Shores of Panama ~ Free Beach Chair Service

ProsThis is a gorgeous unit and the owners were truly wonderful and attentive to our needs. Also everyone that works at Shores is kind and warm toward the guests, they were delightful. I give the unit and people 5 stars. ConsMy overall rating is only 3 stars. I did this for the following reasons (in no particular order):1. The parking deck is awful! Getting in and out of the condo was hazardous because of the design and the speeds people drive.2. There are only 6 small (12 person) elevators in the 700 unit building. This causes traffic jams all day and night and you spend a ridiculous amount of time waiting on elevators during your trip.3. We went in early Oct which is fall break time and it was super crowded! The beach was so unbearable that we skipped out on the last day and opted for the very crowded pool instead.4. It’s very loud. If you are a light sleeper, like I am, it will be tough on you. While Shores offers some great amenities like the beautiful pool and location, it is also equally full of negatives. It really just depends on what is important/unimportant to you and what time of year you will be going.

This was an amazing property to stay at! All pictures are accurate and such a large amount of room! There is hair dryers, washer and dryers! Be aware if you are staying at busy times of the year the elevators can take some time - nothing to do with the room! Since I am a mom I just want to let other moms know there is no pack and play so you will need to bring or rent one (none available on the property)

The room is exactly as described! Pool/hot tub was amazing....the food and drinks available poolside were very good. I can't say anything negative about it. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is the parking garage and the elevators....and getting the chairs on the beach for free, make sure you tell them your room number, and that the chair service was included or they will charge you.

Parking was terrible. Took an hour to get back to our room from how slow the elevators were. Access to building from road is always congested. Hot tub was disgusting, exceeded 25 people every single time, even had brown foam floating in there. Excessive noise from the street all hours throughout the night, absolutely no quiet time for the children. The staff was not friendly, actually looked like they hated their job when we were to ask a question. The only positive feedback was our room was so clean and just like the photos. We will not be booking here ever again.

Our place was great and we had a wonderful view. The only complaint is the elevators, it seems like there would be a better check in/move in process.

Our host, Farah was awesome. She was quick to resolve the issues we had and kept in communication with me the entire visit. The location had a few cosmetic things that needed to be addressed, but overall our stay was amazing. We will definitely stay again.

The condo was great! It was clean and well stocked with everything we needed. The location was great and the teens with us had a great time. We will definitely be back! Thank you!

The Shores of Panama property is second to none. Great location with all the amenities a person could dream of.

I will start off by stating the unit itself was fine and was as pictured. The king size bed, I’m not sure if it was mattress or box spring, but every time you got into the bed or every time you moved while in the bed it made a squeaking sound. The parking garage is huge. The parking space is up on the 8th floor so you will need to allow 5-10 minutes depending on time of day just to get out of the parking garage to get to the street. You have to pay 100 for wristbands to get onto the property and use its “amentities” and a parking pass. The wristbands don’t uphold very well at all, after day 1 we only had 2 wristbands out of 8 that worked. The host stated you can get additional wristbands, but we were never told that until after. Don’t forget to leave them on the counter when you leave or you’ll be charged more. The current listing states “ongoing construction” and is very vague as to what is actually happening. The huge pool in the pics is being worked on and is not usable (there’s not even water). The listing didn’t state if the lagoon pool was heated or not, but was what drew us to the unit itself, we were very disappointed it was closed. There were workers every morning sawing, hammering, and working on several balconies surrounding the unit. If you are laying in the chairs or in the hot tub during the day you are ensuring the noise and debris/dust floating arou. Walking around property grounds you are going under makeshift tunnels covered with plywood to protect you.

The room was great and the communication from the owner was, too. There was plenty of room for all of us and great views. Easy access to the beach and pool. However, the parking garage and elevators at the building will sadly make many not want to rent again. The parking garage isn’t built for more than one vehicle to come through at a time and it takes a while to get to the reserved parking spot. As in, I can walk to WalMart across the street faster than I could drive there. As far as the elevators, there aren’t near enough for a building that size. It takes 20 mins to catch an elevator and make it to the ground floor to go out to eat, to the pool/beach, etc. Leaving to check out took us 2 hours bc we had to go down separately while waiting on an elevator with enough room to fit the luggage cart. (There also aren’t enough luggage carts for a building of that size.) Several other vacationers stated the same about the elevators. Many were getting on any that had room whether they were going up or down because they didn’t know when the next one would come through. I’m sure the holiday weekend didn’t help but a condo this large should have more than 6 elevators. All in all, the room was great and we enjoyed our time. However, the parking garage and elevator situation overshadowed the rest of it unfortunately.

Plenty of room for 6 adults

It was great I loved the place and how it was so close to everything would definitely book again and it’s just a great place to spend vacation with family

Will definitely book again , beautiful views and in the perfect spot to be able to walk to most things! Right next to pineapple Willy’s with the best daiquiris !