点评:We had read the negative reviews and were a bit worried. But we took precautions.
Got a bit jug of water to bring with us for drinking, extra cash, and more sunscreen, couple bottles of wine as drinks are pricey also apparently. Also made sure we had water shoes for the rough coral on the beaches. Apparently water and drinks sold at hotel are $$$ as are meals. The water at the facility is not potable.
The process to check in at dock was written up as being a confusing series of lineups. I could see this as being confusing for sure. There were no queues, just pushing in. The port fee changed from $16 to $21.
We had our Cartagena guide to help take us through. He told us to tone our expectations down a bit as the hotel is very basic and not a grand resort.
If we had known the boat was not large we would have repacked our bags and left the larger ones at the hotel in Cartagena to bring just a small bag. We are at the end of 10 wks travelling and now have heavy bags.
We were able to use a credit card for the heavy bag fees (60,000 COP).
There were lots of day passengers and only another couple staying longer.
The boat through Navigamus had two 250 Suzuki outboards and all the passenger seats faced forward with nonbulky life jackets. There were about 45-50 on board (including several babies/toddlers. But the next days there were no children among the day guests. The place has more of an adult getaway feel to it than something for kids).
We landed about 10am. Our rooms were ready by 11am. We were able to enjoy the beach until then however.
There is music pumped out continuously on the beach. Loud and latin rap or African sounding. This is annoying. But it shuts down when the day guests leave at 1:30pm.
The power is shut down for a couple of hours once the day guests leave.
They run a generator as there is construction on a new hotel building. There are a few solar panels in various places.
Our little cabin on a private beach was lovely! No complaints! Great sleep with fans blowing. Comfy firm mattress.
Meals were excellent. The fish filet and whole fish, chicken fried rice, salad were very good as was the ceviche. Prices are in line with Cartagena (which is higher than other parts of Colombia but it is a touristy area receiving cruise ships).
Staff friendly but very few spoke English. More French tourists here so maybe French would be more useful here (Colombia in general?)
Swimming off our own beach in front of our cabana, the water was shallow and you’ll need water shoes for the coral but the water is super clear with brightly coloured fish swimming around the corals in deeper water and in the mangroves. We saw an eel or sea snake close to the mangroves.
There are lots of activities that you can do while at the hotel. These come with an additional fee but not exorbitant. You can use the kayaks here for free though.
Overall, we came with low expectations (thanks to negative reviews 🙄) which were happily exceeded. A perfect cap to our most enjoyable time travelling around Colombia. Isla Bela was a very pleasant surprise. We loved our time here.
翻译:我们读过负面评论,有点担心。但我们采取了预防措施。
我们带了一小壶水,准备饮用,还带了额外的现金和防晒霜,还有几瓶葡萄酒,因为饮料显然也很贵。我们还确保我们穿着水鞋,以便在海滩上穿梭于粗糙的珊瑚礁。显然,酒店出售的水和饮料和餐食都要花 $$$ 钱。设施内的水不能饮用。
在码头办理登机手续的过程被描述为一系列令人困惑的排队。我肯定能看出这很令人困惑。没有排队,只是挤进去。港口费从 16 美元变为 21 美元。
我们有卡塔赫纳导游帮助我们。他告诉我们降低一点期望,因为这家酒店非常简朴,而不是一个豪华度假村。
如果我们知道船不大,我们会重新打包行李,把大行李留在卡塔赫纳的酒店,只带一个小包。我们旅行了 10 周,现在行李很重。
我们可以使用信用卡支付超重行李费(60,000 COP)。
有很多日间乘客,只有另外一对夫妇停留时间更长。
通过 Navigamus 的船有两台 250 铃木舷外发动机,所有乘客座位都朝前,配有不笨重的救生衣。船上大约有 45-50 人(包括几个婴儿/幼儿。但接下来的几天,日间客人中没有孩子。这个地方给人的感觉更像是成人度假胜地,而不是儿童度假胜地)。
我们大约在上午 10 点登陆。我们的房间在上午 11 点准备好了。不过,在那之前我们都能享受海滩。
海滩上不断播放着音乐。大声的拉丁说唱或非洲音乐。这很烦人。但当日间客人在下午 1:30 离开时,它就会关闭。
当日间客人离开后,电源会关闭几个小时。
他们启动了发电机,因为新酒店大楼正在施工。各个地方都有几块太阳能电池板。
我们位于私人海滩上的小木屋非常漂亮!没什么可抱怨的!风扇吹着,睡得很好。床垫很舒适。
饭菜很棒。鱼片和整条鱼、鸡肉炒饭、沙拉和酸橘汁腌鱼都很好。价格与卡塔赫纳一致(卡塔赫纳比哥伦比亚其他地方要高,但它是一个接待游轮的旅游区)。
工作人员很友好,但很少有人说英语。这里的法国游客更多,所以法语在这里可能更有用(哥伦比亚的情况如何?)
在我们小屋前的海滩游泳,水很浅,你需要穿水鞋才能看到珊瑚,但水非常清澈,色彩鲜艳的鱼在深水区和红树林中的珊瑚周围游来游去。我们在红树林附近看到了鳗鱼或海蛇。
在酒店期间,您可以进行许多活动。这些活动需要额外付费,但价格不高。不过,您可以免费使用这里的皮划艇。
总的来说,我们来的时候并没有抱太大的期望(这要感谢负面评论 🙄),但结果却超出了我们的预期。这是我们在哥伦比亚旅行最愉快的时光的完美结束。贝拉岛是一个非常令人愉快的惊喜。我们很喜欢在这里度过的时光。