Veneto Hotel and Casino in Panama

The Veneto Hotel and Casino on the Via Veneto and Eusebio A. Morales is located in the financial district of El Cangrejo is one of the finest of the luxury hotels in Panama City. It is rated as a 5 star hotel in Panama. It is also centrally located in the shopping district so if you are looking to do some shopping, it’s in the great location for tourists and business people alike. However, if you are travelling to Panama with children, this would not be a hotel to book in. There are lots of men’s clubs in this area. A better choice if travelling to Panama with children would be one of the beach resorts in Panama where there is lots of fun for kids and the true beach resort experience.

It is a luxury hotel, very stylishly designed, flat screen TVs in your suite, marble tiled bathrooms – all the modern amenities for your stay in Panama City. You will not be disappointed with the comforts the Veneto Hotel & Casino provides, including in room dining, orthopaedic mattresses, crisp linens, in-room safe, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, mini bar, coffee maker and plush bathrobes, to name a few. The hotel also provides a full service spa called the Bamboo Sea Spa & Gym (one of the best spas in Panama City), quality restaurants, and an enormous casino, all on the premises of the hotel. There is a great swimming pool where you can cool off and relax in the sun. Think of a Las Vegas style hotel and casino, but with lots of style and you can get a good picture of the Veneto Hotel and Casino.

You have your choice of rooms or suites if you desire the ultimate in luxury, including 18 Junior Suites, two Executive Suites with 1 bedroom and for the finest, two Grand Presidential Suites are available. Prices for a room range from $135 - $165 US per night. The larger suites start at $200 per night. Your breakfast is included in the cost of your hotel room or suite. Of course, if you decide to stay at this luxury hotel in Panama, check out the different rates offered by different travel sites because prices always vary. You can also book online at the hotel’s own website at venetopanama.com.

While staying at the Veneto Hotel, relax and rejuevate at the full service Bamboo Sea Spa and Gym. This spa is one of the best spas in Panama. Services include a variety of massages: Therapeutic massage, oriental, stone therapy and a hydrotherapy Vichy shower massage. Other spa services include a variety of facial and body treatments and natural spray tanning. Absolute bliss and a wonderful way to re-energise!

For Panama fine dining, there are a variety of restaurants serving seafood, steak or Italian food. Their Ristorante Vivaldi serves either buffet or menu items for breakfast and for dinner, you can choose from any number of Italian gourmet dishes, fine wines and Italian desserts. Other options for dining available include the New York Steakhouse, the La Fontana Sushi Lounge for fresh sushi or, as already mentioned, you could order room service if you wish to remain in for the night.

The Veneto Hotel also has a couple of bars on the premises, namely the V Bar and the Bamboo Sea Pool Bar. For nightly entertainment, you must drop by the Casino at the Hotel Veneto for the excitement of gambling at a casino in Panama. The Casino is open 24 hours a day where you can play the table games, the slots or play in the tournaments.

Hotel staff are friendly and professional, rooms are clean and you can truly enjoy your stay whether for pleasure or business, at the Hotel Veneto and Casino, a luxury hotel in Panama.

Luxury Hotels in Panama, the Hotel DeVille

Located in the financial district, the Hotel DeVille, one of the finest luxury hotels in Panama, is one of the most fabulous places to stay. This hotel in Panama is located exactly at Calle 50 y Beatriz M. de Cabal. Very posh, designed for a very discerning clientele, a night at the Hotel DeVille will cost about $160 - $450 a night, depending on whom you book through. The only drawback to staying at the Hotel Deville is that they don’t have a swimming pool. A trip to the beach is no problem, as the beach, specifically the Pacific Ocean, is very nearby. Also nearby, you have everything that the city of Panama can offer you, including restaurants, bars, great shopping, art galleries, bank head offices, law firms and casinos.

The Hotel DeVille, with tasteful, French inspired design, is reminiscent of the times when the French were the first to attempt to build a Canal at the Isthmus. The front lobby is elegantly decorated with gray sofas, lounge chairs, soft lighting, newspapers and a recessed ceiling.

This boutique hotel offers air conditioned, spacious rooms with high beamed ceilings. In total, there are 23 Junior Suites on four floors, 4 luxury suites, 4 grand suites, 2 luxury grand suites. Prices for these suites start at $160 per night. (As I mentioned earlier in this article, it depends on which company you book with. Each suite has high ceilings and exposed beams, two telephones, high speed internet, large deluxe marble bathrooms, hair dryer, alarm clock radios, mini bars, local or international newspapers delivered to your room, safes, coffeemakers butler and concierge services, laundry and drycleaning and cable TV. The rooms are furnished with 18th-century-style mahogany desks and armoires, beds with plump duvets and pillows, contemporary sofas, Oriental rugs and vases. Unfortunately, there is no bar, or health or recreational facilities available at the hotel. The hotel is very clean; the windows are soundproof which will keep out the very noisy nightlife of Panama city.

