Is parking available at the property?

Yes, parking is available on-site and is free. However, parking is limited.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee, approximately PAB 8 to 15 for adults and children.

Does the property allow pets?

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM, and check-out is at 12:00 PM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

Are airport shuttle services available?

Yes, a roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary at scheduled times. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel to arrange the transfer.

What accessibility features does the property offer?

The property features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas. Specific details about accessible rooms and bathrooms are not provided.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in the heart of David, just a 4-minute walk from Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Park and within 2 minutes by car from Parque de las Madres. It is approximately 0.8 miles from Crown Casino and 0.9 miles from Parque Recreativo Omar Torrijos Herrera.

Does the property have a swimming pool?

Yes, there is an outdoor swimming pool available. Pool access is from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and it is seasonal.

What are the hotel's policies for guests staying with children?

Children 9 years old and younger can stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Up to 2 children can stay for free.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Cribs are available for an additional fee of PAB 5.0 per night, and rollaway beds are also available for the same fee. Advance request or confirmation is required for both.

Gran Hotel Nacional in David, Panama

Average nightly price at Gran Hotel Nacional by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$84
February	US$89
March	US$94
April	US$83
May	US$82
June	US$76
July	US$83
August	US$84
September	US$82
October	US$76
November	US$69
December	US$80

What guests think

At Gran Hotel Nacional, travelers describe a classic, centrally located property with a large pool and gym, generally friendly service, and spacious rooms, while noting dated areas, mixed breakfast quality, and occasional maintenance or Wi‑Fi issues.

Many guests find rooms and common areas clean, though a few report mold smells or a very dirty room requiring a change. Dining feedback ranges from excellent breakfasts and tasty poolside or Italian options to disappointing or slow service. Choose it if amenities matter more than cutting edge style.

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Facilities

Guests praise the outdoor pool and the gym, and the poolside bar and open-air areas are popular. Parking is convenient or secure for some but limited for others, and parts of the property feel dated.

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Laura

14 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was fine, no complaints. Clean, comfortable beds. Easy parking. Breakfast was ok, not great, but it’s included, so again, no complaints. It would have been nice if coffee was available before the breakfast area opened, as it opened a bit later than the advertised 6:30. Room was quiet, shower had good water pressure. Convenient & well-priced option for a one night stay before an early flight. Italian restaurant was decent for dinner.

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Bryan

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It is an old hotel that needs some TLC. It was comfortable for the night, no complaints. Italian Restaurant and Pizza available and outside by the pool is a bar with a menu catering to barbeque, steaks etc..

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John

13 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The room was great. I liked the pool and the pizza from the Italian restaurant was tasty.

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Clifford

5 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Old world charm updated to include AC, large flat screen tv and computer desk. Did not eat in the restaurant but over sized pool, tropical grounds then large open area with bar and large. Outdoor grill

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Pierre

19 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bien situé à David , stationnement sécuritaire, belle piscine . Chambres auraient besoin d’être rédécorer plus moderne . Restaurant italien …. Très mauvais

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Juan Carlos

21 Mar 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Las instalaciones excelentes, amenidades como piscina, gimnasio, restaurante y centro de negocios, el personal muy amable. Lo recomiendo.

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Janni

5 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Large room with direct access to the pool, close to the center and bus station. Breakfast service was excellent, we got eggs made to order.

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James

10 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great gym and pool and staff were all very pleasant

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Manuel

8 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excelente alberca con bar, gimnasio completo excelente servicio...

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Gregory

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Best under rated 3 star hotel. Beautiful old historic hotel, immaculately maintained. Nice pool, gardens, large exercise room. Hotel room large spacious and very clean. Loved this hotel

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Cleanliness

Rooms are generally clean and well kept. However, several reviews mention moldy odors or isolated dirty fixtures and rooms.

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Laura

14 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was fine, no complaints. Clean, comfortable beds. Easy parking. Breakfast was ok, not great, but it’s included, so again, no complaints. It would have been nice if coffee was available before the breakfast area opened, as it opened a bit later than the advertised 6:30. Room was quiet, shower had good water pressure. Convenient & well-priced option for a one night stay before an early flight. Italian restaurant was decent for dinner.

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Amilcar

7 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

sink had mold in it. Disgusting

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JOE

14 Mar 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Me gustó que estaba cerca de donde tenía que trabajar, sin embargo había un fuerte olor a humedad, la comida es bastante mejorable y en general necesita una renovación.

