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Casa Badillo Zen

3.0 star property

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Interior
Check-in/check-out kiosk
Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, desk, free cots/infant beds
Interior detail
Property amenity

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Room service

Explore the area

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Calle cochera de Hobo n¦ 38-55, Cartagena, Bolivar, 130001
  • Place, Walls of Cartagena
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Clock Tower
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Cartagena de Indias Convention Center
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cartagena (CTG-Rafael Núñez Intl.)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, desk, free cots/infant beds

Suite

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

Standard Room

  • Garden view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Casa Badillo Zen

This bed & breakfast features an outdoor pool, a restaurant and a picnic area. Free full breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided.
Casa Badillo Zen offers 7 accommodations with minibars and free toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a shower. This Cartagena bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor pool.
During your stay at Casa Badillo Zen, you're just a quick walk from Clock Tower. You'll find features such as free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free full breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Clock Tower and Cartagena de Indias Convention Center
There's a restaurant on site. Free breakfast is available daily. Public spaces have free WiFi. Casa Badillo Zen also features an outdoor pool, a picnic area, and room service (during limited hours).
Guests are served a free full breakfast daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Casa Badillo Zen has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7 AM to 10 AM
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Outdoor pool

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Picnic area

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free cot
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 1 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • You may be required to pay the following charge at the property: Colombia value-added tax (VAT) at 19%. A VAT exemption is available to travellers who present a valid passport and tourist visa showing that they are not a resident of Colombia and who pay using a foreign card or via a bank transfer from outside Colombia. This exemption only applies to tourist package bookings (accommodation plus other travel services).

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You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

  • Visitors travelling with a child may be required by the property to present the following documents: at check-in, parents travelling into Colombia with a child under 18 may be obligated to present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for non-Colombian citizens). If a relative or legal guardian is travelling into Colombia with the child, that relative or legal guardian may be obligated to present a notarised consent of travel signed by both parents, along with a copy of both parents' ID. If only one parent is travelling into Colombia with the child, that parent may be required to present a notarised consent of travel signed by the other parent. Visitors planning to travel with children should consult a Colombian consulate office in advance of travel for additional guidance.

Property is also known as

Casa Badillo Zen B&B Cartagena
Casa Badillo Zen B&B
Casa Badillo Zen Cartagena
Casa Badillo Zen
Casa Badillo Zen Cartagena
Casa Badillo Zen Bed & breakfast
Casa Badillo Zen Bed & breakfast Cartagena

Casa Badillo Zen Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 32 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Not so great

Bad to say the least: • Bugs found in some breakfast items. • No 'Do not disturb' signs. • No way of contacting the front desk from the phone in the room. • no hot water/tea/coffee in room • loud at night. Either fireworks or a loud festival. Couldn't sleep at all. • no hot water for sink or shower. Only lukewarm water. • no complimentary water bottles. • no new body towels or washcloths given. Only new floor towels daily. • staff not helpful with issues • internet connection was bad. Hardly worked. Check in is at 3pm, yet my reservation said I could check in at 1pm. Also, they weren't flexible about late check-out.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient Hotel

The room was spacious and had plenty of space for us to hang and store our clothing. The roof top area was a nice feature. Breakfast was good and the staff were very helpful.

2/10 Terrible

Oscar, New York

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don't stay at that hotel

The hotel overbooked with hotels.com and wasn't able to accommodate us at all. We had to spend the evening looking for a place to stay.

8/10 Good

Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Woldekidan

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect Location

Surrounded by many restaurants, beautiful houses, and many plazas full of life and activities. The stuff could not have been friendlier and more accommodating.

8/10 Good

Victoria, Atlanta, GA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great staff and beautiful location

The Badillo Zen is small and charming. I would say that the staff were really great and went above and beyond to assist us. The room was clean, however there wasn't a closet, nor hooks to hang anything up. That would make a nice touch. The pool also could be a bit cleaner, though I didn't want to swim in front of the lobby desk and the main walkway path. There is a great rooftop patio and breakfast is great. Overall nice hotel and I would recommend.

