Casa Diluca Hotel Boutique

Casa Diluca is a small hotel set inside the walled city of Cartagena de Indias, on a street in the Historic Centre. The building draws on southern Italian style, with rooms arranged around greenery and light rather than a grand lobby. It holds 12 rooms across four categories, from Superior rooms of 18 to 22 square metres to the 60 square metre Luca Suite, each with a queen or king bed and its own layout. Two outdoor pools sit on the third and fourth floor terraces; one looks directly onto the Cathedral of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The rooftop bar sits above both, open to the same view at sunset. Guests can work from the hotel, since it runs on high-speed Wi-Fi throughout. A gym and spa fill out the rest of the property, along with a restaurant serving Caribbean dishes with a contemporary edge, included at breakfast. Booking the whole hotel is possible under a full-house arrangement, covering all 12 rooms, the plaza and both pools for private use. Check-in runs from 3pm, with no fixed cut-off, and checkout is by noon. The hotel allows dogs, with owners responsible for any damage. It is a compact stay, built for guests who want the walled city at the door and the rooftop for the evening.