My stay on Contadora at the Villa Romatica was better than I had hoped for. The setting is perfect and the beach with its beautiful soft, white sand rarely had more than a few people on it. The 5 other beaches I walked to were almost as good. The restaurant food was great and the servers were efficient and friendly.... More

Drifts across the restaurant which detracts somewhat from the absolutely divine view. The hotel is charmingly, just a little delapidated but it is very easy to while away the hours on one of the terraces and a glorious beach is only steps away. It is all presided over by a jolly Austrian called Charles who sports a rather too obvious... More

We enjoyed our stay, which got off on a shaky start when we were not given the room we reserved. But we were moved the following morning and thoroughly enjoyed being in the Bella Vista Suite, worth the price. Also, we changed our departing flight to a later one and were able to keep our room until 4:00, very accommodating.... More

We arrived on the island on a Friday morning, without a hotel reservation. We had encountered one hotel with no vacancy when we found the Villa Romantica. We presumed we had checked in after being told a room was available, the nightly rate, completing the paper work and offering our credit card. Our room wouldn't be available for 4 hours... More

Its hard to review the hotel without putting it in the context of where it is -- on an island that is amazingly beautiful and yet feels like time has passed it by. So, in reviewing the hotel, I give it much more leeway than I would for any other hotel that I have ever stayed at or have revewed.... More

Isla Contadora is one of the most overpriced, under-serviced places I have ever been in my life. It is a microcosm of all that is right/wrong with Panama. The natural beauty is very impressive. It is a 25 min plane ride from Panama City. But, the vast majority of people who own, run, or work at places in Panama could... More

We enjoyed our 5-6 day stay on Contadora Island (Feb. 2011) and daily walked the island to the different beaches to snorkel all the spots around the island. This spot definitely has good energy with a great view and beach for the hotel itself. The decor is over the top Las Vegas style and the owner is quite a trip,... More

Good location on nice beach. Easy to walk to the very small "town" area by the airport. Food at restaurant was more than sufficient and having a restaurant in the hotel is very convenient. There was a fresh "catch of the day" each night as a dinner choice. Staff was very friendly. Nice to walk around island and see other... More

We didn't stay at the hotel although we wish we had! The location on the beach with the fantastic views is ideal. It also has a restaurant so no need to travel to another part of the island which we had to as we stayed at the Contadora Island Inn. Since it was the closest restaurant (a 10-15 minute walk),... More