Balcony Life in The Heart of Casco Viejo

Location, the space

No full length mirror and of course the noise outside but we had earplugs and too tired to care.

Location

Very noisy (music from vibrant and friendly cantina opposite until 4 am), squawking parrots in cages in flat opposite. Earplugs were provided, but triple glazing is really needed.

The hosts were very kind, always ready to answer questions and concerns and help out. The apartment is a very nice renovation of an old building, with good taste and all we needed. It was comfortable for us 3 and in a wonderful location, near everything in the Casco Antiguo. We were able to get into the apartment before check in time and leave our things and that was very helpful since we were traveling with my mother who is 82.

It was no fault of the owner, but the apartment had two evenings in which there was no water when we returned due to issues in the Casco Antiguo supply. It was difficult because we didn't have any prior notice so we couldn't save some or buy some. It was also the time in which you come back "home" and want to take a shower after a hot day out and about, and couldn't even wash our hands... so that was a bit of a bummer, luckily it wasn't longer than an hour or an hour and a half each time.

The apartment was very nice with a fully equipped kitchen and it was very centrally located and an easy 5 min walk to the cathedral and a dozen cafes and restaurants. The contact-less check in was very straight forward. The property sent me the code to enter the building and another code for the lock box to retrieve the room key. For check out, simply replaced the room key in the lock box.

Not with the property, but the Mexican bar/restaurant across the street had a speaker facing the street to draw in customers, so it was lively but the music can get annoying at times.

All perfect, especialy location and owner helpfull.

Nice old house. WLAN good.

Unfortunately I can't recommend the accommodation, or only to people who party all night in Panama City. The flat is quite nice, the house is a beautiful old building, but you don't get to sleep here. I was there for a whole week on a business trip and I have to say up front that I know Panama City very well, so I know that it can get very loud at times. The problem with this location is the Mexican cantina opposite, which serves its last guests every day until early in the morning. There are also promoters on the street all night long, loudly luring people into the cantina. Unfortunately, the host of the apartment did not accommodate me in any way and put Booking forward, but I don't have a contract with Booking, but with the host. Booking is only an intermediary. The host would only have had to indicate to Booking that I had cancelled and he would not have had to pay his commission. So unfortunately I was left with a bad memory. In addition, the wardrobe in the flat is no longer fixed to the wall, but these are not real problems. Aftermath: 23.3.2025 Now I learnt from Booking that the host reported that I had not paid for the accommodation. I had, as agreed, handed over the money to his (incidentally very nice) employee Amelia, who cleaned there and took away the rubbish, and even got the okay from the host by phone during the process that this was correct and that I could hand over the money to Amelia in cash. I took photos of the process, so the attempt at fraud will not work. I can't believe what this host is doing here just because I honestly rated his accommodation. I stayed in the flat for a whole week, if I hadn't paid someone would have come and thrown me out. Also the alleged offer of accommodation is not quite right, the host said that this alternative accommodation was not quite ready yet. Sorry, but I'm not moving into a building site! The chat history is saved, so everything can be verified here too.

Location and atmosphere

Maintenance of facilities

The flat is great, clean and has everything one needs. The location is also cool, in the center of Casco Viejo. Beds are very confortable. Staff very responsive and helpful.

The location is a bit noisy, but of course it's not the owner's responsibility.