The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Panama City

Hotel La Compañía Casco Antiguo

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Avenida A, Esquina Calle 8, Hotel La Compañía Casco Antiguo has great rooms from $271 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a casino, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.5 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a fitness center, a bar, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

Aloft Panama

Perfect for Your First Time in Panama City

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Aloft Panama which has nice rooms starting at $98. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via Israel & Calle 76. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a pool table which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.3 km from the city center. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Waldorf Astoria Panama

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

We found Waldorf Astoria Panama to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $249. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 47th Street & Uruguay Street. You'll also find a bar, parking, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.4 km from the center of town. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

Hilton Panama

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Panama City

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $232, Hilton Panama, at Balboa Ave. And Aquilino De La Guardia provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a casino, and a restaurant. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a fitness center, a bar, parking, rooms with kitchens, and laundry services. It's located just 1.6 km from the city center, too. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

Riu Plaza Panama

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

Riu Plaza Panama has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $128 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Calle 50, Urb. Marbella. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, parking, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo - Panama City

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo - Panama City is 9.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $288, and it's located at Calle Primera Oeste. We also love the a bar, parking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

Megapolis Hotel Panama

Perfect for Your First Visit to Panama City

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

A cool place is Megapolis Hotel Panama because it has great rooms that start at $106. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Avenida Balboa. Only 2.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub at this convenient hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Golf Resort, Panama City

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Golf Resort, Panama City offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $258 (before taxes). It's located at Santa Maria Boulevard and has earned a guest rating of 9.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, city views, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 11.3 km from the city center.

Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo

Perfect for Your First Time in Panama City

Located at Plaza de la Independencia, C. 5a Este, Central Hotel Panama Casco Viejo has great rooms from $147 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a bar, parking, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.6 km from the center of town.

Sheraton Grand Panama

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Sheraton Grand Panama which has nice rooms starting at $115. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Via Israel And 77th Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views. It's located just 4.3 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.