InterContinental Cartagena de Indias rises above Bocagrande with a waterfront setting that keeps the Caribbean Sea and Castillogrande Bay in view. Rooms are contemporary and spacious, many with wide windows framing coastal or city perspectives, while the club lounge, restaurant, bar and pool deck bring a resort sensibility to the city. Guests are well placed for beaches, restaurants and shopping, with Cartagena's walled historic centre a short drive away. The pool terrace is the hotel's key social space, set high enough to take in the coastline and dense cityscape.