The Best Western Plus reaches the Colombian Caribbean with the opening of its new hotel in the city of Santa Marta, the Best Western Plus Santa Marta Hotel. In an imposing tower located in the business and commercial development area of the city, 126 rooms are available from which you can enjoy a view of the marina and the unbeatable panoramic city. Infinity pool on the top floor, four meeting rooms, fitness center and a business center complement this new option of accommodation in the city.
The city of Santa Marta is located on the shore of the Bay of Santa Marta on the Caribbean Sea on the foothills of the Sierra Nevada whose peaks can be seen on clear days from the beach. The capital of the department of Magdalena, which was founded in 1525, is one of the oldest cities in South America.
TAX EXEMPTION LAW :
According to the 2646 decree of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia, are exempted from payment of tax those foreign residents who purchase a plan or vacation package (accommodation + meals or any transfer) and present your passport at the hotel with corresponding migratory seals custom Colombia evidencing income due. This process is valid provided that the entrance to the hotel is in a period not exceeding 30 days of entering the country.
According to Colombian law, they are only exempt from paying tourists that have VISA or permit TP-11 PIP-5 / PTP-5.
Optional Hotel insurance fee of $3 USD per person per stay is not included.
"The hotel is good, the breakfast is acceptable, except that when I arrived I left my bags in safekeeping and they couldn't find them, I had to go in to look for them myself, the pool service says from 9 am to 9 pm which is not true until 7 pm. Regarding the restaurant, I used it for dinner, what I chose for dinner was too salty, the cleaning people knock on the door at 9 am insistently until I tell them I will return later, she answered me rudely that she had to clean when I had a reservation for 3 consecutive nights, and they did not change the sheets or clean the floor or the furniture in the room during my stay. The light went out on the second day of my stay, as well as the water for a while, the wifi is very bad and low quality for the price of this hotel. The beds are comfortable, the room is as is, the same as the towels are rough, some look gray instead of white, the toilet paper they use is very low quality, they do not have facial tissues only a small bag that they leave in the bathroom, I had to request it later because they did not do it the second day, I left the cleaning banner afterwards and they did not come, I had to request it at reception better with a schedule. And the last time I stayed longer while they made the bed, they just shook it with their hand and removed the sheets, the towels that I put on the floor as requested for change, they did not change them and left the same towels."