Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro
This family-run three-story hotel sits back from the beach amid shady palms and flowers. Designed in a contemporary island style, there are six spacious…
Must-see hotels in Panama
Chicheme Grande Cabañas & Camping
Comarca de Guna Yala
Host Argelio Morales offers shady camping and six thatched cabins with electricity, plus one tour per day. As at other island destinations, trash is…
Comarca de Guna Yala
Probably the best-known budget lodgings on the island, what is officially called Cabañas Dubesenika counts some 21 cane and wood cabins, five of which are…
Highlands
On Volcán's main road 500m northwest of the center, this friendly midrange hotel has 20 adequate rooms built around lush gardens and a gurgling stream…
Península de Azuero
Located 12km east of Las Tablas on the beach, this modern house has four glass-front rooms, modern art and a kidney-shaped pool. It is run by the charming…
Isla Bastimentos
With simple but sweet Caribbean style, these wood-slatted rooms facing rough surf offer an idyllic retreat on the far end of Old Bank. Doubles and two…
Darién Province
Our favorite of the La Palma trio, this guesthouse has 18 so-so rooms, but the greatest attraction is the fabulous terrace with expansive views of the…
Comarca de Guna Yala
These five grey cabins, each with its own bathroom, sit right over the water; go for cabin 4 or 5. Snorkeling tours are included in the price. The affable…
Santa Catalina
This new courtyard-motel-style lodging offers tiny spotless cabins with porch hammocks and kitchenettes. It's great value. Your host Carolina is a…
Panama City
Modern and cheerful, the Saba is great value in Bella Vista. With lots of glass and bamboo, there's a sustainable theme that's probably more stylish than…
Boquete
The most stylish in-town hostel is this newcomer with huge gardens, pallet furniture and sleek murals. Double rooms have old-fashioned charm. There's a…
Bocas del Toro Town
On the waterfront, this upmarket inn has 27 rooms with brocade bed covers, carved hardwood furniture and little balconies with wooden loungers…
Península de Azuero
This 21-room hotel in a converted family home northwest of the main square is beginning to look a bit ramshackle but is still the best centrally located…
Isla Colón
This airy, modern and tasteful off-the-grid home is a wonderful British-run B&B. It's on a sprawling green lawn facing the water, with a long wraparound…
Coclé Province
This annex of La Casita del Farallón B&B has three much larger rooms than at the main property – they're called suites here – sleeping up to five people…
Hotel City House Los Guayacanes
Península de Azuero
Billed as a resort, this hotel has ample space that is particularly good for families. Built around an artificial lake about 1.5km southwest of the center…
Darién Province
A two-story turquoise house with 24 spick-and-span rooms and powerful air-conditioning, the 'Good Heart Inn' is on a side street running up from the port,…
Darién Province
On the beach, these cute cabins with kitchenette are the best digs in town, though they're a good 10-minute walk to the center. Mariela is a great host,…
Comarca de Guna Yala
On a beautiful spit of white sand, these six lovely high-ceilinged cabins on stilts sit over the water, with shady decks and breezes. The cabins are…
Darién Province
This mini 'village' on a grassy slope right by the Río Lara has 10 thatched huts accommodating two people each and a central pavilion used as a common…
Bocas del Toro Town
This budget B&B is a good option for shoestring travelers. Rooms are simple but clean with plain concrete floors. There's a wonderful 3rd-story terrace…
Highlands
The best option in the center of Volcán is this new hotel with lovely modern rooms decked out with minibars, safes and flat-screen TVs. The onsite…
Panamá Province
This very stylish, Austrian-owned boutique hotel has just four rooms in a quiet residential section of the island. The room with terrace facing the back…
Boquete
Famous for its coffee farm and birdwatching opportunities – it's one of the best places in the country to see quetzals – Finca Lérida also offers classic…
Chiriquí Province
An unexpected budget option on Isla Boca Brava, this hotel with 15 rooms, ranging from rustic to deluxe, is ideal for mingling with fellow travelers,…
Coclé Province
In addition to Albergue Navas, the Navas family rents rooms in their cabaña in La Rica. From here you can take day hikes to the summits of Cerro Marta …
Comarca de Guna Yala
The best feature here is the relaxed reception – guests have their own ample space but also get to see a fair amount of typical village life, with locals…
Panamá Province
If you’re keen to live it up in unchecked luxury, look no further than the Coronado Golf & Beach Resort. With 105 amenity-laden rooms, a top-notch…
Bocas del Toro Province
Although it’s possible to visit the wetlands on a day trip from Changuinola, the best way to appreciate the area is to stay overnight. Located inside the…
Portobelo
This seafront restaurant and hostel with one private room and dormitory accommodating up to 15 people indeed resembles a castle – one drawn by manga…
Panamá Province
A right turn on the road in from the Interamericana, this hostel at the Panama Surfing Academy offers seven bargain-rate rooms that are pleasant and sit…
Península de Azuero
Located on the south side of the main square, this colorful guesthouse counts some 10 rooms. Five of them are in a building dating to the 1870s; the…
Highlands
About 10km northeast of Volcán en route to Cerro Punta, this friendly Dutch-owned property sits on 2.4 hectares of land on the edge of Paso Ancho village…
Coclé Province
About 200m up the road from the ranger station a cabin run by Ministerio de Ambiente has four bunks, a kitchen with simple cooking facilities, a basic…
Península de Azuero
A short hop to the waves, this 17-room option within the trees is perfect for shoestringers. Somewhat cramped dorms of up to six beds have polished…
Veraguas Province
At present the only accommodation on the island is at the Ministerio de Ambiente ranger station. There are four cabins (with a total of 40 beds), each…
Chiriquí Province
This Italian-run B&B with just three rooms is a popular option for couples. There are open-air ranchos for relaxing in the main garden and facing a lagoon…
Panamá Province
Overlooking the bay, this turquoise-and-yellow guesthouse run by affable Rafael has three small rooms – one looking to the sea, one in the center and one…
Comarca de Guna Yala
For shoestringers who want nothing more than some thatch over their head and sand beneath their toes, this is the real deal. Accommodations are pretty…
Isla Bastimentos
This rickety wooden guesthouse perched over the sea has been offering cheap, clean and unfussy rooms for years. A highlight is the waterfront deck strewn…
