Le Meridien Panama

People friendly and smily

Nothing

Location

Breakfast was the worst - very limited selection. On arrival day there was a conference in the pool area so didn't really wan't to go there in your swimwear when there were people hanging around in suits. Spent 10 minutes walking around my floor looking for Ice following the signs - turns out there is no ice option on the floor and the signs are from "previous time" and do not apply - you have to go to lobby to get ice. Room temperature upon arrival was like 13C - couldn't really get it down from the controller except when you turned the whole thing off - in about 30 minutes the room started getting a damp smell which the AC was apparently covering. All the hotel areas were too cold - the staff in the reception were wearing coats! Also you got the impression from the pictures when booking the hotel that it is very tall and you have a ocean view - the hotel actually only have 6 floors and our room view was not facing the ocean but instead had a random view of the hotel parking lot. Overall hotel has a very outdated feel.

There was a bad smell in the towels.

The local taxis were cheap, so we could leave the general area of the hotel.

In all honesty, everything could have been better. We're not demanding travellers but this fell way below even the most modest of expectations. We had to change the room, and should have done a further time if it wasn't going to waste more of our trip. Replacement room and general hotel facilities were tired, dilapidated and smelt like damp. No offer of a full or partial refund. We should have trusted our instinct and stayed in the old quarter. Regrettable experience.

The breakfast was good, the location very good and the staff was amazing!!!