We spent three nights at Hotel La Coralina. The hotel exudes a tropical ambience and it is in a beautiful location: a nice representation of Bocas del Toro. Since my sister wanted a vacation consisting of horseback rides on the beach, nature trails, scuba diving, and surfing, we decided to stay at La Coralina. To my surprise, I was really pleased with the hotel.

Together with a friend, we stayed in Hotel Deville for 4 days. This came as one of the highly recommended Panama City boutique hotels. It is located at the heart of the city's banking area and just steps away from the finest restaurants, galleries, and other businesses. The area is safe and quite. We were told this was to be a perfect base for exploring life in Panama City, day and night.

The boutique hotel has long characterized Costa Rica as a unique tourism destination, defying the old-school slogan that, in the hotel industry, standardization was king. While today's Costa Rica is indeed dotted with some of the world's most glamorous hotel chain names, at the heart of Central America's largest tourism thrust was always a smaller, more intimate allure and now, certain spots in neighboring Panama are following suit.

Our family loves to travel and when we do, we see to it that we make the most of our trip & to choose the best place to stay. La Estancia was not my husband's choice but I and my two girls (ages10 & 16) outvoted him. We got in at Albrook airport, welcomed by a nice driver who spoke English and gave us a bird's eye view of the place.

Hotel Angela Bocas doesn't look like much on the outside, but is quite nice once you step foot inside. It is located on the water, with the restuarant and bar being on the deck so you can see fish swimming beside you as you sip on your morning coffee.

Freaking cool! Isla Verde is nestled in the beautiful town of Boquete, Chiriqui and a three minute walk off the main road. The property itself has six roundhouses, a breakfast house/library, and a new two-level apartment house perfect for long term rentals and is located in a very well kept garden landscape.

This place is run by a Mexican couple. They've imported everything from their homeland and the place has the real feel of a south-of-the-boarder hotel—or so I've been told, having never been to Mexico. The rooms are nicely furnished with a/c, cable TV, hot water and a pretty decent restaurant. Rates are about $30/night.

This is one of two decent-looking hotels in Tonosi. It´s got about 9 or 10 rooms with A/C, hot running water, and a nice in-house restaurant. The owners are really cute and live in the same building, just below. It´s in walking distance of everything, considering the town is about the size of my bellybutton.

Hotel Panamonte sits quietly in Boquete, Chiriqui Province. The innkeepers enjoy entertaining their guests as if they were in their own home, which they practically are. The Inn is situated on the fringe of the town of Boquete allowing for easy access to shopping and mingling at the local markets. Beaches on the Pacific side are within approximately a one hour drive; the Caribbean side is approximately a two hour drive.

This cute little (not so little anymore) hotel on the main drag in Bocas is one of my favorites. It`s very clean, hot running water, relatively inexpensive, and has the feel of a old cottage. The staff is charming and the clientele ranges from crunchy backpacker to honeymooning couple. As with Bocas, and even Panama as a whole, the hotel is a hodge podge.