Must-see hotels in Panama

  • Hotel Villareal

    Darién Province

    The closest 'non-traditional' place to stay is this very basic hotel with four rooms in Santa Fé, about 12km to the north. It's nothing to write home…

  • Panama House

    Panama City

    In a worn-out colonial near Vía Brasil, this longtime lodging has a relaxed family feel but it's also dated and cluttered. Rooms have safe boxes and high…

  • El Guabo Cabins

    Bocas del Toro Province

    These rustic cabins in El Guabo on the Río Yorkin are run by indigenous women who form a group called Alakolpa (Association of Women Protecting the Forest…

  • Hostal Boquete

    Boquete

    Overlooking the Río Caldera, Hostal Boquete provides a budget option for couples. Though clean and offering all the essentials, its 10 rooms with cable TV…

  • Hotel Santa Rita

    Península de Azuero

    One of the city’s first hotels, Santa Rita is basic and overpriced for what it offers. The 19 high-ceilinged rooms over three floors are rough around the…

  • Domy's

    Comarca de Guna Yala

    The affable (and eponymous) owner has a three-bed dormitory on the 2nd floor of his wooden village house. Breakfast (only) is available for US$5 and tours…

  • Hotel Galería

    Veraguas Province

    Uninspiring and hard by the noisy Interamericana, the brick-and-tile Galería nonetheless attracts with its generous-sized pool out the back. It has 69…

  • Hospedaje Tortí

    Darién Province

    Hospedaje Tortí has 29 squat cinderblock rooms, each with bathroom, air conditioning, a decent mattress and clean towels for cold-water showers. Not all…

  • Hotel Felicidad

    Darién Province

    Bleach-scented with clean concrete rooms, this place has friendly service and flowery gardens. When choosing from among the 29 rooms, avoid the ones…

  • Hotel Hawaii

    Bocas del Toro Province

    Basic but good, Hawaii has 20 plain rooms with clean bathrooms equipped with spigot showers, but some rooms don't have windows. Rooms 17 and 21 do, but…

  • La Paila del Pueblo

    Darién Province

    The waterfront La Paila del Pueblo has thin walls and mattresses, and 10 none-too-salubrious rooms but good sea views. Staff here can arrange visits to…

  • Campsite

    Darién Province

    At this shady campsite you can either pitch a tent or string up a jungle hammock. Pay the Ministerio de Ambiente in Panama City directly.

  • Pensión Lorena

    Península de Azuero

    Above the Farmacia Pinzón on the main road through town, Pensión Lorena has eight spartan rooms with cold-water showers that will do in a pinch.

  • Hospedaje Leonides Kantule Valdez

    Comarca de Guna Yala

    This establishment offers board only in its eight ultra-bare-bones rooms. Still, it's right above the water (as is the toilet).

  • Hostal Obunnoed Nega

    Comarca de Guna Yala

    Basic accommodations in five rooms run by the island community.

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