Pao Pao Cartagena

Sería útil tener hieleras en las reposeras para no tener que solicitar las bebidas de una en una. Tomar en cuenta que después de las 9:30pm cierra el servicio de comida y bebidas.

Well few things but it is about expectations. First of all that is bird national park so you have to be aware that the other beach (sea view room) is not very usuable as it is smelly and yes they can be loud.
It is not super quite place as sea view rooms there is generator all the time which you will hear, even it did not bother us.
Poolview... well pool is literally 5 cm from balcony.

Bar & Restuarnt is very pricy and nothing superspecial but it is again i guess resort prices.

Check in is separate story, I had to spend 30 minutes in this luxuary resort to check myself in, scann documents and everything - strange practice, never saw it before.

There is literally nothing you can buy there or order so they bring you (even they are 5x day going around). First market is on isla grande and that is ok but we had to pay 100k to take this 10min ride (other similar rides are free) and the funniest thing was that manager went with us in market and waited next to cashier i guess so we dont buy somethin to eat or drink and all we bought were cigarets and tampons. Also that was not something regular as I had to negotiate 1 hr via sms to get that transportation. First I was told that we are not allowed to go anywhere. I felt like in prison somehow.

Nada

No
Me
Gusto nada nada el transporte de Cartagena a la
Isla. La lancha es un penal. Si el mar está un
Poco picado, sobre todo al regreso, es una tortura. No es que se mueva, es que salta y luego cae y golpea contra el
Mar. Sin pensar en lo peor, que es que se parta la lancha (que paso con las que van a san bernardo)la Columna no resiste los golpes que duran 50 minutos.
Es algo que tienen que replantearse y mejorar.
Si hubiera sabido que era si no creo que hubiera ido….

Nada

Poo everywhere. Don't stay here.

Hard access to transportation
Expensive after hours

As the island is quite small, I would highly recommend that the property promotes a wider range of well organized extra activities.
In Isla Grande, which is only a 5 minute boat ride, there are many activities available, such as mangrove boat tours and guided visits to the local town, both of which I personally enjoyed very much. Expanding and better highlighting these experiences would definitely enhance the overall stay.

No complaints. We arrived late and they brought us food to the room.

- if you don’t like birds, be warned. There are hundreds of birds flying around at all times. You will end up being pooed on (we averaged 2x per day). As a result the general site has a lot of bird poo marks and you will need to wash your towel daily. If you aren’t under umbrella you’re at risk. This also results in a very “birdy” smell all around the resort.
- food was alright, not amazing.
- no water filter for residents, just bottle after bottle of water which feels very wasteful.
- a bit too quiet for our liking at night (there are only about 6 rooms, so it lacks atmosphere). 3 night stay max I’d say.
- breakfast quoted as included but coffee and water charged separately.

Falta variedad en la carta y teniendo en cuenta que estando en la isla no hay mas opciones, los precios son bastante altos.
Pedimos varias veces que nos ayudaran con varias cosas en la habitación y el personal de mantenimiento nunca asistió.

Apesar de haver a possibilidade de jantar no Bora, Bora, acho que seria interessante o hotel diversificar a menu do restaurante e colocar uns petiscos, mais opções de pratos com carne, saladas com frutas, castanhas e doces, já que ficamos o tempo todo fazendo todas as refeições nele.

Two small things that we felt would have helped. First, it would have been good to have had some more (written) information about the island, particularly about the birds, but also simply meal times, use of beach facilities etc. Some of this was explained on arrival but with our poor Spanish, it was difficult to find out things.
Second, there was no outdoor fresh water shower to use. Appreciate that water is a limited resource on the island but would have been good on last day to have been able to swim up to departure then have a quick shower to get the salt water off.