Riu Playa Blanca: Good week-long stay

The hotel and grounds are nice. The beach is very pretty with the black sand and you could walk a long distance. They had vendors and people selling horse rides on the beach but they weren't pushy. Beautiful view and a nice breeze in the lobby bar. Rooms were fine, unremarkable, no coffee makers in the room and we found the beds a bit firm. Staff was nice, a lot of them didn't speak great English. Milton and Eduardo at the pool bar were our favourites. I really liked the main buffet,  [... read more]the steakhouse was pretty good. The italian was nice, we didn't like the asian place. Don't miss Mexican night at the buffet! We did the Panama City and Canal tour, our guide was great and it was nice to see a bit of the country.

Grand Decameron Panama: royal decamron

great hotel clean lots of restaurants to choose from food was good the grounds were kept neat and clean big resort lots of rooms each section of rooms only had 3 floors no high rise which was nice alittle bit of a walk to some places on the resort

Bijao Beach Resort: Very nice resort

Room was comfortable, but was given the wrong room and we had to move rooms the next day! Food was good with a wide variety! The à la carte restaurants not so good. We paid extra for a Japanese experience. Wasn’t very good or entertaining! Beach was great pool area great. Just not enough chairs and umbrellas We took a excursion. Was nice to see,but not worth the money. Staff were very helpful and nice.

Bijao Beach Resort: Beautiful beach, friendly service

Stayed here for a 40th birthday party celebration and happy with the service. We upgraded to a suite which allowed us to take advantage of premium liquors and private dining spaces, kept open all day vs. regular spots which had closing/break hours. Service/staff exceptional, professional, friendly, helpful. There are two restaurants to choose from (Japanese and Mediterranean: would recommend), buffet options were ok (I’m vegan so options very limited at buffet). Beaches were secluded and gorge [... read more]ous - very clean, and runs/walks along were both breathtaking and safe (single runner, female). Pools are limited and kids swimming in bar area, but fine nonetheless. Bar staff super accommodating, friendly, fun. Airport commute was approx. 2+ hours, but allows for one to see the city, canal, and rural areas. Would recommend!

Dreams Playa Bonita Panama: Beautiful resort

The staff really made our trip enjoyable. They were upmost respectable, kind and cirtious. From Elvis in the Coco Cafe to Elsal at the front desk and everyone in between. They were a hard working bunch. We thank you very much for making our stay at Dreams Playa Bonita a holiday to remember.

Riu Playa Blanca: Needs to be repaired

As far as the resort goes. It’s in need of a lot of TLC. The room was clean and comfortable but the thermostat didn’t work properly. Staff didn’t seem to be in any great hurry to fix it. Ice makers on the floors don’t work. The restaurants were ok nothing much to write home about. The sports bar stunk to high heaven and the pool bar is falling apart. If they invested a little and fixed it up I would certainly go back.

Playa Blanca Resort: Beautiful Country

This resort was just ok, the majority of people staying there were locals and they were catered to by the staff. The nightly entertainment was only done in Spanish. The food at the a la carte restaurants was very good but the variety at the buffet could have been better and there was always a lineup to get in. The rooms were clean but the pool was littered with plastic drinking glasses and debris from nearby trees. Love Panama but don’t plan on going back to this resort.

Riu Playa Blanca: Quaint little Getaway

Well maintained beautiful grounds typical of a RIU property... beach sand gets hot during the day so thick sandals or water shoes are highly recommended. Only minutes from the airport in Rio Hato, which has many flights specifically for the hotels in the arel

Riu Playa Blanca: Definitely a five star resort

It was a very clean resort with spacious rooms and excellent food. Rooms were Nice and cool when coming in from the hot weather. Lots of activities and entertainment every night gave people something to do all day long

Grand Decameron Panama: very nice resort

This is a very secure resort. The place is gorgeous specially if you have kids with you. The resort includes two water slides. The food is excellent including many restaurants It is very clean & well kept. The beach is also very nice. People are very friendly. The weather is great....warm & hot Unfortunately it's lacking as far as the water sport (sailing.kayaking etc) why ??? Very nice room

Grand Decameron Panama: Fantastic resort

Great place Friendly staff grounds and room very clean and well maintained Good variety of restaurants for a la cart and child friendly I definitely suggest everyone to get the upgrade to the Plus as you are able to get access to a few of the private pools and beach Beach excellent and very clean The golf course very nice and affordable All that said we would definitely come back and bring more friends and relatives as the experience was amazing

Grand Decameron Panama: Beautiful resort

We had good time . It was beautiful hotel delicious food friendly staff , very good service, hot weather. Nice and clean pools, Nice sand beach. We were there for two weeks it was great choice that Maria from trip central choose for us . Panamanian people were very polite honest people . Rooms were nice and clean and renovated.

Grand Decameron Panama: Loved The Resort

I thought the resort was spread out perfectly. The food variety and quality was great. The overall service was great as well. The pools were clean and not too busy , the beach was clean and close to the pools. The rooms were spacious clean and the bar fridge was always stocked { we had inclusive plus } which i highly recommend. Being so close to the airport was great . 6min to the resort. Because we had the inclusive plus , our rooms and check in were waiting for us when we got through [... read more] customs. Overall , the 8 days I stayed was great . Weather was perfect . Bravo

Grand Decameron Panama: loved the resort

I thought the service was great , the food and variety was great. The weather was unbelievable. The ocean front room we has was big and clean. I golfed and I thought the course was great and very affordable. Overall , I loved it

