Hotel Casa Miller — Hotel in Calidonia

I have stayed here four nights. I give 5 stars because for the price I got everything I could wish for and I was overall very pleased.

Staff: reception, restaurant, vendor and cleaning department, all have been very approachable, friendly and helpful.

Room: my room had a good bed, a big fridge small kitchen corner with sink, coffee machine and microwave for small meals if needed. There was a bar counter as well, which looked pretty but felt weird at first, later I found a more useful than the usual desk you find in other hotels. Everything clean and neat. Odd is the lack of windows as the hotel is indoors without access to outer windows for some rooms. But I never minded that as the air inside was very good and I didn't come here to stare out of a hotel window. A little more space to organize my things during stay is the only thing I wished for.

Laundry service: fair prized, fast and good... what more to say. My shirts were hot ironed and my cloth cleaned in no time.

Restaurant: the breakfast buffet is interesting with local ingidiants, coffee not the strong point though. But I appriciate that there is decent filter coffee instead of 20 bad varietys. I had the most pleasant expirience when one night I was the only gest for dinner and the very cheerful cook made me an impressive meal of fish in coconut sauce, coconut rice, peach wrapped in fried banana, carribean salad and an unexpected dessert. I add this to my very pleasant expiriences In panama city list.

Location: walking distance to estacion 5 de Mayo (also good to tell that to taxi drivers as everybody knows that station) which is discribed as panamas not so safe places. I however found it a vibrant street with local artisan stalls, singing barbers and millions of taxis to use. I never had issues in the area but it is recommended to stay out of side streets and stay on crowded main road. Also not too far from casco viejo, albrook mall, amador and panama bay.

Overall: when I come back will stay here again, very convinient and turned out to be more than "just" the place to stay...

Stayed for 2 nights then went on a trip to San Blas and stayed once more so 2 reviews in one really.||||First 2 nights had a tiny jail cell type room with a window into the corridor. Didn’t mind the first nights as was jet lagged from plane. Second night just felt horrible.||||When we returned from our trip we asked for a room with a window. We got a room 3 times as big with great big windows and a much better bathroom. I much preferred this room however it looked out onto a Main Street which was a buzz of activity and traffic so very loud. I didn’t mind though and had no problems sleeping.||||Breakfast was a good standard for the price, plenty of fruit, pancakes, bread and eggs type of things.||||Owner was very friendly, don’t get in a conversation if need to be somewhere.||||Thought the location was good being close to metro and on edge of Casio viejo the old town. Near the fish market which is worth a visit for some food if want a different eating experience. Didn’t feel the safest of areas though and safer to get taxi back at night. They do have a porter who was very helpful and stopped us from going the wrong ways.||||Sure there was a roof terrace advertised dtoocwhich was funny as went up there and it was literally a roof of a tower block, metal poles sticking up no bar area or seasoning facilities or anything like that.||||My advise if you are a deep sleeper ask for a room...

I stayed four nights there in a standard double room. It was very clean, as with the lobby and corridors of the whole hotel. This room does not have a fridge (unlike the deluxe double room which is also bigger), but nearby there are convenience shops and (about 5-10 minutes' walk) supermarkets to pick up cold drinks and icecream whenever needed. The complimentary breakfast is buffet-style with good selections and quality, not fancy but simple and tasty enough. The owner and staff all are utterly friendly and helpful. The hotel is not located in a fancy neighbourhood like Casco Viejo or Punta Paitilla; but it feels safe and i wandered alone even during nighttime. One can go to/from the airport directly by bus -- there is a bus that takes the Corredor Sur (i.e. $0.75 per ride) at the Estacion Maranon located 5 minutes away (across from Cinco de Mayo...