Sleep area · Panama City
Casco ViejoCasco Antiguo
First-timers: restored streets, restaurants and the sea wall on foot; choose a hotel with a 24-hour desk and a drop-off within 100 m.
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- Panama ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Panama's National Migration Service or a Panamanian consulate; proof of onward travel and funds may be asked for.
- Panama ↗Do not travel independently in the Darién; the UK and other governments warn against parts of it, and there is no road crossing to Colombia.
- Panama ↗Guna Yala (San Blas) is governed by the Guna people: visitor fees apply, and photography of people usually needs permission and payment. Book through Guna-run or licensed operators.
- Panama City and the Canal ↗Check the Canal Authority's daily ship schedule before you plan the locks: the visit is worth most when a ship is due.
- Panama City ↗Street taxis often quote a tourist price and do not use meters: book through a ride-hailing app or the airport taxi counter, and agree the fare before you get in.
- Panama City ↗May to November brings heavy afternoon rain: plan outdoor stops for the morning and keep the afternoon for indoor stops.
Key facts
- Price band
- $$
- Desk
- 24 h
- staffed 24h
- Bags OK?
- Painful
- 60 m from Car to the door or the nearest drop-off
- Night walk
- lighting ok
- stairs_mix, no steps
- Morning out
- 3–6 min
- to Casco Viejo
First night
From Car to the door or the nearest drop-off: 60 m, stairs_mix surface. Desks around here are typically staffed 24h. 28-inch bags: painful. Morning to Casco Viejo: 3–6 min.
Take Airport taxi or ride-hailing car to the door at 23:10. Bed by ~00:30 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contractTake Airport taxi or ride-hailing car to the door at 22:35. Bed by ~23:55 (p90).
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Rooms here
- Typical price per night
- $70–200 per room per night (mid-range to boutique); more during Carnival and November holidays
- Good for
- First visits, restaurants, walking to Plaza de Francia
- Avoid if
- You travel with a stroller or wheelchair, or need a quiet street at night
Before you book a room here, check
- A 24-hour staffed desk if you land late
- A car drop-off within 100 m of the door
- Air conditioning that works on the street side
- A room away from bars
Area facts
- Reception
- staffed 24h · forwarding not accepted
- Walk to clusters
- Casco Viejo: 3–6 min
- Night lighting
- ok
- Taxi drop-off
- street le 100m
- Fits
- family · solo dorm
- Lodging tax
- —
Cons
- Noise from bars on weekend nights.
- Cobbles and kerbs make wheeled bags painful.
Within walking distance
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.