Reviews of DondeJosé
La Compañia SN, Valle de Anton, Panama
#3 of 28 hotels in Valle de Anton
Guests' ChoiceReview score
Based on 51 B&B reviews
9.5Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
9.4
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Comfort
9.3
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Location
9.4
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Facilities
8.9
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Staff
9.9
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Value for money
9.3
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Free WiFi
10.0
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Reviewed: 19 July 2025
Huub
Netherlands3 reviews10“They are just amazing welcoming people.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
They are just amazing welcoming people.
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: 29 April 2025
Alexander
United States12 reviews6 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
We had a wonderful stay! Liz and Jose were great hosts, they went out of their way to make sure we felt welcomed and comfortable the whole time. We are also thankful that they accommodated us with free parking for our car. Would recommend!
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: 14 April 2025
Marianne
Canada19 reviews5 helpful votes10“Loved staying here! Welcoming friendly .. good location”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The host went above and beyond to make us feel welcome! The breakfast was homemade and delicious! Highly recommend staying here
Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: 28 February 2025
Annalisa69
Italy60 reviews4 helpful votes10“Donde José”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Nothing
The location is really convenient to enjoy every attraction.
Stayed in February 2025
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Reviewed: 22 February 2025
Dmitry
United States35 reviews2 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Liz is a wonderful host and did everything to make us feel welcomed and comfortable. Jose is a charming man. If you like to be a part of their family, this place is for you
Stayed in February 2025
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Reviewed: 28 December 2024
Tamara
Austria68 reviews6 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Liz was an incredibly warm and welcoming host. She made us feel right at home in her charming and cozy place. Her tips for hiking in the area were invaluable, and she even recommended an excellent restaurant that we thoroughly enjoyed. Liz was always available for us, making sure we had everything we needed. Our stay was truly heartfelt, and we would have loved to stay longer if we could. Thank you, Liz, for such a wonderful experience!
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: 13 December 2024
David
United States5 reviews10“All I could ask for. Owners outstanding and helpful.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Nothing
Everything
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: 31 July 2024
David
Germany11 reviews1 helpful vote10“Amazing”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Liz and José are exceptionally great hosts. They treat you as part of their family, help you with a lot of knowledge and helpful advices. The accommodation is lovely and very clean. The breakfast is freshly made and very tasty. If you have any questions or need help, Liz and José are always there for you. We can highly recommend this accommodation and will be happy to come back.
Stayed in July 2024
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Reviewed: 11 May 2024
Jamieson
Panama2 reviews8.0“Excellent service”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The service we received was excellent. They went above and beyond . Breakfast was really good.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 5 May 2024
Šárka
Czech Republic11 reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
neuvědomuji si negativa
spokojenost
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 2 May 2024
Vore
United States20 reviews6 helpful votes8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Cash only.
Liz is wonderful! She goes out of her way to meet my needs. Very clean and the bed is comfortable. They have hot water in the shower. The kitchen is available for guests to use.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 7 April 2024
Cloudforest
Panama9 reviews3 helpful votes10“Great Price Value Service”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Service from staff was Really good and professional. Great value vs price. Good place to stay when in El Valle.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 7 April 2024
Neritza
United States1 review9.0“Excellent”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Excellent
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 25 March 2024
Stefanie
United States10 reviews2 helpful votes9.0“Family homestay close to beautiful hiking trails”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
NA
Jose and Liz treated us like family. Our room was spacious and we had a shared bathroom with them. This is an older home and you are staying with a family, so it is not hotel quality. But you will get a feeling of how native Panamanians live. unfortunately I was not feeling well one day, and they were very accommodating, giving me probiotics and offering to make soup for me. I felt well cared for. Breakfast was delicious, eggs and fresh bread and fruit.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 17 March 2024
Paul
United Kingdom247 reviews40 helpful votes8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
We had a lovely stay at this B&B and thoroughly enjoyed chatting with them across the two languages and also being able to use their kitchen to prepare our evening meal. Thanks to you all l.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 1 March 2024
Felician
Canada15 reviews2 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Everything
Excellent hosts, quiet stay
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 20 February 2024
Maayke
Netherlands16 reviews2 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Really nice and helpfull people!! Also helping us at the bus station to get the right bus:-)
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 18 February 2024
Harold
Canada5 reviews10“Great place to stay in this beautiful valley!”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
We had 2 excellent breakfasts included. Jose was very kind and generous. He did our laundry and let us use his bikes. Also very informative about restaurants and things to see.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 11 February 2024
Jamie
Netherlands26 reviews9.0“Amazing”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Everything!
Liz is an amazing host. She is very sweet, helps wherever and whenever she can. The location is a bit out of town, but still walkable or you can take the bikes. We loved it here!
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 9 January 2024
Zorana
Netherlands8 reviews10“Amazing homestay”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Super cozy home stay with the best host. Liz; you are amazing! The home is super clean, the bathroom and bedroom are all you need. The location is also good, close to the start of the india dormidia trail and a short walk to the heart of the town. Liz even does mani and pedicures. Breakfast is basic but good. All in all we loved our stay with this family.
Stayed in January 2024
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Reviewed: 30 December 2023
Anna-maria
Germany12 reviews10“Perfect stay - felt like home and had really nice hosts that even went hiking with us!”- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Everything was perfect! We had a really nice stay! Would definitely recommend Donde Jose! He and his wife are very friendly. Jose even accompanied us for hiking which was very nice!!
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: 21 December 2023
Hongbo
United States59 reviews4 helpful votes10“Excellent hosts, good location”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Nothing
Jose speaks some English and we can communicate in half English and half Spanish which is superb for me to learn the language. He also accompanied us to two hikes (he said it’s good for his health), and that made our traveling very enjoyable. The place is half a mile from city center and we walked around even though we have a car. It is about a ten minutes walk to the La India Dormida trailhead. They have really good bread, butter jam, smoothie for breakfast, and upon our request and fried eggs for us. The coffee was excellent! We cooked some vegetables using the kitchen. The filtered water was excellent! They have a bird feeder in the court yard, so there are a lot of pretty birds showing up all the time.
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: 8 December 2023
Sabrina
Germany16 reviews1 helpful vote10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
If you are really looking for something to criticize then maybe that there is no AC, however temperatures during the night are completely fine with only the fan provided. And if you're looking for an impersonal hotel room this is not the place for you, meals are often taken together with the hosts :)
Perfect. Extremely friendly hosts Liz and José. Communication in a mixture of Spanish and English was no problem. Living the mi casa es su casa life, felt more like a homestay. In addition to the breakfast we could use the kitchen (coffee, tea, bananas) and were often invited to join for the other meals as well. José is also a knowledgeable guide and offered to join us on hikes. The bathroom is shared but there are only two rooms for rent and while we were there, no one else was using it.
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: 19 October 2023
Margaret
United States1 review10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
It's not a 5 star hotel. If that's what you're looking for, then look elsewhere. It was exactly what I wanted it to be,. Panamanian.
Jose and Liz were the best hosts ever! Jose is a wonderful tour guide and made sure we were safe when hiking to the waterfalls. They made us feel very welcome in their home.
Stayed in October 2023
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