Jun 26
David Hotel Castilla
Here is a copy of the hotel’s brochure.
A reader wrote me that the 774-5262 number has been removed and that the email should be inmisa@cwp.net/pa.
There is now a website for this hotel. http://www.hotelcastillapanama.com/
NOTE: Verify all rates prior to check in. The rates quoted below are a best effort by me to get rates.
This nice lady provided me with the brochure and the prices which are $27.00 one double bed, $37.00 for two double beds, and $47 to handle three people. The Internet is $1/30 minutes.
For other David hotels go here.
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Hi Don Ray,
We have also stayed at the Castilla, while setting up our rental in David.
The Castilla’s rooms are also very clean, and the staff very friendly and helpful. The basic room we rented was larger than we’d expected, with a separate sitting area. Also, very important (to us), there were coffee makers in every room. Lots of stairs. Internet connection in the lobby was a little pricey, considering the number of internet cafes in the immediate area. Location-wise, you can’t really get more central than this – pretty much everything is a short walk away.
Thanks for leaving a comment.
The hotel that is out of sight on Internet pricing is the Gran Nacional ($6.30/hr). Talk about a ripoff.
I’ve stayed there about three times. Nothing fancy, but usually clean. The last time I stayed about a month ago, the bathroom obviously hadn’t been cleaned. Watch out because if they give you a room with a 200 number (which they always did for me), it is actually on the third floor. By the time I crawl up the last few steps, there’s no way I’m going back down (and up again). So be warned. Eat dinner, do your shopping or check your internet before you go upstairs for the night. There’s a good buffet restaurant next door. They gave me pensionado benefits. Nice people. By the way, they do not speak English.
Thanks for leaving a comment. Good tip about the 200 numbered rooms.
This is the hotel that my wife and I always stay at when we are in David. I have always found it to be an excellent place to stay when visiting relatives. The rooms have always been clean and comfortable. The staff has always been very nice and helpfull. We always plan to stay here when in David.
It is certainly centrally placed in down town.
What is the most comfortable place to stay in David?
Do you know the dates of the David Fair in 2007?
Is there a B and B in David? We heard the the Lamb B and B is now closed.
Thanks,
Elizabeth and Don
The only hotel I have stayed in is the Hotel National and that was because I didn’t know about any others. Comfortable is a personal preference. I understand th new Hotel Cervantes is nice for the price. Hotel National is the largest and has the most accommodations, but is also the most expensive.
I understand that the Lambs Inn is closed too. I don’t know of any others.
I’ve stayed at Hotel Castilla on two occassions and was pleased both times. The rooms are large and air conditioned. There is cable TV, the beds are comfortable and the restaurant serves great breakfast. You can’t ask for much more in this price range. It also provides a central location, which is ideal if you are staying in David or just passing through.
This hotel is OK…only pain is if that they dont have an elevator…
watch out for the fat hotel manager..she needs to work on her customer service skills..
In the past two months,we have stayed at least 4 times at the Hotel Castiila and we have always found the staff tc be very very nice.In fact,it is for this reason that we kept going there.Alvin and Simone from Canada.
Alvin and Simone – Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Hello Don Ray,
Thank you for mentionning Cafe Don Siu next to hotel Panama Rey.We have eaten there 4 times each time we were in David
and we were never disappointed.Churrasco for cheap breakfasts was good and Panama Bill serves delicious American and Panamanian food.
After two wonderful months in Panama,we are off to Honduras tomorrow.Alvin and Simone
Thanks for leaving a comment. Don Sui is a favorite of mine as well. Very nice people there. If you get to L Cieba, look up La Gringa. http://lagringasblogicito.blogspot.com/index.html
dear don-ray & followers,
we stayed at hotel castilla for two or three nights in feb 2006
very clean and comfortable but seemed to cater to the business
client.
met a wonderfully helpful person ide a maid on another floor a true
friend-she speaks english so well.
discovered chiriqui chatter upon our return thank you don-ray
ellen
You are welcome Ellen. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
The Castilla is very nice hotel for the price. The staff is friendly and the place is well kept. The restaurant has good food and the waitresses are more than friendly.
The one draw back in the place is, as Joe C. comments, the fat manager who is named Maria. She has a rather cold and frosty personality and is lacking in social skills. I speak Spanish and from what I have learned none of the employees like her. She is kind of like the Dick Cheney of Panama. She has been with the hotel for many years.
My wife and I stayed at the Hotel Castilla in May and June this year (07), after a disappointing experience at La Puerta del Sol. (A couple of years earlier, our experience there was fine.) … My wife has chronic asthma and an elevator would have helped, but our room was always clean, and service was always pleasant. We enjoyed the hotel restaurant but more often went to the cafeteria next door, where we often brought back pan de queso (pan de bono) made by a Colombian somewhere in David. (My wife is Colombian,) We also appreciated the senior discounts as retirees and are hoping to move to David or nearby, from San Antonio, TX. The location of the Hotel Castilla is excellent.
Hi Cliff. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Your Hotel is really beautiful but there’s something that I still can not believe and is the fact that the pictures on you web page are truly not showing what this place really have to offer, You have a really nice place, get better quality pictures on your web page.
Thank you.
Hi Alex. I am sorry that you don’t like the photos that are in this post. I am not associated with the hotel and have listed the David hotels as a courtesy to people wanting to visit David, Chiriqui. The first photo in this post is one that I took. The rest of the photos shown here are from the hotel’s brochure.
thank Mrs. Ray for information the best hotel in chirqui is castilla
the rate is diferent is single room 28 in low season in high season 38
doble rooms 38 in low season and high season 44
triple room is 48 in low season and high season 56
junior suite is 45 in low season in high season 55
suite room is 66 in low season in igh season is 77 all rate included tax.
