Let me preface this review that Bocas del Toros is like a boom town! It’s raucous and vibrant and raw! Expect it to be busy and noisy. This is a cute, clean, moderately priced boutique hotel with friendly, professional staff. Don’t expect a lot of room amenities. No mini fridge, coffee maker or microwave. No pool. Bocas Town is a jumping off point for all the outdoor recreational activities the area provides. Be prepared for an element of pandemonium! For example, this hotel is located next to a discotheque. Forget earplugs. You’ll need noise cancelling headphones. If you can get past that, you’ll love this place!

Nice hotel in the middle of dirt. The room was clean, breakfast has a nice choice and very good. Staff was a little weird but nice. English was spoken by all but the maids. The loss of a star is because they let outsiders come in to use the pool. During the day there were families and it got crowded at times. I never used the pool because of this and I booked/paid to have one. I would have given it 2 less stars for the area and I wont be back but that's not the hotels fault. Town is dirty. Streets are sand and dust, open air restaurants were filthy, and somehow I got food poisoning. We were supposed to stay 11 nights but we left in 5 and lost all that money. It was a wreck.

Amazing stay, the staff was extremely friendly all the time. Clean hotel, It’s a good option to chill while having drinks with a nice view right next to the ocean, What I liked the most was its location, easy to walk to different attractions like bars and places to eat.

When you a stay at Selina Red Frog - Hostel in Bastimentos, you'll be by the sea, just steps from Playa Larga and Tortuga Beach. This hostel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Paunch Beach and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Wizard Beach.Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.At Selina Red Frog - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.Make yourself at home in one of the 45 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.

When you a stay at Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel in Bocas del Toro, you'll be near the airport, just steps from Tortuga Beach and Bluff Beach. This hostel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Paunch Beach and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Wizard Beach.Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as a communal living room and tour/ticket assistance.At Bambuda Bocas Town - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Local cuisine breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities.Make yourself at home in one of the 29 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.

During my trip I tried out 3 different Bambuda hostels (in dormitories each time). I waited until I'd done all 3 before writing this review. Here is my personal experience : Out of the 3 Bambuda I think they had the most amazing staff. Everyone was kind, smiling, friendly and very helpful. For some examples, they use WhatsApp to communicate and on the way to the hotel my water cab broke down. I told them just to let them know I'd be arriving later and they offered to call for assistance. Another example, I dropped my AirPods case (i m a mess) and lost one of them. Half the staff helped me look everywhere for it. For backpackers on a budget, you need to know that there's no kitchen and as there's nothing on Solarte Island you'll be totally dependent on the hostel restaurant. There is a filtered water fountain, but I haven't tried it myself. As far as the food is concerned, everything I ate was really very good, they have a wide choice of western and more local dishes, and concerning prices nothing shocked me compared with other restaurants across the islands. Good to know too - for dinner they have a ”family dinner” concept which means you have to order your meal before 5.45pm. After this time, you won't be able to order any food whatsoever. So if you're planning to arrive at the hostel after that time, be sure to have dinner beforehand! The place and the location itself are amazing but I was a little unlucky on the room. I was in a 6-bed dorm room with a bathroom, and it wasn't very clean (not bad considering there were already 4 other people in the room) but there was a terrible smell of urine throughout the room (not even in the bathroom itself). Also be aware that it’s kind of a party place so if you are in the dorms it will get noisy (unless you are partying too 😉) As the place is more or less off the grid, there's no hot water or aircon (but you can ask for as many fans as you like!). as you can imagine, since you're on an island where there's nothing, you'll have to pay for water cabs every time you want to go somewhere and then come back, which can get expensive! My advice, choose this hostel if you want to chill and relax in a beautiful place rather than to visit, there’s a time for everything!

When you a stay at Playa Tortuga Hotel Beach And Resort in Bocas del Toro, you'll be on the beach, just steps from Red Frog Beach and Wizard Beach. This upscale hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Paunch Beach and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Tortuga Beach.Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.Grab a bite at Naguas, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 117 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

I believe that me staying at HOTEL BOCAS DEL TORO for the 14th time in 12 years speaks for itself. But, there is much to say about my second home away from the USA. This year I stayed 9 1/2 weeks. I have a lovely room that has a balcony over the beautiful ocean. When I arrive they always have very special things for me in my room that truly make it feel like home. The hotel provides a delicious breakfast with your reservation, with many options. You will not find better staff, Yaci, Deni, Maria, and Illiana, and the owner, Carla than at my hotel. They truly are my family. They will go the extra mile to help you in any way they can. I have been ill while staying, and they will make sure I have special medications, and make me soup, and ginger tea. Just like being at home!! The hotel is very charming with only 11 rooms, and have many options for how many guests are able to stay in a room. Without a doubt this is the finest hotel in all of Bocas, and centrally located at the heart of the village for restaurants, shops etc. As an added note, Bocas that has been written up by Conde Nast Traveler twice in 10 years, including National Geographic, which speaks volumes.

A stay at Hotel Bocas Town places you in the heart of Bocas del Toro, steps from Wizard Beach and Bolivar Park. This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Tortuga Beach and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Lil' Spa Shop by the Sea.Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.At Hotel Bocas Town, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM.The front desk is staffed during limited hours.Make yourself at home in one of the 18 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.

We travelled for 3 weeks through Costa Rica and Panamá and Palmar was by far the best location we've ever been to. We stayed for 6 nights in a bungalow at Palmar and had an incredibly good time there. Our bungalow was very clean, comfortable and had a good and quiet AC. The bungalow was perfectly located between jungle and beach, thats why we were able to enjoy the nature and various animals around us. The beach was only 1 minute away and absolutely fantastic! We also booked a tour to Zapatilla Island at the reception and had a great day by seeing dolphins, snorkeling and relaxing at another beautiful beach. The restaurant at Palmar is probably one of the best in the neighborhood. Food and drinks were very delicious and beautifully arranged every time. They were offering enough different dishes from which we tried something new every day. Furthermore there was a happy hour slot between 5 to 7pm where you got 2 drinks for 1. All employees at Palmar were very friendly and nice and gave us a good feeling staying here, especially Lucas, Jimmy & Eduard at the restaurant/bar. Furthermore they had daily changing activities, like bonfire, cocktail classes (with Jimmy), live music, movie nights with popcorn at the beach and sport activities. Fiona, the girl that organized all of them, was super nice and motivated us ever day to join. Actually we don't join hotel activities, but in this case we joined almost all of them and had a really good time here. I definitely recommend staying at Palmar. It's the perfect location to relax, have delicious food & drinks and meet new people!