THANK YOU JOAN!!! After travelling a lot in Mexico, we found Lonely Planet unable to give us a clear understanding of what to expect in Panama. The first hotel we stayed at in Bocas del Toro was Careening Cay Resort. Joan met us and spent a good amount of time listing out places to visit and things to see. Her... More

While I was a bit concerned about the negative reviews I read about this place on trip advisor my friend and I went ahead with our plans to stay there. We were glad that we did. The staff was friendly as were Stephen and Joan. Stephen can be a man of few words so I suppose some people don't like... More

We picked to stay here because of its closeness to the Careening Cay Marina. And that made it worthwhile. The grounds were lovely (other than the slight aroma of sewage). The cabins were clean. But as someone else wrote, the owners just seemed tired of solving problems. We had a dock cabin out on the water. About 6 feet down... More

While enjoying 10 days of comfort and relaxation at Careening Cay Resort I found the property to be a great distraction from my day to day world. Stephen and Joan are great hosts and the staff are very pleaseant, outgoing and friendly. The resort was just a stone throw away from Bocas town by boat taxi (1$) but a world... More

We travel often to Boca Del Toro and have stayed at many different resorts and hotels around the Islands of Colon and Carenaro. Careening Cay Resort is our new Favorite!! Joan is a wounderful host, and her staff is very friendly and professional. Far above the norm for the Bocas area. We stayed in the Toucan, a large cottage that... More

When we arrived this place seemed perfect, great location, cute rooms right on the water. Soon after the smoke screen the owners had created lifted and this places true colours came out. There was intermittent cold water for two days.. toilets did not flush at all...had to go use the public ones by the bar. The couple next to us... More

After 7 weeks of backpacking we decided to splurge a bit and stay at this resort. Although it was still in a decently priced range the quality of the cabins were exceptional. I was able to inspect a few of the cabins before deciding on the 1 bedroom Butterfly cabin. The little bit of luxury included a comfy bed, air... More

We spent a perfect 3 nights at this resort. We opted for the most basic cabin and were really pleased with it. It was clean, the bed was comfy and it was a great base to leave our stuff while exploring. They provide free kayaks too which was fantastic. Steve is both friendly and laid back. The islands proximity to... More

We decided to get married in Bocas on 11-11-11 on rather short notice on a simple working budget. All the craziness that happened had nothing to do with Careening Cay, but Stephen (the owner) went out of his way to help us and we will be forever grateful! We travel and live in Central America and this was a wonderful... More