Casa Areka

Location: Calle Tomas Gabriel Duque Casa 16, Panama City, pa

Star Rating: 8.3 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Swimming pool
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• BBQ facilities
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shared kitchen
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Key access
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• 24-hour security
• Shopping on site
• Television in common areas
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Billiards or pool table
• Free wired internet
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Private picnics
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Swimming nearby
• Charcoal grill

Rooms Available

• Comfort Triple Room with Shower

  The triple room features air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Key access

• Deluxe Double Room with Shower

  The double room features air conditioning and a seating area, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Key access

• Studio with Pool View

  The studio offers air conditioning and a private entrance, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Key access

• Single Bed in Female Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features air conditioning.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Hypoallergenic pillow
  • Lockers
  • Window

• Deluxe Double Room with Bath

  The double room provides air conditioning and a seating area, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Additional bathroom
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Hypoallergenic pillow
  • Key access
  • Privacy curtain
  • Window

• Double Room

  The double room provides air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Hypoallergenic pillow
  • Key access
  • Privacy curtain
  • Window

• Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has air conditioning and patio.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Hypoallergenic pillow
  • Lockers
  • Window

Guest Reviews

• leeyam (8/5): -
• Katrin (8/5): -
• ben atar (8/5): -
• Abdias (9/5): -
• Alvaro (8/5): - Está bien ubicado recomiendo para todos este lugar
• Kourosh (2/5): Terrible - Mathias, one of the receptionists, is lovely - he gave us a great hand planning our onward journey. Thank you. This hostel is honestly disgusting. The bathrooms are disgusting, covered in hair and dirt, with mould on the shower curtains. There isn’t even a hook to hang your towel, so you resort to putting it on the toilet seat (gross). The rooms stink. “Breakfast included” is a complete scam - it is pancake batter, that you make yourself. One of the receptionists (a male, not Mathias) was so rude when I asked him to delay putting the radio on at 7.50am (I had literally a quick 5 minute meeting to do). Instead of being polite and normal, he says “I’ll give you 10 minutes, but I have to put the radio on. This isn’t the best place for a meeting”. I know it isn’t the best place for a meeting, and I didn’t want to do it there either, but you didn’t have to be so rude. What is the need for the radio at 8am, anyway? Who cares? I love animals but the main cat there bites and claws, drawing blood from me. If you’re going to have a hostel cat, it needs to be properly trained. Don’t stay here, these lot are just after your money and have no real regard for how you are doing.
• Raghu J (10/5): -
• shaked (10/5): -
• Benigno (10/5): Excelente trato - Gracias a la chica que atendió, excelente trato. Nada
• Benigno (10/5): -
• Paula (7/5): Nice and comfy, as a low cost option is more than good. - I like the possibility to have a private bathroom, the location and the pancakes for breakfast. That you had to cook your own breakfast and the only fruit available was bananas. The smell of the third floor was unsettling.
• Stanford (9/5): - It was awesome 👌 especially wirh the help of Mathias and Jose...The pool 🎱 board the swimming 🏊‍♀️ pool and the kitchen is a nice add...my private room also had A/C and the fridge was great for my meds... It would be a great addition if they would add a TV. And the room was huge... The outside noise and the constant honking penetrates the room...So that was the only negative...
• Marilena (5/5): cheap hostel, but expected a little more hospitality - - pool was refreshing - ac in the room good working - equipped kitchen - some rooms really smelly - on the two upper floors only one bathroom - breakfast is pancake flour you have to make yourself (we didn‘t really like the taste) - you can‘t stay in the hostel after check out - we booked online and they said they don‘t have the room available that we booked - kitchen closes at 9pm and they shut everything off (including lights in the common areas) at 11pm
