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Hostal Gemar - Hostel

2.0 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
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February 2025

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Shared kitchen facilities
Triple Room
Courtyard
Hallway
Shower, free toiletries, towels

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
El Ingenio, Ave de La Paz, Calle 74, Panama City, Panama, 1010
  • Panama Canal Murals
    2 min drive
  • El Dorado Mall
    3 min drive
  • Calle 50
    5 min drive
  • Panama City (PAC-Marcos A. Gelabert Intl.)
    8 min drive

Room options

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Business Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Quadruple Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Panama City

With a stay at Hostal Gemar - Hostel in Panama City (Bethania), you'll be a 5-minute drive from Multiplaza Pacific Mall and 6 minutes from Albrook Shopping Mall. .This hostel is 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Cinta Costera and 5 mi (8 km) from Avenida Balboa.
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What's nearby

  • Via Espana - 3 min drive
  • El Dorado Mall - 3 min drive
  • Multiplaza Pacific Mall - 5 min drive
  • Albrook Shopping Mall - 6 min drive
  • Avenida Balboa - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Vía Argentina - 7 min drive
  • Panama City Passenger Station - 16 min drive
  • Panama City (PAC-Marcos A. Gelabert Intl.) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Burger King - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Martha - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Papa John's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Grill 50 Restaurante & Bar - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Rock Burger - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Hostal Gemar - Hostel

Panama City hostel in Bethania with free parking
Hostal Gemar - Hostel offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and complimentary bottled water. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Guests can catch a ride on the shuttle (surcharge), which operates within 300 meters.
Satisfy your appetite at the hostel's 2 coffee shops/cafes, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Continental breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM on weekdays.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge) up to 300 metres
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Casino shuttle (surcharge)
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee weekdays 7:30 AM–10:30 AM: PAB 5 per person
  • 2 coffee shops
  • 24-hour room service

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free rollaway/extra beds
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • 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.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Free rollaway beds

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at noon
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free rollaway/extra beds
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately PAB 5 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: PAB 20 per vehicle (one-way)

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

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Hostal Gemar
Hostal Gemar Hostel
Hostal Gemar Hostel Panama City
Hostal Gemar Panama City
Hostal Gemar Panama/Panama City
Gemar Hostel Panama City
Hostal Gemar - Hostel Panama City
Hostal Gemar - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Hostal Gemar - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 50 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

MARIO

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

gloria

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Miroslav, Silver Spring

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Johnathan

Posrian mejorar las recamaras un poco
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Disliked: Staff & service
Unhelpful
I needed a place to stay for an overnight layover, and the location is good. I was there for 15 hours. Problems began when I could not use my card to pay. I am in the country for a short period of time and have no desire to take out cash to pay for the room. I paid 75% of the price in dollars and offered the balance in currencies from neighbouring countries. This was refused and I was offered to go to another hotel where I could pay by card - I'm in the room as are my bags at this point. All ATMs nearby and not so nearby wanted to charge me 20% of the cost of the room as a fee so I was forced to take out hundreds of dollars to justify this fee - all to pay this ridiculous property $7! And it's 30 degrees in reception with no sir con while I have to deal with this ridiculousness.. Was this stay relaxing? No Could this have been avoided? Yes Would I return? No
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

Faith

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Es un lugar sencillo para pasar la nache pero no pasar el dia porque no tiene nada extra de lo que logre mirar. El personal muy atento y todo estaba limpio.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice property, it was better than expected. Do your going to absolutely love it there
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Darri

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was good, the ac I really enjoyed. The staff was friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

JORGE, MIAMI, FLORIDA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
IT IS A RUNDOWN HOSTAL, 14 ROOMS
NO HOT WATER, FINALLY THE LAST DAYS THEY FIX THE WATER HEATER, BROKEN GLASS ON WINDOWS, NO BREAKFAST OR FACILITIES TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE. THE A/C WAS SHUT DOWN EVERY 12 HOURS, NO DOOR ON CLOSET, NO NIGHT STAND LIGHT. NOWHERE TO OPEN THE LUGGAGE
Stayed 12 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

adolfo, san salvador

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unhappy
I have never been so unhappy with this hotel I think Travelocity shouldn't be advertising this motels type no hot water one channel to watch TV the AC it's under a timer so as soon as you realize the AC has stopped working the parking area it's enough to fit three cars for the whole facility the hall way is dark and night so you literally to have a flashlight to be able to see where you going horrible experience
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

8/10 Good

lion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No wifi
Wifi is not working in the rooms i told them as others also but they neglige to fix it

8/10 Good

Vito, Waretown, NJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hostel in downtown Bethania section of Panama
Very clean basic hostel with individual room, WIFI, flat screen TV, and hot water shower. A communal kitchen with 2 refrigerators. Never missed a beer or food! Gerardo and his helper Bladimir were very friendly and helpful. Introduced me to a taxi driver to take me sightseeing. His prices were on par with commercial tours but with a personal touch.Close to a busy street, but the noise was not a problem. Drivers in Panama do not use turn signals that much, they have devised a system of communicating using the auto horn. Each rhythm of beeps speaks of what their intentions are. You will hear them until everyone is home for dinner. Basic knowledge of Spanish is a must, better if you know how to use Google translate!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I have stayed in hostels before so I knew what to expect. It was a very great experience especially sitting with other guests in the morning...wish I could have spoken spanish!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed for three days was passing thru to David. Great and informative staff. Thank you .

10/10 Excellent

Vee, Houston, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
If you need a safe, clean place to crash this is t
The staff speak mainly Spanish, but will work with you if you speak other languages to communicate with you. I arrived late and they were very understanding and helpful. My room was a double, and was very clean. There was no window in my room, but it did have air conditioning and a ceiling fan. It had all of the comforts of a three star hotel without the price! The staff assisted with coordinating my transportation to all my touring destinations. I was warned that they may not be able to keep my room while I was away touring the country, but it was still there when I came back and the staff cheerfully greeted me upon my return.They made sure I was always safe at all times. They made my trip fantastic!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
If you are just staying overnight for layover...
it is too far from the airport. It was clean but the water heater did not work when I finally arrived at night, so I had to ask them to heat up a pot of water so I could take a shower. They were very gracious and did it. If I were staying for several days and wanted a modest and clean hotel, I would pick this one.

2/10 Terrible

kay, hong kong

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bad experience ever!!!
Don't go to this hostel!!! I went to panama from Hong Kong for vocation, the hosts and staff doesn't know English, couldn't communicate, every morning, other guests make noise so loud I can't even sleep, they turn off the lights all the time, its so creepy!! The worst experience is, I was going to check out early, they said they can't do the refund, so I leave the room with my luggage empty sometime, one day I was going back to take my thing, they rent my room to someone else without notify me!!!!!!! What is wrong with these people????? If u consider to rent this place, please think twice, the location is not really conviene at all, u either take taxi or u rent your own car, at night its quite danger, the room looks good in the photos, but it doesn't look the same in reality. Think twice, with this price, you can rent a better hotel in city!!!!!

2/10 Terrible

Lis

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excelente
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rolando jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
It was very good, everything was on time. I loved it. It is a very good application. I hope you continue using it.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024