The Best Hotels in Panamá
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The best hotels in Panamá, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide, the Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo comes out on top.
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Waldorf Astoria Panama and Bristol Panama hold the next two places. The Forbes Travel Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide next.
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A converted social club in the cobblestoned Casco Viejo neighborhood, this Sofitel Legend is a luxury hotel where staff in cream uniforms and Panama hats greet you under a colonial facade. Dark woods and vintage touches fill the interior, while an ocean-facing infinity pool and a full spa pull you back to the present. The terrace serves Mediterranean tapas against the Panama City skyline, which is the kind of detail that makes unpacking feel optional.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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A 36-story tower in Panama City's business district, the Waldorf Astoria is a luxury hotel with 130 rooms and suites, several dining options, and a spa. Ocean-view suites sit high above the city buzz, and the building is close enough to the airport that an early checkout doesn't require a pre-dawn alarm. The kind of place where the lobby does a lot of quiet signaling about what a night here costs.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
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Local paintings cover nearly every wall of this boutique hotel in Panama City's banking district, giving the whole place a low-key gallery feel. The rooms are classically comfortable, the service attentive without hovering, and the two towers open up knockout views of the city. The B Bar's Negroni list and Mediterranean tapas attract suits and visitors alike, while the restaurant, Salsipuedes, pulls from six different culinary traditions.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
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A Jack Nicklaus golf course sprawling across 500 acres sets the scale at this luxury resort inside a gated community on the edge of Panama City. The sandstone porte-cochère and hand-crafted furniture lean into Panamanian character rather than generic five-star beige, and the pool sits just beyond the lobby like a quiet argument for staying put. A full spa and three restaurants round things out for guests who packed their clubs and those who definitely did not.
The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended