Casa Cleotilde, Getsemaní · Cartagena, Colombia
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La casa al atardecer: la galería, el rooftop y la alberca

A house that watches more than it speaks.

A private four-suite residence in Getsemaní, the old neighborhood beside Cartagena’s walled city. A courtyard below, a rooftop pool over the old city, full staff. Yours alone.

Whole house · booking opens on our external calendar

Getsemaní, in a minute

Not inside the walls, and better for it. Getsemaní is the neighborhood where Cartagena actually lives: colonial houses, a plaza that fills at dusk, music from the corner. The walled city is a ten-minute walk; you come home to quiet.

Well lit and walkable at night. Our team can meet you anywhere in the neighborhood.

2 min

Plaza de la Trinidad, the neighborhood square

10 min

On foot to the Clock Tower and the walled city

20 min

By car from Rafael Núñez airport (CTG). Transfer included.

45 min

By boat to the Rosario Islands, arranged on request

Six ways to be here

In the order you will live them

The front of the house: two turned-wood windows, the colonial door, and the flowering vine over the eaves

Arrive

Your driver meets you at the airport. You cross the entry hall and the scent of the house greets you first. Your bags are already upstairs.

Entry hall

The central courtyard at night

Stay

Spend the afternoon in the courtyard with no plan but to stay, in the shade of the gallery.

Courtyard

Beef medallions with mushrooms and polenta, served in the house

Eat

Sit down together. Breakfast is included; for lunch and dinner you choose from the house menu and let us know ahead.

Dining room

A suite with a king bed, exposed wooden beams, and a black-and-white chequerboard floor

Sleep

Wake without street noise, the church bell softened by the courtyard. Four suites, king or twin beds, en-suite baths, air conditioning.

Suites

The top-floor pool at sunset, the wooden frame silhouetted against the sun, the city beyond

Go up

Get into the top-floor pool and watch the light fall over the walled city.

Rooftop

A member of the house staff arranging flowers in the gallery

Be looked after

Never ask. An English-speaking team is on hand around the clock, present without being seen: the house in order when you return, the car waiting, the boat ready if you wanted one.

Always

The threshold of the house, under the flowering vine
The threshold, under the bougainvillea
The living room, pale armchairs and flowers
The living room, afternoon light
The rooftop wooden deck beside the red wall
The rooftop deck
The chef finishing a dish with edible flowers
The chef’s last touch
Octopus on green purée, on Talavera china
Octopus, on Talavera china
The outdoor gallery and its planting, late afternoon
The gallery, late afternoon

The house, in motion

What we post on Instagram

  • The welcome fruit bowl

  • The rooftop frame, against the sky

  • The afternoon cocktail

  • Breakfast, served

  • A toast above the rooftops

  • The central courtyard

What is included

All of this comes with the house, without asking and at no extra cost.

  • House chef · breakfast included
  • House manager / concierge
  • Butler on hand
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Four suites, king or twin beds
  • Pool with a view
  • Wi-Fi and DirecTV
  • Backup generator

On request

Arranged before you arrive and charged separately from the rate. Write to us and we set it up.

Lunch and dinner
From the house menu, at additional cost. Breakfast is already included in the rate.
Special menus
Occasion menus for celebrations or long dinners.
Boat day
A full day out to the Rosario Islands.
Transfers
Pick-up and return to Rafael Núñez airport.

Guest book

Left in the book on the way out · verified stays

“Nobody asked us anything and everything was done. I still don’t know how.”
Sarah and Ben, New York
March · four nights · Google review
“Eight of us at dinner in the gallery, and the house stayed quiet.”
The Alvarez family, Mexico City
January · six nights · Airbnb
“Getsemaní at seven in the morning, from the rooftop, with coffee. We’re coming back.”
Louise and James, London
November · three nights · Google review

Good to know

The rate depends on the season and the dates, so it lives on the booking calendar rather than here. What follows is everything else you would otherwise have to email us about.

Payment
Visa, Mastercard, Amex and bank transfer, charged in USD on our booking calendar. The full rate and taxes are shown there before you pay.
Team
English and Spanish. Available around the clock on WhatsApp before and during your stay.

House rules

There are few of them and they apply to everyone. They are what keep the house a house rather than a hotel.

  • Registered guests only. Any visitor must be arranged ahead and registered.
  • The kitchen belongs to the chef. Guests do not cook.
  • No live bands and no parties.
  • No day visits.
  • No drug use.
  • No smoking inside the house. On the terrace only.
  • No sex tourism. We reject every form of sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (Colombian Law 679 of 2001).

Write to us

Tell us the dates you have in mind and how many are coming. We reply on WhatsApp the same day.

No long forms: the message opens ready in your WhatsApp.

Messages go to: +57 320 202 9477

Whole house / Calendar on an external page