Five-star Two MICHELIN Keys Walled city, Cartagena
Hotel Casa San Agustín
Three old houses inside the walls, joined round a courtyard of palms, with a pool that runs under the arches of a 300-year-old aqueduct.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- MICHELIN
- Two Keys in 2026, up from one
- Rooms
- 20 rooms and 11 suites
- Opened
- 2012
- From the airport
- About 15 minutes from Rafael Núñez, our estimate
The hotel
Three houses and an aqueduct.
Casa San Agustín opened in the summer of 2012, made from three houses on Calle de la Universidad in the walled city. The builders kept what they found. Part of an aqueduct some three hundred years old crosses the courtyard, and the pool was cut so swimmers can pass beneath it. Stone gargoyles and the old wooden beams stayed in place.
The houses face each other across a courtyard planted with palms, with daybeds in the shaded lounges for the hottest hours. Kelley McRorie did the interiors. The hotel belongs to The Leading Hotels of the World, and in 2026 the MICHELIN Guide raised it from one Key to two. A terrace on the third floor looks over the rooftops, and the hotel keeps a private beach out on the island of Barú.
- The courtyard pool A pool among the palms that passes under the arches of the old aqueduct.
- Acasi Beach The hotel's own beach on the island of Barú, for a day out of the city.
- Aurum Spa The hotel's own spa, for an hour out of the heat of the walled city.
Rooms & suites
Balconies over the street, pools on the terraces.
Modern furniture under old beams, fresh linen and walk-in wardrobes. The hotel lists 20 rooms and 11 suites.
- Rooms Rooms with balconies Some rooms have a wooden balcony over the street.
- The largest Suites with plunge pools The largest suites have a private terrace with a plunge pool of their own.
Dining
Ceviche and cocktails in the courtyard.
Restaurant as listed by the hotel and the MICHELIN Guide. Shown for information.
- Alma Colombian Restaurant and bar, known for ceviche and its own cocktails
Recognition
Awards and listings.
- Two MICHELIN Keys 2026, raised from one Key
- The Leading Hotels of the World Member
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome. Cots and children's beds on request in some rooms, and childcare can be arranged.
- Pets Not accepted.
Getting there
Flying to Cartagena.
Rafael Núñez International lies in Crespo, on the shore just north of the old city, about 15 minutes by car by our estimate. Private flights use the general aviation terminal at the same airport.
- Panama City 55 min
- Bogotá 1 h 10
- Miami 2 h 40
- New York 4 h 45
- Madrid 10 h 30 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Casa San Agustín have?
- Two. The guide raised the hotel from one Key to two in its 2026 selection.
- Where is Casa San Agustín?
- Inside the walls of the old city, on Calle de la Universidad in the historic centre.
- Does the hotel have a beach?
- Yes, away from the city. Acasi Beach, the hotel's private beach, is on the island of Barú.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Cartagena?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Cartagena, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Cartagena
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Casa Pestagua A handful of rooms in the eighteenth-century mansion of the Count of Pestagua, beside Plaza de Santo Domingo.
- Four Seasons Hotel Cartagena A Franciscan cloister, a 1925 social club and four old cinemas joined into one hotel, the last interiors of François Catroux.
- Sofitel Legend Santa Clara A seventeenth-century convent with 126 rooms and suites, and day trips to a sister hotel's island.
- Cinco Quintas Hotel Boutique Twenty-one rooms around a central courtyard, with a pool and a terrace on the roof.
Staying at Hotel Casa San Agustín?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Cartagena, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.