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Socialtel Casco Viejo Panama City

3.0 star property

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Free WiFi
Interior
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Lobby
Restaurant

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Esquina de Ave B y Calle 12, San Felipe, Casco Antiguo, Panama City, Panama
  • Cinta Costera
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Amador Causeway
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Albrook Shopping Mall
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Panama City (PTY-Tocumen Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi

Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Small Room Shared Bathroom

Small Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi

Suite

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Bed in 8-Bed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Studio Apartment

Studio Apartment

  • 44 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Compact Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Two Bedroom Apartment

Two Bedroom Apartment

  • 57 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room

Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Panama City

A stay at Socialtel Casco Viejo Panama City places you in the heart of Panama City, within a 10-minute walk of Avenida Balboa and Cinta Costera. .This hostel is 3 mi (4.8 km) from Albrook Shopping Mall and 3.8 mi (6.2 km) from Multiplaza Pacific Mall.
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What's nearby

  • Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Cinta Costera - 8 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Amador Causeway - 6 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Multiplaza Pacific Mall - 6 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Albrook Shopping Mall - 6 min drive - 4.8 km

Getting around

  • Estación Lotería - 7 min drive
  • Panama City Passenger Station - 15 min drive
  • Tocumen Intl. Airport (PTY) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tantalo Hotel / Kitchen / Roofbar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Café Unido - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Café Coca Cola - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Lazotea - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Lo Que Hay - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Socialtel Casco Viejo Panama City

Bayside hostel with free breakfast and a nightclub
Socialtel Casco Viejo Panama City offers 97 accommodations with air conditioning. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 97 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Enjoy a range of recreational amenities, including a nightclub, an outdoor pool, and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a vending machine.
At Socialtel Casco Viejo Panama City, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage.
A complimentary breakfast is offered. An additional full breakfast is served daily (subject to charges).
Socialtel Casco Viejo Panama City has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Library
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • On the bay
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from January 17 2025 to January 16 2027 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Selina Casco Viejo Panama City Hostel
Selina Casco Viejo Panama Cit

Socialtel Casco Viejo Panama City Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 206 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 51 out of 206 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 206 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 206 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 206 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Was a great little place to stay for a night
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bradley, London

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Kuo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good: Location. Friendly and helpful staffs. Lodging price appears competitive. Poor: Overcharged breakfast price. Terrible: Old & rundown facilities. Room filled with mildew odor. Good & Terrible: Nightly very loud music from 6th floor's open bar until 1:30 am, it made sleeping difficult unless you are a hard rock music lover. The property manager probably should make this unique nightly music presentation feature be more aware of to the prospective customers.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Kyle, Seattle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Overpriced for what you get. The “small” rooms are just big enough to fit a bed and the accommodations and bathrooms felt run down. The bedding smelt like mold and the AC did not worked. They run a rooftop party every Friday and Saturday which you can hear from the room, which is fine if you plan on joining but would be hard to sleep through. The staff, coworking area and wifi was the great.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Selina hostel in Panama City is not only beautiful, but located in an ideal spot conveniently close to stores, restaurants and historical sites. My stay was an absolute pleasure.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phoebe

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness
If you’re staying here Friday or Saturday, do not expect to sleep til 5am. Not only does the party go into the wee mornings, but you’ll constantly hear taxis honking at the traffic. Then you’ll start to hear it again at 6:30am everyday when people wake up for work. The room was dirty. The A/C constantly leaks and makes a puddle and this creates mold which you can smell. The saving grace was the walking tour by Jordi. Nice guy. The San Blas tour was a waste of time and money. Do it with another tour group. Selina’s has a terrible San Blas tour. They keep you waiting at every stop, you end up only getting to spend 4 hours for a 14 hour day. 6 hours driving and 3 hours of waiting around and the last hour is the time it takes for the boat to go to the island.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super convenient and well priced! The vibe in the cafe downstairs is also lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kathy, Ayutuxtepeque

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Jani

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older hotel building. Some of the amenities like in the washroom are dated and don’t work properly. Service is pretty good and hotel staff are very helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

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

6/10 Okay

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Rose

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

roelof

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Favorite place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Raymond

Liked: Staff & service
Area was noisy and had a lot of constructions
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

jose miguel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Place to stay if you’re young looking for fun. Centrally located.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place all around. Good vibes. Probably the best in the heart of DT Panama.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Tiffany

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great trip to Panama!

Solo trip to Panama City and I had a wonderful time staying at the Selina. It is an older building, so if a little dirt turns you off, then this isn't the place for you. As other reviewers have mentioned it is quite loud with the music and partying going on. I brought a good set of ear plugs to use every night and slept just fine and was able to wake up everyday and start work at 8am. If you're looking for a place to provide options for activities/tours and has a great night life, this is the place for you!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Very affordable
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Joshua, Kelowna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing property but super insanely loud from 10 PM until 3 AM it is absolutely horrible not just the nightclub upstairs by the pool deck but all of the cars honking and blasting music until all hours of the night.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Eric

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Ashley

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The staff were kind. The place was really dirty. Room was not available at checkin.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023