Panamá City Travel Forum

Hi,

We will arrive to PC at 10 p.m. on a Saturday night in January 09, two adults and two teens. We are seeking a clean, affordable hotel for one night before heading out on our adventure. Since we plan to rent a car, we would like to stay somewhere easy to get drive to. I understand driving in PC can be a challenge.

An alternative would be to take a shuttle (assuming it's free or low priced) and then pick up our car on Sunday.

Any advice on easy-to-drive-to hotels?

Also, we have just eight days in Panama (Sunday through Sunday), so we are seeking advice on potential itineraries. We do not want or need fancy hotels or resorts. We are more outdoorsy (hike, swim, snorkle) than the shopping types, and we like smaller towns and less populated beaches. Our sons are 16 and 12. For now, I believe we will want to spend some time at El Valle, the Pacific and Gulf sides, and of course have a visit to the Panama Canal.

If you have any advice on "must sees" and the order of driving, we would appreciate it.

Thank you to all who can share their wisdom and experience!

try europe hotel, cheap and safe but always full, second option the riande airpot, 15 minut from airport, free shuffle as weel, so you can go there and next day rent a car..