Providencia island is one of Colombia's most laid back vacation destinations. As Providencia used to be owned by the British, most of the (extremely friendly) locals speak English, as well as Spanish and Creole. The island is a wonderful place to relax for a few nights on your vacation to Colombia. There are about 5 beaches in total on the island of Providencia - most of the beaches are beautiful and relatively empty. There's little to do other than relax, go snorkelling or scuba diving, or drink Carribean cocktails from one of the beach bars. At the moment there is little tourism on the island, though visitor numbers are slowly increasing. Sadly, Providencia suffers from a litter problem that can at times rather spoil this beautiful Carribean Island.
Miss Mary Hotel: Miss Mary has the best location of all hotels on the island of Providencia. The hotel is located right on one of the most beautiful beaches. The restaurant serves good seafood. Miss Mary Hotel is affiliated with Decameron.
Miss Elma Hotel: Miss Elma hotel is the only other hotel located right on the beach front. However, the beach here is not as pretty or clean as the beach at Miss Mary hotel. There's just four rooms in this friendly hotel, which feels a little more private than Miss Mary. This Providencia Hotel is also booked through Decameron.
Sol Caribe Hotel: the Sol Caribe Hotel is considered by many as the best hotel in Providencia. The swimming pool and spacious rooms are plus points, though the hotel does not have a beach front location (though it is a sea front location). The Sol Caribe hotel can be booked online.
Other hotels in Providencia, Colombia: Posada del Mar is another Decameron hotel that has a pleasant seafront location. Cabanas Relax and Cabanas Aguadulce are also Decameron affiliated, though as they do not have sea front locations we can see little point in booking these hotels. Hotel El Pirata Morgan is located overlooking the sea but above a supermarket. Hotel Sirius appears run down and is located in front of a less pleasant part of Providencia's beach. Other, more basic hotels (though they apparently do all have air conditioning) in Providencia include Cabanas El Encanto, Cabanas El Recreo, Cabanas Sony, Hotel Flaming Tree, Posada Las Sirenitas, Posada Joyce Place, Posada Mr Mac and Posada Mi Casa en Providencia.
Providencia Colombia: Travel Guide & Things to Do
Other than relaxing on one of Providencia's beaches, there is excellent scuba diving and snorkelling tours available for those on vacation. The island can be explored by motocycle or golf cart, or you can charter a boat and driver to explore the islands and nearby Cayes for a day. There is also a laid back beach party every night where tourists can meet some of the friendly locals.
Providencia Flights: Travel to Providencia
Travel to Providencia: Providencia is only accessible by short flights from San Andres Island, which in turn is easily accessible from various cities on Colombia's mainland in addition to Panama City and San Jose (Costa Rica). Satena has two or three flights from San Andres to Providencia every day. Decameron also charters two or three flights to Providencia every day.
