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Reviews of Taboga Palace Spa Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Taboga Palace Spa Hotel
Calle Francisco Pizarro San Pedro, Taboga, Taboga

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 27 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 27 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ronnetta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The decorum for each room is based on a theme: my room was Roses. I loved the fact that I was able to walk out the door into a beautiful setting in an infinity pool that overlooks the ocean and from the balcony the city & mountain. The host/manager had the best stories to tell, very pleasant, He knows the history of The island and makes the best non-alcoholic piña colada

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel with amazing views. Dave and Maria were very welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Dave and Maria. on 28 Mar,2024
Thank you Mark we look forward to your next visit,

10/10 Excellent

Morgan

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

CAMERON

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was so amazing and helped out so much! They helped us figure out some plans on what to do and theh were just really nice to talk to in general. All of the staff always made sure to welcome us in a kind manner. I would definitely stay here again especially because the pool was so nice!! After being at the beach all day it was nice to go swim in the pool that was often times shaded and also had a great view of the ocean.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Toboga Palace Spa Hotel was an excellent place to stay. The views were great and the hotel is located right in the middle of everything. We enjoyed lounging in the pool, the ferry and main beach are just steps away. Dave who owns the hotel is very personable. Be sure to try his margarita. Maria makes a fabulous piña colada as well.

10/10 Excellent

Giovanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We love it!
The hotel was clean and well maintained. The owner is very nice and he makes great cocktails. The only thing to keep in mind is that you will need to climb a lot of stairs to get to your room. Other than that, we love it!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kiri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Sergio C

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best place on the Island. Spic n span clean, cozy n comfortable room, and an administration fully attentive to guests’ needs. Totally recommend!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Dave on 21 Jan,2019
Thank you for your response, we are glad you enjoyed your time at the hotel, and we look forward to your return, You will see our hotel is open 12 months of the year.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel at beach front, room very nice and clean. The owner was very polite.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hotel in the island. Owners are very nice people.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful!
Stayed here Feb. 28-March 2, 2018. Beautiful hotel; I was in Rosewood #2 room with up-to-date bathroom, nicely appointed room, and with the infinity pool outside my window. Also had a view of the ocean from that window, and a balcony with a view of the island. Highly recommend the Taboga Palace Spa Hotel; enjoyed meeting owners David and Asta whose hotel will be a delight for all who stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Asta and Dave on 3 Apr,2018
Thanks Again for staying with us David, it was a pleasure having your company, we look forward to your next stay with us, Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Cheli, Dallas Tx

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a wonderful experince
David and his wife have wonderful place the room are clean and exelent view ac in every room clean bathroom and very cold drinks at the bar a 5 star all around
View from balcony
View of the pool from my room
Hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Dave on 22 Jul,2017
Dear Cheli, we thank you for your kind review , and we look forward to your next visit with us, Kind regards Asta and Dave Logan

10/10 Excellent

Pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Conveniently located beautiful getaway hotel
Taboga Island is a beautiful gem just half an hour from Panama city with the express ferry. The Palace Spa hotel is brand new and very conveniently located at about 70 meters from the end of the boat landing pier. We were warmly received by the owners and arrived very early and could leave our luggage at the hotel. We had the Magnolia room which is located in the back of the hotel but has a small side balcony from which you have a view of the ocean. If you want a full ocean view you need to book a room on the front side of hotel. Our room with bathroom are nicely decorated and comfortable. A small sand beach is just across the street (20 meters). If you are lucky you can see beautiful fish even from the beach. Nice drinks and cocktails can be had in the bar lobby area. We were happy with our short stay. When the pool is ready and wifi are installed and the restaurant is open, the hotel will be 5 STAR and absolutely perfect for a beautiful stay.

10/10 Excellent

damien, oceanside, Ca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel and very nice and clean
The owner David is Great! The rooms was big and clean and beautiful balcony ocean view.

10/10 Excellent

gilles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mais quelle belle petite pépite. Un accueil tout en sourire et de bonne humeur. Notre hôte nous demande comment nous allons et si notre voyage c’est bien passé. Nous sommes ravis. Ensuite il nous explique son île, comment ça fonctionne. On sent l’amour qu’il ressent pour celle-ci. Son mot d’ordre est de prendre notre temps. On est séduit tout de suite. Son hôtel respire la zen attitude. Les chambres sont cosy et il s’en dégage des ondes positives. Le temps s’arrête. C’est beau, c’est ultra propre. La piscine est juste waouw. L’eau n’est ni trop chaude, ni trop froide. C’est juste parfait. Le temps s’arrête et on recharge les batteries. Les cocktails sont magnifiques, bien servis. Bref, nous avons adoré cet séjour hors du temps. Nous ne pouvons que recommander cet établissement. Nous remercions notre hôte et Maria pour leur accueil exceptionnel. L’hôtel mérite ses étoiles. Nous remercions infiniment notre hôte pour ce séjour hors du temps
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Dave and Maria, on 8 Mar,2024
We thank you for your kind words, and all we can say is when are you coming back ? and we send you a big Hug,