THIS HAVE ALL THE SERVICE IN THE ROOM:CABLE TV, HOT WATER, BEAUTIFUL AND CONFORTABLE ROOMS, AIR CONDITION. THE RESTAURANT IS OPEN 7:00 A.M UNTIL 3:00 P.M AFTER 4:30 P.M- 11:00 P.M. THE LAUNDRY SERVICE 7:00 A.M. INTERNET SERVICE 24 HOURS. THE AREA NEAR AT HOTEL IS VERY SAFE ALSO ENJOYED THE NEW PARK CERVANTES IS VERY NICE. THE STAFF THE HOTEL CASTILLA IS POLITE.
CASTILLA HOTEL WAIT FOR YOU.
HAPPY NEW YEARS.
Thanks for updating the information, Yima.
Hello the Change the Rate in the Hotel Catilla
ALL THE ROOMS HAVE AIR CONDITION, HOT WATER, CABLE TV, ROOMS SERVICE. THE CASTILLA HOTEL HAVE A RESTURANT OPEN 7:00 A:M UNTIL 3:00 P.M AFTER OPEN 4:30P.M UNTIL 11:00 P.M. ONLY CLOSE THE SUNDAY IN THE AFTERNON. THE INTERNET IS OPEN 24 HOURS.
Single Rooms :38 dollar more tax, regular rate, 29 dollar included tax, especial rate or frequent client. this room have a one bed doble.
Doble Rooms: 41 dollar more tax, regular rate, 39 dollar included tax especial rate or frequent client.this room have a one doble bed and one single room.
Junior doble rooms: 55 dollar whit tax regular rate, 45 dollar included tax especial rate or frequent client. This rooms have one doble bed and one single bed and have a balcony, and good view in the park and city.
Junior Suite rooms second floor: 56 dollar whit tax, regular rate, 60 dollar whit tax in especial rate or frequent client. is similar at junior doble.
Triple Rooms: 66 dollar with tax, regular rate, 49 dollar whit tax especial rate or frequent client. this rooms have a one bed doble and two bed single. also have a balcony and excelent view.
Junior Triple Rooms: 61 dollar with tax, regular rate, 56 dollar whit tax especial rate or frequent client. only rooms 202 in second floor. is similar a triple rooms. this rooms have a one bed doble and two bed single.
Suite Rooms: 100.00 dollar whit tax , regular rate, 70 dollar whit tax especial rate or frequent client. is the best rooms in the hotel. this rooms have one bed doble an one bed single and sofacama,mini living room, and balcony and excelent view.
CASTILLA HOTEL WAIT FOR YOU.
FOR RESERVATION BY E-MAIL : otelcastilla@cwpanama.net.
castilladavi@cwpanama.net
BY THE TELEPHONE: (507)774-52-36
774-52-60
774-52-61.
I have booked to stay at the Hotel Castilla from the 16th January 2008 for 7 days. So thank you Yima for the information about the hotel as I did not know what to expect.
I have been to David 3 times before and usually stay at the Gran Nacional but thought it was a bit expensive for this time of year.
We recently stayed at Hotel Castilla and found it to be an excellent place. Very clean throughout, excellent staff. good restaurant and good beds.
We met a maid named Ida who speaks very good English. Her talents are wasted cleaning rooms. She made our stay there much easier as she helped us on her own time after work The main drawback staying there was the language barrier.
Hi Susan. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Yes
don I too stayed at the hotel and found that Ida’s talents are wasted. This person should be on the front desk, not making beds. But Ida is a very good employe, and an asset to the hotel. And when I return in April I will be staying there agin Have a great day Corbin
Hi Corbin. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
if in my opinion all the personnel is excellent congratulation hotel castilla. thank a all the people that visit ours hotel welcome the people that not know this hotel.
IN Chiriqui exist a special place the name is
HOTEL CASTILLA
WAIT FOR YOU
BYE.
Hi Yima. Thanks for stopping in.
dear corbin & susan,
you are both so right about ida! she is a panamanian blessing!
so beautiful inside & out i am now”pinning” for ida & panama. i hope
her children & grandaughter are well. thanks don-ray. ellen
dear ellen, I will tell you that ida and her family are well. she had her grandaughter this last weekend and the sunday before she and her family had a wonderfull day at the beach. Ida sends out a warm hello to all of her friends that she has made at the hotel and I hope to see her agin in may Corbin
dear corbin & don ray,
thank you for the update on ide & her family. she was so kind to us
as i am sure she is to everyone! i hope to see her again soon.
thank you again. ellen
Don Ray
Just wanted to let you know Hotel Castilla has a new website, it includes a secure reservation form.
http://www.hotelcastillapanama.com/
I found it while searching for lodging in Chiriqui for my upcoming trip
Kayra
Hi Kayra. Thanks for taking the time to leave that information.
Hi
This will be my very first trip to Panama in July. I will be going with two of my girlfriends and we’ve booked the triple room. I was wondering, does anyone know if they have a blow dryer in the bathroom?
I would be very surprised if any hotels here have a hairdryer, but I could be wrong. It would be better to contact the hotel.
Mr Kimmy was a problem in the castilla hotel
Yima, I am not sure I understand what you are saying.
[...] we had Sunday lunch in Hotel Castilla. It had been recommended as a great [...]
The best deal I can get is 40.00 per night (including taxes) for May 2009. Tel number is 774-5236
Hi Annie. Thanks for taking the time to leave the comment with the information.
Kimmy I stayed at the hotel last
April 08 and the did not have hair dryers then. They do have the same voltage as the us 120volts so you might take a hair dryer. And if you see a maid by the name of Ida tell I said hi and I will be there in
april next , enjoy your self it is realy great Corbin PS Ida speaks very good english so if you need something just ask her ):):):)