Santa Marta

[Beavis]

There are plenty of apartments that any taxi driver will be able to take you to in Rodadero. I liked Edificio San Carlos.

[Panman]

Maybe someone that has been to Santa Marta with their Colombia girl can recommend me some place to stay for less than 100k pesos a day. What are the odds of me finding lodging during the high season without reservation?

[Doc Bill]

Hi Guys,

I've been to all the big cities in Colombia, and didn't like Cartagena too much because of the filthy beaches and the endless touts driving me crazy, although the CTG women were incredible.

I want to get away and just lay on a beach for a week, with clean beaches, good food, and good women. That's the type of trip I want this time. I'm getting mixed feelings about Santa Marta reading this board. Would you guys recommend it for what I want, or is there a better place, or is CTG still the best bet?

Also, if I do go to to SM how would I go about finding a girl-friendly hotel. I assume apartments are all girl friendly. That is, based on some of what I'm reading, if I'd even find a girl there.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Doc

[Davidb3069]

Is Santa Marta more interesting during Semana Santa, or is it still pretty boring?

I was there just after Semana Santa and it was pretty boring. Santa Marta (Rodadero) isn't really a happening place like Cartagena or other big cities. I saw a few working girls hanging out in some bars a block or two off the beach in Rodadero. As I've previously posted, there is a park around the corner from Bananas that has working girls setting on park benches.

You have to work a little harder. Flamingos and Bananas are about the best places in town and I'm sure they are hit and miss. A taxi driver told me there were 2 new places in town now too. Drove by one of them. I had my novia with me so I couldn't comment on the service. She was willing to go to Bananas but I knew that was a bad idea. That place is more of a chongo and less of a bar or strip club.

David

[Davidb3069]

Any updates on a nice (beachside?) place to stay in SM? I'll be traveling with the gf from CTG, so no need for the place to be girl-friendly. I would like the place to be pretty nice, since I'll be on vacation and it will be her birthday.

Is there a normal (non-P4P) site that guys are using to find lodgings in off-the-beaten-path places like Santa Marta?

Also, any advice on the quickest way to get between CTG & SM overland would be appreciated. We'll be hitting the road in the late afternoon, so I would love it if the trip could be as short as possible.

Thank you in advance.

The trip is roughly 4 hours from CTG to Santa Marta (Rodadero). I wouldn't count on a late afternoon bus. The one I catch (MarSol) leaves around noon out of CTG. You might end up needing to take a taxi (250,000-300,000 pesos) to Santa Marta if you miss the bus.

You can show up on the scene in Rodadero at the beachside (it's a really short street) and you'll be mobbed by people offering you apartments to stay in. It's not difficult there.

David

[Angryant]

Any updates on a nice (beachside?) place to stay in SM? I'll be traveling with the gf from CTG, so no need for the place to be girl-friendly. I would like the place to be pretty nice, since I'll be on vacation and it will be her birthday.

Is there a normal (non-P4P) site that guys are using to find lodgings in off-the-beaten-path places like Santa Marta?

Also, any advice on the quickest way to get between CTG & SM overland would be appreciated. We'll be hitting the road in the late afternoon, so I would love it if the trip could be as short as possible.

Thank you in advance.

[Cabroncito]

Did you find a hotel or an apparment?

Thanks,

Kukulkan

Yes sun city hotel, 45K per night with AC and free wifi, 1 block to beach, and girl friendly. Many others in this price range and comparable.

[Kukulkan]

Chica friendly, preferably on a quiet street with internet. 60-120K / night.

Thanks!

Did you find a hotel or an apparment?

Thanks,

Kukulkan

[Cabroncito]

Is Santa Marta more interesting during Semana Santa, or is it still pretty boring?

Semana santa probably not the best time to visit but I can confirm about 8 good venues when I visited 2 weeks ago. None of the girls I found were costenas, but still many cute ones to choose from. A much cleaner, more relaxing, and cheaper city than Medellin. I hope you speak spanish though.

[Jotting]

Is Santa Marta more interesting during Semana Santa, or is it still pretty boring?

[Cabroncito]

Chica friendly, preferably on a quiet street with internet. 60-120K / night.

Thanks!

[Gazza171]

There is one bar one the beach street called somthing like marina or marino its a place were the guys coming of the boats go for girls, normail in this area you can find a girl for 20000 30000 pesos or you can try up calle 10 near a trukers bar (near bar Reno)

[Acuerpado]

I recently entered Santa Marta on a few consecutive nights. I was quite disappointed by what I saw.

I went to Bananas first. The talent was mediocre at best. Beers were a little expensive at 4, 000. Somehow I ended up talking to a black chica who wanted 80, 000 or so for an hour. I left soon thereafter.

The street chica scene is centered around the bayside avenue that runs along the beach. There are some restaurants here with sidewalk seating and decent food. If you're standing on the avenue and looking at the beach, the street chicas will congregate down on the far side of the avenue to your right. The chicas come out around 9 pm. I recall seeing 12 of them. I chose the only one without a gut, a chica from Valledupar. We went to a nearby hotel- 40, 000 for her and 5, 000 for the hotel.

The nearby town of Taganga has no P4P whatsoever. I'm not sure about Rodadero.

[Aussie Greg]

I prefer Rioacha than any of the other coastal cities in Colombia.

Aussie Greg.

Thanks for the reply but I mainly stick with pro's and semi pro's in Colombia. Life gets too complicated when you end up with 12 girls who all plan on saying goodbye to you at the airport !

So looks like I will relax at the beach during in the daytime, then off to manizales the following week.

[Cabroncito]

Thanks for the reply but I mainly stick with pro's and semi pro's in Colombia. Life gets too complicated when you end up with 12 girls who all plan on saying goodbye to you at the airport !

So looks like I will relax at the beach during in the daytime, then off to manizales the following week.