Hotel has fantastic canal view. Hotel rooms and common area look tired. Full of american, canadian tourists. I hated breakfast there. But you have no other choice.

Rooms were great and unlike most service in Panama in the hotel it was very good. Breakfast which is included in the price is very complete.
Hotel is a little far from the center of the city, cab fare is about $20, if you rent a car you will have no problem.... however a lot of contruction is underway on all highways and trafic jams are very comun.

We have stayed at this hotel 5 times in the past 6 years and thoroughly enjoy it. There are ongoing renovations at the hotel, but once these are finished it will be great. The breakfast is excellent, the staff is helpful and always pleasant, and the taxi drivers that work for the hotel are wonderful (yes they charge more than the yellow cabs, but we felt it was worth it for the personalized service). The remodeled room we stayed in was very good, with an awesome view of the canal. We are looking forward to returning to the hotel in February and March. There are plenty of nearby restaurants that require a short cab ride (Pencas, Mi Ranchito, Alberto's) instead of eating at Fridays.

This hotel could have been very nice. It is right on the Panama Canal, however most of the inside on the first floor is " under renovation" and has paper covering the holes in the walls, one working machine in the so called fitness center, business center is closed and their are some computers for guest use in an empty room. Worst of all was that the only dining
option was a TGIF Fridays that was packed and loud. with no car, you are stuck!
The pool ran out of towels and we had to go back to the room to get some from there?
The management said the work on the inside of the hotel would be done in 6 months, but there was no evidence of work going on when we were there.