Great views and setting with top notch building amenities. Very stylish

Great views and setting with top notch building amenities. Very stylish

My husband I visited Baru Playa Eco-Beach resort in March and simply could not have been more pleased with our choice. We read all the reviews before booking, found them to be mostly true BUT for us we LOVED LOVED LOVED it. A real piece of heaven! To reach the resort you need to take a boat, we were coming from Catagena and contacted the resort (by whatsapp NOT expedia or phone) and they arranged for pick up by taxi from our hotel. It worked really well and we were in the car for an hour until then in a small boat for 15 mins. Once we got there we did not leave! We ate all our meals there (we had paid full board but it was hard for me to understand the half board). We did read the reviews and took two big bottles of water for cleaning our teeth and some snacks just in case - which honestly I am not sure we needed. The food was exceptional for my husband. He enjoyed extremely fresh fish in some form for most meals. For me, a bit harder as I am a vegetarian, but the chef and everyone there did there best to look after me - and the food I got was very nice but I definately had to be flexible. The place was just what we needed - very quiet, peaceful and so restful. The staff were INCREDIBLY nice. There were a couple of dogs that were very, very friendly - and I fell in love with them! We read books and sat on the beach beds and took the rowing boats out. The boat ride back took us through the mangroves after tearful goodbyes to the staff who were friends now!

My husband I visited Baru Playa Eco-Beach resort in March and simply could not have been more pleased with our choice. We read all the reviews before booking, found them to be mostly true BUT for us we LOVED LOVED LOVED it. A real piece of heaven! To reach the resort you need to take a boat, we were coming from Catagena and contacted the resort (by whatsapp NOT expedia or phone) and they arranged for pick up by taxi from our hotel. It worked really well and we were in the car for an hour until then in a small boat for 15 mins. Once we got there we did not leave! We ate all our meals there (we had paid full board but it was hard for me to understand the half board). We did read the reviews and took two big bottles of water for cleaning our teeth and some snacks just in case - which honestly I am not sure we needed. The food was exceptional for my husband. He enjoyed extremely fresh fish in some form for most meals. For me, a bit harder as I am a vegetarian, but the chef and everyone there did there best to look after me - and the food I got was very nice but I definately had to be flexible. The place was just what we needed - very quiet, peaceful and so restful. The staff were INCREDIBLY nice. There were a couple of dogs that were very, very friendly - and I fell in love with them! We read books and sat on the beach beds and took the rowing boats out. The boat ride back took us through the mangroves after tearful goodbyes to the staff who were friends now!

The resort is very cozy and well maintained the beach is immaculate and the ocean is clean. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. I recommend this resort is anyone who is looking to get away to a private quite beautiful beach paradise.

The resort is very cozy and well maintained the beach is immaculate and the ocean is clean. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. I recommend this resort is anyone who is looking to get away to a private quite beautiful beach paradise.

Not fancy but very friendly and helpful staff. Excellent food. Great place for a quiet and tranquil get away.

Not fancy but very friendly and helpful staff. Excellent food. Great place for a quiet and tranquil get away.

This place is truly a hidden gem. If you are looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the more crowded places and are looking for some peace and quiet this is the place. Not too many activities to do, there are kayaks, volleyball and a few other activities (for purchase) but just getting away with no itinerary and not being bothered with vendors trying to sell to you all day, this is the place. I recommend bringing bottled water and snacks to last your stay, although the food here is AMAZING and portions are decent. The water is amazing too, in the early morning it is as smooth as a piece of glass and depending on the weather out in the Gulf, you can have some decent waves. They rake the beach each morning in order to provide a clean start to the day, meaning all of the seaweed that washes ashore gets picked up. Speaking of the beach, it appeared this resort had the biggest beach in the area. I honestly probably won’t come back, just because there is so much more to see and do in Colombia, but I 100% recommend if you want time away from everything and/or spend quality time with your family or alone.

This place is truly a hidden gem. If you are looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the more crowded places and are looking for some peace and quiet this is the place. Not too many activities to do, there are kayaks, volleyball and a few other activities (for purchase) but just getting away with no itinerary and not being bothered with vendors trying to sell to you all day, this is the place. I recommend bringing bottled water and snacks to last your stay, although the food here is AMAZING and portions are decent. The water is amazing too, in the early morning it is as smooth as a piece of glass and depending on the weather out in the Gulf, you can have some decent waves. They rake the beach each morning in order to provide a clean start to the day, meaning all of the seaweed that washes ashore gets picked up. Speaking of the beach, it appeared this resort had the biggest beach in the area. I honestly probably won’t come back, just because there is so much more to see and do in Colombia, but I 100% recommend if you want time away from everything and/or spend quality time with your family or alone.

