Reviews of Spanish by the River - Boquete

Beautiful gardens and quiet and peaceful.

Hot water in the shower was a bit spotty.

It is a great hostel. The rooms and beds were clean and comfortable. The facility was clean and comfortable. The staff was also very friendly. Definitely going back when back in the area if there is availability.

There isn't much for parking. We had to park out on the street, however, there were no problems.

Nice place to socialize with other guests and relax if you want to be outside of the town. Access to Spanish language lessons and nearby restaurants (Sabroson is great). Bus stop for the town and also David is right at the main road. Easy to get to and from the center with a shared taxi for $1. Size of bathroom in the private room was great.

I have travelled to 80+ countries and this is the first time I was ever given a room that was not cleaned at all, filthy disgusting bathroom and floors. I tried to understand what happened but it was unclear. It seems the fulltime cleaner was away that day and so another staff gave me the room very shortly after other guests checked out of that room - I was wondering how it could have been cleaned so quickly. I saw her change the linens and the bathroom smelled of cleaning product but when I checked, there was visible urine and blood, feces, hair on the inside of the toilet and on the seat, the sink ,soap dispenser and countertop had dust and hair, the foot towel was visibly dirty and was unchanged, leftover soap I'm the shower from previous guests, the floor in the bedroom and bathroom was not cleaned at all, residue on the walls near the bed from smashed flies that come out at night. I asked the staff to clean and she came back and cleaned the toilet sink and countertop in the bathroom- she never said anything like she forgot to clean, nothing. The floors remained unclean. I took videos and sent the owner a message and one video but there was not much of a follow up. Upon speaking with another guest (who was leaving due to disappointment) it was made clear the property is being neglected by staff in the owners absence as she is busy with her guesthouse in Bocas del toro (also dirty unkempt unstocked kitchen during my stay until the day the owner came back and that day the cleaner was seen thoroughly cleaning everything). The staff are attentive when it comes to collecting payments but that's it.

The two person dorm room is good value. Multiple bathrooms to use. Access to a kitchen although matches/lighter not always available for lighting the stove. The property is relaxing with hammocks present and quiet atmosphere.

Check in instructions were not sent until the day of check in, in the afternoon and since I had no sim card, I never received the instructions and was left stranded outside the guesthouse with my luggage until another guest heard my banging on the gate (doorbell did not work). No staff was present but the other guest showed me where my key was hanging and showed me where to find my room etc.

Clean quiet and comfortable

Clean, organized, well maintained, great kitchen , spacious longing areas, good WiFi

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Very pleasant, kind, helpful staff and the beautiful grounds

manipulating the faucet handle (in the shower) to get hot water

This hostel was a pretty and quiet getaway. The communal areas were well maintained. With both hammocks and wandering squirrels, it made for a beautiful area to read a book or get some work done.

Unfortunately the communication was not great. There was a misunderstanding with which room we were supposed to stay in and the host did not make active efforts to reach out to us, mostly leaving it up to the guests themselves to resolve the situation. This notable lack of hospitality was disappointing.

Very comfortable, really nice patio area and gardens. Well stocked kitchen with decent plates and cookware.

The pillows…they suck. Dogs barking in the neighborhood. The house is small so any noise from other guests in the living room and kitchen transfers to the bedrooms easily.

On the pictures place looked like nice to relax, in reality placed in nice garden, but not so nice after all.

Rooms need some serious improvement - mold on the walls, not pleasant smell Very dirty in the common kitchen and area. Far from center. There was shortage of power during evening, maybe because of rain, but no staff to react.

We pretty much had the place to ourselves which was lovely. It’s a big property with loads of outdoor space to chill out in. The garden is beautiful and the cleaner would put out fruit from the trees for guests to have, nice touch. The cleaner was very nice & helpful, she also did our laundry for us. In general, the place was good value for money.

I found the check in very strange as there wasn’t anyone there to see us in or show us anything about how the kitchen or property worked. Guests turned up one day and we felt responsible to show them around and how things worked, it felt very odd to be doing that. The location was far out of town, we didn’t mind as we stayed in most nights but if you wanted to go into town for dinner you have to catch a taxi.

Nobody was caring about me as a guest. I arrived, and nobody was informed. And when I left, i had to run after the people, to pay the bill. The place is also at good place, because you have to take the taxi or bus to get into the village.

Nice chill courtyard, great place to unwind. It’s a little far from Boquete center but you can easily get there by bus or shared taxi for ~1USD. The rooms and bathrooms are very clean.

Very beautiful property - especially the common areas: garden, living room & kitchen. Small room but comfortable.

Richelle is a very kind and helpful manager who had great tips for tours around Boquete.

It would have been great to have a lamp and an electricity socket in the upper bed as well

Great patio area and kitchen facilities, lovely communal area and layout. Helpful staff recommending the coffee tour, Finca Casanga, highly recommend! Clean bathroom, cleaner comes daily.

Not much in the local area, have to get a taxi to boquete but they are cheap and easy. We went in rainy season (October) and it was very quiet.

Quiet and Clean