In my room typing this right now,, finished dinner, I chose BBQ although there are multiple choices at different restaurants around the grounds, not bad at all for buffet style dining... took in some of the showtime dancers after a walk on the beautiful beach with a full moon and a thousand stars. Truly beautiful night, light breeze and truly tropical night. Awesome show, the dancers were fantastic. Even made friends with a dog that followed me for a mile on the beach.
I have a room facing the ocean 717 which I would recommend, great location. Family friendly resort with very friendly staff, everyone seemed to be having a wonderful time. Awesome location for relaxation after a week dodging traffic and construction noise all over Panama City. I would definitely recommend this place for couples and families.

Me, my wife and our little princess of 2 year old spend the last week in the Playa Blanca Hotel & Resort. Being in the tourism industry since 6 years in Dominican Republic, it was for us a good experience.

First, Panama is a nice country. The local people are nice and the country his not to much developpe regarding the truism industry, so the experience is better and more natural. You get treated well and not only like a ¨touriste¨.

The ride from the airport to the Hotel is a pretty long ride. For us, it took 2 hours, especially because you have to cross the Panama city to reach Playa Blanca. There is a lot of traffic in the city now because there are building a new metro. It's the price to pay now to be able to enjoy it better later... For 2014, they should open the new airport close to the resort, so it will take only 10 minute when it will be ready.

Even if it's a long ride, I was using this time to discover the contry. Passing true the city is interesting. Me and my wife speak fluently French, english and spanish. So, sitting down close to the guide was good because I was able to ask all the questions in my mind for 2 hours...was a well invested time

The Hotel have apparently 8 years old, and well maintained. You can se the maturity of the hotel in the garden, thing that I prefer compare to the brand new hotel. For the price that we paid, I sincerely think that it worth it. It's not a big hotel but have an off of space ...around 250 rooms, so even if it was full, it dosen't look over crowded. You have place at the beach, at the pool, at the buffet and even the restaurant ¨a la carte¨.

There are some area of improvement...The service what not that good in those restaurant ¨a la carte¨ and we called 2 time the reception to get an extra bed for our princess...it was suppose to come but never show up until that we went there and find out that they wanted 15$ per night for that extra bed. We didn't paid it and organized ourself on an other way. Also, I paid to get the wifi connexion and let say that the was loosing the conexion to often..But apparently, on that week they had a lot of issue with internet and normally, it working properly. But like I said, those small issue are nothing and for us, there are just normal issue that you find in many hotel, in many destination.

The Beach is not the Beach of Punta Cana....but the good thing is that there are not a lot of wave...good for our little princess...

Over all, we was really happy about our vacation, well receive and we had the chance to make several tour, We event rent some taxi to make our own private tour and see the real culture. If you need more information, don't hesitate to let me know.

Well beyond our expectations. We went not expecting to much and were thrilled with our experience.Food was great with lots of variety, staff was very polite although many don't speak English they do understand a lot of key phrases and are quite helpful. They are busy doing painting and landscaping (a good sign of trying to stay ahead) but are almost invisible. It almost seems like they are trying to make this resort into a 5 star. They have a ways to go but are well on their way. We will definitely be going back. Playa Blanca was our best vacation ever. Don't be mislead by some reviews, if you're a nit picky type you won't be happy here (or probably anywhere) , but if your not prepared to pay $$ for Trump Tower than you will be very pleased. Only problem may be that the gift shop doesn't have a lot so you would be wise to rent a car for a few days and see the country.
Steve & Claudia Albin
Jan. 27- Feb. 4 2012

I went May 2010, and I had a wonderful time. The staff was awesome, and the property was impressive. It was impossible to be bored. I have nothing but great things to say about this resort. The buffet food was average, but a la carts were amazing. There was great night life on and off the resort. I felt safe at all times. This resort is more cater for young families and people under 40ish. However, if you are a older person who likes noise and partying, you'll have a good time.