Panama City

[Game Time]

Nice report bro! Google is coming back with the W Panama. Is that the hotel you're speaking of? Thanks!

I was wondering the same thing about the W Hotel. Its really nice. If they allow guests I'll be staying there.

[Brother P]

Hi all,

Was there last week for 4 days and 3 nights.

Thank you hard drive for the info, because my foreign affair website was always on the midnight curfew time.

So it's true that everything closed at 9 pm, and you have until 10 pm to get back to your place.

Been the 3 nights at Don Julio, 2 colombians and one for Cuba (best one of the 3).

They all started at 200 $ an hours, I was laughing and yet with that they go down to 150 $. Less will be complicated, depends maybe of the girl.

To be true the one from Cuba stayed until 10:40 pm (2 hours and 40 minutes and I paid for 2 hours), I came to the lobby with her and wait for her uber. At that time, at least 5 girls from the Don Julio arrived with guys to my hotel.

The doorboy told me that the police pretty much does nothing to stop cars at night, unless it's bad luck.

Oh yeah, I stayed at W hostel, 5 minutes walk from the action, very very nice hotel, no problems to bring back girls.

Good thing is that you don't have to pass by the lobby to access your room.

Panama is way much different than before all this pandemic started I agree, Don Julio has nothing to see with what was Habanos, but the "reinas de bellezas" are still there, and many more will come back when things will be better.

Cheers.

Nice report bro! Google is coming back with the W Panama. Is that the hotel you're speaking of? Thanks!

[Brugs]

Hi all,

Was there last week for 4 days and 3 nights.

Thank you hard drive for the info, because my foreign affair website was always on the midnight curfew time.

So it's true that everything closed at 9 pm, and you have until 10 pm to get back to your place.

Been the 3 nights at Don Julio, 2 colombians and one for Cuba (best one of the 3).

They all started at 200 $ an hours, I was laughing and yet with that they go down to 150 $. Less will be complicated, depends maybe of the girl.

To be true the one from Cuba stayed until 10:40 pm (2 hours and 40 minutes and I paid for 2 hours), I came to the lobby with her and wait for her uber. At that time, at least 5 girls from the Don Julio arrived with guys to my hotel.

The doorboy told me that the police pretty much does nothing to stop cars at night, unless it's bad luck.

Oh yeah, I stayed at W hostel, 5 minutes walk from the action, very very nice hotel, no problems to bring back girls.

Good thing is that you don't have to pass by the lobby to access your room.

Panama is way much different than before all this pandemic started I agree, Don Julio has nothing to see with what was Habanos, but the "reinas de bellezas" are still there, and many more will come back when things will be better.

Cheers.

[Lee]

HardDrive:

Thank you. Headed to Panama on the 29th staying at the AC.

[HardDrive]

I just returned from a trip that started out for 3 nights in Panama City, Panama and then 8 nights in San Jose, Costa Rica. I opted for just 3 nights in Panama City as I had never been there before and there was just not much current information available on the forums. The majority of this report will concentrate on Panama City as there is plenty of San Jose info available.

Panama City.

The City.

Panama is a real city with a significant skyline that rivals many US cities. Streets are clean and I felt relatively safe when walking in the main downtown area. Covid precautions really have a grip on the city. Masks are required everywhere, even walking down the street or sitting alone in a car. If you have a problem with this don't go.

A real curfew, not just driving restrictions begins at 9 pm. This is relatively new as before a surge in cases I believe things were open until midnight. They do give you time to get home. Some convenience and liquor stores are open a little later. I didn't hear about any real after hour activity. I'm sure it exists somewhere but I was only there 3 days and it really didn't matter.

USD is the currency used here for paper money, Panama does mint their own coins for change.

And when the sun is out, it is very hot.

Getting there.

I flew into Panama City on Copa direct from Chicago. I had to take a short flight on American from Columbus OH the night before. I couldn't make it a single flight itinerary as I was using Avianca miles to buy the ticket.

