We booked this hotel on the recommendation of the Rough Guide to Panama. We'd been in Central America for 2 months already so had a good idea of hotel quality in the region. This one was horrifyingly shabby, with broken tiles in the entranceway and piles of laundry in the lobby. The roof top pool had no shade and the... More

One wonders where in the world the people who recommended this place last stayed. As a notable once said "read my lips" - only one word is needed: DUMP. Clean on surface, the place stunk of mould. Bare light bulbs, flat pillows - woman on desk obviously hated job and had negative feelings about anyone suckered by the online pictures.... More

We are retired in the countryside of Panama. We decided to stay at the El Parador because they have a nice roof top pool to view the fireworks of the city on New Year's Eve. As usual, the hotel was clean and had great service and the staff was friendly. Only problem we had is that the cleaning staff was... More

This hotel, principally caters to Panamanian travellers, is of good value and great location in the El Cangrejo neighborhood. We enjoyed the nice rooftop swimming pool. The restaurant served up inexpensive meals that is decent. The interior is a bit dated. There is business center with computer. The rooms has a smell to it that tells you the furniture has... More

This was my third stay at the El Parador, two weeks this time. The only change is that the restaurant prices have gone up a bit but they are still cheap to reasonable and the food and service are still great. Most of the staff are the same as two years ago which I take as a good sign. The... More

stayed here for about a week. pros: quiet and clean. good location in el cangrejo district. snazzy rooftop pool with excellent city view. cons: wifi is horrible. this is common in the city. as far as wifi it's the year 2000 for them. they don't understand how important it is and when there were problems i got the standard shoulder... More

We were pleasantly surprised with this hotel. $65 per night including breakfast was quite a deal. The rooms were nice enough. We checked a couple of rooms to make sure we had a balcony - no view- but a balcony. Basic lodging. Beautiful rooftop pool and free wi-fi.

I stayed in panama city from March 31 - April 3, 2011. I was somewhat worry about staying at this hotel because of the price($65 night) and some bad reviews. Overall experience was good, some staff does not speak english but they were friendly and helpful. Room was clean and had basic hotel stuff including high speed wireless internet and... More

Stays 4 days , in that Hotel in the Center of Panama, nice room , nice front desk personnel, room wiht balcony, air condition, free Internet , and the best of all not expensive. GREAT VALUE