Calle 49 El Cangrejo Panama City AP Panama
Panamanian Phone: (507) 213- 2222 Fax: (507) 213 – 3057
www.lashascas.com E-mail: ventas@lashuacas,com
Decorated in charming old style Panama, Best Western Las Huacas Hotel and Suites offers a comfortable stay to its guests. Best Western Las Huacas is a three-star hotel that offers moderately-priced rooms equipped with 24-hour room service, a kitchenette, and radio
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Extended stay lodging is a narrow niche of the hospitality market in Panama – but is one that can be advantageous to you, if you’re planning to stay in an area of Panama for more than a few nights.
Let’s review the lodging choices for extended stays in Panama City, Panama since it’s the point of entry to Panama, Central America for most tourists. Then we’ll travel the country and review long term lodging in some of the more popular destinations.
Long term accommodations include hotel suites with kitchenettes, furnished apartment rentals, home trading or staying in a bed and breakfast; in addition to the many median lodging options available in hotels with meals provided by restaurants and room service.
US Phone: 1-561-459-3689
Panama Phone: 011-507-700-0352
Cell Phone: 011-507-6487-4332
email: Gardenofbocas@aol.com
Way off the beaten path, you can enjoy an exclusive “adults only” retreat on a private island for the most amazing vacation of your dreams. There are three light and airy rooms with queen size beds, hot water baths and remarkable Caribbean balcony views. The light ocean breezes keep it just right, so they do not have, nor need AC.
Instead of sharing a resort room; think of renting your own island! Garden of Eden is a perfect base of operations for trips and tours, or for those who want to relax and enjoy what Solarte offers. Packages are available which include your lodging, meals and transportation to and from the Bocas Del Toro Airport, via taxi and small boat.
The Garden offers superbly fresh meals and snacks, and a full bar, all delights - served within a playful, relaxing lifestyle; while the secluded pool offers the most daring sun bathers privacy. As you paddle your kayak around the island, watching your last sunset in Boca Del Toro, you’ll be glad you visited paradise - lost along the Caribbean coast of Panama - no matter what the cost.
#1 Calle, Bocas del Toro, Isla Colon
Telephone: 011-507-757-9771 Reservations/Fax 011-507-757-9018
e-mail: h_bocasdeltoro@hotmail.com
A little off the beaten track, your wondrous tropical island adventure begins after a one-hour flight from Panama City. A Hotel Bocas Del Toro driver will meet you at the airport. What really separates the Bocas del Toro Hotel apart from the others is their superb service standards and great attention to detail.
All rooms offer air conditioning, cable TV, telephone, security box & hot water. Restaurant: Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner and offering a full service bar. WI-FI is available in lounge, restaurant and bar
$80 to $190 per night, depending on amenities, ask about long term options.
Choosing the Best Panamanian Extended Stay Lodging…!
Extended stay lodging is a narrow niche of the hospitality market in Panama – but is one that can be advantageous to you, if you’re planning to stay in an area for more than a few nights. We’ll start looking for a ‘paradise dream destination’ in Bocas Del Toro province, next to the Costa Rican border. There you can surf some of the most explosive waves on the Caribbean, or snorkel over magnificent coral reefs of The Marine National Park on Isla Bastimentos. (More later on sports and fishing destinations).
Lounging on pristine white beaches is encouraged, but perhaps you’ll chose to explore a picturesque tropical reserve on the mainland, the huge International Park La Amistad. The park is home to 90 recorded mammals and more than 300 species of birds.
Whichever activity is your choice; there is a Bocas Del Toro innkeeper ready to fill your needs and take pictures of you, with a big relaxed grin, in your tropical paradise. So take your pick – ordinary tropical paradise or extraordinary tropical paradise.
Isla Grande, Portobelo, Colon PA, Tel: 507-225-6722
A cabin/room at the little Hotel Isla Grande cost $45/night for singles or $60 per couple. In addition to swimming, you can dine, dance and shoot pool in ‘Bar el Coral’, the little island’s version of a night club with neon lights.
