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Jun 26th, 2006 by Don Ray

Here is Hotel Puerta Del Sol. (507) 774-8422 puertadelsol@cwpanama.net

NOTE: Verify all rates prior to check in. The rates quoted below are a best effort by me to get rates.

The prices here are $29.70 for a queen bed, $35.20 for 2 beds, and $40.80 with three beds. The internet is $1/30 minutes.

This is the lobby to Puerta Del Sol. By the way, this hotel has an excellent restaurant and the noon buffet is great.

For other David hotels go here.

Tags: Hotels

Posted in Hotels, Panama Journal

50 Responses to “David Hotel Puerta Del Sol”

on 27 Jun 2006 at 8:21 am1Linda

Hi Don Ray,
Last comment of the day. The Puerta del Sol is where I book rooms for visitors to David.
Again, the rooms are very clean and the staff is friendly and helpful. I have noted that there is usually one person on the desk who speaks English.
Puerta del Sol has an elevator, which is important for some of our older visitors. The food in the restaurant is good - we have breakfast there every Sunday - and have heard that the Sunday Brunch is excellent.
Linda
on 27 Jun 2006 at 8:24 am2Don Ray

Your comments are always welcome.

Their noon buffet is good too, not just the Sunday buffet.
on 07 Jul 2006 at 5:25 pm3Bob S

Don Ray:

I stayed at the Puerta Del Sol in March 2006 Found the room extremely Clean, good Food at the Restaurant, don’t speak Spainish to well so I found it helpful that The Bell Hops and most of the Front Desk Girls Spoke very good English, were Very Friendly, & Helpful. I was charged $ 22.00 per night for a Single, which I felt was a real bargain. The Floors were Marble as well as the Shower Walls. There was dish T.V. With a fair amount of English Channesl Including Free Porn after 11 P.M. ” What a Country! ” There is a good internet cafe across the street with vidio rentals, and 25 Cents for 1/2 Hour on high speed Internet Acccess. Met alot of English Speaking People staying in the restaurant in various stages of purchasing Property. Looks like the secret is out . I found direct Cab Rides to Boquette for $ 15.00 for those with more time the bus Fare to Boquette was about $ 1.50. Looking forward to coming back to David in the not to distant future. Lots of good shopping within walking distance of the Hotel. They Close the Bar A Little Early but over all I found this Hotel Very Nice.

Bob S.
on 07 Jul 2006 at 6:35 pm4Don Ray

Thanks for the comment.

I have used Planet Internet which I think is the internet cafe you were talking about. I always has a friendly smile at the checkout counter.
on 16 Jul 2006 at 11:12 am5John Haluska

Can anyone supply a phone number or location for this hotel?
on 16 Jul 2006 at 12:02 pm6Don Ray

I have added all phone numbers to the individual hotel posts as well as the index list of hotels. If you find one I missed, let me know.
on 17 Jul 2006 at 8:20 am7John Haluska

Your work is so much appreciated by us newbies to the area. John
on 17 Jul 2006 at 8:25 am8Don Ray

Thanks for the comment. I am glad that others are enjoying my efforts.
on 02 Aug 2006 at 5:15 pm9laurel

I am looking for the correct number for this hotel….does anyone have it?

Puerta del Sol

Gracias

Laurel
on 02 Aug 2006 at 7:52 pm10Don Ray

Laurel. You are correct, the number is bad. I looked Puerto del Sol up in the phone book and gor another number and it is also bad. I will try to get by the hotel, but it will take me some time. In the mean time I will try to see if I can find another number and I will test it. I took all the numbers as correct. I will go back and call each one and verify they work and if they are bad I will put them down as a problem to be fixed. Sorry to put out bad info, but this is Panama and when you use Panama resources it is sometimes garbage in garbage out.

