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Soy Local Insignia

3.0 star property
Colonial hotel with 3 outdoor pools and a 24-hour front desk

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3 outdoor pools, open 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, sun loungers
Room (Colonial) | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds
Superior Room (Colonial) | Bathroom | Shower, rainfall showerhead, free toiletries, hair dryer
Interior
3 outdoor pools, open 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, sun loungers
Soy Local Insignia offers a tranquil escape in Cartagena Walled City. Guests enjoy the pool with sun loungers, sip drinks at the poolside bar, and savor international dishes at Restaurante Soy Local Ins with garden views. Spa services complete the restorative experience.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pet friendly
  • 24/7 front desk

Room options

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Room (Contemporanea) | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds

Room (Contemporanea)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room (Republicana) | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds

Room (Republicana)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room (Colonial) | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds

Room (Colonial)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Room (Colonial) | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds

Superior Room (Colonial)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
Smart TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

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calle 30 10 13, Getsemani, Cartagena, Getsemani

What's nearby

  • Cartagena de Indias Convention Center - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Clock Tower - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Walls of Cartagena - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • San Felipe de Barajas Castle - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Bocagrande Beach - 2 min drive - 1.1 miles

Getting around

  • Rafael Nunez Intl. Airport (CTG) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪El Cabildo Gastromar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Beer Lovers Tap Room - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Colombitalia - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Doña Lola - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Libertario Coffee Co. & Roasters - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Soy Local Insignia

Hotel near Cartagena de Indias Convention Center
Near Clock Tower, Soy Local Insignia provides a poolside bar, a terrace, and a garden. The on-site international cuisine restaurant, Restaurante Soy Local Ins, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition to a bar, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi, with speed of 50+ Mbps.
Additional perks include:
  • 3 outdoor pools along with sun loungers
  • Continental breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and express check-out
  • Concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and smoke-free premises
  • A front-desk safe, outdoor furniture, and a 24-hour front desk
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and feature comforts such as premium bedding and laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to thoughtful touches like air conditioning and separate sitting areas.
Other amenities include:
  • Pillowtop mattresses and down comforters
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • 42-inch Smart TVs with cable channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, separate sitting areas, and separate dining areas

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: COP 25,000 for adults and COP 25,000 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurante Soy Local Ins

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Mini-fridge
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Colonial architecture
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch smart TV with cable channels
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Mini-fridge
  • Minibar
  • Room service
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • You may be required to pay VAT (19%) at the property. Nonresident travelers who pay using a foreign card or bank transfer and present a valid passport and tourist visa may be exempt from value-added tax (19%) on tourist package bookings (accommodation plus other travel service).

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately COP 25000 for adults and COP 25000 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
If you are traveling with a child your property may require you to present the following documents: Parents traveling into Colombia with a child under 18 may be required to present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for non-Columbian citizens) upon check-in. If a relative or legal guardian is traveling into Colombia with the child, that relative or legal guardian may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by both parents and a copy of both parents' ID. If only one parent is traveling into Colombia with the child, that parent may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by the other parent. Visitors who plan to travel with children should consult with a Colombian consulate office prior to travel for further guidance.
Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Soy Local Insignia Hotel
Soy Local Insignia Cartagena
Soy Local Insignia Hotel Cartagena

Frequently asked questions

Does Soy Local Insignia have a pool?

Yes, this property has 3 outdoor pools. Pool access is from 6:00 AM–10:00 PM.

Is Soy Local Insignia pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Soy Local Insignia?

Soy Local Insignia doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Soy Local Insignia?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Soy Local Insignia?

Check-out is at noon. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Soy Local Insignia provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Soy Local Insignia located?

Located in Cartagena Walled City, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Centenary Park and Clock Tower. Cartagena de Indias Convention Center and Bocagrande Beach are also within 1 mi (2 km).

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Soy Local Insignia Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 257 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 257 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 257 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 257 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 257 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

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

Great Hotel

Check in was easy, hotel was very clean, people were helpful, and the location was great. Hard to do much better!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yoshi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place, the best spot!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark Louie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really close to the center and place was clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fredrik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel in the middle of everything. With two pools and good breakfast. And very good air condition. Walking distance to the castle and through the walled city. A lot of restaurant options.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Nice hotel in a terrific area and great staff.

