GHL Relax Hotel Costa Azul

The food in the restaurant is awful. You are stuck eating there as there are no other options close by. My friends and I got sever food poisoning and were hospitalized as a result

The hotel is not close to any other restaurants so it is likely you will eat most of your meals at the restaurant in the hotel. The food at the restaurant is very bad. It was the worst we experienced in our trip to Colombia. We all came down with food poisoning after eating hamburgers in the restaurant and had to visit a hospital. I have never been more sick from something I ate in my life. After checking out the the front desk staff reimbursed us for the cost of the hamburgers. It was paltry compensation considering the time we lost on our vacation and the terrible ordeal of becoming violently ill.

The staff at this location is absolutely phenomenal! We stayed for 2 weeks and by the time we left it felt as if we were leaving family. The ocean and beach here is beautiful! You can see Gold in the water and sand which we didn’t see at other beaches. This location is off the beaten path so you do have to travel up the highway for different food or shopping but it’s very close to the Airport. This location is very safe! There is security and the front and back gates. Our safety was a high priority for the staff at this location which meant the world to us. We had a phenomenal driver Andreas that fulfilled every aspect of our trip. The ladies at the front desk were absolutely amazing! We highly recommend this location!

This is the best BARGAIN in Colombia. By far, the best place to stay in Santa Marta. It's clean. It's pretty. The staff is wonderful and caring. Always smiling. The beach is beautiful and EMPTY> You can't beat this place...why pay more to be at a Marriott or Holiday INN when you can pay $50 a night and get a free breakfast, free wifi...clean rooms with increidble views?

Beautiful, clean hotel right in the beach with exceptional pools. Excellent security also.

GHL Relax Hotel Costa Azul- Gigantic Room with Fantastic Amenities! I truly enjoyed my experience at GHL Costa Azul and it was an amazing value! Although the hotel is older, they have worked to maintain the rooms and the property. The customer service was terrific, and the restaurant provided a wonderful buffet breakfast with something for everyone’s taste! The pool and the beach were lovely. They have a small store on site to purchase snacks, drinks, sunscreen etc. It is a convenient place to stay if you have a very early flight because it is very close to the airport; and in case you’re wondering, the air traffic did NOT present a noise problem. Just a bit of advice; the property is not identifiable from the road and you may want to have a detailed map and the name of the nearby gas station, if you’re arriving by taxi. Good experience overall.

Swimming pool and ocean views are great! Our room was very clean and the front desk employees were very friendly

Great hotel it is near the airport so it is very convenient. But it is far away from any town or city. So if you want an experience where you’re remote and like being in one spot then this is the place. Going into town to buy things or go to a restaurant is a $10 can ride each way.

It's great family hotel. A lot of activities for kids. As for the location it was only 5 minutes from the airport but there is nothing else around there. So if you are not planning on leaving the hotel it's great but everything else is a 30 minute taxi ride away. Even to get something simple to eat. The hotel staff was friendly. The rooms are a good size but the beds were too soft for me at least. And one thing I didn't like is they charged me for half a day because I asked to check out 2 hours later because.y flight was delayed. And they did not need the room for anyone else. I know this because I had 2 adjoining rooms and told me they can only give me one room because the other was taken.

Liked that it was very nice and clean. Did not like that they close the pool to early.