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Reviews of El Faro del Colibri

3 out of 5
El Faro del Colibri
Isla Carenero, Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro

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

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
Response from adri on 7 May 2023
gracias :)

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
Response from adriano on 12 Jul 2022
good morning Are you sure you're talking about our hotel? Because first of all the keys of our hotel are not magnetic, they are normal the old one that has always been used, and here according to their reservation they were only 1 night and not two as it says, for me you are confused that you do not even know what hotel it is talking. In addition, we never had problems with cockroaches, but it could be that he saw one, but saying what he wrote seemed unnecessary, not to mention the other lies he wrote.

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
Response from Adrian on 19 Dec 2021
Gracias Tim

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
Response from adrian on 15 Dec 2021
gracias Scott todos un placer tenerlos como huespedes

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
Response from adrian on 19 Nov 2021
thanks it was a pleasure to keep him as a guest

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
Response from Eli on 20 Mar 2020
very good day receive a cordial greeting Hereby we thank you, it was a satisfaction to be able to attend you. luck

8/10 Good

Bret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Adrian on 27 Feb 2020
gracias y saludos

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
Response from luz on 18 Jan 2020
buenos dias y gracias a ustedes

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Esther on 17 Jan 2020
good morning   receive a cordial greeting thank you very much for preferring

10/10 Excellent

Ptrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super relaxing.
We felt like having a little island to our self's.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from adrian on 6 Dec 2019
gracias

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2018
Response from adriano on 10 Jan 2019
Hola las opiniones de nuestro huéspedes son muy importante para nosotros siempre y cuando digan algo donde nosotros podemos intender y corregir mejorando nuestro servicio con la de ustedes ni se que hacer, pero se que lo hizo por dañar nuestra puntuacion saludos

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
owner was very nice staff was great very good breakfast on the water
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from adriano on 7 Jan 2019
Thank you for your opinion, and we appreciate that guests like you

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay near Bocas Town with less noise
I had a good stay. The staff were friendly and the units over the water were really cool where you could look down and see fish, unfortunately there were small gnats that made it difficult to stay out too long (in late Nov). I'm a light sleeper but slept well in the room, which was a short water taxi to the much louder bar heavy parts of Bocas town. There were a few bar/restaurants you could walk on the island but also seemed like some rougher areas nearby. I found myself generally water taxiing back to Bocas town.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from adriano on 9 Dec 2018
gracias

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Area was over the water, which was great. Not much beach on the island, but meal at nearby Bibi's was amazing. Would stay hear again if vis8ting the island again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from gracias on 31 Oct 2018
gracias por su comentarios saludos

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect if you want to be Central without Town
Great location, easy water taxi to the main town. Stay right over the water, only just be aware that you can hear the water taxis going back and forth..but that is also part of the ease of transport.
Response from Adriano on 20 Apr 2018
gracias por su comentario saludos

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home on the water
We stayed at El Faro Del Colibri for four nights during the first part of February. It was an unique experience sleeping on the water. A small nuisance for the sensitive could be the water taxis speeding by nearly all hours of the day and night. But that is a matter of opinion. At times, we enjoyed waving to those in the boats and also enjoyed the swaying of the home as a result of the boat's waves. When we revisit Bocas Del Toros, we will happily stay at El Colibri. We enjoyed being on the small island versus Bocas town. It is a short $2.00 boat taxi ride for a couple to travel back and forth. Everyone on the small island is pleasant and welcoming. We were even invited to a poker night by a group of locals at a nearby pizza cafe. Wifi was decent, showers were warm, and we had a little refrigerator in our room. I would recommend more shelving in the bathroom for convenience. But overall, we loved our stay.
Response from Adriano on 25 Feb 2018
Good morning I wanted to thank for the sincerity A greeting

