Smy Portocolom

General areas of hotel lovely, our room was in need of refurbishment, you have to pay more for the best rooms. Food was excellent, couldn't fault it. Beach is a ten minute walk, harbour town twenty minute walk, bus stop outside hotel. Would stay at this hotel again.

Overall very relaxing. Hotel exeptionaly clean & quite. No TV channels at all. Room 406 north facing no sun on balcony at all. Elite club a must. Food was ok but not 4* not a great selection. The view for breakfast was beautiful & all the staff here are very friendly and efficient. Surrounding area dissapointing because it was to quite for us. For a short break was fine.

lovely hotel with excellent friendly staff. food very good for meat eaters. Not good if you are vegatarian no main vegatarian dishes served . It would have been nice to have tea and coffee making facilities in the room.

Stayed here 4th to 8th August with a friend. We knew it was an adult oniy hotel but we felt slightly uncomfortable by the canoodling in the pool and the loving couples! The hotel was spotless and the pool area lovely with plenty of sunbed availability and the split site (ie pool and restaurant over road ) didn't seem to matter. However we weren't impressed with the food and even though only stayed for 4 nights half board, ate out on last night. My main gripe with this hotel was the total lack of atmosphere. The bar was always empty and staff a bit cold. We seemed to be the only English there too and we just didnt feel welcome! Other really minor points - hairdryer was a waste of time and pool table balls different sizes !!

I would defintely recommend this hotel! I just came back from my holidays with my partner and we both loved it! Food was amazing, so much choice! The staff were amazing too, always super helpful. We felt so welcomed! :) The pool area is very nice, with the bar which meant we could eat & drinks while laying down in the sun! I can't express how happy we were! I can't wait to go back

My wife and I, and our two daughters recently spent 11 nights here. There is nothing to fault, the Hotel is spotless, the rooms are comfortable, the food was great, and the staff are exceptional. We had rooms on the 6th floor overlooking the pool. Yes the buses turn up at all hours, but our door was closed with the air-con on, so they didn't trouble us. There are plenty of bars in the civic square, and overlooking the harbour in Porto Colom. Also don't miss a trip to the beach, a lovely cove to swim in and also lots of tourist shops and bars. The only downside is the trip from the airport. We booked the shuttle and had to wait 45 mins before we left the airport, then spent two and a half hours dropping everyone else off. Same problem coming back, one and a half hours collecting everybody then another hours drive. Either take a taxi (expensive), or book a hire car !!

Great location peaceful and quiet, recommed you upgrade to a junior suite for larger room and use of the private pool

A spotlessly clean hotel, in an urban street setting with views of the beautiful harbour of Porto Colom from some rooms only. The staff were for the most part polite and helpful especially so if you spoke German. Fabi in the restaurant was a gem as was Paco. I had a problem with my room and was moved with little fuss. English speakers are not really catered for, the buffet food is good but the cost of water and wine at the table is a little over priced (the hotel up the road The Cala Marsal provides water and a bottle of wine free with your meal). There is only two English speaking channels on TV. The beautiful beach at Cala Marsal is about 15 minutes walk away, the port area of Porto Colom is beautiful with some fantastic restaurants on the water front. The Hotel Vistamar is not a 4 star hotel by Irish Standards but it is in a beautiful relaxing safe and quite part of the world. The Hotel provided me with a 10% discount voucher for my next visit but unfortunately it is due to expire in March 2016. Would I go back to The Vistamar probably not as I find the Cala Marsal more convenient for the beach.

Great hotel with friendly staff. Eighth year returning with friends which says it all.

Just a short three night stay enjoyable