As an update, I just found a good number and called the hotel. Iput it in the post, so the post is also correct now. 774-8422
on 15 Sep 2006 at 11:29 am11ROBIN purcell

DEAR SIR
MY NAME IS ROBIN AND I SPENT SIX WONDERFUL MONTHS WORKINING AT THE HOTEL I MISS IT DEARLY AND JUST WONTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL WORDS. IT TOOK ME BACK AND I DECIDED I WILL SAVE MONEY TO RETURN FOR A VISIT. I LIVE IN CANADA IN THE PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND SO THE PEOPLE OF DAVID ARE MUCH THE SAME. I MEET YOU IN 2002 AND WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU WERE STILL A RESIDENT OF THE HOTEL. IF SO COULD YOU PLEASE SEND MY PRAYERS TO THE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN THEIR SINCE 2003. YOU HAVE A GREAT SITE AND YOUR POETRY HITS A SPOT IN MY HEART. PLEASE KEEP UP YOUR WORK ON THE SITE IT IS MY ESCAPE BACK TO PANAMA.
GRACIES
AND GOD BLESS
on 15 Sep 2006 at 3:27 pm12Don Ray

Thanks for dropping in Robin, but if you think you met me in 2002 in this hotel, it must have been some one different. If you met me in 2002, it would have to have been in Boquete.
on 03 Nov 2006 at 12:57 pm13Michael Barry

Hello Sir,
Your Web Blogg is wonderfully filled with great imformation.
My family ( me,mary, and little one Keegan )
Thank You ! best regards
Michael
on 03 Nov 2006 at 2:43 pm14Don Ray

Glad you have found it helpful.
on 01 Jan 2007 at 9:08 pm15Lynton Lam

Hello,

My wife and I stayed at your Hotel in December of 2006, We thank you all for a nice stay at your Hotel. The room was clean, and the food and service was very good. We hope to return in the near future to do some execelent and cheap shopping.

Gracias

Lynton Lam
on 01 Jan 2007 at 9:12 pm16Don Ray

Lynton - Thanks for leaving a comment.

Just for clarification, I am not associated with any of these hotels. I saw that the David Hotels were not well displayed on the Internet and decided to add entries of the hotels in my blog. If you want to write the hotel, their email address was listed in the post next to their phone number.

If these hotel entries were of help I am satisfied.
on 20 Feb 2007 at 4:48 pm17Cuong Quach

Hi Don,

How are you?
My wife and I will visit David on March-05-2007 and would like to stay at this Hotel Puerta Del Sol, however because we will drive to David from Panama city by a rental car, therefore we would like to know if this hotel has a secure parking space for the rental? Your advice is greatly appreciate.

Best regards,

Cuong
on 20 Feb 2007 at 6:55 pm18Don Ray

The hotel has secure parking to the side so it should be fine there.
on 22 Feb 2007 at 11:18 am19Cuong Quach

Good morning Don,

Thank you for your reply.
on 22 Feb 2007 at 11:21 am20Don Ray

De nada.
on 08 Apr 2007 at 3:32 pm21stuart freeman

hi don
I am going to Panama the last week of April hopefully to purchase property BUT believe it or not I was interested in a piece of beachfront in Las Lajas and I’m to contact a man by the name of Mr. Danny to show. me the property.Can this be the Mr. Danny mentioned in buyer beware? I’ve been told his real name is Denis Moran and I also have a phone number for him.I hear we are arriving at the start of the rainy season..does it rain every day and is it a heavy rainfall ..how long does the rainy season last? Should I be bringing any special clothing?
thanks Stuart
on 08 Apr 2007 at 3:57 pm22Don Ray

Hi Stuart. I can’t answer the question about Danny. It would have been better if you had raised that on that post because the person who wrote the email might have responded. I will try to find her email address and forward her your comment. I will try to cross post your comment on the other area as well.

In the rainy season it will rain most days. Usually the morning is nice and the rains come in the afternoon. Some rains are nice and gentle and some rain comes down by the buckets full.
on 18 Apr 2007 at 6:57 pm23parking

This hotel also has free underground parking (with cameras, if I recall correctly.)
on 18 Apr 2007 at 7:07 pm24Don Ray

That is news to me. I have seen parking to the side, but I have never heard that it had underground parking. I can’t even imagine where the entrance would be.
on 10 Jun 2007 at 7:16 pm25Adrián Öyster

Hi, I want to know sinse the Hotel is open to public, ¿the year?
thanks
on 10 Jun 2007 at 8:02 pm26Don Ray

I am not sure I understand your question.
on 11 Jun 2007 at 7:45 pm27Douglas Herbert

Don,
I am sure I have driven by here, but do you have an address?
Doug
on 11 Jun 2007 at 7:51 pm28Don Ray

