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El Faro del Colibri

3.0 star property
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Beach nearby
Beach nearby
Dock
48-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, TV

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Isla Carenero, Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro
  • Carenero Island
    1 min walk
  • Bastimento-Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal
    1 min walk
  • Hospital Point
    1 min walk
  • Bocas del Toro (BOC-Bocas del Toro Intl.)
    1 min drive

Room options

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Superior Room

Superior Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Cabin, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Ocean View

Comfort Cabin, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Ocean View

  • 25 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Large Twin Beds

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About the area

Bocas del Toro

When you stay at El Faro del Colibri in Bocas del Toro, you'll be on the waterfront, just steps from Carenero Island and Bastimento-Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal. .This beach lodge is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Bocas Marina.
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What's nearby

  • Carenero Island - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Bastimento-Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Bolivar Park - 1 min drive - 0.2 km
  • Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal - 1 min drive - 0.4 km
  • Bocas Marina - 1 min drive - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Bocas del Toro (BOC-Bocas del Toro Intl.) - 1 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Barco Hundido Bar - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪The Pirate Bar Restaurant - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Café Del Mar - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪coco fastronomy - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Brother’s - ‬1 min drive

About this property

El Faro del Colibri

Beach fun, near Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal
El Faro del Colibri offers 6 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Accommodations at this 3-star lodge have kitchens with cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers.

This Bocas del Toro lodge provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 48-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 6 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens. 48-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include safes and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy Regional cuisine at Macarena, a beachfront family restaurant which features a bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Macarena - This beachfront family restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.

Languages

English, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Macarena

Family friendly

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Hardwood flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 48-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Kitchen
  • Minibar

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between November 4 and November 6.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 25 per person (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 20 (from 2 to 10 years old)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 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 and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

El Faro Colibri Lodge Carenero
El Faro Colibri Lodge
El Faro Colibri Carenero
El Faro Colibri Lodge Carenero Island
El Faro Colibri Carenero Island
Lodge El Faro del Colibri Carenero Island
Carenero Island El Faro del Colibri Lodge
El Faro del Colibri Carenero Island
El Faro Colibri Lodge
El Faro Colibri
Lodge El Faro del Colibri
El Faro Colibri Carenero
El Faro del Colibri Lodge
El Faro del Colibri Bocas del Toro
El Faro del Colibri Lodge Bocas del Toro

El Faro del Colibri Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 58 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

karim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
easy to get to and friendly. a better bar would be nice even though there are other options nearby. and water in the room, even if it needs to be paid for if used. thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Millena A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved staying here my first time in Panama I would definitely stay here again
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Ahmad Sorush

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was an amazing experience. Pretty quiet and to get shopping or good food you need to take the warer taxi to boca Island but all in all pretty good experience.

10/10 Excellent

Ileana

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Lovely paradise ❤️👏 this place is amazing, being at this island is magical. No coffee in the room, but there is coffee in the restaurant included every morning. No water in the room, in the restaurant they have or small market they have bottle water. One of the rooms didn’t have hot water and no cable, but the second have it nice. We love the experience, the owner a great person and the staff very nice too. Best place to stay, we saw all color fish 🐠 just there in the room deck, safe for kids, lovely views great location
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margarita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, the cabins are comfortable and cozy. I enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay for Bocas del Toro. Great location, the staff were nice, the room was perfect.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Cory

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chelsea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the over the water bungalow! Water lulled me to sleep each night!

10/10 Excellent

christie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was exactly what the reviews say, great town and ao easy to get around on water taxis. Loved the floating bar nearby too. We.left a few shorts and they sent them to us immediately in Panama City, great customer service.

2/10 Terrible

Patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The staff was truly some of the nicest people in the world. It hurts that the hotel itself was such a bad experience, because judgement on the people alone they were wonderful. Unfortunately, the hotel itself was not what apparently it used to be. There are roaches in one of the buildings (in one of our rooms), the showers were peeling or moldy with bad water pressure. The sheets on the bed were not always clean and the air-conditioning barely worked. The key cards to the doors easily demagnetized, and some rooms just wouldn’t open in general. We ended up having to get three different rooms (only 2 nights). The first room switch was because the staff couldn’t get us into the room, and the second switch was because we had roaches in the room all night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Thomas, Calgary

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
I had a confirmed, non-refundable reservation for this property. The day before I was to arrive at the property, I get a notification saying that my reservation was cancelled, and instead it was rebooked for 3 days later. I couldn't believe that the resort and Expedia would do such a thing without my knowledge or consent. I wasn't even going to be in the area in 3 days, so for them to cancel a non-refundable, confirmed reservation and then willy-nilly rebook me for a night 3 days later without even asking me was appalling. Expedia should not allow its hotels to rebook guests at their own discretion, without the guest even knowing about it let alone agreeing to it. Just appalling. It ruined my vacation, since not only did I have to find another lodging for the night that they cancelled, I was stressed about them charging me for a non-refundable night that I didn't even book!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robin, Portland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint cabanas over the water. Great first time Bocas experience for the family. Restaurants within walking distance, swimmable beaches, sunrise out the back door.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the owner Adriano and the over water bungalow experience. However due to our preference of crystal clear waters we were not comfortable jumping in off the deck when we saw a sting Ray under us. Also once you jump off you have no ladder or way to get back up so you would have to swim all the way to the beach to walk back to your condo. Loved the breakfast and water taxis noise did not bother us. Just not such a nice island or beaches like Red frog ( on Bastimentos) or we heard starfish beach ( on Isle colon) Enjoy it’s worth the cost and experience for a few nights
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

4/10 Poor

Cynthia, Calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is a bit run down and could use some Reno’s. The concept was cute. We loved the deck off the back but there wasn’t any cushions for the wood lounger’s so it was pretty uncomfortable. The owner and his Dog are super nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrific 1st Time Stay in Bocas
This was my first visit to Bocas, so I don’t have the greatest barometer in comparing different places to stay in the area. Having just been to Costa Rica & Nicaragua in the weeks previous though, I’d say this was better than what I’d experienced in the neighboring countries. Staff were the nicest people and my little yellow cabin on the water for a week was magic !!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was amazing, right on the water. Easy to catch water taxi to any location. The only draw back is the water taxis travelled close to the location so there was some noise.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The convenience of being close to surf breaks and to the town of Bocas was perfect. The staff of Adriano and Angel were absolutely amazing and beyond friendly. Breakfast was included which was a nice surprise. I would absolutely stay here again
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, Walnut Creek

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our cabin was great. We swam in the water around our cabin, and enjoyed sitting out on our private deck over the water. The staff was friendly, and helped us book a wonderful tour of neighboring islands with a pickup at our dock. The property is on Carenero island are provides a tranquil alternative to Bocas. It is only a $2 boat ride to Bocas town. Bibi's restaurant is walking distance and excellent. You can hear the boats go by, but it was not annoying at all. The water all around soothed us to sleep!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cabana on stilts in the sea. Swim right up to the door. Lovely views
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Bret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Have been to Colibri more than 10 times, every visit is better than the last. Maybe I am getting to know the wonderful staff more and more. Gracias Luz. Hasta pronto...
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020