“A SUMMIT HOTELS & RESORTS PREFERRED HOTEL GROUP”
Gee, that sounds impressive eh…The El Panama Hotel has
been renowned for longer than most people in Panama
City remember; but time isn’t always kind to
structures and four stars won don’t necessarily mean
four stars forever to an hotelier.
El Panama Casino is glitzy, the costuming of the
employees in traditional ensembles is heart
warming…and yet there’s a smell of something in the
air, something moldy maybe.
In reviewing the real world traveler’s opinions of
their experiences in the El Panama Hotel, there were
some analysis that seem to have basis in fact
The saddest words I read were about a lack of simple
cleanliness and good maintenance that are
unfortunately very common in Panama. This Mom wasn’t
pleased. “The hotel has a pool area that COULD be
really nice . . . with about a full week of scrubbing.
Honestly, I’m not sure that they used chemicals in
their pool. I haven’t ever seen worse mold buildup on
the grout in the pool. This was especially
disappointing to me, because I was counting on taking
my son their every day.”
But some guests are really enjoying themselves.  “It
was a great stay in El Panama hotel. The staff was
SUPER friendly and helpful. I would even have to say
it was very relaxing for a business trip. I would
recommend the hotel to any business traveler or
tourist. Thumbs up!”
You have to ask yourself – were these folks all
staying under the same roof?