hostales en Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panamá

During my trip I tried out 3 different Bambuda hostels (in dormitories each time). I waited until I'd done all 3 before writing this review. Here is my personal experience : Out of the 3 Bambuda I think they had the most amazing staff. Everyone was kind, smiling, friendly and very helpful. For some examples, they use WhatsApp to communicate and on the way to the hotel my water cab broke down. I told them just to let them know I'd be arriving later and they offered to call for assistance. Another example, I dropped my AirPods case (i m a mess) and lost one of them. Half the staff helped me look everywhere for it. For backpackers on a budget, you need to know that there's no kitchen and as there's nothing on Solarte Island you'll be totally dependent on the hostel restaurant. There is a filtered water fountain, but I haven't tried it myself. As far as the food is concerned, everything I ate was really very good, they have a wide choice of western and more local dishes, and concerning prices nothing shocked me compared with other restaurants across the islands. Good to know too - for dinner they have a ”family dinner” concept which means you have to order your meal before 5.45pm. After this time, you won't be able to order any food whatsoever. So if you're planning to arrive at the hostel after that time, be sure to have dinner beforehand! The place and the location itself are amazing but I was a little unlucky on the room. I was in a 6-bed dorm room with a bathroom, and it wasn't very clean (not bad considering there were already 4 other people in the room) but there was a terrible smell of urine throughout the room (not even in the bathroom itself). Also be aware that it’s kind of a party place so if you are in the dorms it will get noisy (unless you are partying too 😉) As the place is more or less off the grid, there's no hot water or aircon (but you can ask for as many fans as you like!). as you can imagine, since you're on an island where there's nothing, you'll have to pay for water cabs every time you want to go somewhere and then come back, which can get expensive! My advice, choose this hostel if you want to chill and relax in a beautiful place rather than to visit, there’s a time for everything!

Nos encontramos con un alojamiento con linda estética, los lugares comunes cuidados y los habitaciones también. Fuimos en verano, no tuvimos inconvenientes con el agua caliente (tampoco se requería la misma) Las habitaciones siempre fueron aseadas correctamente y las camas son cómodas para descansar. Los ruidos y música en el hotel son debidamente cancelados dedespues de las las 23 hs. El restaurante es de lo mejor, carta variada y todo delicioso (desayunos, cenas, jugos) El personal es amable, solamente tuvimos un inconveniente al ingreso, se nos habían informado una tarifa por email y al llegar nos querían cobrar otra. Después de 30 min pudieron resolver el inconveniente. En la recepción no te brindan información sobre nada, pero los encargados de las mesas en el restaurante son mas amables. Bocas del Torno no tiene un aspecto de seguro y limpio en general, pero al llegar al hotel la imagen cambia. Podes llegar caminando unos 600-700 mts desde donde te deja la lancha de Almirante. El barrio donde se encuentra es tranquilo, no tivimos ningun inconveniente en la isla. El atardecer y amanecer desde las habitaciones con vista la mar es hermoso.

During my trip I tried out 3 different Bambuda hostels (in dormitories each time). I waited until I'd done all 3 before writing this review. Here is my personal experience : Out of the 3 Bambuda I think they had the most amazing staff. Everyone was kind, smiling, friendly and very helpful. For some examples, they use WhatsApp to communicate and on the way to the hotel my water cab broke down. I told them just to let them know I'd be arriving later and they offered to call for assistance. Another example, I dropped my AirPods case (i m a mess) and lost one of them. Half the staff helped me look everywhere for it. For backpackers on a budget, you need to know that there's no kitchen and as there's nothing on Solarte Island you'll be totally dependent on the hostel restaurant. There is a filtered water fountain, but I haven't tried it myself. As far as the food is concerned, everything I ate was really very good, they have a wide choice of western and more local dishes, and concerning prices nothing shocked me compared with other restaurants across the islands. Good to know too - for dinner they have a ”family dinner” concept which means you have to order your meal before 5.45pm. After this time, you won't be able to order any food whatsoever. So if you're planning to arrive at the hostel after that time, be sure to have dinner beforehand! The place and the location itself are amazing but I was a little unlucky on the room. I was in a 6-bed dorm room with a bathroom, and it wasn't very clean (not bad considering there were already 4 other people in the room) but there was a terrible smell of urine throughout the room (not even in the bathroom itself). Also be aware that it’s kind of a party place so if you are in the dorms it will get noisy (unless you are partying too 😉) As the place is more or less off the grid, there's no hot water or aircon (but you can ask for as many fans as you like!). as you can imagine, since you're on an island where there's nothing, you'll have to pay for water cabs every time you want to go somewhere and then come back, which can get expensive! My advice, choose this hostel if you want to chill and relax in a beautiful place rather than to visit, there’s a time for everything!

Nos encontramos con un alojamiento con linda estética, los lugares comunes cuidados y los habitaciones también. Fuimos en verano, no tuvimos inconvenientes con el agua caliente (tampoco se requería la misma) Las habitaciones siempre fueron aseadas correctamente y las camas son cómodas para descansar. Los ruidos y música en el hotel son debidamente cancelados dedespues de las las 23 hs. El restaurante es de lo mejor, carta variada y todo delicioso (desayunos, cenas, jugos) El personal es amable, solamente tuvimos un inconveniente al ingreso, se nos habían informado una tarifa por email y al llegar nos querían cobrar otra. Después de 30 min pudieron resolver el inconveniente. En la recepción no te brindan información sobre nada, pero los encargados de las mesas en el restaurante son mas amables. Bocas del Torno no tiene un aspecto de seguro y limpio en general, pero al llegar al hotel la imagen cambia. Podes llegar caminando unos 600-700 mts desde donde te deja la lancha de Almirante. El barrio donde se encuentra es tranquilo, no tivimos ningun inconveniente en la isla. El atardecer y amanecer desde las habitaciones con vista la mar es hermoso.