Escape to Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama, where sun-kissed days and tranquil nights await. Bask in the beauty of a white sand beach, indulge in cooked-to-order breakfast, unwind with spa services or relax at the bar. Enjoy WiFi and outdoor furniture while taking advantage of a free beach club on site.
Punta Sur Isla Grande Archipiélago, Rosario Islands, Bolivar, 11001
What's nearby
Rosario and San Bernando Corals Natural National Park - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
Getting around
Rafael Nunez Intl. Airport (CTG) - 23.9 miles/38.5 km
Beach shuttle (surcharge)
Restaurants
PAO PAO
Pa’ue Beach Lounge
IBBIZA BEACH CLUB - 7 min walk
Playa Coral Cartagena - 11 min walk
Rooftop Bar Las Islas
About this property
Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama
Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama puts you 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Isla Grande Beach. Guests indulge in beachside massages, then grab a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe.
At a glance
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Hotel size
15 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out time is noon
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Special check-in instructions
Guests must transfer via boat to the property; guests must contact the property at least 24 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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Required at check-in
Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
Government-issued photo ID may be required
Minimum check-in age is 18
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Children
Up to 3 children (5 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
Parents must have child's birth certificate and photo ID*
No cribs (infant beds)
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Pets
Pets allowed (dogs and cats only)*
Service animals welcome
WIFI
Internet
Free WiFi in public areas
Free WiFi in rooms
LOCAL_PARKING
Parking
No onsite parking
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Offsite
Beach shuttle*
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Other information
Smoke-free property
Property amenities
Food and drink
Free cooked-to-order breakfast each morning 7:00 AM–9:00 AM
Hosted evening meals daily for a surcharge
Restaurant
Bar/lounge
Coffee shop
Room service (limited hours)
Traveling with children
Children stay free (see details)
What to do
On the beach
Free beach club
Beach shuttle (surcharge)
Beach volleyball
Snorkeling nearby
Services
Front desk (limited hours)
Beach shuttle (surcharge)
Beach sun loungers
Beach towels
Beach umbrellas
Romance packages
Facilities
Spa services
Outdoor furniture
Accessibility
Well-lit path to entrance
Room amenities
Home comfort
Air conditioning
Sleep well
Blackout drapes/curtains
Bed sheets provided
Freshen up
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower only
Soap and shampoo
Towels
Toilet paper
Stay connected
Free WiFi
More
Daily housekeeping
Special features
Spa
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Fees & policies
Refundable deposits
A damage deposit of COP 100000 will be collected before check-in
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges by the property at check-in or check-out. Fees may include applicable taxes:
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 travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa showing they are not a resident of Colombia and who pay using a foreign card or via a bank transfer from outside Colombia. This exemption applies only to tourist package bookings (accommodation plus other travel services).
Optional extras
Beach shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
Hosted evening meal costs COP 80000
Children & extra beds
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.
Pets
Service animals exempt from fees
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of COP 60000 per pet, per night
Pool, spa, & gym (if applicable)
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation
Policies
There is no hot water on site.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
This property does not have elevators.
Long-term renters welcome.
Guests can rest easy knowing there's a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting on site.
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard
Cashless transactions are available.
Property Registration Number 262042
Also known as
Rosario de mar Ecohotel
Rosario De Mar By Tequendama
Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama Hotel
Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama Rosario Islands
Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama Hotel Rosario Islands
Frequently asked questions
Does Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama?
Yes, cats and dogs are welcome. There's a charge of COP 60000 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.
Is parking offered on site at Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama?
Sorry, there's no onsite parking at Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 PM. Check-out time is noon.
What is there to do at Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama and nearby?
Have fun during the warmer months with activities such as volleyball. Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama also has spa services.
Are there restaurants at or near Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama?
Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.
What's the area around Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama like?
Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama is located a short 18-minute walk from Isla Grande Beach.