Calm and peaceful. Great, friendly service. Excellent meals, accommodations. Removed but not isolated. Awesome weekend getaway.

Calm and peaceful. Great, friendly service. Excellent meals, accommodations. Removed but not isolated. Awesome weekend getaway.

The location of Baru Eco Lodge is amazing. Beautiful beach, great staff and service. The food was delicious. However, the rooms and hotel have a lot of deferred maintenance. Overpriced.

The location of Baru Eco Lodge is amazing. Beautiful beach, great staff and service. The food was delicious. However, the rooms and hotel have a lot of deferred maintenance. Overpriced.

If your looking for a nice quiet and relaxed place, this is it.

If your looking for a nice quiet and relaxed place, this is it.

Amazing service! Very professional and cordial staff. The food is delicious! Truly a remote paradise and the perfect getaway. I would highly recommend to others, and I will return in the future.

Amazing service! Very professional and cordial staff. The food is delicious! Truly a remote paradise and the perfect getaway. I would highly recommend to others, and I will return in the future.

Amazing place to stay, very relaxing, very clean, amazing food, great and quiet location. Very friendly staff. I hope it stays that way

Amazing place to stay, very relaxing, very clean, amazing food, great and quiet location. Very friendly staff. I hope it stays that way

I thoroughly enjoyed three days of complete relaxation on a nice beach, just what the doctor ordered. (Not a Cancun type of beach where you can go for long walks, but a very nice beach for swimming.) The food was excellent all three days. The transportation from my hotel to the resort and then back to a different hotel in Cartegena was excellent but quite pricy. It would have been nice to know on the website about this added expense which was approx. $500,000 pesos ($250). For the price of this resort, all drinks and water should have been included. We are not big drinkers, but we do like our agua. Threecmeals with one drink for each meal were to be included with our rental. We ended up with an extra tab at the end of our stay and had to correct them as they had added our meals to the bill which were supposed to be included with our stay. We shouldn't have to deal with this. I am giving a very good rating due to the fact that I did relax on this trip. If you are looking for a place with a variety of activities, this is probably not the place for you. If you are looking for tranquility, a chance to get some sun and read a good book while listening to the ocean sounds, then this is the place for you.

I thoroughly enjoyed three days of complete relaxation on a nice beach, just what the doctor ordered. (Not a Cancun type of beach where you can go for long walks, but a very nice beach for swimming.) The food was excellent all three days. The transportation from my hotel to the resort and then back to a different hotel in Cartegena was excellent but quite pricy. It would have been nice to know on the website about this added expense which was approx. $500,000 pesos ($250). For the price of this resort, all drinks and water should have been included. We are not big drinkers, but we do like our agua. Threecmeals with one drink for each meal were to be included with our rental. We ended up with an extra tab at the end of our stay and had to correct them as they had added our meals to the bill which were supposed to be included with our stay. We shouldn't have to deal with this. I am giving a very good rating due to the fact that I did relax on this trip. If you are looking for a place with a variety of activities, this is probably not the place for you. If you are looking for tranquility, a chance to get some sun and read a good book while listening to the ocean sounds, then this is the place for you.

Friendly staff, very good food. Old building needs remodeling. But warm beautiful ocean and sandy beach made our days.

Friendly staff, very good food. Old building needs remodeling. But warm beautiful ocean and sandy beach made our days.

The location is really quiet and amazing. The hotel is only accessible by boat but they offer transport from the airport to the hotel (mini van + boat, with extra cost). The food was included and really amazing. The staff is really nice. You can use the hotel's kayak freely. It's a really amazing place, with many birds and surrounded by nature.

The location is really quiet and amazing. The hotel is only accessible by boat but they offer transport from the airport to the hotel (mini van + boat, with extra cost). The food was included and really amazing. The staff is really nice. You can use the hotel's kayak freely. It's a really amazing place, with many birds and surrounded by nature.