The service is helpful, professional and very friendly, offering you attentive, personalized service. Hotel DeVille offers you all the comforts, security and technology (for business meetings) you might need for your stay.

If you are travelling on business, the Hotel DeVille has three meeting rooms, large enough to seat 80 people and comes with the latest audio visual equipment to ensure your meeting goes smoothly which you can book at the Business Center. Also, at the Business Center, you will find computers, photocopiers, faxes, and translation services.

For dining, there is the Ten Bistro restaurant serving an excellent fusion type menu by the well known chef, Fabian Migny. Entrees will cost you about $10. It closes at 10:00 p.m. nightly, early for a restaurant in Panama City. A good breakfast comes with the cost of your room.

Guests, both business and leisure travellers have been extremely pleased with their stay at this boutique luxury hotel in Panama. It would certainly be worth your time and money to check out this, one of the nicest luxury hotels in Panama for business and leisure travellers.

Luxury Hotels in Panama - El Panama Hotel

One of the most famous luxury hotels in Panama City , the El Panama Hotel is one of the classic older hotels, a historical landmark, now about 50 years old. Designed with the open air tropical concept in mind, the hotel is undergoing renovations at the current time. I’d first heard mention of this hotel in the movie “The Tailor of Panama”, made in 2001. Don’t let the renovations bother you, you will hardly notice that they are going on.

Located in the center of town in the El Cangrejo area, the hotel is just under a half hour from the airport. The neighbourhood is safe to walk around 24 hours a day. Enjoy a stroll at night time and you will feel safe. You will see many policemen with and without guns otherwise known as the "tourism" police standing around to know that the crime rate is low. You can obtain a map of the neighbourhood at the reception desk to help avoid paying for expensive taxi rides here and there. Just walk out the front door of the hotel, turn right to Veneto and then you can go in any direction to find other four and 5 star hotels, shopping, casinos, restaurants, car rental agencies all within just a short walk away.

I found the large open breezy, Latin/Caribbean tropical style of the hotel architecture delightful and gets you in that tropical mood for your vacation in Panama. It has a very Panamanian atmosphere which gives a certain ambiance to this luxury hotel in Panama. You will find in the lobby, a collection of several very “chi-chi” (upscale) stores. In the pool area, the pool is large, the surrounding tropical foliage is beautiful. There is a swim-up bar in the pool and a restaurant by the pool which serves delectable cuisine. The hour glass shaped pool is lovely to swim in and lounge around developing your sun tan. The overall sense of luxury and comfort makes this hotel in Panama City a fabulous vacation getaway for romantic occasions such as honeymoons for newlyweds, couples wishing to escape, romantic getaways for younger and older travelers, disabled travelers and families with children or teenagers.

My room, although the air conditioning was set a little to high, was excellent and had all the modern amenities such as WiFi, cable TV, telephone, and a safe to protect my valuables. The room was spotlessly clean, spacious with tiled floors. However, I’ve got to say, perhaps because of the location or the noisy traffic below, it was, at times difficult to sleep at night. If you rent cabañas on the ground-floor, you will have immediate access to the pool. All in all, there are 330 guest rooms including standard, junior Suites, Cabanas by the pool, and a presidential suite. For those demanding butler service, there are two executives floors with butler service to give you personalized assistance as well as private meeting rooms if you require. For the fitness conscious, there is a spa and sauna to use.

There are quite a few restaurants at the hotel that serve up delicious cuisine. There is a different breakfast buffet served daily which is included in the price and is an excellent way to start your day in Panama City.

The business center is good for the business traveller with internet available for a couple of dollars per hour. There are 35 meeting rooms and a convention center on the premises. It is a popular place for international conventions and you will find it is a favourite luxury hotel in Panama for Latin American and European visitors to book their vacations in Panama at this hotel. The staff, although they don’t speak a lot of English are friendly and efficient. The service provided was excellent. The restaurant serves great food and the service is excellent. For the gamblers among us, there is a casino and nightclub attached to the hotel. It is a more pleasant stay than the chain hotels which lack the atmosphere and ambiance of the El Panama in Panama City, so if you can ignore the renovations and want something in a more Panamanian style, definitely try this classic hotel. Remember, the renovations will not last forever at this luxury hotel in Panama City.