Vacation apartments in Cartagena: where to stay and what to check
Vacation apartments in Cartagena. A vacation apartment in Cartagena is chosen by area before it is chosen by photo: Bocagrande and El Laguito are city and beach on foot, Morros and Manzanillo are quiet oceanfront, Karibana is golf and club, and the historic center is walking inside the walls. This page sorts the areas and says what to confirm before booking.

The areas, and who each one suits
Bocagrande, Castillogrande and El Laguito: towers along the beach edge, with shops and restaurants on foot and the city right there. Morros and Manzanillo del Mar: established oceanfront, quieter, with a marina. Karibana: championship golf and a club, for anyone coming to play. Crespo: close to the airport, for short stays. Marbella: beach without Bocagrande’s noise. The historic center: heritage, everything on foot.
What to confirm before booking
That the property is authorized for tourist accommodation, that the guest count in the listing is the one the property allows, that what the service includes and how arrival works are both stated, and that the photos are current. None of that is assumed: it is asked and confirmed in writing.
Families and groups
For a group, what decides is not the floor area but how many bedrooms and bathrooms there are, whether the kitchen is usable for real cooking, and whether the building allows the number of people in the listing. A three-bedroom apartment with one bathroom is a different product from one with three.
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THE CITY
Why Cartagena
High-complexity healthcare
Serena del Mar has a high-complexity hospital, a school and a university inside the same development. For anyone moving here year round, that decides more than the view does.
Oceanfront golf
Karibana has a championship golf course on the sea, with residences built into the course.
Retail under construction
Kristal Malls is under construction, with an artificial lagoon, a hotel and two residential developments. Confirm construction progress before counting on a date.
Twelve miles of beachfront
The Zona Norte corridor holds the new oceanfront supply, with some services already running and others still being built.
Three hours from Miami
Direct Cartagena to Miami flight operated by American Airlines, around three hours. Routes and frequencies change: confirm with the airline.
Heritage inside the walls
Houses and apartments in the historic center, where scarcity is structural: nothing more gets built inside the walls.
ARTICLES
Documented one by one
Each one explains a specific check or a specific cost, sector by sector.
- What vacation apartments are available in Serena del Mar?
- What vacation apartments are available in North Zone of Cartagena?
- What vacation apartments are available in Manzanillo del Mar?
- What vacation apartments are available in Manzanillo?
- What vacation apartments are available in Karibana?
- What vacation apartments are available in Morros?
- What vacation apartments are available in La Boquilla?
- What vacation apartments are available in Cielo Mar?
- What vacation apartments are available in Crespo?
- What vacation apartments are available in Marbella?
- What vacation apartments are available in El Cabrero?
- What vacation apartments are available in Historic Center?
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SERVICES
What you need to do
- Buying Areas, property types and checks before signing.
- Sell with us Preparation, presentation and support.
- Rent out your property Tenant, lease and handover record.
- Managed short stays Channels, guests and an owner panel.
- Looking to rent By the year, by the season or by the day.
- Legal verification Title, registered use, bylaws and permits.
Want to book in Cartagena?
Tell us your dates and how many guests, and we will confirm what is available.