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Reviews of Hotel Sierra Nevada 3 stars

calle burechito calle 21 # 6 - 73, 470001 Santa Marta, Colombia

#22 of 215 hotels in Santa Marta

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 104 hotel reviews

9.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.2

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    9.0

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    9.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great price for value.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No window… A common theme is SA though. Our friends had a fridge in their room for the same price which we too would’ve appreciated

    Good, cheap breakfast available. Pleasant Reception and cleaning staff. Good location too

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2024

    8.0
    Great place to stay in Santa Marta!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room is a little bit small. There are no hanger or closet to put your stuff in.

    Staff super friendly. AC works really well. Everything clean and fresh.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2024

    10
    Perfect place to stay in Santa Marta
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything is more than perfect. It's nice, clean, cosy, well equipped, good location and all this at a very fair price. You can book a tasty breakfast with eggs, fruits , coffee, juice etc. for a price, which at other places you pay for a cup of coffee..... But the best and the most important are the people there. I had a medical problem and they were really helpful at all times. They provided me with blankets and cushion and were really touched.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No shampoo

    It was very clean and staff friendly and very helpful

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2024

    9.0
    Clean, well located, excellent value
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no hot water, but it was hot outside so it was no problem.

    The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. They were patient with our awful Spanish and were happy to give us detailed recommendations on where to go, how to get there, etc. The rooms were spotless and very comfortable. It is conveniently located in walking distance of the coast, coffee shops and restaurants.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2024

    10
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Frendly and helpful people who work in the reception. Great location- close to the beach and to Parque de los novios ( a lot of restaurants, good vibes). We are very satisfied and in situation that we go back again to Santa Marta, we will rebook. They cleaned room every day and brought new towels. Breakfast isn't included, but we reccomend ( eggs and arepa, fruits, cofee/tee, juice).

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2024

    10
    Very pleasant ! . I’d definitely like to stay there again whilst in Santa Marta
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I’m struggling to find fault..

    Perfect location, quiet and peaceful at night, very comfortable modern room delightful very helpful staff and the breakfast was delicious !

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2024

    9.0
    Great location, clean rooms, lovely staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could be add more touches to make it more personal: bedside lamps, plants, etc

    Lovely little hotel with simple clean room and bathroom. The staff was super nice and helpful and the breakfast delicious. The location is great!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2024

    9.0
    Staff at the hotel in particular Yari were most helpful and knowledgeable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I had asked beforehand for a quiet room but the first room was incredibly noisy

    My first room was very noisy so the next morning I complained and Yari went out of her way to find me another room which was perfect and very quiet

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing staff and breakfast!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly helpful staff couldn't be more helpful was recovering from operation made sure I was taken care of

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 December 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower is more or less cold.

    This is a simple hotel, but very well run. It is clean, the bed is comfortable, A/C works well, good location. Inexpensive breakfast. The staff are outstanding. Friendly and helpful. I became very ill during my stay, (nothing to do with the hotel). They assisted me, and took a genuine interest in my wellbeing.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2023

    10
    Excellent budget hotel with everything you need
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Ideal comfortable hotel and very good value. Special mention for the staff who were wonderful. Helpful, patient with my lack of Spanish and always had a smile for me :) I used this place as a base to recharge after exploring the region and trekking and they stored my luggage which was great. I also want to disagree with some reviews that say it is in an unsafe area - it is not. The streets there are quiet at night but so is the whole city away from the bar/restaurant area, maybe 5 mins walk away. I had no problems and it never felt unsafe to me. Good wifi, clean rooms, nice breakfast, this place was ideal and I’ll stay there again if I return to Santa Marta.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2023

    8.0
    Nice place near town. Not noisy. Lovely staff. Great Aircon.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Minor points: No hand towel. Soap dispenser didn’t work but they gave us 3 bars of soap very quickly. Needed 2 pillows. Only had one. No safe.

