Hotel El Panama by Faranda Grand, a member of Radisson Individuals

It was a wonderful vacation staying 11 nights at the El Panama Hotel in March 2024. It is very central and very clean. My room was huge. The employees at the reception, the restaurant, house keeping and maintainance are all very friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffett was large and tasty, with lots to choose. The pool is big and the area around green with palm trees. 2 nice cats live around the pool. Every day clean pool towels. The Piña Coladas at the pool bar are delicious. In my opinion the only hotel in Panama city with such a beautiful pool area. The hotel itself dates back to the 1960s and has the flair of the old days and local style, exactly what I wanted. Here and there they are in the process of making small necessary improvements, the mattresses are a bit soft, the AC regulators in some rooms need to be changed. Solutions were provided quickly by the staff and I was able to have a relaxing time. I will be back soon.

Huge room, comfortable beds. Bar and restaurants good. Breakfast good. Fabulous swimming pool.

There were many great things about this hotel. Large room, comfortable bed with a lot of pillows, friendly staff, modern decor, great breakfast, three restaurants on site, well-kept garden and pool, next to a metro station, nice city views, live music on Sunday at breakfast.

we love the cabanas. it is like a resort vacation without a beach but with a big pool. the location is ideal - it gives easy access to everything. And when you come back from the vibrant city and enter through the the doors the garden / pool site / open air restaurant, it feels immediately relaxed and peaceful (even though on weekends it may be more like beach party on one night, but that is fun, too). Although the Hotel already has a long history, it looks very well maintained. Staff is outstanding and well organised (everywhere: reception, restaurants, maid, pool, house service). Any issue (if so) gets taken care of instantly and will be solved. We have been staying at the hotel / cabins a few times over the years and we always liked it. And it seems the high quality standard and family like atmosphere is improving further. A further plus is that everyone in Panama knows the Hotel and it is, therefore, easy to meet with friends and family.

My room was on the pool garden area and it was very nice and private with a feeling like you were on a bungalow that I like very much. Dinners at the restaurant by the pool were great: we had pizza one night and the other night the barbecue that was delicious and very well served.