores within 4 blocks of the Santa Clara.    Le Spa  fills our noses with the aromatherapy of fresh mint and herbs. We are given robes, ...

... market, which surprises me we saw noone in La Popa vicinity as guards.  Really ?     Back to Santa Clara sanctity...which as a convent/monastery.... is more impressive than La Popa and we are staying there !  Santa Clara's ...

... is my last chance to use it for good crisp shots of the city.   We pack, say goodbye our favorite pool, concierge, and bellmen  (Fernando) at the Santa Clara and take (2) taxis to the airport for flight to Bogota.  ...

... pieces ( thinking 20th anniversary gift? ) and the prices are cut in half as we head for the doors.  On way back to Santa Clara...we are within a block and stop at the Wok & Wrap.  Earlier we had walked by and the smell was so ...

... the beach, speed boat ride to Playa Blanca, huge mangoes for 80c, tequila mangoes (with lime and salt), the weather, the Santa Clara Hotel + toucans + pool area + strawberry daquiris + champagne + the french restaurant + huge wine glasses + free dessert + ...

... 'ada sobre as Bóvedas e as muralhas de Cartagena, porém, compensava o incômodo. O café da manhã é servido no vizinho Sofitel Convento de Santa Clara, onde os hóspedes do Bóvedas também podem usar a piscina e a sauna. Diárias a US$ 180. ...