The modern, Miami-like strip of high-rise hotels and apartments on a peninsula south of the old town, lined with the city's most convenient (if grey-sand and busy) beaches, malls and restaurants. Modern, beachfront and comfortable, a short ride or walk from the historic centre; the base for travellers who want a beach on the doorstep, modern hotels and sea views, trading old-town charm for resort convenience. The city's beach-holiday quarter.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€50–110
typical per night in Colombia
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Cartagena — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Bocagrande and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Getsemaní & its street art28 min walk2.3 km
- Torre del Reloj & Plaza de los Coches8 min taxi2.5 km
- The Walled City8 min taxi2.5 km
- Caribbean-Colombian food8 min taxi2.6 km
- Plaza Santo Domingo & the plazas8 min taxi2.6 km
- The city walls at sunset9 min taxi2.9 km
- Castillo San Felipe de Barajas9 min taxi3.0 km
- Rosario Islands (beach)97 min taxi32.4 km
- The Rosario Islands97 min taxi32.4 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 3.Castillo San Felipe de Barajas — The greatest fortress the Spanish ever built in the Americas — a colossal hilltop castle of ramparts, tunnels and cannon that defended Cartagena's treasure against pirates and mighty naval sieges. Explore the labyrinth of dark passages and climb the battlements for a commanding view over the old town and the sea. A superb, atmospheric plunge into the city's dramatic pirate-and-conquest history, and a fine viewpoint; go early or late to beat the heat. A must-see monument and one of Cartagena's great sights.
- 13.Bocagrande beaches & the modern city — For a beach without leaving the city, the high-rise strip of Bocagrande offers convenient, if grey-sand and lively, beaches lined with hotels, restaurants and vendors — a slice of everyday Colombian beach-holiday life, with the modern skyline behind and the old city a short ride away. Not the postcard Caribbean (that's on the islands), but handy for a quick swim, a beach lunch or a stroll; a glimpse of the modern, resort side of Cartagena. Convenient and cheerful, if not idyllic.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Bocagrande; flights via Google Flights.