Casa Ebano 967

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Casa Ebano 967, in Getsemani, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, barely a stroll from the centre of Cartagena, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it. Inside, the rooms are…

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Casa Ebano 967, in Getsemani, is one of those. The setting is part of the appeal, barely a stroll from the centre of Cartagena, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it. Inside, the rooms are practical, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant and reliable wi-fi as the small things that add up over a stay. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 2,200 reviews, with a solid consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €21 a night, a strong-value entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. It's the kind of Cartagena property that rewards a careful comparison, the spec sheet doesn't quite capture what makes it tick.