Located close to Isla Grande Beach, Aura Hotel Barú provides a free breakfast buffet, a beach bar and a rooftop terrace. With a private beach, beachfront dining and beach massages, this hotel is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to a massage or other spa services. The on-site Caribbean cuisine family restaurant, Sport Baru Restaurante, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and ocean views. Enjoy on-site activities, such as kayaking, beach volleyball and motor boating. In addition to a garden and laundry facilities, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
Located in Cartagena, Aura Hotel Barú is on a private beach. Rosario Islands Oceanarium is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Rosario and San Bernando Corals Natural National Park and Isla Grande Beach. National Aviary of Colombia and Caribbean Naval Museum are also worth visiting. Snorkelling, waterskiing and boat tours offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours nearby. Visit our Cartagena travel guide
Ensenada del Cholón Km. 26, Cartagena, Bolivar, 130017
What's nearby
National Aviary of Colombia
44 min drive - 13.7 km
Blanca Beach
46 min drive - 14.8 km
Rosario and San Bernando Corals Natural National Park
3 min walk - 0.3 km
Getting around
Cartagena (CTG-Rafael Núñez Intl.)
115 min drive
Restaurants
Pa’ue Beach Lounge
Dharma Beach Club
Bayside Island
Celmira Beach Restaurant and Shack
25 min drive
Sol Y Papaya
About this property
Aura Hotel Barú
Upscale hotel near Rosario and San Bernando Corals Natural National Park
Located close to Isla Grande Beach, Aura Hotel Barú provides a free breakfast buffet, a beach bar and a rooftop terrace. This hotel is a great place to bask in the sun with a private beach, beachfront dining and beach massages. Treat yourself to a massage or other spa services. The on-site Caribbean cuisine family restaurant, Sport Baru Restaurante, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and ocean views. Enjoy on-site activities, such as kayaking, beach volleyball and motor boating. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas, and guests can find other amenities, such as a garden and laundry facilities.
You'll also find perks such as:
An outdoor pool
Wedding services, tour/ticket information and beach umbrellas
A TV in reception, beach towels and a front desk safe
Concierge services, a 24-hour front desk and smoke-free property
Room features
All rooms are individually furnished, and include comforts such as air conditioning, as well as perks such as safes and minibars.
As of 23 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Aura Hotel Barú on 25 Oct 2026 start from ฿7,593, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
Is Aura Hotel Barú pet-friendly?
Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total). There's a fee of COP 160000 per pet, per stay. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.
What time is check-in at Aura Hotel Barú?
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.
What time is check-out at Aura Hotel Barú?
Checkout is at noon. Late checkout is available for a fee.
Where is Aura Hotel Barú located?
Situated in Cartagena, this hotel is steps from Rosario and San Bernando Corals Natural National Park.
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Aura Hotel Barú Reviews
8.2
Very good
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We had really a nice time at hotel Aura. Lordi at the reception was super helpful with everything we need. The pool was very agreeable and the breakfast buffet very nice.
This was a wonderful experience the staff was top tier and everything was excellent. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a quite vacation
The experience was awesome! I would recommend again this hotel. Perfect to relaxed with family. It has a new wonderful swimming pool! Staff service was excellent!
The location was beautiful and relaxing (except music drifting over from Cholon during midday) for a family vacation with children. The staff were very friendly and good at their jobs. The food was good. The location can be hard to reach by car after a heavy rain.
The place was nice but disappointed to be in the mangrove for swimming
You have to go to others island to be on the carribean and have to pay even to reach the island at 5 minutes from the hotel
Expensive for what you have
Kind staff
he hotel is very beautiful, very well maintained facilities, the spectacular pool, very nice decoration, the service of the staff is extraordinary, all very friendly and very attentive to make your stay pleasant, the two things that for me were negative is that the food is expensive for the little they serve and the access by car is terrible, it is an uncovered road and with tremendous gaps that no taxi gets there, I had to walk about a mile with suitcases to the hotel, it was quite frustrating ....
It is a nice place to relax, there is no TV. Only one menu option and nothing really nearby to have a bit so the hotel's menu is basically your only choice. Prices are high in my opinion, the food is good. Staff friendly, although not like in other destinations we have been to, particularly in Mexico. The little beach of the hotel is very nice. I would not recommend anyone to stay more than 3 days, at least I wouldn't normally do that.
The hotel is perfect for a tropical beach getaway. There are no shops or restaurants nearby. So it really is stay on site location. However the hotel offers boat trips & water sports like canoeing. The setting really is paradise. I would go again
Could get most alcoholic drinks. There was a wait sometimes at the pool bar to get our mixed drinks. I think the had to get them from the main bar. Always served with a smile
Glad we decided to stay at Hotel Aura while visiting Barù. The grounds were perfect for 5 days and 4 nights of relaxation and water activities. When not laying out on the comfy beachside beds, we booked a tour and visited islands, participated in the yoga class, and kayaked. Service in general was slower-paced than we are used to in the states, but that is a good thing. Staff were really fun and accommodating of our group. Looking forward to returning.
First the food is amazing, go for lunch or better dinner. Unfortunately this hotel faces the dreaded Cholon party scene. And its every day from 10-4. Thumping non stop. This is not the place to relax, during peak season it goes beyond unbearable. The rooms are fine, nothing unique about them, good enough. The facilities and "beach" is fine too. Again great great food even better than Islas Hotel but the music is unbearable
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Verified review
4/10 Poor
Onu-Johnson
25 Nov 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I wouldn't go back, considering customer service in columbia they did all right but from the mosquitoes and lack of options for activities and really mediocre beach and overpriced food and services there's just isn't any reasons to be in such a remote overpriced place where it's almost impossible to get an Uber driver or a taxi driving to give you a price less than $150 each way and there is also no hotel service that could take you to local activities for reasonable price less than $100 AKA you're stuck there the whole time. Personal experience all of us were sick at the end before we left so I can't even say any of the food was all right.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
Patrick
7 May 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok, so you come to this place for three things...the food, the level of service and the solitude. Those 3 things can't be beat. The food is out of this world!
The rooms need some TLC, and a pool would be nice. That being said, I would return here in a heartbeat. In fact, I plan on it.
In all transparency, Im not an animal person so would do away with the pet-friendly part, but have to say I was not personally hindered by the small dogs that were present. I can just see somebody thinking it appropriate to bring large or aggressive dogs.