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Reviews
Hotel Rosario de mar By Tequendama Reviews
8.6
Excellent
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8.8
Cleanliness
8.2
Amenities
8.8
Staff & service
8.6
Property conditions & facilities
Guest review summary
What guests liked
The beaches at this property are lovely and perfect for relaxation. (8 reviews)
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Reviews
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Dec 2, 2025
Amazing hotel!
We had a fantastic stay — the staff were incredibly attentive, the restaurant food was absolutely delicious, and the beach was beautiful and relaxing. We loved everything about this place and will definitely come back.
Julia
Julia, 3-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Jan 31, 2026
The room was great, but I want to give the local staff a big applause. Ali from the front desk and Tatyana the manager, they were amazing. She is a blessing for this place keeping the whole eco hotel running great! Made our stay perfect
Dimitar
Dimitar, 3-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Jun 5, 2025
Really great resort. Beautiful beach. Friendly staff. Food was good and the drinks were excellent. Bring everything you need. There is little here to resupply your needs. Suntan lotion advised
James
James, 2-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Apr 13, 2025
The staff was welcoming. Everyone was always smiling. I felt that the staff went out of their way for me.
gloria
gloria, 3-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Jan 7, 2025
Ideal place to finish your stay in Colombia
Very good stay, room was nice and staff was very friendly and helpful. Both beaches are nice. Only downside, the menu of restaurant is not up to date as it misses several dishes when you order
Mathieu
Mathieu, 2-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
May 20, 2024
Islas Rosario is a must and this hotel makes it times 2.
Definitely worth it and the staff is just out of this world.
The boat ride is amazing as well
Diego
Diego, 1-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Mar 31, 2025
We throughly enjoyed our stay. Beaches are nice. Food is good and staff are friendly. This is a place to just come and chill out. Snorkeling at the mini beaches is pretty dull but you can take mini boats for a small fee out 10
Minutes and see incredible coral and fish. We would totally come back here!
Paloma
Paloma, 1-night trip
Verified
6/10 Good
Mar 23, 2025
Amazing nature, sea, wildlife, birds, everything was stunning and beautiful apart from the service that there’s no point talking about it, also food is only fried and sweet
Branko
Branko, 4-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Jul 6, 2024
Excellent hotel, very relaxing. Food was delicious, all the staff make you feel Wellcome. Ezequiel took as o. A tour on the manglares it was the best. Walking in the island was great. Totally recommend to anyone. Make sure to bring mosquito repellent and sunscreen.
Ana
Ana, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very good
Feb 21, 2025
the setting is beautiful, with small but very lovely beaches. Rooms are spacious and comfortable. the meals were good. It would have been nice to have access to boiled drinking water without having to purchase plastic bottles every time, especially in an ecolodge!
it could also get quite loud in the afternoons with music blaring but overall a very lovely spot.
Makeda
Makeda, 2-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Apr 13, 2024
I loved the place. There weren't many people so I had the island for myself pretty much! Loved it... The beds are HARD, but I slept well on them. BRING REPELENTS! jejenes will sting you bad and ruined your trip! They should proactively warn about this.
SAMUEL
SAMUEL, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional
Feb 14, 2024
Coco loco relaxing stay
Me and my girlfriend stayed at the hotel for 6 nights. The location is really good (probably the best on the islands) with 2 sandy beaches. The staff were very friendly and helpful for us who visited for the first time. We enjoyed the services of all staff but especially Dajver, Valentina, Byron and the receptionist - great coco loco! The restaurant menu can get quite repetitive and the prices are quite high for people staying there 6 nights as there are no other options to dine nearby in the night. Would be good if they had a separate discounted menu for hotel guests vs day trippers.
They have day trippers visiting everyday from 10am-2:30 which we thought was good as it gets quiet in the night here, bar closes at 10pm. We walked around the island during the days and you can buy beer, water etc within 15 min walking. Download maps.me for the walking paths!
All in all we were very happy with the stay and was very relaxing, even though we were unlucky with the weather 3 days with strong winds.
