from Bogota Linen Company and
500 thread count bedding. At
turndown your pillow is made even
sweeter with nightly treats such
as a candy-coated slab of chocolate
dipped in edible gold, a chocolate
covered blanched almond, Dulces
Suenos (Sweet Dreams) mini atomizer
fragrance or a lime linen water
mini atomizer.
However, the in-room stunners are
the showers which are tiled from
floor to ceiling in tiny gold squares,
continuing the overall design theme
of the hotel. Three jets provide an
indulgent, massage-like experience
and the space is designed to retain
steam, creating a personal sauna.
Rich and fragrant Calima bath
amenities, made exclusively for the
B.O.G., round out the experience.
Service and then some
If you’re also looking for polished
service, the B.O.G. can deliver
that too. Guest Service staff are
called Personal Assistants. Carlos,
my PA, was on the ball from the
first moment. For example, he
noticed that a lovely fresh-baked
dessert being brought to my room
as a welcome gift had only one
spoon. I was checking in with my
husband so Carlos gently pointing
out to the staffer that there were
two in my party. Our treat arrived
with two spoons.
When the otherwise strong hotel
WiFi suddenly took a turn for the
worse the hotel’s IT guy (in a suit!)
showed up immediately following my
call for help. He determined where
the problem was, fixed it, hard wired
my computer in for good measure
then installed my own personal WiFi
router in my room. All in less than
30 minutes.
Shared spaces
and local scene
The B.O.G. has a petite but fully
equipped gym with sky lights, a
steam room with piped in music and
emerald green walls and tiles, a nod
to the other precious commodity
38
mined from the earth in Colombia.
There’s also one massage room and a
small park right across the street
from the hotel will make outdoor
exercisers happy.
The rooftop bar and long, narrow
pool (more for aesthetics than
exercise) attract a local crowd as
well as hotel guests with a tapas
menu, good music and views over
the happening Zona T neighborhood
with its upscale Andino Mall (Tiffany,
Dolce & Gabbana, etc. hav H