What We Love
- All-inclusive resort in Panama's Playa Blanca area.
- Nine pools, with one for adults-only and a three-track waterslide for kids & adults.
- An open-air cinema for movies at night, plus a snow cone cart for refreshing treats during the day.
Things to Know
- Tasty cuisines and cocktails, including two new restaurants serving up Mexican and Peruvian dishes.
- Panama has so much cultural history - the canal, open-air markets, national parks and more.
- You can rent mountain bikes and quad bikes for exploring around the resort.
Location
Beach – Farallon AreaProperty Information
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General Policies & Fine Print
Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.
General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
5135 reviews
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Apr 14, 2020super view
The place are located right on the beach of Pacific ocean with view right to the small island , Costa Blanca each morning you can see the fisherman around and near by at short distance is a small village.and you can walk to see the villa of gen.Noriega controversial drug dealer in goverment in 90'. Large amount of rain in Nov. and Dec. but always suny and hot.
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Mar 13, 2020
Day 1 impressions
I’m at the start of my vacation and thought I’d share my first impressions. I should mention that we opted for the goldband plus option (so I’m not sure if the other rooms and amenities are putting people off). Location - 5 minute drive from the airport. Rooms were prearranged, so you can head to the pools and beaches right away. I think this was my fav start to a vacation! Hotel - it is very big, well manicured. Room was spacious and comfortable. Your room keys are actual metal keys, so that’s peculiar (but charming in a 1980’s sort of way). We had a welcome fruit plate and bottle of bubbly. The fridge was stocked with soft drinks and beer - and we are a 2 minute walk to lobby 3 if we need drinks or snacks. Staff - I had read some negative comments from past reviews. I had not experienced anything but helpful and friendly staff. Food and drink. Decent. By comparison to 5* resorts, it’s not quite there, but still good. We were able to get a casual lunch despite being arriving between restaurant hours. Covid19 - the hotel has hand sanitizer everywhere, and is making clear efforts to keep people safe. At the time I’m writing this, Covid19 was declared a global pandemic. The NBA and NHL has just suspended the season. At any rate, bravo to the Royal Decameron for its efforts in this regard. I’ve included the pool view from our balcony. Ok, that’s it for now.
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Mar 08, 2020
Decameron the good and the bad
Good things: I found staff generally to be nice and trying, even if you do not speak Spanish, never had the feeling of being treated differently. Beach is nice, pools are clean, drinks are good, rooms are old but nice and clean. Food was ok I always found something to eat. Evening program is very nice with dancing and movie playing. The hill is not as bad as many described but can be tough on people with limited movement. Bad part: ocean is not the best, water was a bit cold and tide is pretty strong, you cannot really see more than few centimeters below surface servers in a la carte restaurants were just bad, in contrast with other staff they just did not care...we waited 20 min for wine which we had to order at least 3 times...(exception would be Catch of the Day and Kon-Tiki) Pools are open only from 9-5 which seems ridiculous (with exception of one pool which is open till 10 pm). The Plus portion of the hotel is getting bigger which means that if you do not pay extra you can use only 3 pools. despite what picture says the pools are not as big as it seems as half of them are "reflecting pools" with water just around your ankles. The trips: we went for 2 trips one Panama City+Canal, the second to Tropical rain forest. Panama city was a nice trip although our guide was not the best at English(more guides speak French) but she was trying really hard it just seemed she was inexperienced but nice person. the trip to forest was worse the guy (call me "Whiskey") was just terrible, he never told us where we are going/what we going to see and always rushed us to next thing. just overall bad guide. To sum up both trips were good but I felt like it could have been one trip. for the price(they are not cheap at least 100 USD) I would like to see better guides and a little bit better service, this needs to improve significantly SUM UP the hotel is nice and it seems they are trying but they need to improve the trips and maybe rethink the pool policy ( I would rather have 2 pools open till 8 than one open till 10)
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Mar 07, 2020It was ok
Went the last week of February. Party of 8. Let’s start with the pros, big resort. 3 pools. Nice beach. Close to the airport (5 minutes) able to manage to find something to eat every meal. Nightly entertainment was better than some places I’ve seen at other resorts. Got to visit a new country and see the Panama Canal. The maid was attentive and gave us extra water upon request. You will need to speak Spanish to speak with the maids. The cons. 90% of the staff had little care for English customers. Service and attention catered more to the Spanish/Latin guests. We were able to manager but saw roadblocks for many other guests that know no Spanish. Unable to accommodate allergies. One person was allergic to onions and I’d average 75% of the foods had onions. The a la carts we asked for just a plain chicken breast without the stuffing which had onions, they said ok but it never came so that person went to the buffet. The food was interesting but by day 4 we learnt that you have to eat where you see the entertainment workers. The buffets change the food and I’d assume the entertainment workers know where the “better food” was being served. Good tip if u visit this resort. There are lots of hills and waking and probably not the best for people with walking issues. There are mini vans on property and I commend the drivers for not hitting anyone!! But note, if you don’t have an ocean view room; there is a hilltop of rooms with a steep incline of about 50 steps to get to the beach/pools. They don’t allow drinks in the pool, ok I get that is moreso because people spill their drinks. However, if you have a pool, you factor in drinks in the pool and u add more chlorine. You can’t drink water in the pool. It is ridiculous. They will let you take a cup with a lid but this can spill too (just FYI) The main pool water was milky by the end of the day from the amount of people so why not allow drinks? The most weird practise I’ve ever seen Also note that when you fly home, carry something to eat. We got to the airport at 12:30, flight at 4:30. No duty free or food in airport and our flight home ran out of food. There are two vending machines with water and chips so you can bring change. 9 hrs without eating. That is a lost opportunity by the airline and airport. Very disappointing way to end the trip home Overall it was an ok trip. The temp averaged 40° everyday and it was sunny 6/7! Think Dominican Republic meets Cuba = Panama DeCameron
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Mar 07, 2020Nice but needs improvement
Just returned from a 10 day trip from Panama. We upgraded to the Plus package. The room was nice. Clean but basic. Only soap and shampoo given so take conditioner, lotion etc. Hair dryer in room, No iron but was given one after asking. Mini-bar stocked with beer/water/pop. There was also a dehumidifier in the room which made a huge difference, but it filled up very quickly. The staff, for the most part, were very friendly. The tried to speak English as much as possible but it helps if you know a bit of Spanish. The food in the Plus buffet was excellent. We tried most of the a la carte restaurants and they were all great. After 7 days they closed the Plus buffet for breakfast and lunch. We tried the Kontiki restaurant for breakfast and was not as good. When asked what the reason was for closing the Plus buffet they told us there were not enough guests. We saw other Plus guests going to the buffet after trying the Kontiki. They should have kept the Plus buffet open regardless of how many guests. We booked 2 tours with the Decameron Explorer. The Panama Train and Anton Valley excursions. The Panama Train tour was over 13 hours with just over an hour spent on the train. Not worth it! The Anton Valley Tour was only slightly better but still not worth it. Overall a good place to stay but there are many areas for improvement.