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Javier

24 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

La habitación espaciosa, limpia y muy cómoda. El baño muy bien. Buen desayuno surtido. Sobre todo, excelente servicio al cliente.

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Brandon

25 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Changed room due the room being very dirty.

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Carlos Max

18 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

habitacion impecable

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Rebecca

9 Oct 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Extremely kind staff, willing to assist with anything. Security at the front doors 24/7. Very clean rooms.

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Kevin

20 Mar 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

El trato del personal del hotel. la comida. incluso la limpieza. todo mal.

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Clive

2 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The pool area and Gym are really nice. The room smelled of mold. There wad a spot light shining into the room all night so the curtains didn't keep out much light. We booked a suite because it advertised a separate room but it was just a regular room with a couch and a desk.

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Gregory

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Best under rated 3 star hotel. Beautiful old historic hotel, immaculately maintained. Nice pool, gardens, large exercise room. Hotel room large spacious and very clean. Loved this hotel

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Rooms

Many describe rooms as spacious and comfortable, with some quiet options and terraces. Others note dated decor, small bathrooms, AC or hot water issues, intrusive light or noise, and occasional Wi‑Fi problems.

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Harold B

27 Mar 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

This Hotel is for the locals, the location is good, parking is limited, internet is good, shower area is very small, closet is small with just 3 hangers offered, there are mosquitoes. Hot water barely hot. Breakfast is really bad and limited; lunch don’t even talk about it. Best hotel in town is hotel Cuidad de David more modern and up to international standards

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Wolfram

29 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Deben mejorar y renovar muebles de habitación

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Susan

2 Feb 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice with the rooms with the terraces!

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Javier

24 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

La habitación espaciosa, limpia y muy cómoda. El baño muy bien. Buen desayuno surtido. Sobre todo, excelente servicio al cliente.

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Marta

5 Jan 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Es un edificio bonito pero quizás las habitaciones necesitan modernizarse un poco. En general, la habitación es muy amplia, pero el baño es pequeño. Estábamos en el bajo y nos entraba poca luz natural. Además, entraban mosquitos no sabemos de dónde. El desayuno es buffet pero te lo sirven los camareros, así que es un poco molesto tener que pedir si quieres más o menos de esto y de aquello… La primera noche estuvimos recibiendo llamadas al teléfono de la habitación y nadie contestaba. No supimos por qué pero descolgamos el teléfono el resto de las noches.

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JUSSARA

9 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

El hotel está muy bien ubicado y está muy bien conservado. La cama es muy cómoda y todo está muy limpio. No tuvimos suerte con el agua caliente y el wifi también molestó un poco. Pero nada que nos impida regresar. La estadía fue muy placentera

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Janni

5 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Large room with direct access to the pool, close to the center and bus station. Breakfast service was excellent, we got eggs made to order.

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Carolina

20 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

NOS ENCANTÓ! desayuno muy completo, tiene piscina muy agradable, habitaciones amplias y limpias y un equipo sumamente amable.

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Clive

2 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The pool area and Gym are really nice. The room smelled of mold. There wad a spot light shining into the room all night so the curtains didn't keep out much light. We booked a suite because it advertised a separate room but it was just a regular room with a couch and a desk.

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Gregory

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Best under rated 3 star hotel. Beautiful old historic hotel, immaculately maintained. Nice pool, gardens, large exercise room. Hotel room large spacious and very clean. Loved this hotel

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Service

Service is frequently praised as friendly, attentive, and helpful. A few guests experienced slow breakfast service or unhelpful front desk responses.

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Wilma

21 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff at check-in were great, friendly and helpful.

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Javier

24 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

La habitación espaciosa, limpia y muy cómoda. El baño muy bien. Buen desayuno surtido. Sobre todo, excelente servicio al cliente.

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Patricia

13 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Clean lots if choices. Nice staff

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Ivan

3 Feb 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Buffet breakfast was really good with lots of choices. Welcome drink nice touch. Staff excellent. Will definitely come again.

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Rebecca

9 Oct 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Extremely kind staff, willing to assist with anything. Security at the front doors 24/7. Very clean rooms.

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Sarah

14 Jan 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Really great breakfasts and super helpful and kind staff. Will return.

