Comments on: GS Hotel Galeria in Santiago Panama

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:49:20 +0000

Hi Linda. Thanks for commenting. Glad to see you are home too.

I don’t think I have the nerve or the patience to drive on those roads at night.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:46:14 +0000

I’m glad that you made it home safely as well. While we haven’t done the road trip to PC or even Santiago for a while, we do travel the road to San Felix many times a week. The work that’s being done from San Felix to San Lorenzo is a slow process and the areas of construction are poorly marked. The evidence that these sites take drivers by surprise are the vivid black skid marks… When (or if) the sign says ‘excavacion profunda’ they really mean it! Just one more reason not to drive this highway at night. As for police watching the construction zones, I haven’t yet seen any on this stretch of the Interamericana - they would be useful.

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:00:19 +0000

Hi Lilia,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Yes, I would not want to be driving that stretch of highway at night.

It was interesting there ware several locations with construction that had police. It is the first time i remember seeing police watching how cars drove through the construction areas.

By: Lilia L.

Lilia L. — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:55:43 +0000

Good to hear you made it safely to David, Don. I’ve been to the restaurant of Hotel Galeria several times and it has always been a very good experience. I’ve never stayed in the Hotel but the lobby and the restaurant are always very clean and the waitresses very cordial and helpful.

It’s very good to know that there’s a clean and safe place to stay in Santiago.

Thanks also for the important information regarding road conditions from Santiago to David.