Aedan
Aedan, 6-night trip
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8/10 Very good
Feb 17, 2025
The view from the cabin we rented was breathtaking, just as I imagined. The cabin is in good condition but be aware of a bit of privacy issue ( some workers use the back of the property as a shortcut to move to the next property) The bathroom roof is half uncovered but private, just be aware if it rains you will see water inside the shower area ( I was there during dry season). Also right around 4 pm the cabin was hit with very strong winds and we were not able to sit outside to enjoy the view, it seemed like a storm was approaching but this seemed to be a normal occurrence. Vendors can be a nuisance, they are relentless, the ones selling in a boat have good products but not a significant difference in price for the same product at the property's bar. Beware of money change, if you do not have the exact amount those vendors will keep the change and you will never see it again. I think the hotel should do something more proactive to curb this issue. I will recommend the hotel provide drinkable water and be more conscious about cleaning the furniture, there were a lot of flies. The workers seemed overwhelmed not enough staff, they needed to be reminded about a request more than once.
Francis
Francis, 4-night trip
Verified
6/10 Good
Dec 22, 2023
Not ready for prime time…
To start… I understand there was a change in management just days before we stayed there, so perhaps they are just getting organized…
The hotel is on a beautiful piece of property with two lovely, swimming/soaking beaches and a lovely outside dining area. Loud reggaeton blaring… we finally asked them to switch to salsa but still LOUD and constant.If not your thing this will be an issue…
The property is in overall good condition… but some key things lacking. Rooms are huge, sheets/beds comfy. Furniture is a few mismatched pieces of all wooden furniture… Out of place for the island.. and there was absolutely no place to put any clothing. No closet/no hangers/no hooks… This is a beach resort! No place to hang wet clothes, inside or out… No place for sandy shoes! We had to hang stuff on the one chair in the room.
Cable wires were strung over the curtain rods. No water except small overpriced bottles for purchase.
Restaurant was tasty, tho overpriced, and also just organized. Stopped serving dinner at 8:30 without prior notice… But kind waiter made a special exception to give us one entrée but no dessert or extras.. goodbye! You are really isolated, so I have no opt out option.
Front desk was a disaster… asked for tour information and they were no help Turned out the hotel right next-door offered a night snorkel in the adjacent bioluminiscente bay..
Check out was chaos.
Very complicated with much follow and no resolution… I’m still owed money. Not much but annoying.
Verified traveler
2-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Aug 16, 2025
Just perfect
Jason
Jason, 2-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Mar 29, 2024
It was amazing beautiful room great people and wonderful staff
Yancin
Yancin, 5-night trip
Verified
8/10 Very good
Oct 8, 2024
Very nice resort
Nice hotel, good location, 10 min walk to playa libre, very quiet resort, great food, bed are comfy and room is large. Lack of space to hang towels and swimsuits to dry. could fix the window shade who are broken. No water heater but who need it when it’s 35C. If looking to relax and read a book it's the best place. there is 2 beaches which is great, not a lot of hotel on the island have one.
Mathieu
Mathieu, 2-night trip
Verified
6/10 Good
Jan 2, 2024
It is in a nice location, however, access to and from the island is highly limited, only once per day in the morning for arrivals and once per day in the afternoon for departures. If one misses either, than one must organise one's own travel to and from the island, which is expensive and difficult to organise.
Anne
Anne, 5-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Apr 4, 2024
The restaurant food was exceptional, but they need to have the menu translated into different languages and have pictures of each dish. All the food was freshly prepared and cooked, they even changed the menu to accommodate me.The beach was amazing and the staff was very accommodating to non Spanish speaking people. What I appreciated most of all was the honesty of the staff. I would recommend this resort for relaxation as there is no night entertainment, but they certainly have areas to accommodate parties.
