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Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo

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47-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, TV
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Suite, 1 King Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
47-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, TV
Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym

Explore the area

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Plaza de la Independencia Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama
  • Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Cinta Costera
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Amador Causeway
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Panama City (PAC-Marcos A. Gelabert Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite, 1 King Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • Resort view
  • 466 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 236 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

  • Park view
  • 752 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 224 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

  • 373 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Room, 2 Queen Beds | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Family Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Junior Suite, 2 Queen Beds | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Junior Suite, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo

4-star hotel in Casco Viejo
Along with 3 restaurants, this smoke-free hotel has a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar are onsite.
Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo offers 135 accommodations with minibars and espresso makers. 47-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a steam room, and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials, body scrubs, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures.
In addition to a full-service spa, Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo features an outdoor pool and a steam room. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. The property also offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

Event facilities measuring 2208 square feet (205 square meters) include conference space. This Belle Époque hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and spa services. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
La Central - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Valet parking on site (USD 10.70 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 25 for adults and USD 15 for children
  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • Couples/private dining
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • La Central

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Full-service spa
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2,208 square feet of conference space
  • 5 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Full-service spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Belle Époque architecture
  • Built in 1874
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 47-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Champagne service
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 25 for adults and USD 15.00 for children
  • Valet parking fee: USD 10.70 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and a security system

We should mention

Reservations are required for spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Central Hotel Panamae
Central Hotel Panama City
Central Panama City
Central Hotel Panama
Central Panama

Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 584 out of 895 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 198 out of 895 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 74 out of 895 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 895 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 895 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel in a perfect location for the old Town. I was on the 4th floor facing into the atrium hotel seating and cafe area. The music being played on the ground floor could be heard clearly in my room day and night. There was no peace after a day in the town. Maybe the outside rooms are quieter. Not very relaxing.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary Anne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. Large rooms. Our room was a little noisy from the street noise, but otherwise, it was wonderful. Wish we'd had more time to stay & enjoy it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Hailey

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Poor customer service and negligent drivers. The shuttle drivers that the hotel organized for us were not good. One driver had a car accident assuming an automatic sensored toll poll raise and the other driver we had was watching Netflix on his car screen while driving us from the airport. One of the hotel receptionists at the front desk was very rude and hung up the phone when dealing with an incident with our driver. Don’t take the hotel’s shuttle service or tours. We sourced our tours from San Felipe hotel instead.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARIA

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location Walking tour with Ricardo recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacquelyn, Fort Smith

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property! Excellent service from all of the staff!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place to stay when visiting Casco Viejo.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynn, Fort Myers

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful historic hotel located on the central plaza of the old town “Casco Viejo”. Perfect location to wander about the old town for a few days . Wonderful restaurants , from the casual rooftop restaurant to the gourmet Panamanian restaurant to a sumptuous breakfast buffet . I would stay here again in a minute!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheri

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Love it!

Loved the hotel. Clean, great restaurants on site. A delicious breakfast was included with our stay. The history of the hotel is quite interesting and the location in Casco Vieja can’t be beat.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Elvin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

MAREK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel at the heart of Old Town

The hotel's main appeal is the location, right at the main plaza of the Old Town and also its historic, elegant look. Inside, the hotel has a feel of a big mansion from the XIX century. Panama City's Old Town is relatively small, so you can walk all over it in no time. The breakfast is a buffet and was fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diego

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Some glitches

Lovely hotel and we got a great deal. One day we had to call three times to get them to clean the room and in the end, we just grabbed a woman with a cart and exchanged our towels. Also, after we checked out, they charged us for a mini bar fee, when we did not eat or drink anything. We tried there times to get an explanation for this and got no response. Eventually, I contacted my credit card with the situation and got it removed.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central Hotel is a treasure. The location is ideal -- right on the square with the cathedral and the Canal museum (which is superb), and an easy walk to all of Casco Viejo. My room was spacious, modern, and immaculately kept, with a large, spotless bath; the amenities were first-rate, especially the several restaurants; and the staff could not have been more helpful. I recommend it without reservation.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy Mackenzie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Elegant property with several restaurants. Excellent service. Very pleasant ambiance in a great area of Panama City for walking dining and sightseeing. Would stay again here
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

JI, Carlsbad

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Located in a historical area
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like this place.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a splendid stay at Central Hotel Panama. The location was perfect for visiting old town. Lots of restaurants and shops in walking distance. The staff were very friendly and accommodating and the room was very clean and well appointed. We highly recommend Central Hotel Panama.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Said

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location, Stafford, friendly on all accounts amazing service as well. Highly recommend hope to come back soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome service and location!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property in the heart of Old town Panamá City. Very walkable to all the highlights of the city from churches, to shopping and restaurants. Also great breakfast buffet, a rooftop bar and pool. I had a great stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025