The Best Hotels in Panama for Every Traveler

Feel like Rapunzel and let down your hair from one of the rooms in Bambuda Castle’s turrets, or make like Prince Charming and shimmy up the side via a rock-climbing wall. If that wasn’t enough action for you, this hostel, the only castle in Central America, is close to a volcano, rolling hills filled with coffee farms and the tiny town of Boquete, in western Panama.

Bajo Boquete, Provincia de Chiriquí, Panama

+50768738386

Togo B&B Farallón

Bed and Breakfast, Inn

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This rustic, red-roofed B&B practically sits on sandy Playa Farallón, an hour-and-a-half drive down the coast from Panama City. Soak up the sun from your hammock, or convince some locals to take you out to Isla Farallón, just off the coast, to see where the seagulls nest. Many travellers also trek into the cloudy Valle de Antón for a day trip.

Calle La Venta, Rio Hato, Coclé Province, Panama

+5079933393

Taca Tucan Hostel

Hostel

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A graffitied toucan greets you as you enter the bungalow-style Taca Tucan hostel, a block away from Playa Farallón. As its painted walls say, “life is a journey, not a destination” – so get to know your bunkmates, whether that’s cracking open a cold one on the beach together or challenging them to ping-pong on the patio.

Río Hato, Provincia de Coclé, Panama

+50762062949

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Koko Acqua Lodge

Boutique Hotel, Guesthouse

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Your yellow stilt house awaits on the waters of Saigon Bay, off the coast of Panama’s Bocas del Toro island, with unbeatable views of the mainland, mountains and sea. Koko Acqua Lodge is just a short walk from Playa El Istmito, which hosts an annual International Sea Fair, and 15 minutes from Bocas del Toro town centre.

Bocas del Toro, Panama

+50761312420

Hotel Santa Catalina Panama

Hotel

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Surfers’ paradise lies in Santa Catalina, a Panamanian beach town facing the Pacific. For a place to put your head at night, consider the Hotel Santa Catalina Panama, with its vaulted wood ceilings and stone-carved showers providing a respite from the world-class waves, filled with wildlife like whales, sharks and snapper. Located between Santa Catalina, Arrimadero and La Coca beaches, there’s no shortage of things to do.

Beach front, Kenny's Provincia de Veraguas, Panama

+50765714387

Istmo Beach and Jungle Bungalows

Hostel, Hotel

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Wellness gurus can go off-the-grid at this yoga and adventure retreat, surrounded by a meditation labyrinth, nature trail and Playa Grande’s iconic black-and-white-sand beaches. Istmo – Spanish for ‘isthmus,’ a small body of land connecting two larger bodies – hopes to connect its guests in a similar way, encouraging personal transformations.

Panamá Oeste San Carlos, Panamá, Panama

+50763879855

Canopy Lodge

Luxury, Hotel

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Swing from the treetops in El Valle de Antón, a misty mountain town situated in the caldera of a volcano thought to have last erupted more than 13,000 years ago. The lodge has proudly played host to a number of celebrities, like actor Brad Pitt and naturalist Sir David Attenborough – who came to observe the local wildlife, such as two-toed sloths and dazzling tanager birds.

El Valle de Antón, Provincia de Coclé, Panama

+5072645720