Booked hotel Latino for one night only, glad it was only for one night since it reminded me of a very cheap motel. ||Infrastructure is old and they haven't made any updates to it in what seems to be a very long time! Hotel rooms are very tiny, they could have at least one coat of painting and a nice TV... TV is from 15 years ago, at least! For my surprise, bathroom had a nice size and was very clean! ||This hotel has a restaurant that doesn't seem inviting, or clean. So we didn't ate anything in there. Location is average, there are definitely better places to stay than Avenida Cuba. ||It has a nice pool in the terrace and it looks very good and clean in pictures, but its just disgusting. Water was green instead of blue and had yellow bubbles in it! Definitely hasn't been cleaned in ages!! ||In my opinion, there are better places to stay for a...
Read moreThe staff here helped us make a phone call and gave us travel tips for the next leg of our trip toward San Blas -- something the nearby Mamallena hostel wouldn't do without signing up for one of their tour packages. ||||Two blocks from San Tomás metro line, which you can ride easily to anywhere in the city. Beats a taxi!||||Rooms are basic but the shower is large with good hot water and pressure. Make sure your A/C works, ours didn't. Also make sure you get a window, not all rooms have them.||||The rooftop pool is perfect after a day of hot walking...
Read moreIn Panama for a week. My Guide, Roy Lang, suggested this colorful little joint, one that I would never have thought to be a good fit. I was so wrong. This was a really cool, small hotel, with a rooftop pool, where is had a spectacular view of the newest part of the city. Staff and guests alike were friendly. My room was not fancy, but certainly adequate. I don't speak much Spanish, but I learned a bit more while there. The restaurant is okay, prices are reasonable, and you are in the 20th century downtown, 2 blocks...
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