ホテル セントラル ボケテ(Hotel Central Boquete)

Personnel and location were lovely, but no hot water in one room, windows that didn’t fully close (allowing mosquitos and noise to enter), and minimal lighting in the rooms were all problematic. Property is very dated.

Know this first: this is a very BASIC hotel. The rooms are small; the overall property is oldish & somewhat tired. Plugs for things like charging phones & tablets are few & awkwardly placed. The lighting in the room is terrible. Having said that and WITHIN that framework - our stay was absolutely fine & dare I say ... pleasant! The staff here were all excellent! Hard working folks who go out of their way to ensure your comfort. Our room was well cleaned and fresh towels provided daily (whch has NOT been our experience throughout Panama.) The breakfast was basic but earnestly & lovingly prepared and served on the patio outside. Coffee is good - you can even have an Espresso, Latte or Americano if you wish! I enjoyed my daily Vanilla Latte's with the backdrop of the gorgeous moutains that surround the town! The location is great - within walking distance to all the bars, restaurants, coffee shops along the "main drag" - but far enough away from the noise & the traffic to ensure a good night's sleep. BUYER BEWARE: Several rooms in this hotel do NOT have bathrooms. Make sure when you book that your room is described with a "private bathroom" - unless you don't mind sharing. We paid a little more for a king size room with a private bathroom and were glad that we did.

The staff was really excellent and courteous Noemis, the receptionist was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area.

Very nice and helpful staff. Great location and close to many great restaurants

This is a cute little hotel but extremely basic there is no refrigerator in the room and the furniture is rather old however the staff are willing to help as they can. Breakfast coffee extremely watery for a coffee growing region with a cafe in the hotel and breakfast was a remarkable cold eggs and plain white toast somewhat sad given they make a good effort in other ways

Great place to stay in Boquete! Walking distance to the main shops and restaurants. Rooms are spacious and clean, it has a ton of common areas are nice and very relaxing. Offers complete breakfast and great service from the employees there.

Excellent attention from hotel staff, good installations and very clean. Surely I will stay again there.

The staff is super friendly and excellent. Julissa, was exceptionally friendly with a great smile. The breakfast was also excellent very fresh and delicious

The staff are very helpful and the hotel is kept very clean. Those are good things about this place. However, I would not stay here again. My first issue is the 'bait and switch' tactic that we experienced. We booked a room over ******* only to find out when we checked in that 'Oh, the room you booked doesn't have a bathroom. If you want a room with a bathroom, that will be another $23.00 a night." This is a 'bait and switch' tactic and this hotel should be embarrassed for doing something so foolish in this day and age when the owner of the property must know that your guests are going to write online reviews and tell others about this stunt that you're pulling. Secondly, this hotel was probably a good property 35 or 40 years ago but the lack of reinvestment in it is clearly obvious. For example, it should have dehumidifiers in each room. We had heavy rain each afternoon and there was so much precipitation in the air, that the tile floor of our room was slippery to the point where you could fall and injure yourself. When the pages of your guests' passports are curling up from moisture in the room, it's time to bite the bullet and do something about this. Great people working here but I would not recommend this place to anyone except as a last resort.