1113: Luxury Beachfront Condo w/Parking

The convenience of the parking on the same floor as the condo was awesome!! It was so nice not having to lug everything up and down elevators. The location was absolute prime with so many restaurants and activities within walking distance. We parked the car on day of check-in and didn’t move it until we checked out. The condo was absolutely stunning! Loved the homey feel and touches to the unit opposed to renting a room through the hotel. The unit was so much nicer in person than in the pictures, I feel like they do not do justice! Everyone was so friendly too! If we venture back to Panama, we will ? be booking this room again! Perfection! Lovely hosts too!

12 years have passed since our last visit to the Shores of Panama of which we stayed there 15 years ago too. This time, July 2023 our condo was so dirty, broken dishes, dirty bathroom, no toilet paper, no laundry detergent, terrible elevator issues and garage issues. So many complaints from other visitors plus July 1-5 there were very large crowds of kids infront of the Shores on the beach chanting, swaying, causing disturbances and getting arrested. Hours of sirens and police activity nightly while we wanted to enjoy a glass of wine on the patio looking at the ocean. The fridge was great and the view was great. There was a continuous yelling across the condos of Marco Polo- young kids screaming g back and forth from all sides for hours to where being on the patio also was not fun. Our Beloved PCB has gone way down hill and we will not go back and are very sad about that.

Checking in felt like jail. Walking down the corridor felt like a cell block. Waking through the door to the condo was a complete transformation. The view was awsome and besides the aged furniture the condo was great. Everything we needed and more. We loved this condo. Location was great!

2nd time staying at Shores of Panama. This time was no different than last. Just an excellent stay. If I had to nit pick. The master bath shower head could be different maybe a little more pressure. Other than that 0 issues. As far as parking and elevators. Just be nice and patient. No need to rush ur on vacation!

The condo itself was fairly nice, however, the parking deck is absolutely absurd. Barely any room to pass other cars as you turn between levels and at busy times you will sit in your car trying to get out of the deck for an hour at least. There aren’t enough elevators to accommodate all the guests. Wait times are ridiculous! We won’t stay here again.

We stayed in room 1113 and the room itself is great! It was clean and had a very homey feel. The balcony is pretty private overall and the view is amazing! If I only had to rate the room it would be 5 stars across the board however the parking and elevator situations are about a 1 or 2 star. If you drive a truck or large suv it's probably best to park across the street. You have young teenagers that think they have to fly up and down the garage and there's barely enough room to pass another vehicle in the turns. If you happen to be able to fit into your reserved parking space I hope the car next to you knows how to park or you will have a hard time getting into yours. The elevators (6 for the entire complex) are packed unless it's 9am or 11pm. The wait time for the elevators are anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes. Like I said, our room was amazing but we will probably never stay there again due to the dangerous parking garage and never ending elevator issues.

The room was very clean and I had no issues there. Of the 7 days that I stayed there four of the days the elevators were broke. To get from your room to the pool could take 35 minutes or more. The parking garage was a nightmare It is too small for two cars to fit at the same time around the curves and sometimes it would take you 15 or 20 minutes just to get out of the parking garage. Now for the worst part. people were screaming and hollering and playing five different types of music as loud as they possibly could this went on all night long security will not do anything about it unless you know the exact room number where the music is coming from. The hot tub is right next to the bar so it is always overfilled with drunk college kids and drunks. Had to use the inside hot tub which was still crowded but at least we could get in it. The indoor pool is not heated at least not what I think of is heated I could not get in it as it was way too cold. It was so bad there We left a day early because I hadn't slept in 2 days because of the screaming and music.

Overall, we had a very nice stay, was just the right size for us and a nice unit with a nice view. Could use a few touch ups such as a new master bath shower curtain liner, cleaned shower head, a couple of wine glasses/bottle opener, but more importantly, doors for the bunk room and for the master bathroom (curtains aren’t private enough, let in noise, and leak cold air). Most of these were already addressed with the owners who were responsive. Nice place to stay for a long weekend.

Check in instruction were prompt and easy to follow. Owner communicated well. The unit itself was dusty, there were dirty dishes in the dishwasher, the blankets seem old and worn out, the floors were sandy the unit was musty. Dishes that were in the cabinet were old and stained. The complex itself was awful. The parking and parking garage are narrow and it took us 9-12 minutes get to our floor every time we left, we were only there 3 days and saw an accident in the garage (which we anticipated because of the design). The garage also always smelled of garbage. There are 6 elevators only 2 worked our entire trip. I walked 11 flights of steps because the wait was so long everyday. The only pluses where the view and the poolside bar area was lovely.

The room was Fantastic we had and awesome view but I think we choose the wrong time to come.. This resort had a lot of teenagers and young adults doing a lot of childish things like hitting all the buttons on the elevators and laughing. On the 4th we heard a couple of gunshots go off. But overall the resort is beautiful the staff is very friendly and we do plan on visiting again.