You’re going to love how this place was set up, it’s beautiful. Each cabin is placed in separate little island looking spots and you can pretty much wake up and look at the morning ocean. The rooms are amazingly comfortable, I actually wanted to live there, the room is large enough for my living standards at least. The hotel does such a great job making you feel at home, their room service is more than great and all of them are always willing to help you out with anything you need.

Punta Caracol can seem a little pricey but it’s worth every dime. If you were expecting something cheap, this isn’t the place you’re looking for. Rates don’t go lower than $150 and go up to $400. I stayed at the cheapest room and I felt like a king. This is truly a special place to stay at, you’re going to spend a substantial amount of money, but you won’t regret it.

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One of the things I loved most about the Yellow Jack was the room I got, it was gorgeous. I was with my wife at the time and she loved every bit of the room, and she’s quite picky. Calling room service was definitely a treat, the customer service was top notch and I even gave them a tip at the end of my stay. Most of them employees are very bilingual and willing to help at any point of time. The Yellow Jack clearly invest a lot on customer service which is a good thing.

Something you’re going to love about this place is the rates. If you don’t mind sleeping with a couple of backpackers, you can get a bed for $9 USD, other than that, rooms won’t go over $90 USD. Don’t worry about spending too much at this hotel, it’s a great alternative if you just just want to enjoy the beach.

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Don’t get me wrong, my experience at Tranquilo Bay was definitely interesting and fun. I loved every minute of my stay and I would love to go back, nevertheless it’s very expensive. I can’t emphasize enough on the fact that this place is very exclusive and you’re definitely going to feel like you’re stuck in a good dream, it’s that nice. I actually got the cheapest package the day I went, and my room was gorgeous. The beds are incredibly comfortable and you have this amazing view of the vast blue sea, crystal clear and spotless clean. I still can’t believe places like those still exist in our current society. Tranquilo Bay Panama is definitely another world.

If you’re planning on visiting Bocas del Toro and have an extra thousand lying around, go to Tranquilo Bay Panama. The rates won’t go lower than $300 and most of the activities are going to cost over $100. Trust me, it’s worth every dime.

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My wife, three kids (13, 9, and 7), and I stayed at La Coralina and were completely amazed by everything. The location is absolutely stunning. La Coralina is located outside of the hustle and bustle of Bocas Town on the Caribbean side of Isla Colon. The water was crystal clear and best of all there was not a bunch of drunken tourist stumbling about.

The hotel itself is beautiful and decorated in a way that not only helped us to relax, but made us feel at home. The owner/operator Stacy was fantastic. She had great suggestions for things to do. She knows the island and the locals and is a great resource for people who do not know what is available in Bocas. She is also the cook and the food was excellent I have not had food that good at some very nice restaurants (and the cost was very reasonable).

Stacy suggested a boat driver that could give us a tour of the area, which we took her up on. The driver, who moved with his family from Belgium, catered to our wishes to see the flora and fauna of the area. We had dolphins swimming under our boat, saw thousands of poison dart frogs, sloths, and other interesting animals, snorkeled with an enormous eagle ray, and all that for much cheaper than all the hustlers in Bocas Town will charge you.

Our kids had a great time staying at La Coralina. My 13 year old son (almost 14) told me it was the best time he had in his life and said he felt like he had just lived a life that he has only seen in commercials. Stacy helped them to feel comfortable there. She has plenty of board games, books, and a pool table IF!!! you find yourself with a need for something to do besides enjoying some of the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the world.

If you are looking for a place to relax and feel like family in a beautiful natural setting this is the place. Not only will we return, but we have told all of our friends and family that this is the place to stay.

“The best place in Bocas del Toro!!!”

have been on many great trips in my life, but Hotel La Coralina in Bocas del Toro…..TOPS all of them. It sits up on the mountain side and you have breathtaking views of the carribean. Stacey, the host, is the best host you could ever ask for. The food, the accomodations, the staff, all were so friendly and nice. They even have horses you can take for a ride on the beach!!! Bikes for rent too. The rooms, including the bathrooms were amazing. This place is a gem that you must discover for yourself. You will not be dissappointed.

The province of Bocas del Toro hosts two national parks, one of which is a world heritage site and two protected cloud forests. The trans-boundary protected area consists of 1.4 million contiguous acres, extending from the continental divide to the Caribbean Sea, covering all five altitudinal zones know to the tropics. One park, Bastimentos National Marine Park, covers a large portion of the archipelago and is home to a variety of ecosystems which thrive at or around sea level. The other park, Palo Seco Nature Reserve, is on the mainland and reaches through the cloud forests up to and beyond the continental divide.

Tranquilo Bay, the best Bocas del Toro hotel, is your home base to explore the islands and highlands of Western Panama. Our guests unpack, settle in and experience our unique tropical location. Tranquilo Bay provides you with six deluxe air-conditioned cabanas, beautiful views, eco-adventure activities, personal attention and fine cuisine.

