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Hotel Panamonte (Boquete,
Panama)
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Hotel Panamonte sits quietly in
Boquete, Chiriqui Province. The innkeepers enjoy entertaining
their guests as if they were in their own home, which they
practically are. The Inn is situated on the fringe of the town
of Boquete allowing for easy access to shopping and mingling at
the local markets. Beaches on the Pacific side are within
approximately a one hour drive; the Caribbean side is
approximately a two hour drive.
My sister and I, both big fans of travel in Ireland, commented
how it reminded us of an Irish B&B. The building is one of the
oldest hotels in the region and sure does feel like a European
B&B with it's cheery, wooden sky blue siding and victorian
interior. The U-shaped lodge opens onto a lovely garden with
rooms opening onto terraces which face it.
The bar has a roaring fireplace and an outdoor seating area with
it's own fire pit. Guests were a combination of well to do
Panamanians escaping the heat of the capital as well as a few
foreign tourists. Our room was a two bedroom suite on the second
floor over the lobby.
The town of Boquete is small but has an International feel to
it. You can feel and see the effects that a decade or more of
foreign retirees has had on the area. Trendy restaurants and
modern services mix with a very local, laid back country flavor.
Rivers and streams seem to be everywhere. Green hills and misty
air envelope the area. It really does feel a lot like
Switzerland or Scotland (from what I imagine).
We had a drink in Panamonte's beautiful bar in front of a
roaring fire before dining on fresh river trout at the
restaurant. The food was excellent. We then retired to our
2-bedroom suite and slept soundly.
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