10/10 Excellent

Devo, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quaint Bungalow Hotel over the Water
We had a great experience at El Faro del Colibri. There are six bungalows over the water and apartment style condos in the back on the island. Check in was quick and easy. The receptionist showed us to our rooms and explained everything. The housekeeping was great. Fresh made beds/amenities every morning and breakfast was included. The housemom, I considered her the host of the property, was very nice! She cooked a freshly made breakfast every morning. We even woke up late after the cut off and she graciously still cooked us breakfast. She only speaks Spanish, so if you don't know some Spanish it may be difficult to have a conversation. The menu's are in both English and Spanish though. There is a market nearby on the island 5 minutes walking to the left where you can buy water/beer or snacks. There is a great restaurant called Bibi's on the Beach that is 5 minutes to the right. Try the fresh Ceviche. It's a must. You can rent surfboards/paddle boards from Bibi's 15/30 per day respectively. Those complaining about trash on the island or it being dirty have obviously never been to a underdeveloped country. So if you're that type of person go stay at the expensive resort further up Bocas Islands. Carenero Island is perfectly fine if you want to get away from the main island and it also has nice beaches. You can walk from the airport to the main town in 5 minutes or less. From there take a dollar per person water taxi. I highly recommend this hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Panama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach hotel
It is a very nice hotel over the water and on the beach on the island of Carenero. Very good food and the restaurant is over the water. Staff was very helpful, pleasant and always smiling. I would definitely stay here again.

8/10 Good

O, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
On the water!
We stayed four nights. Owner and the other help staff were nice, don't speak English. Weekend the nearby hostel blasted "music" till the wee hours, and the zooming taxi-boats were not the highlight ... But then, the island is much more quiet and classy than Bocas Town, yet very close [500 yards away by water taxi], the view is superb, and each room has its own deck/balcony on the water, everything in the room worked, and the staff was very nice.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Bocas experience
This place was amazing. The staff was awesome. Breakfast was great in the morning. Definitely staying here again. Fell in love with the place so much decided to extend our stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful cabin.
I would have given 5 stars but we had issue trying to pay with credit card. There is only one ATM in Boca town and it ran out of cash, we had hard time trying to figure out how to pay. Had to withdraw cash from Chinese store paying 10% commission. Hotel's credit card system was broken. So they have to figure out this credit card system, if they want to provide better service. Other than that, everything was great.

10/10 Excellent

Ben, Arizona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy little cabins on the water.
Cute and cozy place to stay. Man working office was very friendly, helpful, and appreciated my business. Good location away from the nightlife, but very quick cheap and cheap to get to main town. Dock for water taxi just feet away. Great views. WiFi worked very well and was faster than most hotels. Loved the patio.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cabana on the Water
Cute cabana on the water had a great location for vacationing in Las Bocas del Toro. Air conditioning unit turned on but was not cold, so hot and sweaty and difficult to sleep. Bed was not comfortable. Staff was outstanding and room was clean.

10/10 Excellent

Ana De

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente ubicación, con acceso a la playa a unos pasos, cerca de buenos restaurantes y vida nocturna, con un dolar podíamos tomar una lancha para ir a isla Colon, pero estar en la tranquilidad de isla Carenero. Son unas casitas sobre el mar que no tienen nada de envidiarle a otras más costosas, aire acondicionado, ventilador, agua caliente, caja fuerte, una neverita y una linda vista desde el balcón con sus sillas para tomar el sol.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Vidal Felipe Ortiz

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El concepto de casita sobre el agua es muy lindo pudimos ver peces e inclusive una raya bajo la habitación, por desabastecimiento de la isla los servicios de luz y agua fueron interrunpidos sería buena que el hotel tenga su propia planta. El personal fue muy amable y agradable. Lo recomiendo.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from adriano on 28 Aug 2022
muchas gracias

10/10 Excellent

Fabiola

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El dueño fue muy atento y nos dió recomendaciones. En general nos gustó la estancia y dormirse escuchando las olas fue una maravilla. Los únicos puntos negativos que podríamos mencionar son que las sábanas de la cama tenían manchas amarillas y que un día el agua de los grifos salía marrón, pero entendimos que el problema del agua fue un problema general de la isla y no específicamente del hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vincenzo