Shivan
Shivan, 2-night trip
Verified
8/10 Very good
May 22, 2024
The beach was beautiful, our room was nice and the staff were great however the property was just missing something, needed more music with dinner etc and some activities to be included ie bikes and kayaks. Limited food options for vegetarian which was hard bc you’re fairly isolated from other restaurants etc. we had a good stay but these things definitely could have taken it from good to great
Emma
Emma, 2-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
May 14, 2024
Staff were mediocre. Island was beautiful! Transportation was a little unsafe. They drop you at the dock without parking the boat. They always seem in a hurry. I recommend to arrange transportation with the hotel not outside boats.
Edwin
Edwin, 2-night trip
Verified
4/10 Fair
Jan 11, 2025
Unfortunately not a nice experience
We unfortunately had a very disappointing experience, mainly because of the following reasons:
- no boat transfer to the island and no support at all when reaching out to the resort (incl. no person speaking English at all); we tried to reach out via phone, WhatsApp and e-mail but did not receive any response
- they market an own restaurant with broad dish options and they offer you a big menu but in fact they only had 5-6 dishes available for dinner from that menu, and no vegetarian dish at all
- no warm water at all even though indicated otherwise online
Verified traveler
2-night trip
Verified
10/10 Exceptional
Jan 19, 2024
Relaxing three day stay
Everyone was really friendly and helpful. The food was good at the restaurant, and we never had to wait for service or food delivery. One night when I didn’t eat some of my dinner the chef came out to make sure there was a problem (there wasn’t—it was just a large portion). The beaches are lovely. The rooms were basic but comfortable. I thought from past reviews it would be noisy. Yes, they do play music on the beach from 9:30 until about 3 when day trippers are there, but it wasn’t overly loud and if you sat on the beach that was not in front of the bar it was actually not very loud. Nighttime was peaceful and quiet. We walked on the island paths and swam in the ocean. A really nice, relaxing 3 day break. The only comment I’d have is that it would be nice if they included specific information about how to get to the island once you make a booking, by email or text. I had to email them for information. Other guests commented on the same confusion. The did respond to me, and managing the somewhat chaotic port in Cartegena was a lot easier with the information they provided.
Mark
Mark, 3-night trip
Verified
4/10 Fair
Dec 29, 2023
We stayed for 7 nights from December 13-21, 2023. Know that you are not getting peace and quiet here. We thought a stay on a remote island would be the ideal place to relax reading a book, soaki up the sun & sleep with the sound of the water. Not so. Each day, the property welcomes boats of day trippers from 9 am to 3 pm (some days 50-80 people. Many other couples staying around it very disruptive, not just us. We told the manager that the loud music alternating from reggaeton, techno, pop at the whims of staff was disruptive, but he responded they need to please the day trippers who want a fiesta. Reading on the beach meant using noise cancelling headphones. Napping in the sun was impossible too. The food was tasty and the menu large (if expensive), but some items never came or took 1.5h. Sleeping required earplugs as hotels around played loud music late at night.
The base ingredients for this place to be amazing are there: The beaches are swimmable with turquoise waters; the rooms are large & clean. Staff are nice but the place is mismanaged and organization is clearly lacking. We were given a "family room" in the main complex with only 2 beds when we booked a family cabaña with 3 beds as per the pictures and told photos are just for "reference".
The highlight for us were the excursions with Simón and Ezekiel, which can be hired on the beach.
If you don't mind the noise, go ahead. Otherwise, we can't recommendend it.
Jonathan
Jonathan, 7-night trip
Verified
8/10 Very good
Mar 26, 2026
achei aquém, a cama era dura, o café era a la carte e tinha poucas opções, você fica refém do restaurante do hotel, uma vez que tem um povoado a 3,5km (53min a pé) no meio do mangue. Shampoo e condicionador são muito ruins, leve o seu. O vaso tem uma descarga horrível. Bom que é mais tranquilo que os outros que tem day use mais famosos, a equipe do hotel também são super prestativos e educados e a área de praia do hotel é muito bonita.