• Rojas (9/5): Un buen hostal - Su ubicación y la habitación que tuve. Un poco incomoda la cocina
• horacio (9/5): -
• Georg (10/5): -
• Rosa (1/5): - Nada, hice la reserva por booking y al llegar al alojamiento, me indicaron que ya no tenían habitaciones, que fue un error de booking
• Natalia (10/5): Maravillosa estadía - Me gustó el patio la pileta y la sala de estar La escalera espiral
• Pauline (9/5): -
• Durand (10/5): -
• Sabine (9/5): - Wir waren erst zwei Nächte im Doppelzimmer und das war super: 10 von 10 Das Hostel ist außerdem schön, tolle Aufenthaltsbereiche und gute Küche. Die dritte Nacht haben wir im Mehrbettzimmer verbracht und hier müssten ein paar Kleinigkeiten gemacht werden. Vor allem waren die Betten super wackelig und auch laut, wenn man sich bewegt hat. Es war wenig Platz und gab nur das große Licht
• Juan W Agudelo (8/5): -
• Thierry (10/5): - Acceuil trės sympa meme en dehors des heures, petit dėjeuner, piscine, calme, trės propre
• Yani (8/5): -
• Thierry (10/5): - Acceuil gėnial en dehors des heures, trės propre, petit dėjeuner, piscine, ambiance, proximitė des commerces, calme
• Noelia stephanie (8/5): - La ubicación y el ambiente muy bueno. La limpieza estaba muy bien. Los baños siempre limpios No salía casi agua caliente en los baños y en la habitación privada no habia siquiera un espejo.
• Arosemena (8/5): -
• Eden (9/5): -
• Guzman (8/5): Casa Areka Excepcional - Excelente ubicación para la movilidad a puntos de interés turístico, más la experiencia de una Panamá más cotidiana no está presente entre los grandes edificios. La zona es bellísima, pero si se busca lo cotidiano la vida real y callejera de una Panamá sin lujos estarías más ubicado.
• Fabian (9/5): - War super günstig für das was man bekommen hat War alles sehr Basic und nicht so viele duschen/Toiletten vorhanden aber ausreichend
• Pinder (6/5): - Nada porque cancelaron mi reserva La cancelación de la reserva Cuando nunca me hospede
• Jose Al (10/5): satisfied - worth staying
• Maria (7/5): -
• Maryéva (8/5): -
• Sofia (10/5): Matiii un Crack, muy atento y amable ! Recomiendo y seguro volveré! -
• Thomas (9/5): My go-to place in Panama City - Center of Panama City. Very walkable area. I specifically like this location as I can walk everywhere I need to go. Welcoming staff! Comfortable beds! Nice to have full kitchen access. Traffic noise during rush hours. Facilities a little worn with sketchy wiring piggybacks in bedrooms. Hot water tricky—turn hot full on then adjust with cold.
• Petla (10/5): - Fantástico. Lugar agradável e boa localização.
• Romy (6/5): - Los baños y la limpieza un asco
• Pedro (1/5): Falta de serieda - Nada porque me cancelaron Nada porque me cancelaron
• omer (7/5): נחמד מאוד - המיקום נהדר ממש ליד סופר ענק הבריכה נקייה מקלחת נעימה חדר נעים עם מזגן שעובד טוב גם במהלך היום אפשר לנוח יש שולחן ביליארד נחמד שאפשר לשחק שאין ערסלים אפשר לתלות איזה ערסל או 2
• Rubén (10/5): Lo recomiendo - La habitación era muy amplia, las zonas comunes como la piscina o el billar muy agradables y el desayuno incluido estaba bien (aunque te lo prepares tú mismo) Está algo retirado del centro
• Pedro Americo (9/5): Ótimo custo benefício - Atendimento da equipe, José é um funcionário muito atencioso. O ar condicionado funciona muito bem. Boa área de convivência. A cozinha poderia ser maior
• Zechariah (10/5): - I stayed in the studio and the space and privacy was great. The staff were very welcoming and courteous. The kitchen had everything needed to cook with. It was also nice to have access to the common areas. My only complaint is it would have been nice to have the AC on and arrive to a cool room after traveling all day in the heat. But really not a big deal.
• Liliana Bueno (8/5): Acogedor - La ubicación es en un sector bastante exclusivo, cerca a la cinta costera y a un super caminando. Yo tomé la habitación privada con baño, era grande, tenía aire acondicionado. Abajo hay zona de cocina que se puede usar libremente con algunos ingredientes gratis, zona social con juegos y una piscina pequeña. El desayuno son pancakes que preparas tu mismo (es muy fácil) y café. El personal siempre fue super amable, todo se sentía familiar. Las camas pueden mejorar ya que no eran muy cómodas, igualmente el baño no tenía amenidades, aunque en la zona de baños compartidos si habían para uso común.
• Anna (9/5): -
• jeremy (9/5): -