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bellissima esperienza
Ottima esperienza, posto bellissimo.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from adriano on 15 Dec 2021
grazie a voi e sopratutto per la cena :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Idealer Ort zum verweilen
Ein aufmerksamer, sprachgewandter Gastgeber, Super Lage, Das Aufgehen der Morgensonne vom Bett aus geniessen, Fische, Rochen direkt vor der Haustüre sowie Strand und schwimmen
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from adrian on 19 Nov 2021
Danke sehr nett, und ehrlich

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fui con tres amigas y nos quedamos en una de las cabañitas en Faro del Colibrí por 3 noches. La estadía fue estupenda. La isla se encuentra a 3 minutos en lancha del pueblo y cruzar es sumamente sencillo y económico ($1 por pasajero). La atención fue de primera y la isla de Careneros tiene playas muy bonitas que se pueden disfrutar con tan solo unos 10 minutos de caminata. Super recomendado. -------------------- I went with three friends and we stayed in one of the cabins at Faro del Colibri for 3 nights. The stay was great. The island is 3 minutes by boat from Bocas town and crossing is very easy and cheap ($1 per passenger). The service was first class and the island of Careneros has beautiful beaches that can be enjoyed with only a 10 minute walk. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021
Response from adrian on 19 Apr 2021
gracias : )

10/10 Excellent

Diomedes

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
100% recomendado
Excelente estadía . Playa privada difícil de encontrar en la isla. Recomendado y excelente atención
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from adrian on 18 Mar 2021
Gracias un placer tenerlo como huéspedes saludos

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pésimo alojamiento
Pésimo alojamiento. Decidimos darnos un "capricho" y hospedarnos aquí dos noches con el objetivo de conseguir lo que anunciaban: relajación y vistas inmejorables. Las vistas sí son bonitas y reales, pero de la relajación nada de nada. La música de las discotecas colindantes se escucha incluso con tapones hasta las 5am. Y desde las 6am empieza el ruido infernal de los motores de las lanchas de paso, ya que es un sitio de mucho tráfico y pasan literalmente por al lado del alojamiento. Así que conseguimos dormir 1h cada noche. Por si fuera poco, la ducha no tenía agua caliente, y su infraestructura se encontraba en pésimas condiciones: con celo alrededor. Por otra parte, en el baño había un cartel que te informaba de poder ser multado con 100$ si quedaban restos de arena. En el checkin te informaban de una ducha exterior, y de usarla antes de entrar al alojamiento. Pues bien, cuando fuimos a usar la ducha para quitarnos la arena, el personal nos dijo que no malgastaramos agua... ¿Qué pretendían entonces? ¿Que entrasemos con arena y aprovechar para cobrarnos los 100$ de multa? (Algo cuya legalidad me parece bastante cuestionable) El propietario nos contó que la propiedad está a la venta. Sin embargo, eso no es motivo para descuidar a los clientes. En definitiva, no recomiendo en absoluto este alojamiento, y mucho menos por el precio que tiene.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from adriano on 10 Jan 2020
buon giorno solo un vendettaa per il fatto che non gli ha piaciuto hotel, e secondo loro il prezzo a Natale era molto caro, sicuramente lo stanno confrontando con gli HOSTAL dove sono abituati, e per noi i clienti sempre sono e saranno trattati bene anche se SI vorrei vendere lo Hotel, pero se vi sentite bene scrivendo tonterie, meglio cosi.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
- Alles super - Klimaanlage vorhanden - Warmwasser immer da - super Aussicht - im Zimmer hört man allerdings die Wassertaxis
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Adrian on 30 Mar 2019
danke :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastiskt läge
Otroligt fina stugor med havsutsikt och någon minut till huvudön med båt. Fantastisk service, god frukost och mat på hotellrestaurangen. Hummern med curry och kokosris rekommenderas. Personalen och ägaren var mycket serviceinriktade och gemytliga.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Adrian on 18 Mar 2019
gracias muy amable