Hostal Suenos Del Rio — Hotel in Bajo Boquete

pros:||Itza, the owner, is an extreme friendly and helpful person. she made us feel like being on vacation at my grandmothers holiday house, took great care of us, gave good tips (get to locations for minimal prices) and organized things when necessary.||breakfast was great, on the terrace/garden next to the river with view on the orchid garden on the other side of it and the mountains.||you can even get your laundry done for a minimal charge.||the rustical-themed rooms are clean and have a lot of space to offer.||despite the fact, that in the morning some trucks bring in supplies for one of the local store (?) for the supermarket - you dont hear a thing, since the rooms are faced towards the river and the walls are pretty thick, i guess :)||another plus is the river: it kinda creates some "white noise" making it extremely fast to fall asleep.||||cons:||i cannot name a single thing. seriously.||||the only thing that has to be mentioned also is the location: dont rely blind on digital maps/navigators. the hostal is located on the LEFT SIDE of the bridge leading out of the village - some maps dont have this road marked down, so you might get confused trying to find it.||||as for boquete:||rafting, hiking (waterfalls), quad-driving, ziplining, birdwatching? you name it. there are tons of activities in boquete.||for coffee: buy yours at the plantation. great stuff for a good price, since usually highclass coffee gets exported right away.||for photograpy: low light pollution.. you can shoot stars easily - a great motive is the river, set your tripod there and you get some...

pros:||Itza, the owner, is an extreme friendly and helpful person. she made us feel like being on vacation at my grandmothers holiday house, took great care of us, gave good tips (get to locations for minimal prices) and organized things when necessary.||breakfast was great, on the terrace/garden next to the river with view on the orchid garden on the other side of it and the mountains.||you can even get your laundry done for a minimal charge.||the rustical-themed rooms are clean and have a lot of space to offer.||despite the fact, that in the morning some trucks bring in supplies for one of the local store (?) for the supermarket - you dont hear a thing, since the rooms are faced towards the river and the walls are pretty thick, i guess :)||another plus is the river: it kinda creates some "white noise" making it extremely fast to fall asleep.||||cons:||i cannot name a single thing. seriously.||||the only thing that has to be mentioned also is the location: dont rely blind on digital maps/navigators. the hostal is located on the LEFT SIDE of the bridge leading out of the village - some maps dont have this road marked down, so you might get confused trying to find it.||||as for boquete:||rafting, hiking (waterfalls), quad-driving, ziplining, birdwatching? you name it. there are tons of activities in boquete.||for coffee: buy yours at the plantation. great stuff for a good price, since usually highclass coffee gets exported right away.||for photograpy: low light pollution.. you can shoot stars easily - a great motive is the river, set your tripod there and you get some...

I was GRANDPAcking in Boquete for 2.5 weeks.||I spent several hours walking around Boquete investigating my budget hotel options.||I chose to stay my last 2 weeks at the Suenos Del Rio.||The overall package with the river-side setting (for me) beat all of the other options hands down. I agreed to take the Double Room facing the street at $25 / night …||It came with in-room wifi and cable TV.||It didn’t have a wardrobe – so, out came my washing line again!||The ensuite was a reasonable size. And, it came with a hot-water shower.||The room shared a lounge / kitchen area with a river-side room.||But, I never saw those people – so, it felt like I had my own 1 bedroom apartment.||It was the river-side setting that attracted me here with its view out over the bridge to the park … And its view of the river.||There were only 2 things wrong with my room at the Suenos:||(1) The hot water in the shower alternated from being hot for 1 minute to cold for 1 minute … a bit ‘inconvenient’ but easy to work around||(2) The depot entrance to a supermarket was immediately across the road … sometimes a noisy truck would turn up early in the morning||||Otherwise, the Suenos was well located and within easy walking distance of my favourite...