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Reviews of Acuarela Hostal

Via Principal de Farallon, pasando la escuela, 000-000-0 Playa Blanca, Panama

#5 of 8 hotels in Playa Blanca

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Review Score

Based on 51 hostel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free Wifi

    9.5

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  • Reviewed: April 1, 2025

    7.0
    Good place for a few days
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great spot close to the beach. Delicious breakfast! Very nice hostess.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: December 24, 2024

    8.0
    Good value for money - family owned - nice garden in the backyard
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Be aware that they don’t speak English much. There is only one shower and toilet for the dorm. Hopefully, we were only 2 people in the dorm, but would have been complicated otherwise.

    Clean and next to Farallon beach Nice breakfast. Helpful and family owned.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: May 2, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Carlos is a great welcoming host, cooking great breakfast with smiles and love 😊!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 6, 2024

    8.0
    nice hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    carlo is very friendly nice garden and kitchen

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: March 1, 2024

    7.0
    Great place for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location close to the beach

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: October 19, 2023

    8.0
    Great breakfast, Carlos is really nice!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    They have no tv in the rooms.

    The property is great located at 2 mins of the beach.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2023

    8.0
    The place is quite comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The place is quite comfortable, it is nothing fancy, but nice. In addition, it includes breakfast and it was really good although simple. The host is really attetive and is aware that everything is fine. Very good place to stay and enjoy the beach.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: May 15, 2023

    8.0
    Perfect for lonely beach vaccation
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Rooms a little bit too small, should be renovated. Would be acceptable for a lower price

    A jump away from the beach. At the "end" of the village -> lonely beach, far away from the golf resort tourist. Nice breakfast - fresh prepared. Comfortable hammocks

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    ich habe die frage nicht verstanden

    super nice flair and happy vibes beach is around the corner the host is super nice loved that man

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: February 19, 2023

    8.0
    True Backpacker Place
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Typical dorm problems: people coming in the night and standing up early - noise, light, cellphones...

    Nice breakfast included in cheap dorm price. Close to the beach. Backpacker-spirit.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: February 15, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    My friend and I were put in a full-size bed instead of two twins, which I think could have easily been resolved with the owner, but we just left it as-is. Might have been a little more comfy in two beds but oh well. Not a big deal!

    Breakfast was delicious and made with love by the owner himself. The rooms are dorm-style but had great lockers and AC. The experience was great, easy and flexible check-in, and we had no problems. Able to walk to the beach and walk to restaurants very easily. Also, the hostel was easy to find. Just tell your bus or taxi driver the name of the hostel and they'll let you off right there.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: January 24, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Gracias Carlos for your good service 👌

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: December 12, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Carlos was very attentive and was easy to speak to. Safe for solo women traveling. Amenities are simple but you have everything you need.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: April 27, 2022

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Noise in the early morning (there are lots of chickens, roosters, birds dog and cats).

    Hostal is close to the beach, there is garden with kitchen. Tasty breakfast, kind staff. Hot water.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: April 23, 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    dogs are barking at night - less sleep

    Kirchen Outside at the chill Area is amazing

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: January 12, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location was 1 minute walk to beach. Mother/ Daughter host were very nice. Super clean

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 7, 2024

    5.0
    We stayed 2 nights. It was enough
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Quadruple Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I find the place overpriced. The location is at the far end of the village where the locals live. Chicken and dogs are everywhere. And they are very active at night. Dogs and roosters together. Roosters, surprisingly are not fall asleep until 11:30 pm(when the dark time start around 6 pm), and again at 3:00 a.m they begin as a chorus, they tear their throats until they are exhausted but don't stop up to daytime. Outside our window there was an alley, local kids enjoy free wifi and spend hours, sometimes very late at night, playing and chatting loudly. They even have a log there to sit and feel comfy. Breakfast was quite basic: eggs, bread with a bit of margarina, fruit salad, coffee/tea with marmelada package. The property has a little backyard, we did not used it because of rains; on another side of the fence there is a alley - people often pass there speaking loudly - no sense of privaty.

    We had a private bathroom and access to kitchen - our priorities. Hostel is a few steps from the beach,( kind of dead end) not very clean. But if you go to your left, in direction to Decameron hotels - it becomes more interesting: with restorants, shades, chezlongs and so on. When you reach "all included" zone you can even use their toilets and showers, which are right on the beach. 'Chiva' stop is just in front of the hostel's gate (access to Panamericana), but occasionally it serves as a garbage collection point with a staff scattered around.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: December 4, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The only thing - it would be great to have lockers, just to stay on the safe side

    A nice, clean, family run hostel very close to the beach (20m). Well equipped kitchen, clean bathroom, spacious dormitory room. Comfortable bed (at least the lower one), some space for keeping your stuff. Great area with hammocks, tables where you can spend time with others or chill out alone. Great, great atmosphere, very good attention of señora Luz and Carolina. I am vegan, so they did their best to give me something for breakfast. Thank you

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: September 16, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean and Staff

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: July 4, 2024

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The owners are absolutely amazing. Seldom met such nice people!! Apart from that, the hostel is really nice and I could not think of anything to complain about. The breakfast is good and the beach within 1-2min by foot. Thanks for the amazing stay!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: May 20, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Economy Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was not really clean there

    Breakfast was good

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 7, 2024

    10
    it was really amazing, I recommend it to solo travellers looking for a nice beach!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Single Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The breakfast was really yum, and the owner is a sweet guy who is willing to help you when needed. It was my second time staying in a hostel and it was amazing one of the best places to visit! I will 100% go back.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: February 27, 2024

    4.0
    Advoid
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    If you like constant street noise, dog fights and screeching autos from 8PM to 2:30AM, this is the place for you. Unable to sleep. Broken jalousie window, sketchy shower.

    Nice breakfast.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 15, 2024

    3.0
    Lousy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bathroom is very bed condition. Toilet did not work, but was repaired. No value for money. Would NOT recommend. Not a good location. Breakfast was ok.

    Stayed in February 2024

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