I had a business class seat that had significant recline. The food for Covid times wasn't too bad. Drinks were available but I didn't partake as it was early morning. Overall it was a pleasant 5 1/2 hour flight.

Hotel.

I stayed at the Hotel El Panama. I had a poolside room with a patio. Breakfast was included and with taxes I believe I paid $75 a night. There are cheaper accommodations available in the same area but this hotel has some pretty good current reviews. The El Panama is an older hotel but the rooms (at least mine) seemed to be recently redone. Excellent water pressure and plenty of hot water. You CAN drink the tap water in Panama City though I mainly used bottled. The included breakfast was good.

For the three nights I stayed there, I found the hotel to be guest friendly. I just walked through the lobby with my date for the evening and no one said a word. No registration required. I don't know if this was hotel policy or if the night staff was being lazy and could not be bothered. Be advised YMMV on this.

I was about a five minute walk to the action (see below). Another hotel I might consider that is a bit closer is the AC Marriott if I could get a decent rate and confirm it's guest friendly status.

Nightlife.

Again, I was only here 3 nights so my perspective is going to be a bit narrow. Don Julios bar, formerly Habanos Cafe is freelancer central for the downtown area. The way it is currently working with the 9 pm curfew is that the women are supposed to arrive before 6 pm. If they do, they get in for free. If they are later then they must pay a $10 fee. As a result you will see quite a few women hanging outside the bar.

On the first night I walked by the place at about 5:45. I was pretty much amazed. I saw about 20 women sitting around tables sipping drinks. There might have been four guys there. I had to stop in.

First off, the women were for the most part gorgeous. Only a couple of gorditas and they weren't really fat, just a bit thick. All were dressed very well. From a quality perspective (not quantity) it was really on par with the Cocal pool bar in Jaco Beach.

Unlike the bars everywhere else, the women don't really come up to you. They will cast flirty glances and give you a sexy stare, but they won't intrude on you. But if you motion one over, they are there in a heartbeat.

After talking to one for a while, she let me know that most of the women are visiting / working from another country. In the bar there were quite a few Colombians and Venezuelans. I had the pleasure of the lone Brazilian's company on my first night and a flaca Cubana on my second night. I believe the woman on my final night was Colombian but I really don't know if it even came up in conversation. I met very few real Panamanians in the bar except as waitresses.

They all start asking for $200 for an hour. You can talk them down to a somewhat lower price with extended time but if you are going to go for multiple hours but not do an overnight then you have to start early a she is going to need to leave your place by 10 pm to avoid any real issues with the police.

Drinks here were a bit pricy with a local beer being $5 and most mixed drinks $10. There did not appear to be any surcharge for a drink for a woman but I have heard previous reports indicate there might be. Maybe on the weekend?

There is also a little bar / restaurant around the corner from Don Julios that has some FL traffic sitting in the seats on the patio / terrace. I stopped in there the first night and sat down next to the cute Brazilian that I had previously seen in Don Julios (and ended up going home with). I ordered the same beer that I had in Don Julios and gave the waitress a five. She brought it to me and I was surprised that I got back 3 small local coins change. I told the waitress to keep it. After 3 beers, and tipping after each one, the waitress, a not unattractive Panamanian girl, grabbed my head a kissed me, thanking me for my generosity. I came to find out that beers in this bar were only $2 and those little coins were one Balboa each, the equivalent of a dollar. Oh well, stupid gringo. Lesson learned. And by the way, this place has some excellent and inexpensive food too. The second day, I went here for lunch and got a burger that must have been a half pound, fries and a beer for $7.

San Jose.

Hotels.

I spent a couple of nights at the Sportsmens and a few at the Castillo. Really, from a hotel perspective, nothing new to report. Service and food was excellent in both places.

Bars.

