Name: Pension Topas
Address: Av, Belisario Porras, 00000 Boquete, Panama, Bajo Boquete, Bajo Boquete, Bajo Boquete, 00000, Panama
Rating: 7

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We really enjoyed our stay there. The pension is very cute, with an amazing garden and large clean rooms. Fernando and Kelly are very nice and always ready to give great pieces of advice about Boquete and things to do in the area. And Fernando makes really good pizzas !! :)

Very nice place / Great value for money

This was a wonderful little spot.  Close to all shopping and restaurants (within walking distance).  The owner and his wife were very friendly and did everything to accommodate us.  Hans the owner speaks several languages so that was a bonus.  Rooms were clean and large enough (you didn't feel claustrophobic).  The pool was pretty cold but I did manage to get a swim in.  Lovely grounds and having breakfast served to us each morning was awesome.  Would highly recommend staying here.  Great Value for the $

Wonderful little hideaway

We enjoyed our stay at Pension Topas.  I was disappointed the pool was closed.  We had a nice room, with a fridge outside. The room was clean and quiet. The owner Aexel was very helpful.  The bed was comfy and the room was clean.

Close to downtown Boquete!

Pension Topas is ideally situated several blocks from the town center.  It offers a country like setting in easy walking distance of most Bocquette businesses, shops, supermarkets and restaurants.  I spent more than a week at Pension Topas, taking Spanish lessons at Habla Ya, exploring the region and hiking nearby parks and trails.  Axel, his family and staff were attentive and provided very good service.  Rooms were clean, there was always hot water and the common guest refrigerator and kitchen a plus.   Coming from a big city, I especially liked the large, well-manicured yard, garden and talking parrot.  Kids  appeared to really enjoy the swimming pool and trampoline.  Guests were an interesting mix of families, couples and backpackers.  While I would not consider Pension Topas a luxury hotel, it is clean, comfortable, friendly and very reasonably priced.

Country Setting Near Boquete Town Center

Beware of the mood swings of the manager ALAIN.  He comes in and out your room without your authorization  and removes items in the rental without your authorization.  I recommend you deal better his step mother and step brother (MARIA and AXEL)

Manager's mood swings.

I hated the shared bathroom with a window in the shower. Into the shared kitchen. Kind of creepy. Tiny room but cheap good for 1 night. Remember you get what you pay for. If it seems too good to be true you complete this line.

Cramped room but cheap.

Very basic room. Mattress and pillows are not too comfy. The pool was dirty and the kitchen is small and looks like a tiny backyard kitchen.
Languages spoken are Spanish only. For English you need the translator app. Nobody speaks German there.

Very basic accommodation managed by local Spanish only speaking personnel.

We camped and found the facilities OK. It was very cheap and met a lot of other overlanders. The kitchen is small but cleaned often and there is a pool. The owner and his family were fine.

Now if you have children I would avoid this place at all costs. There are two pitbull-like dogs who are really friendly in the daytime. They love to be stroked. In the nighttime however, completely avoid going near the one with the black spot on her face. We came in at night after stroking the dog all day and it bit me on the hand and I required stitches. The family paid for the medical treatment luckily and helped us a lot. 

We count ourselves lucky as I was able to withdraw my hand and receive relatively minor injuries however if it was a child it would be a different story.

Beware the dog

For sure the outside is very attractive, pretty colourful facades, an original universe inspired by Tintin, activities for everyone (swimming pool, volleyball, trampoline, slackline...). The place is even referenced in the Lonely! 
But the room is shabby, dark, dirty, uncomfortable... and equipped with a safe box (since our arrival in Panama it was the first time we had one available, we were delighted to use it... if we had known!). We had the unpleasant surprise of coming back in the evening and finding that it had been opened (the cover for inserting the security key was on the floor), our things had been searched and money was missing. The main door was locked, so it was an internal theft. Instead of showing compassion and understanding the situation, the owner got angry and immediately asked us for our passports and payment (which he should have done when we checked in, but when we arrived he wasn't there to greet us, the next day he saw us but didn't deign to come and meet us). Not to mention the "robbery", we didn't like this atmosphere, until now our previous guests had shown us a lot of sympathy, listening to us and being available to help us organise our stay (in this period of pandemic, the link with the few customers is something precious... obviously not for Pension Topas!) 
We remained very calm in this situation (and in the face of their accusations, because obviously they tried to turn the situation around, saying that it was a ploy not to pay for the nights) although we lost all confidence in the establishment. We were forced to pay for the 3 nights (minus a small compensation for the stolen amount), and to stay (the theft took place on the 2nd day... we didn't sleep very well, as you can imagine!). 

These unfortunate events are part of the travel but we hope that through these few lines, other travellers won't be fooled!

There may be a Bible on the bedside table, people running this place are far to be honest - Victim of a robbery

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