8/10 Good

Nydia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel con excelente ubicación
Hotel bien ubicado, con vista al mar espectacular, buena atención por parte de los propietarios
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Sandra Elena

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mala experiencia
La experiencia no fue grata, es un hotel muy lindo y muy bien ubicado, sin embargo son muy exigentes en las reglas puesto que si es un hotel en la playa deberían ser más flexibles, no permiten tomar ni consumir nada en el area de la piscina, tampoco se puede colocar música, son bastantes rígidos con todo y aparte cobraron un depósito del costo de 200$ cuando no especifica nunca qué hay que llevar un depósito aparte me cobraron 10$ por cargos del banco que no debería asumir el cliente! Fue terriblemente malo! No lo recomiendo ya que te sientes observado y regañado todo el tiempo, las vacaciones son para disfrutar no para vivir en estress
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from owners on 12 Feb,2018
Dear Sandra, thank you for your review. We appreciate your respect to our policies. A letter with travel to Taboga and back information as well as our check in check out times, pool pules and hotel policies are send to all our guests with the booking confirmation. Room insurance deposit of $100 per room is required on check in. We do encourage our guests to leave the deposit in cash as banks charge for every transaction if card is used. You booked 2 rooms so your room insurance was $200. No food or drink and is allowed at the pool for health and safety reasons and of cause we expect our guest to respect the other guests and not play loud music. Thank you for staying with us and we look forward to your return.

6/10 Okay

Kathrin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Schöne Unterkunft auf hässlicher Insel
Taboga Island ist eine kleine Insel, die leider am absteigenden Ast ist... hat nix mit mediterranem Flair wie in Reiseführern beschrieben zu tun. Das schönste und gepflegteste Haus ist Taboga Palace. Es wird vom Engländer David und seiner Frau geführt, es ist mit viel liebe eingerichtet, schöne Zimmer, im Bad funktioniert auch alles. Aber es gibt kein Frühstück! Da muss man dann wie auch für Abendessen aus nur noch 2 auf Taboga verbliebenen Restaurants aussuchen. Strand ist dürftig. Alles in allem würden wir Taboga nicht empfehlen, jedes 5. Haus steht zum Verkauf... trotzdem wünschen wir David, der uns die besten Cocktails von ganz Panama gemixt hat, alles gute, dass sein Taboga Palace überlebt!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Das Hotel ist das beste auf der Insel. Allerdings ist die Insel zu vergessen. Es gibt ein Restaurant das um 18:30 aufsperrt und ein Chinarestaurant das nicht einladend ist. 2 super kleine Geschäfte, die einmal wöchentlich abgepacktes Brot bekommen, ansonsten kann man auf der Insel kein Brot, keine Aufstriche etc. kaufen. Der Strand ist trostlos mit Ausblick auf die Tanker, die in den Panamakanal fahren werden.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel como nuevo
El hotel está nuevo. Las habitaciones son cómodas y el baño super limpio.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

2/10 Terrible

Manuel

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dårligste service nogensinde
De Fik 100USD som ekstra værelse sikkerhed og de gøre alt for at beholde den ! Til sidst fik vi kun 32USD Pool var mega beskidt og man kunne ikke få eller køber morgen mad Ejeren virker rar men de tvinge en til at acceptere deres vilkår med deres falske smil! Virkeligt det dårligst service jeg nogensinde har opleve !
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Dear Manuel, thank you for your review. We are surprised with some of your negative comments as we do it all to fulfill all our guests’ requests, making feel relaxed and comfortable. We upgraded your room, found an European adaptor for charger, opened your own bottle of wine, free of corking charge and allowed extra time in the room. You both we welcomed with our honest smiles, services, advice and guidance on leisure times and available food and restaurants in Taboga. Yes we request $100 room insurance deposit which is returned on checkout after room inspection if there is no damage or items missing. This is common practice in the hotels. You may remember, on your arrival you asked for an upgrade on room, from Morning Breeze no5, $110 a night to Pure Opulence no7, romantic front sea view room with an extra large balcony and queen size bed. We advised about an extra cost as the room you picked was priced at $143 a night. You were both happy to prepay $33. You also requested an extra time in your room which we advised you would cost additional $10 per hour or part off, again normally this is charged straight away when requested. As a curtsey we did not charge the full amount for this. As I mentioned at the time, we offer to store our guests’ luggage until departure time for free. But you advised us the cost of $10 per hour was not a problem. As you had not paid in advance for those updates, we deducted it from the room insurance deposit. The pool was being used by our other guests and they commented how clean and how fantastic it was. Hopefully in the future when you come back to our hotel our restaurant will also be open for you. Again we do thank you for staying with us and look forward to your next visit. David and Asta Logan Owners and Managers of Taboga Palace SPA Hotel