Same old, same old. Closing at 9. Capacity restrictions at the Sportsmens and newly implemented restrictions at the Taormina. I found the Castillo to have the most consistent crowd around 5 - 6 pm. Bar Poas even had a chain up when they got to their capacity of 20.

I had trouble myself getting into the Taormina bar on a couple of nights around 7 pm. They have an overflow bar where you can sit in the old poker room but it is difficult to get a drink there. I talked to a woman that used to work out of there a lot and she said that for them to get a seat at the main bar, they have to arrive around 1 pm or so and then sit and wait for the men to show up, probably starting around 5 pm or so. They are also required to buy drinks as they sit there. Not a great deal for the women.

Summary for Panama City.

I was pleasantly surprised, Nice city, good inexpensive food and very nice accommodations. Good opportunity for nightlife. I would definitely return. My only recommendation is that if you are going to go the freelancer route, start early, as the best looking women are going to get scooped up pretty fast.

[Brugs]

Does anyone know if the Hilton in Panama City, Panama is chica friendly?

I am arriving there next week and looking at my options?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Dave,

I will be in Panama in a week for work, for 4 days.

How is it going? Did you had time to go to Habano's / Don Julio?

Thanks.

[Dave1027]

Does anyone know if the Hilton in Panama City, Panama is chica friendly?

I am arriving there next week and looking at my options?

Thanks in advance.

[World Travel 69]

What is the address?

Here is another one: Hotel San Roque Panama.

Love Motel on Calle Ricardo Arias. Tel: +507 390-9554.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?h...678905821&z=15

Quick recommendation. Los Arcos is $15 for 2 hrs & nicer than the short-time hotel around the corner from Habano's. Couple minute taxi ride. I'm planning to go there from now on.

Anyone have recommendations on other short-time hotels?

[JBooSeven]

Hi all, I'm thinking about going back to Panama City sometime this year. I was in Panama in 2016 and we stayed at a Marriott with a open chica bar right across the street. The Marriott was chica friendly with no fee and we were able to bring them back with no issue at all. We also went to the Wyndham Veneto and met girls at the casino there. I understand that the Wyndham Veneto has closed. Does anyone know if the Marriott is still there and chica friendly? Also is the bar across the street (I can't remember the name) still open? TIA.

Got into Panama last night Saturday and was here two weeks ago. A lot has changed with Covid. First the Marriott is closed I guess until business gets better, second- the bar across the street is called Don Julios. At 9-11 pm on a Saturday, it was just about dead with 7-8 girls to 10-16 guys. Girls must sit at a table and cannot roam around due to Covid procotols. At a given moment in time, there maybe 2-5 girls hanging around outside the bar. I guess because there is a cover charge for the girls to come in.

Two weeks ago on a weekday, it was about the same. If you also have followed the Panama section, there is a midnight curfew which I've read will change to 10 pm this coming Monday. Not sure when it will return to its "good old days". My guess is when the rest of the world gets Covid under control and vaccinated.

[LvZooMan211]

Hi all, I'm thinking about going back to Panama City sometime this year. I was in Panama in 2016 and we stayed at a Marriott with a open chica bar right across the street. The Marriott was chica friendly with no fee and we were able to bring them back with no issue at all. We also went to the Wyndham Veneto and met girls at the casino there. I understand that the Wyndham Veneto has closed. Does anyone know if the Marriott is still there and chica friendly? Also is the bar across the street (I can't remember the name) still open? TIA.

[Monty Litt]

Quick recommendation. Los Arcos is $15 for 2 hrs & nicer than the short-time hotel around the corner from Habano's. Couple minute taxi ride. I'm planning to go there from now on.

Anyone have recommendations on other short-time hotels?

[Mellowg]

Because of the increase in new cases (nearly 800 yesterday), the government has changed the hours of curfew.

They are now from 22:00 till 04:00 as of next Monday June 7th.

Mellow.

