El Marques Hotel BoutiquevsNorth Star Backpackers Hostel
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional travelers. Overall, El Marques Hotel Boutique scores significantly higher than North Star Backpackers Hostel. El Marques Hotel Boutique is ranked #7 in Cartagena with approval from 2 reviewers such as Frommer's, Travel + Leisure.
El Marques Hotel Boutique
Nuestra Senora del Carmen, No. 33-41, Centro, Santo Domingo, Cartagena 57, Colombia
From $252/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"El Marqués is Cartagena's best-known boutique hotel. Its lovely Asian-style gardens, multiple springs, and first-floor pool give the hotel a Zen-like quality." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"In Cartagena’s cobblestoned Old Town, El Marqués Hotel still feels like an old colonial home." Full review
North Star Backpackers Hostel
Bocagrande carrera 3 # 8 96, Cartagena, Colombia
From $0/night
Lonely Planet
"As cheap as it gets in Bocagrande, this newer hostel offers hotel-level kitchens and bathrooms and nice air-conditioned dorms on a bustling street on the peninsula."