Located close to Clock Tower and Cartagena de Indias Convention Center, Balcones de Alheli Hotel provides free full breakfast, a rooftop terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with laundry facilities and a gym.
Located in Cartagena, Balcones de Alheli Hotel is in the historical district. Clock Tower and Walls of Cartagena are notable landmarks, and if an activity is on the agenda, check out Port of Cartagena. Caribbean Naval Museum and Ciudad Movil Cultural Center are also worth visiting. Visit our Cartagena travel guide
Calle del Porvenir, con calle Vicente Garcia #6-17, Cartagena, Bolivar, 130001
What's nearby
Clock Tower
3 min walk - 0.3 km
Walls of Cartagena
3 min walk - 0.3 km
Cartagena de Indias Convention Center
6 min walk - 0.6 km
University of Cartagena
2 min walk - 0.2 km
Bolivar Square
3 min walk - 0.3 km
Getting around
Rafael Nunez Intl. Airport (CTG)
18 min drive
Restaurants
Buena Vida
1 min walk
Mama’s Pizza
1 min walk
Restaurante Candé
1 min walk
Espiritu Santo Restaurante
1 min walk
KFC
1 min walk
About this property
Balcones de Alheli Hotel
Hotel near Clock Tower
Close to Cartagena de Indias Convention Center and Walls of Cartagena, Balcones de Alheli Hotel provides free full breakfast, a rooftop terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with laundry facilities and a gym.
Other perks at this hotel include:
An outdoor pool
Free self parking
A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), concierge services, and luggage storage
Free newspapers, a 24-hour front desk, and coffee/tea in the lobby
Room features
All guestrooms at Balcones de Alheli Hotel include perks such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of COP 50000 per pet, per night. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.
How much is parking?
Self parking is free at this property.
What time is check-in at Balcones de Alheli Hotel?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.
What time is check-out at Balcones de Alheli Hotel?
Check-out is at 1 PM.
Does Balcones de Alheli Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of COP 50000 per vehicle applies.
Where is Balcones de Alheli Hotel located?
Located in Cartagena Walled City, this hotel is steps from University of Cartagena and Clock Tower. Cartagena de Indias Convention Center and Walls of Cartagena are also within 15 minutes.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Reviews
Balcones de Alheli Hotel Reviews
7.8
Good
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The location of this hotel in the heart of the Old City is unbeatable. The staff are attentive and very friendly, and all in all we really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020
Verified review
8/10 Good
Juan Jose
Feb 27, 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Muy bien el hotelero no se puede descansar denoche
El hotel está muy bien situado, en pleno centro, a un paso de todo. El desayuno está bastante bien, fruta, zumos ,etc. Lo mejor, el personal, muy amable y atento a muestras necesidades.
Sin embargo, tiene un gran problema, y es que está al lado de una discoteca, y de 12 de la noche a 3 de la mañana el ruido es terrible. No pudimos dormir las dos primeras noches y , aunque nos cambiaron a un piso más alto, se seguía escuchando, y es todos los días.
No es culpa del hotel, pero no volvería a alojarme por rl ruido que impide descansar.
Świetna lokalizacja, przytulne pokoje i miła obsługa.
Śniadanie dobre, natomiast bardzo słaba organizacja podczas śniadania. O wszystko trzeba się upominać, bo nie jest wystawione : cukier, sól, masło, nawet małe łyżeczki i filiżanki. Śniadanie jest do godziny 10:00. Przed 9:00 były końcówki owoców i soków, których juz Panie nie dokładały.
I loved my stay at this hotel, is conveniently placed in the tourist part of Cartagena. the breakfast is good and the rooms are even better. Modern style comfortable beds, Cold and Hot Water, air conditioner plus ceiling fan. Nice size TV and closet space. My room had a great balcony with view of the city. The pool on the rooftop is perfect for sitting and talking. I highly recommend this place to stay. Next door is good cafe and restaurant. Ask for the security safe key at the reception so you can safely store your stuff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified review
8/10 Good
Cindi
Jan 19, 2020
Liked: Room comfort
Quaint place
Nice little place. Clean, comfortable bed. A/C worked well. Nothing fancy but would stay here again. Good location...block from Clock Tower, so you are a little further from the noise. Check in was easy. They have a hot breakfast on the roof top that was very good!
A localização é incrível, perto de tudo! Porém, um dos pontos mais negativos é que eles são vizinhos de uma balada que fica até de madrugada (a musica é MUITO ALTA).
Tivemos um contratempo também no check-in - chegamos um pouco mais cedo, nos permitiram deixar nossas bagagens lá e fomos almoçar, já que o checkin era só 15h. Chegamos as 15h30 e o atendente nos informou que o quarto ainda não estava pronto...
Este mesmo atendente no dia também não nos falou que tinha cafe da manhã no hotel, ou seja, só descobrimos que poderíamos tomar café da manhã lá no nosso último dia.
A limpeza dos quartos é algo a se parabenizar, assim como o wi-fi que eles disponibilizam.
The hotel is in a good location, inside the Walled City of Cartagena - historical part of the city. This is just about all that is good about this hotel. The hotel itself is old and very tired, not a 3 star. There is a disco nearby and after our first night, we asked to change the room. The hotel is small though and they did not have another room available. The reception staff were nice and the guy at the desk offered another hotel nearby that we can move to (part of the same chain). The hotel was called The Ethnic Thematic Hotel, a newer hotel with themed rooms. The room we were offered was very cute - Carnaval de Baranquilla. So we moved and enjoyed the rest of our stay there. The Thematic hotel was even smaller than Balcones and there was not always a person in reception there and alsk we had to go to Balcones for breakfast as Thematic did not have a restaurant, but that was OK, as the hotels were close to one another. The breakfast was quite basic, but OK. I would have not expected more from it anyway.
PS. Hotels.com says Check in at Balcones De Alheli is 2pm, but in fact it is 3pm as we had to go away for an hour when we arrived at 2pm and come back later. This needs to be corrected.
I attached photos of the Ethnic Thematic Hotel as Balcones de Alheli did not look nice and nothing like the pictures I saw on Hotels.com, so was not worth taking any pics.
For the price the hotel is not in its best shape. Staff its good and professional but hotel conditions are not the best. Rooms need more care. Bathroom is not good. The internet is horrible. Breakfast is ok.
The hotel was very clean, the staff was also very accommodating and helpful. Location is perfect for statying right across the street from the wall city. El hotel stubo muy limpio, las attenciones fueron excelentes y acomodantes.
Solicite en la reserva una habitación apartada del ruido ya que iba en viaje de negocios pero no, me dieron una donde se escuchaba ruido por todo lado, y auque insisti varias veces cambio no me prestaron arención.
At $119 it was overpriced, very convenient location but a small room and smallish bed with no frills. Breakfast fine, but not a good place for a couple and shouldn't cost more than $70
This is basically a glorified hostel. The bathrooms were dirty. Puddle of water around the toilet and main bathroom drain. Walls could use a paint job, no lock on the safe, no iron etc. Shower floors were dirty. Wore my flip flops to shower. The roof top pool was beautiful.
They oversold the rooms and move me to another hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Verified review
8/10 Good
Verified traveler
Nov 16, 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Its a good enough hotel to stay in the walled city. Price is ok. It’s clean with good staff. Its central to any place inside the walled city. Breakfast options are ok. Could be better.
This hotel was way below expectations. Indeed is in a great location but definitely not good. Bed is not good quality and very uncomfortable. The shower has no hot water. The roof top and breakfast are not as good as the pictures.
I don’t recommend it.