El Rodadero Oceanfront Penthouse

The Residence

Held directly above the water’s edge in El Rodadero — a duplex penthouse of some 190 m² beneath cathedral timber ceilings, three bedrooms, an expansive open-air terrace, and turned-wood balconies that look straight down the crescent of Santa Marta’s most established beachfront bay.

There are ocean-view apartments, and then there are residences that stand in the first line of the sea. This duplex penthouse belongs to the second kind: the tower rises straight from the point where El Rodadero’s bay begins, and from its windows and balconies the Caribbean fills the frame — the crescent of beach, the boats working the calm water, the green headlands that close the view.

The residence unfolds across two levels and roughly 190 m² of interior space, joined by a sculptural spiral staircase of turned hardwood — the kind of gesture contemporary developments no longer make. Cathedral ceilings lined in dark timber crown the upper salon, cool stone floors run underfoot through the social rooms, and balconies with turned-timber balustrades are held directly over the water.

The detail rewards a closer look. The kitchen is fitted in richly carved tropical hardwood beneath granite, with a full appliance suite and a dedicated laundry; the bathrooms are finished in marble and stone with sculptural basins; a walk-in wardrobe and air conditioning throughout complete the practical brief. The character is coastal Colombian rather than generic-contemporary — hand-made where it matters, effortless everywhere else.

Three bedrooms and three bathrooms divide across the two levels, the rooms turned to the sea or to the hills that frame the bay — and an expansive open-air terrace takes in the full panorama: the bay, the city and the green rise of the Sierra behind it. The building — completed in 2010 — adds what oceanfront ownership should: elevator service, a pool, garage parking and gated security — the lock-and-leave ease that lets the penthouse serve as a coastal base rather than a commitment.

El Rodadero itself is Santa Marta’s most established beachfront quarter — a curved bay of calm water and a walkable seafront that keeps a year-round rhythm rather than a seasonal one, within easy reach of Simón Bolívar International Airport, the historic centre of Santa Marta and the wild coast of Tayrona. This is where the Sierra Nevada meets the Caribbean — and oceanfront here remains priced well below comparable Caribbean markets. Read our El Rodadero brief or explore Santa Marta. Price and further particulars upon request.