Hotel Bahia Suites

I had planned on learning more Spanish and being more organized prior to arriving in Panama City. Alas, it was not the case. The staff at the front desk were excellent in giving our family directions, information and helpful tips on what we were hoping to do and see. The rooftop restaurant and pool area was a great surprise. We had some nice meals watching the sun go down and looking out in to the bay at the ships coming and going from the canal.

No cooking, no refrigerator in the rooms. Comfortable enough though. Walking to find groceries was easy, bakery and supermarket quite well organized. Close to the ocean boardwalk and the Old City. Some crossings are tricky without sidewalks. Followed locals and learn the habit.

Great rooftop restaurant with good food, good prices, and excellent staff. Small gym is also on the same floor requires some creativity to get your regular workout in. Large poolside sitting area could use a couple umbrellas for shade. Unlimited free coffee in the mornings which was great! Not a great neighborhood BUT the Metro is only ONE block away. BTW, you have to buy the Metro card for $2 THEN you can load money on it. $.35 to any station. VERY helpful Metro staff but only speak Spanish. Not thrilled with the Bahia card key policy, only one. You use it to power on the electricity in the room. When you leave, no electricity. No charging of devices. I found out the front desk is happy to charge your devices while your gone. I guess that's why my rate was only $55 per night. Rooms were modest but comfortable and AC was strong. Plenty of hot water and water pressure. One of the surprises that I wasn't expected was the strong internet, EVERYWHERE, rooms, poolside, restaurant. Free parking and laundry room was a plus and I used both.

More clean will be better... Nice hotel, good view from swimming pool

I don't like this hotel. Staff are really discouteous and the sector is dangerous, you can't walk in night and you don't find any bar or restautant in the walking distance. Rooms are good but don't have minibar.

It's a cheap hotel in a filthy area, don't be hoodwinked by the beautiful photos online. You get what you pay for. We paid $60/night - tpure not going to get the ritz for that. We arrived and there was no electricity in the rooms which was a bit dubious. It was fixed within hours. The rooftop pool and restaurant is probably the best feature. The pool is only about 5mx5m so really just to cool off in. Only two sun loungers is really inadequate. Nice views of city. The area is pretty dirty and a bit scary at first, but we didn't experience any problems. It is 2 blocks from the waterfront which is beautiful. It is central located and within walking distance to many attractions.

Cleanliness could be better. Staff is very nice

The room was very clean and nice. The beds were comfortable, the AC worked well and the shower had nice water pressure. The woman at the front desk was very helpful in helping us figure out how to get to the airport the next day and the man who drove the shuttle even lent us his toll pass because we had to return rental cars. We loved the rooftop pool which had a wading pool that was perfect for our toddler as well as a large pool for the rest of us to swim in. The restaurant was fine. The food was tasty and not too expensive. The area was alright, but just a few blocks away improved greatly and we had a nice view of the water. We were there on New Years eve so we were woken up by fireworks, but other than that it was nice and quiet. All in all I enjoyed my stay and would stay there again.

I had a very nice room (good size and clean) looking out on the water. The hotel is older but very clean, the staff are great, the rooftop pool was perfect for me to cool off and splash around in (small and shallow) and very clean but not for swimming. The breakfast has 3 or 4 choices which are simple but good. The only problem I had was the wireless would not connect for me but they have some wired computers in the rooftop restaurant that they let you use for free. The hotel is a good walk to the boardwalk and the old city. There is a small grocery close by. I did not walk around after dark. I really have only good things to say about this hotel. It is a great deal for the price.

great rooftop area with lovely small refreshing pool. Nice glass walled restaurant with great views of the harbour and Casco viajo. Walking distance to the walkway by the sea cinta de costera and the metro.