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Leopoldo

25 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great service

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Lenton

16 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was always very attentive

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Timothy

11 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Always great to stay there when I'm David The staff is excellent and Oscar the manager is Great the receptionist and cleaning staff are very friendly and helpful. The breakfast is also very good. Have stayed there many times and always top shelf. Timothy and Barbara

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vincent j

5 Jan 2023

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Stayed 19,354 nights

The hotel was old but had plenty of character. The air conditioner in our room did not work and the refrigerator smelled so bad we could not use it. The front desk was not receptive to any complaints and even ignored me totally when I approached them to state my concerns to them. The front desk people are terribly fude.

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Location

Central, walkable location near the center, bus station, and local sights; some note a quiet, safe area. Handy for getting around David.

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Mark

13 Jan 2025

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The property is nice, but a little dated. Its very central and easy to get places from by Uber. If youre looking to go to Boquete its about a 45 min Uber drive and can be a little slow finding an Uber on the way back.

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Robert

21 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

location was good. pool as clean.

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Laura

14 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was fine, no complaints. Clean, comfortable beds. Easy parking. Breakfast was ok, not great, but it’s included, so again, no complaints. It would have been nice if coffee was available before the breakfast area opened, as it opened a bit later than the advertised 6:30. Room was quiet, shower had good water pressure. Convenient & well-priced option for a one night stay before an early flight. Italian restaurant was decent for dinner.

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WENDI

28 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent staff. Free bottles of water. Comfortable and clean room. Walking distance to anything. On site restaurants and bar and a very nice pool.

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Gregory

23 Dec 2022

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Great place for the money. Casino across the street.

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Arturo

23 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Una de las pocas destacables en los alrededores de la ciudad de David

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Randall

4 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Ubicación excelente, atención y servicios excelentes

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Janni

5 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Large room with direct access to the pool, close to the center and bus station. Breakfast service was excellent, we got eggs made to order.

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Mary

10 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was a beautiful historic hotel. The location was lovely, within walking distance of the park and a market. They had a beautiful pool that was quite freezing. I don't understand why a hotel would provide a beautiful pool, with water that is too cold to go into. My room was comfortable however the hotel was not full and the view from my window was looking out at a concrete wall. No view

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Ivan

2 Apr 2022

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Stayed 7 nights

Sehr nettes Personal. Super Frühstück. Sehr sauber. Ruhige sichere Lage.

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Dining

Breakfast feedback is mixed, ranging from excellent and varied to poor, limited, or slow. Opinions on the Italian restaurant and poolside food also vary, though several found the latter tasty and reasonably priced.

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Laura

14 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was fine, no complaints. Clean, comfortable beds. Easy parking. Breakfast was ok, not great, but it’s included, so again, no complaints. It would have been nice if coffee was available before the breakfast area opened, as it opened a bit later than the advertised 6:30. Room was quiet, shower had good water pressure. Convenient & well-priced option for a one night stay before an early flight. Italian restaurant was decent for dinner.

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Eduardo

6 Jan 2023

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Stayed 19,362 nights

Sugiero mejorar el desayuno bufete, los huevos revueltos estaban secos

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Lorraine

29 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Loved the outdoor pool ,bar & dining area the food was delicious & reasonably priced . The Italian restaurant was reasonably priced The staff were helpful & friendly

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John

13 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The room was great. I liked the pool and the pizza from the Italian restaurant was tasty.

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Marta

5 Jan 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Es un edificio bonito pero quizás las habitaciones necesitan modernizarse un poco. En general, la habitación es muy amplia, pero el baño es pequeño. Estábamos en el bajo y nos entraba poca luz natural. Además, entraban mosquitos no sabemos de dónde. El desayuno es buffet pero te lo sirven los camareros, así que es un poco molesto tener que pedir si quieres más o menos de esto y de aquello… La primera noche estuvimos recibiendo llamadas al teléfono de la habitación y nadie contestaba. No supimos por qué pero descolgamos el teléfono el resto de las noches.

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benjamin

26 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel may have been okish 30 years ago, but is now sad, gloomy, ugly and not well maintained. The breakfast is besides an absolute disaster, one star level (you get polystyrene cups for the coffee, the food is disgusting, the service is a appalling…). There are better alternatives in town (see ciudad de David, for instance).

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Ivan

3 Feb 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Buffet breakfast was really good with lots of choices. Welcome drink nice touch. Staff excellent. Will definitely come again.

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Sarah

14 Jan 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Really great breakfasts and super helpful and kind staff. Will return.

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Pierre

19 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bien situé à David , stationnement sécuritaire, belle piscine . Chambres auraient besoin d’être rédécorer plus moderne . Restaurant italien …. Très mauvais

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ED

2 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast needs help

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