Veraguas Province
This six-room artists' retreat defines 'island idyll'. Accommodation is in one of four ranchos, open-air bungalows boasting double beds with mosquito nets…
Must-see hotels in Veraguas Province
Santa Catalina
These lovely villas spill down a leafy hillside along the main road. Each is themed and decorated with colorful mosaics and tiles crafted by the American…
Santa Catalina
The crazy dream of a Neapolitan football player, these octagonal thatched huts are a tropical masterpiece. Bamboo huts feature traditional two-tier roofs…
Veraguas Province
In a 35-hectare preserve, this very private lodge showcases fine modern design with drop-dead Pacific views and plenty of attitude. The proud owner from…
Veraguas Province
Brimming with style, this lovely inn offers a peaceful and inspired beach retreat. Off a wraparound veranda, there's five elegant, ample rooms with ocean…
Veraguas Province
Hugging the hillside with panoramic views, this small inn steals your heart with its hammocks strung along fragrant garden beds, warm hospitality and…
Santa Catalina
This Italian-owned surf camp is a classic, and its beachfront setting is one of the best. Bright, colorful cabins overlooking the black-sand beach have…
Veraguas Province
The Sunset Coast's anchor tenant, Heliconia Bed & Breakfast in Palmilla, on the main road just north of Malena, is an excellent retreat thoughtfully…
Santa Catalina
On Playa Lagartero, 11km northeast of Santa Catalina, these relaxed lodgings, owned by an Oakland, California-based hip-hop artist, fuse modern with…
Santa Catalina
One of Santa Catalina’s only hotels owned by lifelong locals, these friendly cabins are a favorite of surfers on a budget. Each has one to three good beds…
Santa Catalina
With manicured grounds strewn with hammocks and Spanish-tile roofs, this 11-room hotel is an excellent midrange option catering to the executive surfer…
Veraguas Province
This handsome property about 2km down a track from the main road to Morillo has a guesthouse with large bedroom and sitting room, fully equipped kitchen…
Veraguas Province
This cozy inn offers seven rooms in two buildings: the main building has five double rooms while an outbuilding offers two family rooms. All have fine…
Veraguas Province
Wavefront on a wild and remote beach, this surf hostel is a fat dose of paradise. However, the remote location and gnarly surf aren't for everyone. Sandy…
Santa Catalina
Surrounded by greenery, these hilltop cabins have hammock porches, lovely wooden furniture, electric hot-water showers, satellite TV and air-con. Guests…
Veraguas Province
Surrounded by lush gardens and hammocks, this bamboo-and-stone chalet makes a great base camp for mountain adventures around Santa Fé. There's excellent…
Veraguas Province
Run by an eccentric Brit with roots in Malaysia, this quirky, laid-back lodging with permaculture farming is good value. Rooms feature private decks with…
Santa Catalina
Perched on a hilltop with soaring ocean views, these family-friendly cabañas made of bamboo and thatch are among the most atmospheric places to stay in…
Santa Catalina
You could watch the tubes roll in all day at this hilltop compound with a box seat to the waves. The eight rooms in a thatched block spread over two…
Veraguas Province
Set up for surfers, this new hotel, the sister property to Hotel Santa Catalina, has a little something for everyone, with rooms ranging from acceptable…
Veraguas Province
If overnighting in Santiago but daydreaming of the Mediterranean, this new highway hotel might do the trick. Service is good, rooms are chic and the…
Santa Catalina
The ideal choice for those on a shoestring budget, this tiny guesthouse has just seven single beds in three rooms with real mattresses, shared bathrooms…
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…
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…
Veraguas Province
This quiet, motel-style lodging features 16 tidy concrete rooms with cable TV and hot showers; a couple have air-conditioning. They are grouped around a…
Santa Catalina
This branch of a Sunset Coast surf hostel occupies a two-story wooden house on the main road above a minimarket. It features six rooms set around a 2nd…
Santa Catalina
On the main road in town, these funky, chilled lodgings offer decent value. Simple thatched bungalows sit out back. There's also dining at the in-house…
Veraguas Province
This conservation association near Morillo offers basic accommodations in three dormitory rooms with eight beds each. Newer and more comfortable are the…
Veraguas Province
Ana Gonzales, the chairperson of the Malena Beach Conservation Association, rents out a handful of tiled rooms on the main road in Malena. They are motel…
Santa Catalina
Well-kept and strewn with plants, there's a certain amount of pride in this basic two-story hotel, run by owner Juvenal. It sits on a hilltop with its…
Veraguas Province
Along the Interamericana, but set back opposite a leafy area, the 34-room Hotel Plaza is well regarded locally, mainly because of its swimming pool. Rooms…
Santa Catalina
These brightly colored cabins lined up on a hill directly above the beach offer very conveniently located lodgings for surfers on a budget. Rooms have air…
Veraguas Province
This property on the east coast of Isla Cébaco, facing the Sunset Coast, is simplicity itself. Guests can camp in tents under the coconut trees on the…
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…
