The building is dated, entrance not so welcoming, the room is just right, clean, good view, wonderful house keeper, helpful staff. Nice view from the pool bar on the roof, complimentary welcome drinks. They have a restaurant and they offered free breakfast packages. They can help to organize tours and taxi. This hotel is close to KFC, McDonald's, supermarket, market, shopping center, restaurant, fire station, metro station, bus stop and taxi service right out front. Its just in a perfect location, to access just about anything.

My feelings about this hotel are very mixed. Of course, when writing a review, one must take into account what one pays. The hotel is very run down, but the rooms are not small, beds ok, and towels and linen clean. Breakfast very reasonable. So far so good and price justified. However, the bonus of the hotel, the roof top with the swimming pool, was also our curse. Blaring music till very late at night/early morning. So, getting a room on a higher floor away from heavy traffic and loud road works in the night, was maybe not great with that difference that the blaring music comes from the hotel itself and could be avoided. It is the reason why we never ate at the rooftop, nor ever had more than one drink. When I asked to put the music down, being all alone there, it was refused 'because the guests at the terrace past the swimming pool like it loud'. There were no other guests. It is too loud for rooftop visitors (is not a disco) and above all for guests who pay for a night's sleep. There also was a total mess up with our 3 rooms at the reception, so that we paid more than we should have but they were not open for understanding, nor that they misinformed us. That cost us money while in any other hotel, the hotel would have taken responsibility. The fact that there always is a different person at the reception, each not having a clue about what others said, did not help. None spoke English. The only exception in the whole hotel is the guy who helps with luggage and anything else. He speaks English, is learning French, and is very helpful. The neighbourhood seems not safe, many warned us, but just be vigilant and take a taxi when dark. It is 15-20 mins walk to Casco and the promenade by the water.

Great location - this is the only positive fact. The rest is a shame. The hotel has already passed its heyday. Beautiful photos do not reflect the real, poor quality. The equipment is badly worn, often dirty and sticky. The rooftop pool and bar were a big disappointment. Room was quite big, but badly condition. Breakfast very simple and tasteless (cheap sausages, dry scrambled eggs, hard corn pancakes, artificial fruit juice from a carton). After two days of stay they canceled our reservation and tried to kick us out. They tried to make us pay a high price, but booking.com was the salvation. We paid 1/3 of the price there. Even though this was a new booking, we were refused welcome drinks.

A bad day for hotel Caribe they raised there rates and lower their service no hot water and no breakfast organization there are cheaper hotels with better service

Cheaper local hotel with casino. We booked to be in town for new year's eve. Nice rooftop bar to view an active local scene. Free parking for the brave......in the basement! Great breakfast.

I'm not sure because it was rainy season but I saw roaches in the room.

Super nice hotel. This really is Panama. Amazing rooftop terrace with lovely Caraibian music.

Very poor maintained rooms. Very dark rooms, just a single yellow light.

We Really appreciate this Gem of a Hotel. Next to a Major Grocery and Department Store, and Cab service around every corner. The Pool was most welcome, and the View incredible. The Bar Tender was the most informative of what to do, and where to go. Thanks for a most memorable stay.

I would rate it significantly better, but thanks to the behavior of one receptionist... 🤷‍♂️ ➕: I am usually critical, but here it must be admitted that even though the hotel is older and the facilities are quite basic, it fulfills its purpose overall. About 70% of the staff are nice and helpful, including English. Breakfast is served and simple but tasty. The restaurant also prepares a lunch menu at very reasonable prices. There is a nice view from the roof, there is also a small pool and the possibility of sitting at the bar. The surrounding area is wilder, but I haven't had any problems there even after dark. Next to the hotel is a large supermarket, as well as a bakery and other dining options. It is a 7-10 minute walk to the metro station. The hotel also has a basement parking lot (it does not have a large capacity, but it is free). The WiFi worked pretty well, as did the air conditioning. ➖: Elevators are very slow and their controls are not linked. No fridge in the room. Every day I had a problem with the chip card and had to go to the reception to reactivate my room access. The behavior of one of the receptionists was a very bad experience. When a former colleague (he is a local) from an international project came to visit me, the receptionist started shouting at us from the entrance to go to her, then she legitimized the colleague (in an indiscriminate way) and declared that if he comes to visit my room, we have to pay for the night's accommodation for the other person. I answered incomprehensibly that we wanted to sit down and have a drink (and that it would probably be enough for us to just go to the terrace) - which she finally allowed us with disdainful grimaces. It was extremely rude and inappropriate from her (it felt like I was ordering sexual services to the room).

Excellent service Jose took my bags and show me the room. Very close to the train station Loteria. Police station nearby and supermarket also nearby. Casino downstairs and upstairs the pool. Also it's near the canal and Cinta Costera and Biomuseum at the Costway. And a short trip from the Costway to Taboga island.

Very helpful and clean , food are fresh and cheap its very nice

Nice beakfast, decent location. Stayed for a week innJuly 2021. Terrible shower water pressure. Worst I ever experienced. Old, poorly functioning elevators. Nice staff

Wow amazing and great staff and service

When visiting Panamá as a foreign tourist, I recommend staying at Hotel Caribe instead of one of the many hotels in Casco Viejo. The location is very nice, as the hotel is situated close to the city's great boulevard. All highlights are a quick bus or taxi ride away, and many can be reached on foot. The hotel itself is clean, staff is friendly, and the rooms are spatious. Perhaps the biggest sell is Hotel Caribe's rooftop bar and swimming pool, which serves great views of the Panamá skyline (see photo).

Here for 1 week, and it's good so far. I didn't pay much, so I didn't expect much..but it's very clean and the staff is amazing 😍, and I don't speak Spanish very well.

Very basic. Reasonably clean. Food was fine. Front desk was excellent. They have an underground garage which was a nice ammenity.

It is amazing place.

Wifi bad cable bad restaurant nice

Great staff. Some English is spoken. Light Breakfast. Rooftop bar & pool area clean with great views of the area. You can see the Ocean & the ships waiting to travel through the canal. Worth what you pay.

3 nights are good enough, centered around, everything is fine for this price. Good rooftop bar.but at night no place to go anyway

The wifi doesn't work on the 10th floor. The service in the restaurant is absolutely terrible. It takes 2 or 3 requests and 15 minutes for a simple cup of coffee. Despite being 3 choices for breakfast, both days before 9AM they didn't have what we wanted and brought us some awful cold fried bread.

Great rooftop view. Good value rooms even if they need a bit of updating. To enjoy, just make believe it's the 1960s. lol

Broken curtain rod, broken bathroom tiles, very low water pressure in bathroom sink, no mattress cover, cheap synthetic sheets that slide off the mattress.