Coronado Luxury Club & Suites

First time in Panama. Coronado is a great beach town with friendly expats. Will definitely be back and want to stay at this resort and at Martha's Airbnb Suite 1121. Her place was impeccable. The resort itself has incredible amenities, on-site restaurant, room service, beautiful pool, golf course, tennis courts, nice size gym. The staff was gracious and lovely. I felt at home and at ease. Martha was super responsive and ensured we had all the info we needed. When you are on the road and in a foreign country, "your trusted guides" are so important.

A group of us played golf then ate poolside after. The golf staff were courteous; the restaurant staff indifferent, the food the worst we had throughout our Panama travels. We had played 4 other courses in Panama, and Coronado pricing is similar but there’s no value …a serious **** problem and to find real grass or a fluffy lie was a challenge. The restrooms on the course and at the “spa” were broken and dirty. We didn’t see the rooms, but didn’t need to because we all agreed we would never return.

My wife and I stayed here from November 18-21. Check in was smooth and easy, and they whisked us out to our room on the 3rd wing. The room was hardly a suite, it lacked many necessities for certain, and needs updating badly. The furniture was shabby, worn, discolored and dirty. There were only 2 plates, no silverware, only 2 glasses, no coffee cups, (if you wanted to use the coffee maker), light bulbs were out, no soap, no tissues, only one roll of TP, and the safe didn't work and there was rust all around the room. The curtains would not close withing 8 inches of each other, so the sun greeted us daily. The bed was comfortable, and the AC was excellent, on the positive side. The terrazza restaurant was a constant battle, as the menu stated that you could have a side with entrees, and then they always tried to double charge you for it, so then you had to argue about it. At the tables that were outside, the ant problem was awful. I killed at least 75 ants while waiting for my omelet, and when I grabbed a sugar packet out of the holder, there were dozens of ants that came out with it. Gross and unhealthy. The menu was not friendly at all to vegetarians, pretty much grilled cheese, margherita pizza, and a side salad were the only choices for the 2 restaurants. On the positive side, the golf was tremendous. we got lucky both days on the weekend and the sun came out, and the course was wonderful. It's not often you get to play with crocs on about 8 of the holes. There are several great and memorable holes, especially #8 and #17, both par 3 uphill shots over very scary ponds with crocs and turtles milling about. We did not take the shuttle to the beach, regrettably. Driving in the neighborhood is a real challenge, as the roads are simply awful, full of giant potholes, and unpaved sections where your rental car may bottom out, so go very slow and be ready for anything.

We visited in the shoulder season and pretty much had the whole resort to ourselves! Our room was big, clean and there was a pool literally right outside our patio doors. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Luis in the restaurant was top notch and Navella at the spa gave a superb deep tissue/ therapeutic massage. Very easy to lose a golf ball on the 18 hole golf course as the fringe gobbled them up - but I guess, if you are good enough to stay on the fairway, you wouldn't have a problem. This resort is NOT on the beach. There is a shuttle that will take you back and forth though. The only drawback was the traffic jam going to and from Panama City. It took about 2 hours one way - no matter what time of day or night.

El servicio excelente. Todos los empleados muy amables y serviciales. Muy limpio el cuarto y el hotel en general. Los restaurantes muy buenos. Las actividades para los niños buenísimas y los padres pueden tener un espacio para cenar tranquilos mientras los niños disfrutan. La playa muy buena. Volveremos pronto!!!

Terrific Stay! The service at the Coronado Luxury Suites is top shelf. The staff knows well how to serve. The pool is expansive and well kept. The breakfast was very fast and basic. But good! We especially loved our room with a pool in front of our patio. You can easily walk to things in the Coronados but the road is gravel and uneven. It was a great stop-over stay.