Three Four Seasons Hotels in One Country in South America

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that the United States or Canada has multiple Four Seasons hotels, but there’s a country in South America that has almost as many as Mexico. Come on down to Colombia where there are now three Four Seasons properties opened in Bogota and Cartagena.

This is rather surprising since the brand is so sparsely located in Latin America, with just one location in Buenos Aires and one in Costa Rica for now. Fly to Colombia, however, and you could go Four Seasons all the way in Bogota and Cartagena. Maybe do some business in the first and then enjoy some historic walks and time on the water in the walled city on the Caribbean.

Four Seasons the company has been operating hotels since 1960, but unlike the big corporate chains that keep buying up brands and adding new ones, they have stayed at a level where they can ensure consistent high quality. So they only have 160 properties worldwide, with almost all of them getting universal praise, no duds in the bunch.

The New Four Seasons Cartagena

Our correspondent who lives in Colombia was one of the first to get a look at the new Four Seasons Cartagena, but she’s been seeing the work in progress on many previous visits. This hotel, situated across several renovated historic buildings, has been more than 15 years in the making from initial plans to fruition. In 2026, it went from dream to reality after turning ramshackle abandoned buildings into beautiful spaces.

The location is terrific, by the original entrance to the walled city, at the end of the promenade that leads to the historic city’s clock tower. Go one direction and you’re headed to the water, go the other and you’re in the oldest section of the city.

While you’re not hurting for choice when looking at luxury hotels in Cartagena, most of them are small boutique hotels or independent properties that don’t rise to the level some discerning high-end travelers expect. Until now there’s only been one major full-service luxury hotel that’s part of an international chain and that’s the Sofitel Legend Santa Clara.

That property is a lovely place, but it hasn’t had to work all that hard since it had this corner of the market to itself. The Four Seasons hotels are consistently “above and beyond” great more often than Accor’s Sofitel properties are, delighting guests from before they even step into the property until they depart.

The array of spaces and places to explore throughout the hotel culminates at its rooftop, where not one but two pools meet to offer sweeping 360-degree views that stretch across both the historic city and the sea. There’s a reason to be up here from dawn till dusk: early in the morning for coffee while the city is still quiet, in the pool to escape from the heat of the day, or to dine at the rooftop restaurant that leans into Colombian and Caribbean flavors. In the evening, prepare to be wowed as sunset turns the already colorful city even more shades of pink and orange.

This is a welcome addition to the most popular luxury travel destination in Colombia and it should only get better as its well-trained staffers and transferred managers settle into the groove in this unique city.

See our full review of Four Seasons Cartagena.

Four Seasons Casa Medina

We had Casa Medina in our reviews from back when we launched in the ’00s, but then we needed to start over to convey all the changes that went through since the Four Seasons takeover. This is an intimate hotel, with only 62 rooms. Half of those are in the original building, a unique landmark from last century.

Built in 1946 by Colombian artist-architect Santiago Medina Mejia, the structure combines French and Spanish styles. Inside it features beamed ceilings and multiple fireplaces. Artist Moises Garcia provided elaborate wood carving and the iron work and stones salvaged from the Convent Santo Domingo were used to create columns.

The property has its own highly regarded restaurant, but it’s also in the city’s Zona G, the top neighborhood for foodies who eat out a lot.

This is the Bogota one to go for if you like a hotel with personality and a dose of whimsy. Decorations include bird cages and antique furniture, while some suites on the top floor of the original building have beamed ceilings in a variety of roof angles. Some have working fireplaces and a terrace or patio. Of course you still get the amenities you would expect: plush robes and slippers, tea service, Nespresso machine, minibar, quality bath amenities, and evening turndown.

See our full review of Four Seasons Casa Medina Bogota.

Four Seasons Hotel Bogota

While the Four Seasons Hotel Bogota won’t win any awards for innovative design, the high-end business travelers it mostly serves are there to stay in style while avoiding surprises. They check in knowing their needs will be met, if not anticipated, and they can expect the high level of service they would get in other cities fortunate enough to have two Four Seasons properties. Expect lots of creams and neutral tones in the rooms, with the kind of neo-traditional ambiguous hotel style that goes for wide appeal rather than making a statement.

The differentiating bonus here is the property’s connection with Colombia’s original celebrity chef Henry Sasson. He opened Nemo next door and is also integrated into the property’s food and beverage service.

Nemo also offers the best wine selection in Bogota with dozens of bottles offered by the 1/4, 1/2, or full bottle at excellent prices. With the opening of Nemo, Sasson also took over the hotel’s food and beverage program and anything from the Nemo menu is available as room service 24 hours a day. Nemo also serves as the venue for the hotel’s sumptuous breakfast spread.

This hotel is also in the Zona T, which is filled with many other restaurants and bars in close proximity. The other highlight at this one is a surprisingly large spa for a 64-room hotel. It’s the best in the city by most measures, fully pampering you at a level hard to find elsewhere. It also looks gorgeous and expensive: “Inspired by the gold and emeralds produced in Colombia, the spa’s five chic treatment rooms sparkle with gold and green lighting.”

So there you have it. If you search “Four Seasons Bogota” anywhere, you’ve got a choice to make between two of the results. There are very few cities in the world that have two Four Seasons hotels and they are mostly cities with a flood of BP and C-level business travelers, such as Boston, New York, and London. Now there’s one a short flight away too, in Cartagena.

See our detailed review of Four Seasons Hotel Bogota in the capital of Colombia.

For far too long, many travelers avoided Colombia because of a perception of danger that was way outdated. We seem to be mostly past that now, thankfully, and it’s a great vote of confidence to see one of the world’s best-known luxury brands planting a third flag in the country.

Now if only they would open one in luxury-starved Medellin…

See our other reviews of luxury hotels in Colombia and check business class flight prices on Kayak to get there.