Please explore our site. Bocas del Toro, Panama and Tranquilo Bay have a lot to offer you. We look forward to having you and your group spend some time with us in paradise.

“Just sensational”

I chose Tranquilo Bay as our final desination in Panama partly because of the rave reviews on TripAdvisor. And every compliment paid to Jim, Jay, Renee and Stephanie on these pages is well deserved.

The whole place is exquisite. The cabanas are beautiful and incredibly comfortable. The location is stunning. The food is incredible. The hospitality is second to none.

We’ve stayed in a great many places throughout Africa and Latin America to satisfly our cravings for wildlife and this is one of the very few that I shall definitely return to. There is a terrible cliche that is often used in reviews of this sort that runs along the lines of “We arrived as guests, but parted as friends”. However, nothing could be truer of the wonderful people that built and run Tranquilo Bay.

There’s a huge range of activities on offer – and you can pick and choose as you please. I’ll give a brief account of what we got up to:

DAY 1: We were met at lunchtime in Bocas by Jay and were taken across the sea in the pouring rain to the resort. A sumptious lunch was followed by a little rest and then Jay took us sea kayaking through the mangroves. The rain stopped. Incredible silence – apart from the clicking of the barnacles and other molluscs, exposed on the roots of the plants. Then we snorkelled along a reef for an hour or so before paddling back to the dock.

DAY 2: Jim took us for a short boat trip and then we sea kayaked along a river through the jungle. Local Indians were paddling their wooden boats down the river as we went up it, admiring the caimans, crabs, birds, sloths and frogs. Stopping at a farm, we hiked to a cave full of bats and wonderful stalactites and stalagmites. We were able to walk about 300 metres into the cave, exploring the untouched splendour of the place with torches. After returning to the lodge, we had lunch and then hiked through the jungle looking out for birds and poison dart frogs, whilst learning about the huge variety of lush plant life that abounds in the area.

DAY 3: Jay took us in the boat to an Indian village on a neighbouring island. We hiked to the top of a hill with one of the locals and an American Peace Corps worker, learning all about banana growing and the uses of the many other plants we met along the way. We then toured the village, had sandwiches on the boat and then made stops at two islands for some incredible snorkeling.

DAY 4: Jay dropped us off at a beach on another island and we sea kayaked slowly back to Tranquilo Bay – watching all variety of birdlife (including an osprey with a fish), stopping for a beer at a little bar on one island, snorkelling at various points Jay had told us about, and getting onto a old fishing platform to eat our packed lunches. The late afternoon was spent birdwatching whilst sitting on the veranda of our cabana.

DAY 5: With Jim and Jay, we took the boat to the mainland and spent a wonderful day kayaking down a river, with incredible birdlife all around us (and a sloth that happened to be dangling on the end of a vine over the river at head height!). We arrived back in the late afternoon, just in time for some snorkeling with Stephanie who took us swimming to a reef near the Tranquilo Bay dock.

DAY 6: We visited a chocolate farm and a stunning garden on our way back to Bocas, for our early afternoon flight back to reality!

I could have easily have stayed longer here … pretty much forever.

“Had a great time”

We were looking for a nice place to stay in Bocas with our two young kids while on our way back to the US from Cartagena, Colombia. We initially contacted Casa Cayuco, which was closed and recommended Tranquilo Bay. We’re glad they did.

The resort was hand-built by the owners over a 5 year period and shows tremendous pride in workmanship and standards. They’ve created a really nice place here in truly the middle of nowhere. The 100 acre property is stunning jungle and some open fields, with flocks of wild tropical birds, monkeys and sloths. The waterfront is mangroves leading into coral reef, with a very nice swim and boat dock.

Tranquilo Bay is expensive by Bocas standards but if you’re looking for quality of service and comfort the money is well spent. There’s really nothing else like it in the area. Each of the 6 cabins has AC, great beds, good bathrooms and a nice deck with hammock.

Jay, Jim, Renee and Stephanie are really caring hosts and work extremely hard for their guests. They were also wonderful with our kids, who are the same age as their kids and had a great time all playing together.

The Panamanian staff, who also live on the premises, are very kind and hard working, too.

If you’re into nature and outdoor activities this is a great choice. While there’s no beach on the property, the Zapatilla Keys are a 10 minute boat ride away and have the nicest beach in the archipelago. You can swim right off the dock at Tranquilo Bay and there’s really nice reefs right out front. Also, the kayaking right from the resort is nice, too.

I did a nice scuba dive with Jim, one of the owners, but watch out for the quality of rental gear from the dive shops in Bocas Town. We rented our gear from what is supposedly the best shop in town but it was very poorly maintained/borderline dangerous. If Tranquilo Bay is serious about offering diving as a regular part of their activities they should consider securiting their own BCs and regulators and just depend on the town shops for air fills.

I’d gladly go back and left Tranquilo Bay feeling like the owners had become our friends, not just someone operating a business. My 5-year old had such a great time he cried when we had to leave.