You can also check out Isla Grande’s beachfront Bob Marley Bar, decorated with painted blotches of red, green and yellow with a big mural of Marley with his tunes blowing on the breezes; there you can meet Pupy, the owner and Sheriff of Isla Grande.
Tel. 507 - 226- 9861 Cell: 507-6661-6740 Fax: 507-6525-7884
The island has a number of small hotels and restaurants. Isla Grande a good place to go to if you have a bunch of people who want to have a good time, or even if you’re looking forward being on the shores of Isla Grande next full moon, when you can sit back and watch the moon shine on the calm waters of the Caribbean.
Be sure to bring some “water shoes” to Isla Grande, if you want to go out into the water you’ll be walking on rocks and reefs. It’s good snorkeling territory when the tide’s in, with lots of bright tropical fish to look at. But, if you don’t have the right kind of foot protection you’ll take two steps into the water and then head right back to your beach chair.
Phone: (507)263-9510 Fax: (507)264-7556 www.bananasresort.com
Enjoy the comfort Banana’s 28 suites provide: queen size beds, hot water showers, a private balcony with a hammock, air conditioner, panoramic view of sea….and include additional amenities such as home theater, and a CD-DVD player. Recreational Activities add: use of swimming pool, snorkeling equipment, kayaks, billiard table, volleyball, and fishing from the pier.
According to the Banana’s website: “All major expenses are incorporated for fees of up to $155 a night, and include: boat transportation to and from Banana’s private main land base and three meals a day.” However, be aware…one reviewer notes that he paid a higher room rate, and additionally paid for meals and his panga boat trips to and from the mainland. He contends: “After having done the ‘all included’ thing at Decameron, it felt like we were getting nickeled and dimed to death. But, in the end, it works out to about the same cost per person, per night (about $90) as a stay at either Decameron or Barcelo”.
Of all the quick trips from Panama City, Panama, Isla Grande is my favorite. Isla Grande is 2 hours, instead of the 1 hour trip to the Royal Decameron, Playa Blanca, Coronado or Punta Barco. It also includes a long and bumpy ride down the last stretch of road into the parking lot at the marina, but I think it’s worth it.
You’ll find crisp, clean water, wonderful people and some great restaurants, bars, hotels and resorts. At Banana’s, you’ve got bargain style resort life with amenities that include kayaks, a small bar and a small and not so clean beach. But if you’re traveling on a budget, it’s a good place to stay that gives you access to Isla Grande and Portobelo.
There are also several other hotels on Isla Grande. One is Sister Moon and another is Hotel Isla Grande, they’re both clean, comfortable stays with hot water, but Bananas Village Resort excels by also having a much better view and being further removed from the noise of the parties that can sometimes go on late into the night.
You can find some great scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing and sight seeing in Isla Grande. There’s also surfing, but it’s a short, close out, reef break that I’m not fond of, though there are locals that love it. For the best surfing in Panama, I suggest Bocas Del Toro.
Until next time…
Tel.: 507-720 2533, Cell: 507-6677- 4009, Fax: 507-720 2751
E-Mail: islaverde@cwpanama.net http://islaverdepanama.com
Isla Verde Hotel is a large property with very unique roundhouses and suites, located about 3 minutes from the center of Boquete. Due to the serene and tranquil nature of this tropical paradise, children between the ages of 2 through 10 are not invited; although Infants and supervised children over the age of 10 are happily welcomed.
Roundhouse rentals include a living room, dining room, full kitchen, with a variable number of bedrooms and baths. Electricity and water billing are included in the rent and the units are fully furnished, with bedding and towels provided. Each unit has its’ own television with Direct TV, and free high-speed wireless internet access is available. Full laundry service is offered and Isla Verde is hosting Spa Boquete for on-site massage therapy services.
The Isla Verde website offers and extensive and interesting list of recommendations for tours and activities at: http://islaverdepanama.com/boquete.htm
Rates and room options are at: http://islaverdepanama.com/facilities.htm