6/10 Okay

Melanie, Chicago, IL

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Room for improvement

Mixed feelings about this hotel - great location in the walled city and definitely has potential, but needs improvement before I would recommend the place. Our stay started off with an email the day before arrival saying the hotel was cancelling our reservation because they were overbooked! Hotels.com managed to fix this for us, but of course we were put in the worst room possible when we got there. If you are put in a room on the first floor, leave immediately. The room was tiny, windowless, depressing, old, and overall awful. We were able to negotiate a better room for the next two nights, which was much bigger, had a balcony, and was overall more acceptable. The hotel overall though is very old feeling, has run down bathrooms, old looking furniture, etc. Maybe that's just what you get in the walled city unless you're paying a fortune, but overall I would not recommend this hotel as I think you can do better for the same price. Also, the "pool" is not a pool at all - literally a fountain that is basically in the reception area that wouldn't fit more than your feet. Even if you wanted to put your feet in, it's right next to the front desk so it's far too awkward to use.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice and Cozy place!

Casa Badillo Zen is a cozy little bed and breakfast in the middle of the very romantic and nice Cartagena Centro Historico. Hotel is very clean and with very nice ambiance. Staff was courteous and willing to solve any situation. Rooms are very clean and the bedding was excellent. Rooms are not very spacious and lack a closet, so hanging clothes maybe a problem. Breakfast was hot and table served. Loading and Unloading your luggage may be an issue as the Hotel entrance is right on the very narrow street and the Hotel has no parking. If you bring your own car be ready to find a parking lot, there's one very close to the Hotel that is by the University of Cartagena.

4/10 Poor

ignacio, Claremont

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

one night in Cartagena

The pictures are pretty but the hotel needs a lot of maintenence. AC worked well. Pool is small but it is basically a fountain for the lobby

10/10 Excellent

Guillermo, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel

Loved the stay would definitely stay again..

2/10 Terrible

Barbara, Seattle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a Zen experience. Do not stay at this hotel.

At check out the hotel charged much more than the agreed to price. The hotel is filthy, the beds are full of sand, the breakfast is borderline rancid and the day staff is nasty, rude and unhelpful (after 30 years of traveling, some of the worst hotel staff I have experienced). The one exception is the night staff man, Antonio, who is very sweet. He should be promoted and everyone else fired. It is ironic that this hotel is called Badillo Zen. It is as far away from a Zen experience that you can have. So many other better choices in Cartagena.

8/10 Good

Oscar, Astoria/NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Zen In

Great neighborhood, lots of restaurants/bars within walking distance of the hotel. Overall the hotel was great; however, I was not impress with the breakfast service... I've stayed at the sister hotel Badillo Galeria, which has a buffet style breakfast bar... Perhaps something management should integrate at Badillo Zen. Also the outdoor rooftop terrace has great potential, but it was never illuminated at night, such a great outdoor space to enjoy the moon and the stars in enchanting Cartagena De Indias

8/10 Good

Eliana Luz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Cindy, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel is well located near to bars and restaurants

The staff were very friendly. The room was very clean and the comfortable bed had beautiful crisp linen. The bathroom was small but adequate with hot water and nice white towels. Our room had a small balcony with flowers which was a nice surprise. There is a plunge pool on the ground floor. Breakfast was good. I would only recommend that they smartened up the entrance hall/ breakfast/ kitchen area as it did not meet same standard as rest of hotel. However the most important thing was the room which was excellent value in an ideal location. We would definitely recommend.

8/10 Good

Fabiana, São Paulo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Voltaria mil vezes

Excelente atendimento, com pessoas muito simpáticas e atenciosas! O único ponto negativo era que não havia cortina no quarto, o que deixava muito claro durante a noite. Quarto espaçoso e muito aconchegante!

8/10 Good

Ken, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location and friendly staff for this intimate B & B.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excelente Estancia

Pequeño hotel , que te hace sentir en casa. Excelente atención, ambiente cómodo, amable atención

8/10 Good

Olga Lucía

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Buena atención

fueron amables y se preocuparon por nuestro bienestar

8/10 Good

noel adrian, sinaloa, méxico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es lugar sencillo pero muy bueno. Justo en el centro histórico de Cartagena. Cerca hay varios restaurantes/bares. El personal del hotel muy amable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ótimo Hotel.

Ótimo custo benefício...

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

8/10 Good

Javier, Naucalpan, Estado de México, México

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel muy bien ubicado y cómodo

El hotel se encuentra en una zona ideal de la ciudad amurallada y a unos cuantos metros de la plaza de San Diego. El hotel es cómodo y el personal es muy agradable.

6/10 Okay

Beatriz, México

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

hotel sencillo dentro de una muralla.

El hotel es lindo pero no tuvimos suerte pues el comedor estaba en remodelación y la electricidad de la calle y el hotel falló 2 días, nos quedamos sin aire acondicionado, sin T.V. etc. Nos movieron a otro hotel el último día y se portaron muy bien.

8/10 Good

Marcelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort