6 Recommended Restaurants in Cartagena for a Different Dining Experience

Carta Ajena Restaurant osh hotel

Cartagena is best explored on foot, but also through its food. Beyond the classic tourist spots, the city has a growing culinary scene where chefs, local concepts, and creative kitchens are reinterpreting Caribbean and Colombian flavors in new ways. If you’re looking for recommended restaurants in Cartagena to share good food, try something different, and […]

Why Cartagena is called “La Heroica”?

Muralha com portão e torre em Cartagena.

Cartagena de Indias is one of the Caribbean’s main historical landmarks, but its nickname “La Heroica” does not come from its architecture or its current tourism appeal. This name has a specific origin in a critical historical event: the Siege of 1815. Before that moment, the city already had a defined identity. Its origins date […]

How do indirect lights affect your sleep? The answer will surprise you

Habitaciones de OSH con luces indirectas para mejorar el descanso

There’s something about light that changes how you sleep There’s something that shifts when you walk into a well-designed room, even if you can’t immediately tell what it is. It’s not just the design or the silence, and it’s not a single element you can easily point to. It’s a deeper, almost instant feeling connected […]

Yoga for the Alma: Why Practicing Yoga in the Morning Improves Your Wellbeing

Practicing Yoga in the morning at OSH Hotel

Amid the constant pace that defines contemporary life, finding moments to pause has become more of a necessity than a luxury. Cartagena, with all its energy, climate, and movement, is a setting where this need becomes even more evident. In this context, yoga in Cartagena stops being an occasional practice and becomes a real tool […]

Why is Getsemaní the oldest neighborhood in Cartagena?

Pinturas en Getsemaní con arte urbano vibrante, retratos coloridos y calles llenas de vida en un día soleado.

You’ve probably wondered how everything you see today in the walled city was built. To understand Cartagena, you have to go back to the moment when its fortifications were just beginning to take shape and key areas of development started to emerge—like the neighborhood of Getsemaní. Because before becoming one of the most vibrant neighborhoods […]

Pre-Checkin at OSH Hotel Cartagena: your stay begins before you arrive

Guest arriving at the OSH Hotel lobby, carrying their luggage.

There’s a moment every traveler knows well: you reach the hotel, all you want is to drop your bags and breathe… but instead comes the line, the form, the document, the signature, the questions.Small things, yes, but enough to break the rhythm right when you’re ready to start enjoying. At OSH, we talk about transformed […]

Night Picnic at OSH: a diferent night under the stars

Brindis con vino blanco y pizza artesanal bajo la luz de velas en Night Picnic de Cartagena

Some nights just feel different not because of what happens, but because of how they unfold. That’s how the Night Picnic at OSH was born: a simple idea that, without trying too hard, became one of Cartagena’s most beloved evening plans. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as night falls and the hotel’s central patio lights […]

Tripita y Media street in Getsemaní: discover the 2 stories behind its name

Calle colorida en Getsemaní Cartagena con banderines festivos, casas coloniales, locales y turistas caminando por el barrio histórico.

In Cartagena, streets also tell stories. Some whisper softly; Tripita y Media speaks straight to you. If you walk through Getsemaní, it’s inevitable: you stop, glance at the sign, and smile, wondering: who on earth named it this way? The charm is that there isn’t just one answer. Between old papers and street corner rumors, […]

Brunch in Cartagena: 5 Must-Try Dishes at Carta Ajena

Brunch in Cartagena at Carta Ajena with shakshuka, serrano toast, almond croissant, fresh bread basket, coffee and orange juice on wooden table.

In Cartagena, brunch is no longer just a trend: it’s a ritual. A pause to savor flavors that awaken the senses in an atmosphere where history and modernity meet. And when it comes to brunch in Cartagena, Carta Ajena, the restaurant at OSH Hotel, is a must-visit spot for those seeking more than breakfast: a […]