Hotel Dora Smith

2.5 star property
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Double Room (Air Conditioner)
Double Room (Air Conditioner) | Bathroom shower
Twin Room (Air Conditioner)
Double Room (Fan)
Double Room (Air Conditioner)

Reviews

4.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Diagonal 21b Bis, Cartagena, Bolivar, 130001
  • Mercado Bazurto
    7 min drive
  • Port of Cartagena
    7 min drive
  • Promenade of La Castellana
    8 min drive
  • Cartagena (CTG-Rafael Núñez Intl.)
    25 min drive

Room options

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About the area

Cartagena

With a stay at Hotel Dora Smith in Cartagena (El Bosque), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Clock Tower and Cartagena de Indias Convention Center. .This hotel is 5.1 mi (8.2 km) from Bocagrande Beach and 18.2 mi (29.4 km) from Blanca Beach.

What's nearby

  • Port of Cartagena - 7 min drive - 3.3 km
  • San Felipe de Barajas Castle - 10 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Clock Tower - 12 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Cartagena de Indias Convention Center - 12 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Bocagrande Beach - 25 min drive - 8.3 km

Getting around

  • Rafael Nunez Intl. Airport (CTG) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Santa Cruz - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Pleyclub night - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Nuevo Leung Yuen - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Santander - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪El chino - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel Dora Smith

Cartagena hotel in El Bosque with a 24-hour front desk
Hotel Dora Smith offers 25 accommodations. 22-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 25 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite from the grocery/convenience store serving guests of Hotel Dora Smith.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Corner/local shop

Conveniences

  • Corner/local shop

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 22-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • You may be required to pay VAT (19%) at the property. Nonresident travelers who pay using a foreign card or bank transfer and present a valid passport and tourist visa may be exempt from value-added tax (19%) on tourist package bookings (accommodation plus other travel service).

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash

We should mention

There is no hot water on site
If you are traveling with a child your property may require you to present the following documents: Parents traveling into Colombia with a child under 18 may be required to present the child's birth certificate and photo ID (passport for non-Columbian citizens) upon check-in. If a relative or legal guardian is traveling into Colombia with the child, that relative or legal guardian may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by both parents and a copy of both parents' ID. If only one parent is traveling into Colombia with the child, that parent may be required to present a notarized consent of travel signed by the other parent. Visitors who plan to travel with children should consult with a Colombian consulate office prior to travel for further guidance.

Property is also known as

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Hotel Dora Smith Reviews

Reviews

4.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 11 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

2.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is in industrial area. There is no proper place to eat .Too far from downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

David, Miami, Florida

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not what you are looking for.
Not an accurate description of the hotel. It is not near any tourist attractions and once you arrive there is nothing to do. The hotel did not have my reservation and was not clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
They had no idea they even had an account with hotels.com and didn't have our reservation. Then continued to fight with us about paying. Room was dirty with dirty handprints and gum on the walls. Our shower leaked and flooded our bathroom every time we showered and the toilet seat was non existent. We felt outta place being the only English speaking couple and the neighborhood was very dangerous. Would not recommend this place if you are a tourist.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gross misrepresentation of facilities.
Selected this hotel because it boasted an outside pool, a terrace and a restaurant. Decided that it was worth being a taxi ride from the centre just to have these facilities. However, after a fourty minute ride from the airport becuase the taxi driver got lost and did not lnow the hotel or the area. Cost me 30,000 COP when it should have been no more than 15,000 COP. On arrival I find that there is no pool, no Terrace and no Restaurant. My room had no outside looking window and smelt damp. Although the ladies running the services tried, there is only so much you can do with a run down hotel in need of some upgrading. All in all a terrible experience and I advise that this hotel should be taken off of the Hotels.com list until it provides a true description of its condition and amenities. Avoid this hotel and save yourself a lot of grief.

2/10 Terrible

Juan Gabriel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No es un hotel
No es un hotel es un sitio de residencias para parejas.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Guillaume

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
No es un hotel como tal. Es un sitio para parejas
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Diana, México

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel muy lejano a la zona turística
Tuve que cambiar de hotel porque me pareció muy lejano a la zona turística, y la zona era como tipo industrial. Las instalaciones muy descuidadas (como viejas). El precio del hotel es muy barato pero todo se encarece porque tendria que tomar taxis (que no cobran barato) y me iba a salir más caro de lo planeado. Las imágenes de la página parecen mejor de la realidad. El trato de la Srita del Hotel fue poco amable y no había quien pudiera ayudar con el equipaje, el acceso a las habitaciones con la maleta se dificultaron porque las escaleras son de caracol y muy reducidas.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Aldrig mer!
Det var smutsigt, luftkonditioneringen fungerade inte och personalen var inte speciellt trevliga!
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lindo hotel
Se portaron muy bien tuvimos un error en la fecha del hospedaje y nos pudimos alojar igual.

2/10 Terrible

wilmer steven

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Malísimo nada como lo dicen no hay servicio a nada dicen q piscina y no hay mentirosos