"El titular del Ministerio de Salud de Panamá (Minsa), Luis Francisco Sucre detalló que ante el aumento de casos de COVID-19 en varios corregimientos del distrito de Panamá why en San Miguelito, para mantener un control sobre LOS contagios, se ha decidido ampliar el toque de queda desde este lunes 7 de junio desde las 10:00 pm Hasta las 4:00 am " La Prensa PAnama.

[Pv118]

Went today at 4 pm. 8-10 girls standing up in the bar, a new sign was posted that says $10 women, $5 house, 12 minutes. But the girl I was with insisted on $15 for her (though I was able to talk the first girl down to $10 by asking and walking away, though I did not go with her since she ruined the mood). Small, room, girl put condom on immediately, CBJ a bit, just went straight to fucking on top. Knows how to get the job done, straight fucking no DATY, DFK, BBBJ. Comparable to one of the wall girls at Tijuana except she did take off her clothes. At the end, used soap piece she was given at the beginning by the house to wash off my dick. A shame that both girls I talked to were Colombian: I suspect all girls in this bar are Colombian. Bathroom disgusting, the floor is a urinal. I would go again, but I don't want to withdraw cash with my bofa card and my flight out is tomorrow (and my Charles Schwab needs to be expedited to Rio). Really did it for the mongering cultural experience.

Checked out haberneros (Sunday) after 6 pm, it is a bar with only two table of girls with 3 and 2, respectively. Sunday 4 pm, Bocatorena, 20-30 guys waiting in a bar, not a single girl to be seen.

On the non-mongering side, bio museum, rainforest resort, sloth sanctuary, rainforest discovery only opened Saturday and Sunday. Miraflores locks closed completely.

Maybe I underestimated how bad covid hit the mongering world and was too harsh on my Sosua review. I will give panama and Dominican Republic another try after covid is long gone, and hopefully covid doesn't mess up my Brazil trip.

[Stinky Squid]

Checked out haberneros (Sunday) after 6 pm, it is a bar with only two table of girls with 3 and 2, respectively. Sunday 4 pm, Bocatorena, 20-30 guys waiting in a bar, not a single girl to be seen.

On the non-mongering side, bio museum, rainforest resort, sloth sanctuary, rainforest discovery only opened Saturday and Sunday. Miraflores locks closed completely.

Maybe I underestimated how bad covid hit the mongering world and was too harsh on my Sosua review. I will give panama and Dominican Republic another try after covid is long gone, and hopefully covid doesn't mess up my Brazil trip.

Yes, Panama has revealed themselves in 2020 as an absolutely bat shit crazy CoViD tyranny! They had people locked into their friggin apartments for months, not even allowing them out on a stroll! They gave women 4 days of shopping per week and men one day less. And only 2 hours per day if your cedula or passport number matched (and even that was confusing so Police could always extort you anyway). It was INSANE! And they are still requiring masks outdoors and have still severe restrictions on hours of operations. And at any time any hick-up of the infection rates they might decree total lock-down again!

[Stinky Squid]

Most of us know what $ is accepted everywhere in Panama and from what I read their local currency balboa is only used as coins I. E. < 1 USD. Not clear if this currency is just used as a change in small denomination or because it is less preferred. Also what I am not clear about ATM cash withdrawal. When I travel abroad, I avoid carrying much cash and I withdraw from ATM at destination based on requirement and need, including Mexico. But in Mexico, when you use ATM, it splits out local currency. When I went to Germany, it gave me Euros. Question is, when you use ATM in Panama, and want to withdraw $100, does it give you local currency or USD.

PA currency is the USD just renamed. Not even re-branded. You get the real USD bills. I never carry huge amounts of cash.

Only problem you need to be aware is that since CoViD and since Panama has been taken over to be little more than a protectorate of the CCP and all the globalist shit has destroyed the formerly free banking scene there, now they clamped down on the ATM daily limits. It's ridiculous, but I hear you can have trouble even withdrawing $500 on one day.