It is about a block from the downtown park on the one way street heading toward the airport.
on 28 Jun 2007 at 7:19 am29amanda

Good morning, I’m going to David to get married and I’m looking for a nice Hotel in David where I could have a few unforgettable nights with my husband. I would like to know how are your bedrooms and restrooms sinces there is no pictures of the rooms. thanks
on 28 Jun 2007 at 7:22 am30amanda

please show me some more pictures
on 30 Jun 2007 at 10:57 am31Don Ray

Sorry Amanda, I included all the photos I have of this hotel. Contact the hotel for other information. I do not represent the hotel.
on 19 Oct 2007 at 3:34 pm32walter

how far is this hotel from the venue of the international fair of david
on 19 Oct 2007 at 3:53 pm33Don Ray

Nothing is all that far in David, but it is too far to walk, unless you are feeling pretty frisky. It will be about a $1.50 to $2.00 taxi ride.
on 27 Nov 2007 at 7:15 pm34Janice

Just wanted to say what a great site this is. My husband and I just returned from a 3 day stay at Puerta del Sol (November 2007). After reading the many entries on this site, we decided to give the hotel a try, and we weren’t disappointed. Our rate was approx. $35.00 per night for a room with a double bed and a twin bed (when we arrived on Saturday without a reservation, they didn’t have any rooms available with queen beds). The restaurant serves delicious food. My husband thought the two beef dishes he had there were excellent. The rooms are clean and quiet, but, as someone else mentioned, bring your own shampoo, wash cloths, and hair dryer if you want them; they’re not provided. There are no safe deposit boxes in the rooms, but the hotel brochure mentions that they do have secure boxes for use by its guests. The staff were friendly and most of them do speak some English. We’ll definitely stay at Puerta del Sol again if we have to make a trip to David. Thanks for the many comments.
on 27 Nov 2007 at 7:22 pm35Don Ray

Hi Janice. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
on 18 Dec 2007 at 12:31 pm36Charlotte Newman

Thanks for this update. I’m browsing for a hotel for this Jan. trip to David. We’ve stayed in the Iberia in the past. Very nice folks. And yes, the cubano is muy yummy. But no elevator, and Don has multiple back problems like ya wouldn’t believe, causing much much pain, and neccessary daily medication for same. And their rooms are rather small.
He’s also become an incredibly light sleeper. You should see his video with audio from our room at the Hotel Las Vegas Suites room in Panama City, last stay. Right at the intersection, catty corner from Veneto. Although it has many amenities, letting Don sleep was not one of them. So a quiet room, and/or earplugs seems the only solution to him getting some zzzz’s. Me, I lived in Manhattan for two years in my youth. Noise? What noise.
So, back to David and del So, besides the great advantage of an elevator, is the hotel in a quieter area, i.e. not at an intense intersection, or wildly celebratory nightlife area? That would make it perfecto.
Much appreciated.
on 18 Dec 2007 at 12:51 pm37Don Ray

The hotel is about a block away from Parque Cervantes. Can’t speak to the quietness. I would think it is as quiet as the others. Good luck.
on 18 Dec 2007 at 1:15 pm38Charlotte Newman

Thank you. Sounds good.
Best, Charlotte
on 16 Apr 2008 at 2:32 pm39Chiriquí Chatter » Blog Archive » Have Food – Will Attend

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on 30 May 2008 at 5:53 am40Mary R

An update on hotels. We stayed at Puerto del sol. Made the reservation online. Had a bit of a problem making the reservation in English, but once I switched to my limited spanish, no problema. The folks there are delightful. The rooms are ample. We checked in two different times, the second time with no firm leave date. The ladies at the desk said no problem, the rooms are yours as long as you want them.
For us, the elevator was all important. The parking is underground, around the corner from the main entrance. The hotel has a lobby computer, $1 for 45 minutes. Actually they have two, but one wasn’t working the two weeks we were there.
I didn’t care for the restaurant, but others seem to like it. Plenty of other choices close by for eating. One great deal for lunch is the casino at the Gran Nacional (if you stay away from the slots!). Three dollars got us soup or chicken wings, a big lunch, and a dessert, ice cream or flan. What a deal.
And our favorite breakfast was at El Ejecutive (a drive past the central park, past the stadium, one more street over, Don will have to tell us the name of street). Great coffee, very nice ladies, great breakfast, and three adults ate well for six dollars and a tip. The best thing is they have parking for six or seven cars. Just don’t land there while the cabbies are on their breakfast break. The place fills up!
on 30 May 2008 at 6:56 am41Don Ray

