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Bananas Village Resort

2.5 of 5
Colon | Isla Grande, Panama
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Bananas Village Resort
Ranked #70 of 91 hotels in Panama City
3.0 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
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New York City, New York
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

The trip to get to this resort is an adventure. Had an outstanding time at Bananas. The manager, staff, and chef are customer service friendly and went out of their way to meet to please our group. The food was really delicious, which was surprising considering how remote this place is. I highly recommend this resort. The only negative is... More

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Fiume Veneto, Italy
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

If we had listened to all the negative reviews, we would have never gone but were so glad we did. The resort was beautiful, the room clean and large with a nice ocean view and the meals we had were first rate. We highly recommend this resort for a short wonderful trip.

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Groton, Connecticut
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

I visited with My Mother, wife and sisiter and three young teenagers. Parking area was safe, boat ride over was exhilarating but we got a little wet because hotel is on the more exposed side. Agree on the price BEFORE you leave the mainland, or they will try to charge you more per person...which isn't really that much more money,... More

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Overland Park, Kansas
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012
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upon arrival we are greeted by a wonderful man who carried our bags to the first room upon checking in. Very friendly chap but we were all surprised to find that our first room had not been cleaned at all... dirty towels laying around, cockroach in the corner,used soap in the dish, and dirty sheets. They transferred us to a... More

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Keene, New Hampshire
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 November 2011
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people found this review helpful

Terrible rooms. Sheets stained, was afraid to sleep in them because they smelt so dirty. Food, was okay, but terribly overpriced. Totally overcharged us on our bill at checkout, had to fight with the desk lady for her to take the unecessary charges off. Ocean is beautiful, hammocks are relaxing. Kayaks are available to take out, but the sea was... More

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Alejandro Morbidoni, Manager at Bananas Village Resort, responded to this review
9 December 2011

Thanks for your comments. We have new administration and we are working to give you better services. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2011
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I'm glad I didn't read the reviews of this hotel before staying there. I may have skipped it altogether, and missed a great weekend away from the city. Contrary to what I've read in earlier reviews, the hotel was clean, no bugs (not even a mosquito bite while eating outdoors at night), it was quiet and restful, the pool was... More

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Alejandro Morbidoni, Manager at Bananas Village Resort, responded to this review
9 December 2011

Thanks for your comments, we are working hard to make this place unforgetable!! Hope to see you soon againg. More

Parkland, Florida
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 August 2011

Isla Grande is one of my favorite places in this planet. Unfortunately its best appointed hotel is Bananas. I say unfortunately because this hotel is not in the most beautiful and colorful side of the island, in the weekends its crowded, and the service is mediocre (due to understaffing). The hotel rooms are generally clean, but do not expect luxury.... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011

We arrived Friday night and we were alone!!! I couldn't imagine alone on a nice resort like this. We had dinner and went to bed. The next day first thing in the morning I went to the bathroom but no water in the toilet? So I dressed up and found a bathroom by the restaurant and surprise NO water. After... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2011

We spent the afternoon in this hotel, paying $35 per person for lunch and use of the facilities. While the setting is spectacular, the hotel itself is extremely disappointing. The staff were sullen and slow, the sun loungers filthy and the toilets stinking. The place was ridden with flies because leftover food and drink was not cleared away. The pool... More

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Ssubiru, Guest Relations Manager at Bananas Village Resort, responded to this review
14 June 2011

My apollogies for the inconvinience you had during your visit to our hotel, due to your review, our staff its being trained to prevent this for happening again and be sure that our customer service and attention will improve. We do hope to see you again at our facilities to make it up More

deadwood, sd
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2011
2
people found this review helpful

This is our third trip to Panama--we've traveled most of the country and seen a LOT in a short time. This Isla Grande stay was meant for relaxing, and it delivered. Despite the comments about priciness (we are moderate spenders) and remoteness (we are always on the go), we decided to go ahead with Bananas Village Resort. At first, they... More

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Address: Colon | Isla Grande, Panama
Price range (per night):* 103 AUD - 308 AUD

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