Hotel Casa Panamá

“perfect location, between the gulf waters views and Casco Viejo.”

This hotel was in an excellent location for Casco Viejo, although not as close to the metro station(you wouldn’t want to stay near the metro station anyways). I took a taxi from the airport to this city. The hotel is very close to the gulf water, so it has a cooler draft., and 2 minutes walking di… more

This hotel was in an excellent location for Casco Viejo, although not as close to the metro station(you wouldn’t want to stay near the metro station anyways). I took a taxi from the airport to this city. The hotel is very close to the gulf water, so it has a cooler draft., and 2 minutes walking distance to Casco Viejo. Initial entry to this hotel is a learning process, so just be patient and ring the doorbell next to the glass entryway, and wait. Security to this hotel is not manned, but use your keyfob to access 24 hours. I stayed for 6 nights and booked a balcony too, it was well worth it, because at night you can relax and watch the sunset. As for the rooms they were adequate and the shower was larger than most hotels. There were no meals included in my booking and coffee was available in the morning inside the atrium, much appreciated. Rooms at the front closest to the street can have cars honking up until midnight, but does get silent after. Also once I requested them to not clean my room that day, but they cleaned it anyway and I wasn’t pleased, so lock you valuables in the room safe, which is used by your key.

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“Great location, very loud hotel”

When I looked to book this place, I thought on average, the comments weren't too bad. I checked in and was given my keys to room 31. My first mistake was to assume it was on the 3rd floor, it wasn't (that's the rooftop bar). I needed someone from the staff to help me and frankly it seemed like I wa… more

When I looked to book this place, I thought on average, the comments weren't too bad. I checked in and was given my keys to room 31. My first mistake was to assume it was on the 3rd floor, it wasn't (that's the rooftop bar). I needed someone from the staff to help me and frankly it seemed like I was bothering them for the help. The room faced into the road and similar to the other comments from other reviews, it was loud. Loud from the street and loud from the rooftop bar. Later that night, I wake up and notice my nightstand was wet and it took me a minute to realize so was my bed. So around 12:30 in the morning, I have to go to reception and tell them about the leak. They seemed to be aware that this was an occurrence with the room and give me a room in the interior on the ground level. When I got the room, it seemed OK but again I was lacking sleep and I was grateful I was able to move to another room. My new room was for those with a disability. It did not have a safe, nor did it have a hair dryer. The mini fridge was plugged in but didn't seem to work. The Next day I asked about the safe and the fridge. They were going to have someone look into it both. The staff was great that they did get it looked at, but the fridge tended to now freeze everything rather than keep it cool. When i asked about the lack of safe, I was told that my new room was an "emergency" room. So I guess I'm an emergency, one worksheet need a safe? The hotel itself is well situated and easy to walk to many sites in Casco Viejo. It's got a very modern, industrial look to it. My biggest complaint was how loud it was due to the rooftop bar. I was on the ground level and I felt like I was right there enjoying the music. The music was loud from the bar and this was freaky from around midnight to 3 in the morning. If you are a heavy sleeper, it should be good. If not, you've been warned.

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