• Khadeja (9/5): - I liked d friendly staff always welcomin I didnt like how some.of d room mates didnt have consideration for others.....dey had place to put there bags yet dey had it all over d room not givin u space to walk,den they was like loud wen u trying to sleep but wen dem sleepin u must b quiet.....then dey wud go to the bathroom n stay long den tellin me go downstairs to use the other bathroom....
• Mervalyn (9/5): - Teníamos habitación privada con baño y todo bien. La Habitación era bastante espaciosa. El personal amable. Hay opción de prepararte tu mismo pancakes para el desayuno No había agua caliente en la ducha.
• berri (10/5): -
• Romina (8/5): Muy buen hostal, céntrico y con buenos espacios comunes. Lo único malo es que no había agua caliente en la ducha - Muy céntrico y buenos espacios comunes No tuvimos agua caliente en la ducha durante toda nuestra estadía
• Ben (10/5): Really friendly and nice staff - Great place and Vibe - Staff were super friendly, could tell they really cared about hostel pool table was good Kitchen was good Private rooms were nice, good size and air conned Location is not amazing, not bad but found most stuff was a bit of a walk Cash only
• Alfredo (10/5): - La habitación individual con baño privado es enorme. La piscina está bien Los colchones no son buenos
• Juan Martin (8/5): - Matías que esta en la recepción por la mañana un genio, me dio consejos para visitar la ciudad. El chico de lentes q suele estar en la tarde/noche bastante mala onda y con malos modales. La habitación privada estaba bien pero le falta un poco de amor (algún cuadro colgado, algún perchero, una mesa de noche y una lámpara tenue, un escritorio/mesa mejor)
• Manuel (10/5): - Todo Nada
• Nuria (7/5): -
• Monique (8/5): Gezellige plek. - De gezelligheid en het gezelschap van de mensen en de katten. Koud op de kamer. Kamer was erg vol en rommelig. Het rook niet overal even fris.
• KARINA (10/5): - Sería todo perfecto pero deja mucho que hablar El encargado de ayer….pésimo atención falta de Empatía …. Hay que tener genio para tratar a la gente
• Amy (8/5): Good option for short stays. - The easiest part of staying here is the massive supermarket right across the street for all your groceries. Place is super clean, good WiFi, and I got some great tips on future travel options in Panama from the staff. If you need to be in the Paitilla/Punta Pacifica area, or maybe are doing an overnight or quick few days, it's a good location. The location can feel a little disconnected from the rest of the city, so depending on how and where you're spending your time, that's something to consider. The kitchen and common areas are smaller, so that can get crowded, especially at meal times. Also the stairs are a more "library staircase" spiral, so good mobility/vision is key.
• MELANIE (10/5): Bien - Excelente ubicación Piscina Limpieza Mi litera sonaba excesivamente Sin cortinas ni mesita para uso individual El enchufe era un alargador en la litera Se acabó el plátano al desayuno y quede sin comerlo, pienso que se debería contemplar mas
• samantha (8/5): Fait le job pour une nuit - Logement pas cher pour une nuit et pratique pour les déplacements Le bruit de la route et des klaxons est incessant. Il n'y a pas de rideau occultant et la lumière dans la rue est très gênante.
• Terri (9/5): Hot showers and grocery store next door - I really liked the facility. It have a nice outdoor area with a pool. The indoor lounge was comfy and had sitting areas and a pool table. The kitchen was a decent size and seemed to have everything I needed to prepare meals. They also have laundry facilities for $5 small load and $10 large load. They are steps away from the grocery store. The female dorm was comfy enough with a bathroom and hot shower. There are power bars strapped to the bed frame to plug in your phone. The wifi worked well downstairs in the sitting area. There are lockers outside the room. The wifi didnt work upstairs in the female dorm. The beds move a bit and squeak when upper guests get in or move around. Not horrible. The washing machine water will make white clothes yellow.
• Judith (10/5): -
• Ivamis (1/5): - Mal servicio
• Tatiana (10/5): -
• Emilia (7/5): -
• Sergi (9/5): -
• Janine (8/5): -
• Rodrigo (10/5): - Personal amable, muy limpio todo
• rigota (10/5): Breve estadia, para repouso e poucas horas. - Achei bem aconchegante e próximo a tudo
• francisco (8/5): estadia muy agradable - desayuno regular, pero uno se podia preparar lo que quisiera
• Montaño morales (10/5): Excelente lugar - La hospitalidad El vecino Roncaba jajajaj es normal
• Jaime (6/5): -