    Very clean and tidy. Decent location near seafront etc. Away from all the noise. Street outside was a bit untidy but 99% of Santa Marta is the same unfortunately. Staff were lovely. Polite friendly and very helpful. Allowed us early check in which was nice. Great Aircon.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great for a price, in a good locarion, clean, nice staff, spacious room, electric sockets near bed (no wardrobe, though), frige, little table. A very good exito supermarket in about 7 minute walk, the atrractions like cathedral, marina, museo d'oro in a short walk. Place where you could get a good rest after a day of intensive touring. Breakfast not included, but cheap, worth taking.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2023

    10
    Its a good place to stay. Staff is friendly. Its a clean property.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The pillow are not very soft,. The bathroom is kind of small and maybe they can add a shelve in the bathroom so you can place your things there (toothpaste, body lotion, hair cream, etc)

    The staff is very friendly. One night of our stay we decided to book a cabin in Tayrona beach and since the staff did not see us coming that night they got worried and they told us the next day that they were about to call us to check on us and make sure we were good. That was a nice gesture of them.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2023

    9.0
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location, really lovely friendly staff. I was floored with covid in arrival and ended up staying a lot longer. Everyone was helpful while I recovered, sending out to pharmacy and food in my room.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 July 2023

    8.0
    good value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The rooms are either very tiny or don't have a window. One of the days the power was gone for a few hours n it became very hot.

    Great service. breakfast is great for the price. Rooms are clean.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2023

    10
    excellent place and the best staff
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    clean and has AC was awesome.

    super clean, beds was really good. we like the location because is near to different places.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2023

    10
    Nice little quaint hotel in the heart of the historic district
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There were a few things I didn't like but the staff was able to correct them, so no complaints with that because they were very open to make everything as right as possible. However there were two things that the bathroom had that just bothered me. One was that there was no shower curtain for the shower which was very weird. So when I showered the water went all over the bathroom floor. The manager told me that the rooms are fairly new and newly renovated but who remodels a bathroom and doesn't think to install a shower curtain? This should have been there once the bathroom was finished. The other thing was the use of a toilet paper wheel dispenser (like you find in malls, schools, or airports) with the super hard, one-ply paper was a big disappointment. Had to go to a store nearby to buy a soft roll because that paper wasn't great. The dispenser was also places on the wall above the toilet instead of the wall in front of the toilet which made using it very awkward. Again like with the shower curtain, who thinks of these things and thinks that was a good idea for a location? Finally, and this had to be mentioned separately, is the location of the hotel. As other reviews mentioned, during the day, the location is great as it is only four blocks from parque de los novios, with all its restaurants and bars and such and six blocks from the beach with all those attractions down there. HOWEVER, like many other reviews stated, at night, the location is HORRIBLE. The block the hotel is on, as well as the area it is in, gets deserted like a ghost town and the streets are quite dark. I didn't feel safe walking back to the hotel (my first night I arrived back close to 11pm and the other days between 6-8pm) even at early evening hours. And this is even returning from parque de los novios only four blocks away. Very sketchy. As a solo traveler, this is a definite consideration and one that would make me very hesitant to stay there again in a future trip.

    Staff was super friendly and very helpful. The room was clean and comfortable and just like what was shown in the pictures. Room had air conditioning which was definitely needed as Santa Marta is very hot during the day. Overall the hotel is clean and quiet during the day which allowed me to be able to relax.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2023

    9.0
    Lovely, clean hotel in heart of Santa Marta, will lovely and helpful staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing, it either reached or exceeded my expectations.

    Excellent hotel, in a great spot in Santa Marta, with really lovely and helpful staff. All in all an excellent stay, would recommend to anyone in/ around Santa Marta.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2023

    9.0
    I highly recommend SN Hotel to family and friends when staying in Santa Marta
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    More comfortable seating in the breakfast room

    Staff was very friendly, helpful, and professional. The rooms were clean, bathroom, and shower very clean. TV with English channels and streaming. Breakfast was prepared for each guest and served. I will say the benches in the breakfast room were uncomfortable. Did not make for relaxing over morning coffee. The coffee was wonderful and served immediately when you sat down. Location was very good, short walk to beach and restaurants, shops.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2023

    8.0
    Small clean room next to noisy street
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a room in the second floor. It was on the side of the street and had one window. The porter said that we won't hear the noise from the street, but we did. If you are a light sleeper, we suggest choosing a room without window.

    Stayed in May 2023

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