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Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo

4.0 star property

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47-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, TV
Creator video
Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | Terrace/patio
Exterior
Bar (on property)

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa

Explore the area

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

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(38 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 43 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

  • 70 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Family Suite -5 guests- Junior

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 6

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Family Room, 2 Queen Beds

Family Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Junior Suite, 2 Queen Beds

Junior Suite, 2 Queen Beds

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Panama City

With a stay at Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo in Panama City (Casco Viejo), you'll be steps from Independence Square and Interoceanic Canal Museum. .This spa hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from National Theater.

What's nearby

  • Interoceanic Canal Museum - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Cinta Costera - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Albrook Shopping Mall - 4 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Amador Causeway - 6 min drive - 3.5 km

Getting around

  • Estación Lotería - 8 min drive
  • Panama City Passenger Station - 14 min drive
  • Panama City (PAC-Marcos A. Gelabert Intl.) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bistro Central - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante El Nacional Sabores de Panamá - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kaandela - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Athanasiou - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪American Bazaar - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo

Belle Époque hotel with 3 restaurants and a full-service spa
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.
Make yourself at home in one of the 135 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool, a steam room, and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional amenities at this Belle Époque hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a hair salon.
Grab a bite at La Central, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Panama City? This hotel has 2208 square feet (205 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 5 meeting rooms.
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.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 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 cot
  • 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
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • 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 cot

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

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

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 671 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 211 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 1000 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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Nice location. Receptive staff. Very nice breakfast. Rooms are basic. Appliances and fixtures are inconsistently working.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nuestra experiencia en el hotel fue excelente. Las instalaciones se mantienen impecablemente limpias y bien cuidadas, lo que hace que la estadía sea muy agradable. El personal es sumamente atento y gentil, siempre dispuesto a ayudar y hacer sentir a los huéspedes bienvenidos. Nos encantó la música en vivo que ofrecen, creando un ambiente relajado y acogedor. Además, la ubicación es perfecta: está muy cerca de los principales lugares turísticos, lo que facilita explorar la zona sin complicaciones. ¡Definitivamente volveríamos!
Nuestra experiencia en el hotel fue excelente. Las instalaciones se mantienen impecablemente limpias y bien cuidadas, lo que hace que la estadía sea muy agradable. El personal es sumamente atento y gentil, siempre dispuesto a ayudar y hacer sentir a
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel gave a Victorian feel. Staff was pleasant.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Priya

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

eric

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
L’emplacement est parfait, très pratique pour visiter Panama City. L’hôtel est très beau. Mais pour le reste nous espérions de meilleures prestations. Petit déjeuner pas terrible. Pratique abusive : l’hôtel facture les petites bouteilles d’eau mises à disposition dans la chambre (même celles qui ne sont pas dans le frigo du mini bar). Sans informer le client. On s’attend à ce qu’un hotel de ce standing offre une bouteille d’eau dans la chambre.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint architecture, well maintained, loved walking around Casco Viejo day and night!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Natalie

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

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

A lovely stay

My daughter and I really enjoyed our time at Central Hotel right in the middle of everything in Casco Viejo. Our waiter at the Bistro was excellent describing each of the Panamanian dishes on the menu and the local beers which was great because this was our first meal in the country. The front desk staff was always friendly and attentive but very poorly equipped to act on anything from that location. The answer was invariably to find the mythical gift shop elsewhere in the hotel. They did lend us a staff member's personal umbrella one evening though which was very nice. The beds were not to a high standard of comfort, but the rooms themselves were large and well-equipped and our room had a nice view out to the square. You can't opt in to breakfast at the hotel if you don't specify it at time of booking, but this was a blessing as there were amazing breakfast places in the neighborhood. Our room rate included a promotion of a free bottle of sparkling wine, but when we asked at the front desk about it, we were told we had to have it at the Bistro and then somehow get it taking off our bill. We gave that a miss. This is a very beautiful hotel in an amazing location with a lively bar area with music. The staff is always smiling and amazing. The only thing holding this property back is details.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Slade, Bridgetown

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simply brilliant
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the location and the restaurant inside the hotel was phenomenal.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. Front desk staff was attentive to our needs. Family room only had two outlets which made it difficult to charge all of our devices.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Stephanie, Hampstead

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful lobby, rooms are nice. Bathrooms could use some extra scrubbing. Great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

allen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hector

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Me gusto el hotel, falta amenidades como crema corporal. Hay un olor en el baño que pudieran quitarlo. mejor mantenimiento. El servicio de Kimberley en recepción es excelente y en general de todos. Muy amables.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zaida

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

Maravilloso

The location cannot be better; breakfast was excellent. We loved the food and the service at Bistro.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberley

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property was in a great location and the the breakfast was really good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

James Lynn, East Liverpool

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bronwyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast was excellent with lots of choices. The staff was fantastic, the location was very close to lots of good restaurants. I wish our room looked out onto the street instead of towards the center of the hotel. Be warned it is loud on Fri and Sat nights until around midnight since they have live music in the lobby. I enjoyed it and could fall asleep regardless.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room was spacious, clean and comfortable. The Hotel staff were very friendly and helpful and made my first visit to Panama a very memorable one.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Nathan Wayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was nice, the food good, but the music on the square Friday and Saturday night ruined the experience. It wasn’t just loud, the bass shook our room and gave us both headaches. No matter that it was over by 9:00 p.m.; the damage was done. We cannot recommend the hotel because of the noise pollution.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

CARLOS

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025