We stayed four days at this hotel. The staff were excellent and the food delicious, but the rest of the services did not fulfilled our expectations. I had the impression that the hotel promises more than it can offer, and certainly I found the rate, not justice. Some of the services we found unsatisfactory were: the transfer (by boat), the snorkeling trip, massage service and Wi-Fi/Cable connection. The shuttle boat seemed very precarious and insecure. I would not recommend it for the elderly or children. We hired a snorkeling trip that offered the hotel for an addition fee: The boat engine did not work well, they did not have the snorkel equipment available and the areas that took us were not the coral reef areas. We also hired a massage service that offered various types of massages: The masseuses were very nice, but certainly, I had the impression that they are not trained as masseuses. The Wi-Fi connection was weak, and we had no cable in the room. The beach was not what we expected. The sea was not as blue or transparent as seen in the pictures. There were many seaweed (not brought by the tide but growing under water-maybe it was the season. I don't know). We had the impression that the photos on the website had been retouched. In summary: I think, it is too pricey for what it offers. The place is nice, the staff is kind, the food is very good...but if you ask me if I would go there again, I would say no. Would you recommend it? Sadly, No.

We stayed four days at this hotel. The staff were excellent and the food delicious, but the rest of the services did not fulfilled our expectations. I had the impression that the hotel promises more than it can offer, and certainly I found the rate, not justice. Some of the services we found unsatisfactory were: the transfer (by boat), the snorkeling trip, massage service and Wi-Fi/Cable connection. The shuttle boat seemed very precarious and insecure. I would not recommend it for the elderly or children. We hired a snorkeling trip that offered the hotel for an addition fee: The boat engine did not work well, they did not have the snorkel equipment available and the areas that took us were not the coral reef areas. We also hired a massage service that offered various types of massages: The masseuses were very nice, but certainly, I had the impression that they are not trained as masseuses. The Wi-Fi connection was weak, and we had no cable in the room. The beach was not what we expected. The sea was not as blue or transparent as seen in the pictures. There were many seaweed (not brought by the tide but growing under water-maybe it was the season. I don't know). We had the impression that the photos on the website had been retouched. In summary: I think, it is too pricey for what it offers. The place is nice, the staff is kind, the food is very good...but if you ask me if I would go there again, I would say no. Would you recommend it? Sadly, No.

Exceeded expectations in every way. It was a magical place tucked away from it all. Pricey? Sure, a bit. Worth it? Unequivocally. The food was particularly yummy and noteworthy.

Exceeded expectations in every way. It was a magical place tucked away from it all. Pricey? Sure, a bit. Worth it? Unequivocally. The food was particularly yummy and noteworthy.

If you're looking for some SERIOUS R&R, this is the place. An isolated hotel on an isolated island w/ a view of an endless ocean: truly a positive vibe. Our room felt like it was in a tree house! I read prior reviews about how delicious the food is & oh man they serve it up practically gourmet style! Because there are only 5 rooms, you get specialized attention & the staff know your name (if u want them too). They offer excursions for additional prices but other than that there is literally nothing to do (which is perfect for those with uber busy working lifestyles). We didn't take any excursions as we had already gone to excursions the week before during our stay in Cartagena. I recommend if you're visiting more than one city in Colombia, to make this your last stop to soak in every inch of the relaxation this place has to offer. I would definitely visit this place again as its the only place I've ever been where my mind was completely blank (no stress) for the entire time, oh what a lovely feeling. The ONLY thing that was negative was there was construction going on so we weren't able to use the volleyball net and the construction woke us up several times because they start early. I wish they would've told us that prior to our stay as most hotels would (or even discount the prices because of the construction), but even with that we were still able to relax. Oh and there's no hot water but we went in July and its so humid outside we didn't need the hot water.

If you're looking for some SERIOUS R&R, this is the place. An isolated hotel on an isolated island w/ a view of an endless ocean: truly a positive vibe. Our room felt like it was in a tree house! I read prior reviews about how delicious the food is & oh man they serve it up practically gourmet style! Because there are only 5 rooms, you get specialized attention & the staff know your name (if u want them too). They offer excursions for additional prices but other than that there is literally nothing to do (which is perfect for those with uber busy working lifestyles). We didn't take any excursions as we had already gone to excursions the week before during our stay in Cartagena. I recommend if you're visiting more than one city in Colombia, to make this your last stop to soak in every inch of the relaxation this place has to offer. I would definitely visit this place again as its the only place I've ever been where my mind was completely blank (no stress) for the entire time, oh what a lovely feeling. The ONLY thing that was negative was there was construction going on so we weren't able to use the volleyball net and the construction woke us up several times because they start early. I wish they would've told us that prior to our stay as most hotels would (or even discount the prices because of the construction), but even with that we were still able to relax. Oh and there's no hot water but we went in July and its so humid outside we didn't need the hot water.