Bijao Beach Resort: Quiet Relaxing Resort

Our visit was Jan. 2019 for 1 week. It is a 15 min ride from the Rui Hatu airport. Very convenient. The hotel it'self for size and and getting around is nice and easy. It is a smaller hotel so nothing is too far away. The beach is extremely convenient and the main pool is also great. There are a couple other small wading pools for children to take advantage of. There is also a Jacuzzi but the water temperature is the same as all the rest of the pools. The hotel it's self was very clean including [... read more] the grounds and the beach. This made it extremely pleasant to stay here. One thing that was very disappointing was the food. In the main buffet, the same food was on both sides of the eating area. I did not understand the point of doubling up on the exact same dishes. One side had servers dishing out the food, the other side was self serve. The dessert station was also very disappointing. It consisted of minimal choice. It felt very disappointing as the sheet cake options where not my favorite. I had traveled to Panama 2 years ago and the food including desserts were amazing. This time staying at the resort at the Sheraton, this was a big disappointment. The food in the a-la-cart, 2 of them you had to pay additional $20/person/meal which was not the advertisement when we booked the trip, but where told upon our arrival the policy had changed and if we had booked before Nov. 1, 2019, it would have been included in our trip. Staff there were pleasant but sometimes it took a long time to have things looked after. E.g Our safety deposit box took several hours for someone to come and replace it as it was not locking properly. Maid service was excellent! The alcohol served was not top-self. It seemed to be lower quality brands and it was disappointing they did not have orange juice but Tang. Car rental is not located at the hotel but the front desk was very helpful in sending over an agent to deliver the car located about a 10 min. drive away. We also where able to leave the car with the front desk and they took care of the rental return. Very convenient. Entertainment at night could be improved. They are smaller shows. More of a local feel which I actually looked forward to except the shows where not well advertised as to what time and what the entertainment of the night would be. There was a singer one night that was good but the rest of the time we felt like there was no entertainment as we did not know, time, location, act, etc. Overall the hotel appearance, cleanliness and pool/beach amenities where great.They also took care of the bugs and I did not find any during our stay,. This made it very pleasant. But for food and alcohol choices, I felt quit disappointed. I would rate it a 6/10.

Riu Playa Blanca: Amazing Trip

The hotel was nice and clean, rooms were lovely, food was plentiful and something for everyone. Could of done more themes buffet nights or more stations with fresh meat or fish cooking. The A la cartes were good as well we ate twice at the steak house, twice at the Asian (mmm sushi!) and once at the Italian and wish we would of done the Italian another time as well! They were all delicious! The entertainment was ok and probably do with some additional help but it was still ok. The pools wer [... read more]e great, fun foam party, great kids pool, nice quiet adult pool and of course the pool bar was a nice pool! The beach was awesome with all the shade from the palm trees and it’s a big beach but keep those flip flops on as it’s very hot but a lovely beach!

Riu Playa Blanca: Beautiful property but read on....

Beautiful property and lots of fun activities however.... it is a very long walk anywhere u want to go. I packed my beach bag for the day so I would not have to return to my room. Two of four elevators were out of service much of the week and elevators took a very long time fortunately I am able to walk up and down the 5 stories each time. Maid service cleaned my room day two and when I returned it reeked! of urine and bleach which must have come from mop bucket. There is indeed four bottles of [... read more] alcohol in the room. We only used some of the half bottle of vodka day two..the bottle was replaced on day four with another half bottle .... annoying. Excursion shopping was NOT as advertised. It was advertised as a tour and shopping and close by. We spent approx 45 mins to go to a little town where there were hardly any type of Panama souvenirs just a tourist trap prices not good on most things. No tour discussion on bus no guide. Pool was great nice and clean ocean too rough everyday and NOT suitable for children due to undertow. Final comment I would not return to this property. Ps I would never travel again with Sunwing either a whole other story there including a plane full of black mould and delays delays delays +++

Riu Playa Blanca: Overall Great, except for finale!

Overall very pleased with this Riu and our 11 night vacation experience, grateful to our Agent Beth who directed us to Playa Planca when we indicated that long beach walks were important. Twice each day in different directions from the resort the high and low tides provided such an interesting variety display of the power of Mother Nature. The resort cleanliness and care were apparent everywhere inside and out - always some employee cleaning or mopping or gardening - and almost every encount [... read more]er included a nod or smile or Hola! Happy to see 4 pools catering to the different guest expectations (quiet, pool bar, activities, children) and the Entertainment Crew Lookea were certainly entertaining. Food was really good in all restaurants, including the Balboa Buffet - lots of variety and really enjoyed the number of different salads and cold meats/fish. Only one real a la carte restaurant - the Steakhouse, as the other two served appetizers and desserts by means of buffet. A little surprised that there was no table service in the Lobby Bar and the Bartenders were often overwhelmed, but dealt with the demand professionally. Very much appreciated the espresso/capuccino machine in the 24/7 Sport Bar, especially in the mornings! Unfortunately the final memory is less than satisfactory. Flight was a late afternoon schedule, which we were happy to think that we had another day by the pool, however no chance of a Late Check-out and the front desk is misinformed about the Shower Room. Stated there would be towels and soap/shampoo - however there are only 3 small shower stalls, no towels or cleansing amenities - nowhere to place your belongings to keep them dry and only one hairdryer mounted on the wall, quite inaccessible Overall would recommend this hotel and the weather in Panama in February was perfect! thanks!

Riu Playa Blanca: Great value

We like the RIU hotel chain. You can count on it being great.The hotel it self was great,not so much the food,not that it was bad,it was boring, every not the same thing not what RIU’s are known for. At Other RIU’s the would often be theme nights! Better variety and well Cooked. The fish was often raw not my thing and this was “ of the hot Grill” It was great that the ride from the airport to the hotel was ten minutes 🤓

Bijao Beach Resort: Amazing Resort

Everything about this property was excellent food pool property and staff beach was amazing ocean view was amazing golf course amazing selection of restaurants amazingly good rooms very clean and spacious trips off property excellent