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Old 23 Mar 2015
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Cartagena, anyone know somewhere to stay?

Hi, thought I'd posted this about an hour ago but it's disappeared!!! Try again.
We're a mature couple 2 up on a GS1200 in Medellin headed for Cartagena to catch ferryxpress to Panama. We're 5 months into a 1 year trip Ushuaia to Deadhorse. Can anyone help with ideas as to where to stay in Cartagena for about a week with safe parking for the bike? Struggling on the internet to find anything that isn't really expensive. Any good bike hostels or bike friendly places????
Many thanks in advance folks.
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I stayed at Hotel Villa Colonial and recommend it. It's located at GPS coords: 10.423112,-75.544237. Cost was $COP80,000 with parking inside the lobby foyer (plenty of room for motos and they are happy to have you park inside). Safe/secure, clean hotel, good (but not free breakfast), excellent location in the center of town.

If you want something cheaper, the Amber Hostel is 1/2 block away located at
10.423267, -75.544709. I didn't stay there but heard it's decent and has secure parking.

Some more info and pics on my Cartagena blog post:
http://moto-mikey.com/2013/12/days-1...south-america/

Other places to stay I recommend:
http://moto-mikey.com/articles-reviews/accommodations/


Hope this helps!
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Hi MotoMikey, many thanks for that. Actually we have been using your site in S America so many thanks for all your previous help! We saw your mention of Villa Colonial but weren't sure if parking for a moto was normal or they just did you a favour. Sounds like they may well be happy to accommodate our bike. We've emailed them to see they can put us up.
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excellent place

hi
try hotel bellavista,excellent place.
close to the beach and the old part of town.
very safe for bike and rider
all the best geri
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Thanks Geri, hope you're keeping well. We catch the ferry to Panama and say goodbye to South America on Tuesday
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