Hi Mary. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Sorry, but I don’t know the Ejecutivo. Downtown the Multi cafe 1 and 2 are both reasonable and good food for breakfasts.
on 01 Jun 2008 at 1:03 pm42ROY

Don: not sure if can answer this fast.I live in C.R. taking bus tomorrow the 2nd to David,,Am interested in Hotel puerta del sol,,,,Do they have Air Cond.? thank you in advance, Roy
on 01 Jun 2008 at 3:20 pm43Don Ray

Hi Roy. All hotels that are listed here have AC.
on 03 Aug 2008 at 12:57 pm44Rafael

Hi my name Rafael I’m a student of Internactional Tourism from Universidad Interamericana in Panama city, this hotel exceed my expectations so clean; is a big hotel, good facilities, as you were in the capital, good attention, i’m making a report of this hotel to qualify the level of quality that it has and is getting a high score…IM PROUD OF COUNTRY, with all the comments that all of you wrote here…but we should improve a lot of our service culture learn more languages, and keep our traditions…
PD: The people who want to see pictures of the interior and exterior of the hotel or any other info about Panama, hotels, restaurant, investment can write to my e-mail that is chopperpaul@gmail.com

Thanks for helping Don Ray the world is a better place with people as you giving help and support without any refound…

VISIT PANAMA. YOU’LL ENJOY IT// GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU

Rafael
(chopperpaul)
on 03 Aug 2008 at 2:35 pm45Don Ray

Hi Rafael,

Thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment.
on 04 Aug 2008 at 4:48 am46Gareth Thomas

Hi Don Ray

Thanks for your informative and helpful blog which I found really useful during my research into retirement in Panama. I’m coming to Panama City towards the end of November, and intend to stay for five months (and who knows maybe longer!) to visit the different areas of the country to see where I would most prefer to settle. At the moment, Boquete seems to be near the top of my list, although my mind is being kept firmly open pending my visit.

I have sent a couple of emails to the Hotel Puerta Del Sol to see if they can offer me a single room for two weeks commencing on 28 November, but have not received a reply. Do you think this is most likely due to a problem with their/my email messaging or are they perhaps reluctant to respond to an email written only in English? (I am about to start on Spanish lessons, so would not be able to have any telephone conversation with the hotel unless it was in my native Welsh language, or in English!!

What would you advise - I’m really keen on this hotel, as the price seems favourable and I can’t seem to find anything comparable on the web.

Also, what would you advise re. renting a property in Panama, preferably the Boquete region, for say 4 months - am I better off waiting till I arrive, and see what I can find in local newspapers’ classifieds’ sections, or should I try and use agents’ web sites. Those that I have found so far seem to offer only expensive rental options!

Any help that you can find time to give would be gratefully received,

many thanks,

Gareth
on 04 Aug 2008 at 7:09 am47Don Ray

Hi Gareth,

I just sent them an email to verify that the address is working. The hotel should have people that can communicate in English, so via phone or email should be no problem.

Verify the prices on all hotels. It has been a couple of years since I made the posts on the Hotels.

Most Internet ads will have an inflated price. However, rentals are most likely in small quantity. It is usually better to be here and plan on looking for a week or two to find something. Any organization that caters to gringos will charge more than if you can talk to the owner of the rental. I really am out of touch with what might be available in Boquete.
on 04 Aug 2008 at 11:04 am48Gareth Thomas

Dear Don,
Many thanks for your prompt response - I’ll be taking your advice and will research the rental market when I arrive in Panama, when I hope that I will have some basic command of Spanish to ease the communication with property owners.

Thanks again,

Gareth
on 04 Aug 2008 at 1:03 pm49Don Ray

Just so you know, they haven’t responded to my email either, but since it wasn’t returned, I have to assume it is a good address.
on 08 Aug 2008 at 12:44 pm50Gareth Thomas

Thanks Don - maybe its holiday time for the hotel office! No matter, I’ll make my reservation by phone a little nearer the time of my arrival.