• Benjamin (10/5): Mi hogar especial en Panamá city - Casa Areka es de estos lugares donde uno se siente tan a gusto que siempre vuelve, fue mi caso y el caso de muchos otros viajeros del mundo entero. Todas las condiciones estan reunidas para sentirse en casa, tiene buena energia, mucha vida, mucha alegria, limpieza perfecta y todas las comodidades. El staff, Matias, José y Hillary son almas de mucha luz, de gran corazón y de mucha bondad, por eso estan aqui, el lugar lo hacen ellos también. ✨ Solo gratitud tengo, vine, volvi y volveré. 🙏🏻 Gracias por tanto, vamo' arriba Casa Areka! ❤️ Amé absolutamente todo! 🙂
• Julia (7/5): Buen hospedaje si estás de pasada y quieres ahorrar - La piscina cuenta con buen mantenimiento y le da un toque especial al área común. Además, hay aire acondicionado en las habitaciones y otras áreas del hospedaje. Las chicas de mantenimiento/limpieza son muy amables. La casa se encuentra ubicada en una zona comercial muy bonita y segura. Buena relación ubicación-precio. La asistencia de parte de la persona en recepción es elemental y tiene un horario muy rígido. Si requieres algo fuera de ese horario o tienes alguna emergencia, no se cuenta con nadie. Por ejemplo, yo regresé tarde al hospedaje la primera noche y no me habían puesto cobija en la cama, bajé a solicitar una, pero no hallé a nadie que me atendiera y dormí muerta de frío esa noche. Por otro lado, el "desayuno" incluído implica que lo haga uno mismo. Si eso figurara en el inicio, hubiera podido decidir desistir de ese servicio, si estoy vacacionando, lo que menos quiero es preparar mi propio desayuno.
• Swetlana (10/5): Tolle Erfahrung! - Der nette Hof, das Frühstück, die Atmosphäre, die netten und hilfreichen Mitarbeiter. Betten haben Recht gewackelt, wenn jemand über mir geschlafen hat.
• Millisen (8/5): Buena relación precio/calidad - Ubicación El wifi no funcionó la segunda vez que alojamos
• Gomez (10/5): -
• Justina (9/5): Amazing stay!!! - I loved comfortable beds! I slept so well all 3 nights that I stayed there! The bathroom next to woman dorm needed more regular cleaning.
• Alexis (9/5): Grest deal - Convenient location, attentive staff.
• Caroline (9/5): -
• Maayan (10/5): -
• Emerson santos (7/5): Place is ok for the money - Good place for the money. Bathrooms needs attention. They are dirty and smelly. Breakfast is below average. Other than that, the place is ok. Bathroom. Small and smelly. Breakfast bellow average. Pankakez that you have ro do yourself and bananas. Did not like it.
• Annabelle (9/5): -
• Annabelle (9/5): A very nice place to stay in Panama City - The staff is so nice ! The hostel is close to the supermarket and it’s very social. I’ll come back ! The beds could have curtains.
• Thibaut (9/5): - Super séjour : l'ambiance est chouette, la cuisine bien équipée, les pancakes le matin parfaits, la localisation top (45min à pied de Casco Viejo le long de la Cinta Costera, 20-30min en bus + près de plein de supermarchés et boutiques de tout genre).
• Angela (10/5): Great Hostel - The respectful service. Nothing
• Taddia (10/5): -
• Yovanny (7/5): Todo - La instalaciones son hermosas Que no tienes punto de venta para pagar con tarjeta
• Shawn (9/5): - Everything was great. The dorm room was the only weak point. Nothing wrong with it but if it was better I’d give a ten. Too many windows. The guy who checked me has time and interest to answer any questions. Real professional.
• Zechariah (10/5): -
• Kristopher (10/5): Return customer. Love it. I will be back - Location There is nothing about the property that I don’t like.
• Silva (10/5): -
• Janice (8/5): Nice hostel in great location - I can’t speak for the hostel because we didn’t actually end up staying in the hostel because they overbooked, so they put us in their Airbnb apartment, which worked out great for us since it has a private kitchen. Location is great! Grocery store and mall right across the street. Movie theater at the mall is nice and cheap on Wednesdays The kitchen could have been cleaner
• Guest (10/5): Jesus is the best! - The most caring and helpful staff. Generous and kind. Unfortunately, the traffic noise is unbearable.
• VELANDIA H. (8/5): Bien bien - Amabilidad del personal
• Peter (10/5): -
• César (8/5): -
• CINDY (10/5): - Absolutamente todo! Que buena atención súper bien ubicado. Nos sentimos muy bien.
• Wendi (8/5): - I liked the location. I walked to the market and the casino. Its in a nice area. It was crowded.
• Vaz (9/5): Areka dez - Pessoal e lugar maravilhoso, muito bom custo benefício, adoramos, e recomendamos .... Tudo bom...tudo ótimo

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