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Blu Hotel by Tamacá

3.5 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Bar (on property)
Terrace/patio
Bar (on property)
Lobby

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Carrera 2 #11-65, El Rodadero, Santa Marta, Magdalena, 470006
  • Mundo Marino Aquarium
    1 min walk
  • Arrecife Shopping Center
    3 min walk
  • Catamaran Restaurante En El Rodadero
    2 min walk
  • Santa Marta (SMR-Simon Bolivar)
    17 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds (2 adultos 1 niño) | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds (2 adultos 1 niño)

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 248 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Room Standard

  • Sleeps 4

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Room Standard

  • Sleeps 3

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About the neighborhood

Santa Marta

With a stay at Blu Hotel by Tamacá in Santa Marta (El Rodadero), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Rodadero Beach and Mundo Marino Aquarium. .This resort is 10 mi (16.1 km) from Tayrona National Natural Park and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Arrecife Shopping Center.
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What's nearby

  • Rodadero Beach - 9 min walk
  • Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum - 5 min drive
  • Bahia de Santa Marta - 6 min drive
  • Parque de Los Novios - 6 min drive
  • Santa Marta Beach - 16 min drive

Getting around

  • Santa Marta (SMR-Simon Bolivar) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪El Punto Múltiple del Sabor - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Juan Valdez Café - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Karey - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Salvator's Pizza & Pasta Rodadero - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪La Pizzetta - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Blu Hotel by Tamacá

Resort with a fitness center, a short walk to Rodadero Beach
Blu Hotel by Tamacá offers 61 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include showers.

This Santa Marta resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the resort include a fitness center and a children's pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 61 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a hair salon.
Enjoy a meal at RESTAURANTE ARRECIFES, or stay in and take advantage of the resort's room service (during limited hours). Continental breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This resort has 3 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:00 AM.
RESTAURANTE ARRECIFES - This restaurant serves breakfast only.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: COP 24,000 for adults and COP 24,000 for children
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • RESTAURANTE ARRECIFES

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Fitness classes
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool (guest access)

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Business center
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1978
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
Guests providing vaccine records must have received complete COVID-19 vaccination at least 1 days prior to check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 4 years, 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 24000 for adults and COP 24000 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: COP 35000 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: COP 35000 (from 5 to 12 years old)

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

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.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Hotel Tamacá Torre Norte
Hotel Tamacá Torre Norte Santa Marta
Tamacá Torre Norte
Tamacá Torre Norte Santa Marta
Hotel Tamacá Torre Norte Sercotel Santa Marta
Hotel Tamacá Torre Norte Sercotel
Tamacá Torre Norte Sercotel Santa Marta
Tamacá Torre Norte Sercotel
Hotel Tamacá Torre Norte by Sercotel
Blu Hotel by Tamacá Resort
Blu Hotel by Tamacá Santa Marta
Blu Hotel by Tamacá Resort Santa Marta

Blu Hotel by Tamacá Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 37 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 98 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Consuelo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really like Blu Hotel, but when I booked the room, it said that it has a pool. There’s no pool in the premises. I had to go across the street to the partner hotel, which I thought it was false advertising… the service & staff were great.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glenda, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

ilva

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
No able to sleep
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Raul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Muy bueno
Stayed 25 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Pierina

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Leandro

Liked: Cleanliness
correcto ... pero reserva engañosa
Hotel en condiciones correctas pero con falencias básicas para un alojamiento costero. El desayuno es definitivamente malo y no cuenta con restaurante ni room service de ningún tipo. La pileta y servicios de bar están en el hotel hermano, a unos 30 metros. Muy poco amigable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

2/10 Terrible

Carla

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Chad

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value
Comfortable hotel located near the beach and near shops and restaurants. The service was good and you have access to the Pool at the (more luxurious) sister hotel across the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
There was a bit of confusion in the checkin, but the front desk and managers were very helpful and were able to address the issues promptly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great place most of the service is excellent specially the room cleaner and the restaurant, pool and beach 😂
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at the actual hotel were amazing. But the photos are all of the other hotel. Please change them. Very misleading. Please add chairs to the beautiful balconies. Typically no hot water. The service at the restaurant in the other hotel was really terrible. They need to retrain the servers. Average wait time for coffee was over 30 minutes and dirty tables took over an hour to. Hence the bird were pooping everywhere because they wanted to eat off the dirty dishes that stayed there for an hour or two. The food for a Canadian and Mexican was terrible. Maybe fine for locals. Food served raw or completely not edible. But the actual hotel we stayed, staff were awesome!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joa, Bogota

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es un buen sitio para estar. No hay diferencia del uso de las piscina y las instalaciones del resort cuando te quedas en el tamaca norte, lo cual es una ventaja. Lo recomiendo.
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent position nice Staff good size Bedrooms and close to the Beach
Stayed 17 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice. It is great to use the facilities at the sister Hotel
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children, Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service
Exemption for foreigners was not granted bc we did not have the physical passport (and entry stamp). however we offer to present our 1. Digital copy of the passport and 2. Itinerary. FRONT DESK CLERK and manager in charge "MARTA DIAZGRANADOS" were hesitant about concession/ waiver of fees, lack of knowledge and resources for customers
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
The breakfast buffet is not what they show in their pics. Its just eggs and toast everyday
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
There is not air extractor in the bathrooms and when you open the door to yoyr room you have to wait quite a while
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019