Hotel Panamamonte Inn & Spa (Boquete)

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Hotel Panamamonte Inn & Spa (Boquete)

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Written by Matt Landau

Monday, July 03 2006

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.

My sister and I, both big fans of travel in Ireland, commented how it reminded us of an Irish B&B. The building is one of the oldest hotels in the region and sure does feel like a European B&B with it's cheery, wooden sky blue siding and victorian interior. The U-shaped lodge opens onto a lovely garden with rooms opening onto terraces which face it.

The bar has a roaring fireplace and an outdoor seating area with it's own fire pit. Guests were a combination of well to do Panamanians escaping the heat of the capital as well as a few foreign tourists. Our room was a two bedroom suite on the second floor over the lobby.

The town of Boquete is small but has an International feel to it. You can feel and see the effects that a decade or more of foreign retirees has had on the area. Trendy restaurants and modern services mix with a very local, laid back country flavor. Rivers and streams seem to be everywhere. Green hills and misty air envelope the area. It really does feel a lot like Switzerland or Scotland (from what I imagine).

We had a drink in Panamonte's beautiful bar in front of a roaring fire before dining on fresh river trout at the restaurant. The food was excellent. We then retired to our 2-bedroom suite and slept soundly.

Hotel Panamonte Inn & Spa

507-720-1324

Fax: 507-720-2055

Website: panamonteinnandspa.com

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