Nice boutique hotel. Great staff. Good complementary breakfast. Great area which can be noisy at times. For my solo travelers: you will have to pay for anyone not included in your initial booking.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You will not find a better hotel for price . Absolutely beautiful. Loved roof top bar staff and pools
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In the middle of the center of old Cartagena and to sleep it was guiet. So nice to feel the cityvibe and be in the pool on the roof Everything was also very clean. Would come again !
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Camilo Andrés

Hotel at night is really noisy. Also I had to checked it out earlier coz I got an emergency at home and they haven’t replied me yet about refund.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARGARTIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a great location. Near all restaurants and attractions. The staff are friendly and always ready to help. The only issue is that the near by discos and bar have music so loud to 5:00am, Its hard to sleep. Otherwise, , Excellent!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Luke

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

Great & not so great

Tidy compact hotel in excellent area. Staff quite friendly. NO HOT WATER for shower & shave, perhaps they think it’s not required considering Cartagena is very hot. Breakfast was very bland. AC top notch!
Big cold showe!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Be really careful with the safe box. Because they

The hotel it wasn't bad. You just gotta be careful leaving you're valuable. I left five hundred dollars 3 -$100 bills and 8-$20 bills And 10-$100 colombian bills in the safe box, they have a keys. And what they do is they open your box and they take just a few bills. So you won't realize that they took it in my case, they took 2 $20 dollar bills and 1 $100 Colombian bill. I guess they figured that you go there to patty. And drink and you won know what you got. So just be really careful in this place. Extremely careful wait, what you put in your safe box!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria Pia Tronco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would recommend this hotel for people that don’t mind the nightlife. It is surrounded by bars and party crowd. So yes it can be loud at night but I am a heavy sleeper and was still able to rest. Nevertheless, it is walking distance to everything. I walked to the Castillo San Felipe, to the Torre; literally everywhere. The staff was very friendly and professional. Breakfast is whatever, I never truly eat at hotels so it’s personal choice. Price is great for the location.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Ilamise

Liked: Staff & service
The first day I got in there was no electricity for nearly 5 hours and the last day so there was no electricity it’s super hot and annoying. The only Good thing about the hotel is the location.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Owen

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
No hot water, spotty wifi, television was difficult to use, cars honking until 4 am.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jobie

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Avoid at all costs. Hotel is next to the main party street and our room literally was the exterior of that street. The noise in the rooms is like you are in the night club until 3am with booming music. Didn’t sleep at all until 3:30am once crowds had gone too. No hot or cold water in the rooms so were given bottles to use.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Kirstin

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
We booked it for the rooftop pool, but that ended up being very cloudy and we didn’t feel like swimming in it. There were cockroaches in our room everyday. The noise from the street next to the hotel was very loud in our room. It’s a vibrant and exciting neighborhood so some noise was expected but the volume made it hard to sleep even with earplugs. I don’t think this is the case with all rooms, just those that share the exterior wall at street level with Carrera 10.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Loren

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Some good - some bad

This small hotel is located in Getsemaní close to entertainment, and the Cartagena Convention Center. The first room they gave us was on the 2nd floor and faced the street. This is an entertainment district, but I was in town for meetings. There is a big dance hall across the street so the music went on until almost 2am. Though the musicians were skilled, I couldnt sleep. They moved us to a bigger 1st floor room and while you could still hear some of the music, it was much more bearable. BUT the problem with this room is there was no hot water. It seems only some of the rooms have hot water. This was frustrating. The hotel staff was all very friendly, and the prices were reasonable. The rooms were very clean. The hotel is also very conveniently located - especially if you are in town for the nightlife.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property, tons of plants and 3 pools. Great little bar on roof with pool and great jugos! Walkable to old city (<10 min). Has a little market store around corner. Very clean, nice staff. No complaints about hotel. We had a room in the B area, so it was quieter, which we wanted. My only complaint. DO NOT book a tour through hotel, we got ripped off. It was expensive and it what was advertised was not true. We wanted a tour with paddle boards. Rosario island had one and it was NOT usable, it was deflated, had no fin, and no SUP paddle. They used a kayak paddle and cut it off (it was too short). The kayaks didn’t have seats. They did not serve the fruit salad as advertised. The water had a ton of trash. We were told it would be calm and no party music, and they blasted annoying music, not even Colombian music. It left 1.5 hour earlier than advertised due to wind and the almost 2 hour ride back was very dangerous. The captain was a good captain, but if you get sea sick, highly advised against. This trip was a waste of time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Aline Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mi esposo y yo nos estuvimos hospedando una semana completa, el lugar es lindo, no es un hotel 5 estrellas pero creo que si tu plan es salir a conocer esta perfecto pues queda cerca de muchos lugares emblemáticos de Cartagena, todo nos queda a pie. La habitaciones pueden ser algo pequeñas pero funcionales. En cuanto al desayuno, ahí si creo que podrían mejorar, ya que el menú diario es huevo, con algunas opciones de galletas, cereal fruta, bastante básico.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Paola Valentina

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Buena ubicación, fácil acceso y cerca de todo. Al estar en Getsemaní había mucha vida nocturna alrededor pero el ruido no fue un inconveniente.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

alejandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Me gustó
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very helpful property is close to everything
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kwadwo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at Soy Local was extremely hospitable and allowed me to check in early for my stay. Would highly recommend for anyone needing a last minute stay!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

CESAR

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente ubicación, habitaciones amplias y lindas. Buena relación calidad-precio
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARIA DE LOS ANGELES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

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