Playa Tortuga Hotel & Beach Resort is a beach resort located in the Tropical Caribbean in the crystal clear waters of the Bocas del Toro archipelago, Panama. Playa Tortuga Hotel & Beach Resort is surrounded by natural beauty, coral reefs and calm waters, ideal for all types of water sports, especially snorkelling. The hotel offers its customers an enormous variety of activities such as dolphin and turtle watching tours, as well as fishing and trips to other islands. Relax by the sea view pool or sunbathe while enjoying your favourite drink or, if you prefer, get in shape in the state-of-the-art fitness centre with its own private massage area.
An excellent choice for small business meetings, weddings or other special events in Bocas del Toro, Playa Tortuga offers two halls for banquets or meetings, each with capacity for 75 guests, the Chaquira and Dante halls both feature audiovisual equipment and complimentary WiFi.
Playa Tortuga guests can choose from two restaurants. There is Restaurant Naguas, where you can enjoy Bocatorian and international dishes, and the Restaurant Bar Baula, located in a privileged enclave on the sea at the end of the hotel's private pier. The Baula Restaurant & Bar offers Bocatorian and international lunch options, including a la carte appetizers, grilled meats, seafood and desserts, all served with an exotic Caribbean Bocas del Toro touch.
Playa Tortuga guests enjoy two daily complimentary breakfast buffets at the Naguas Restaurant. Choose from a selection of Panamanian or American breakfast options and in-season natural fruit beverages.
Rooms
Playa Tortuga Hotel & Beach Resort offers 117 comfortable room accommodations, all with balconies and spectacular ocean views. Guests can choose from Standard rooms, Junior Suites and spacious Grand Master Suites, all in contemporary decor and with a relaxing tropical atmosphere.
Grand Master Suites
These feature a king bed, separate living room with sofa bed, mini bar, television with cable programming, air conditioning, in-room safe, complimentary WIFI.
Junior Suite
With stunning sea views from the private balcony, it features a king bed and living room with pull-out sofa-bed, a mini bar, TV with cable programming, air conditioning, in-room safe, complimentary WiFi.
Standard Deluxe
Featuring two queen beds, mini bar, television with cable programming, air conditioning, safe, complimentary Wi-Fi, and balcony with a wonderful sea view.
The breakfast buffet for two is included and the rooms can be connected for families or groups travelling together.
How to get there:
By Car: Interamerican Highway to the entrance of Gualaca (405 Km). Turn right and follow the road as far as Rambala (95 km), then take the road to Almirante, where you can leave your car. All roads are asphalted and in good condition.
By bus : take the bus to Almirante in the city terminal. By car or bus: in Almirante take a water taxi ($ 4.00 - 30 minutes) or a ferry (2 hours) to Bocas. The ferry Almirante / Bocas del Toro only runs Monday through Saturday.
Airport: 2 km
Center: 2 km
Destination: Bocas del Toro-Isla Colón, Panamá
The archipelago of Bocas del Toro is in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. It is located in the northwest of the country, near the border with Costa Rica. The capital of Bocas del Toro is Colon, on Isla Colon, the largest in the archipelago and it is here where the hotels, restaurants, tourist information centres, tour operators, and other facilities are concentrated.
The Town Colon is a small coastal town offering its own special charm. Its old colonial Caribbean style houses, some on stilts over the sea, as well as its park, its main street bustling with Caribbean life, mixing indigenous culture from different ethnic groups with Afro-Caribbean culture, all go towards making this location a special place.
Colon's main street is actually where most of the life on the island is centred, especially for leisure and tourism. Almost all the hotels on the island are to be found in this area, as well as numerous restaurants and bars with their own special charm.
Boca del Drago Boca Drago is almost on the opposite side of Colon, but on the same island. In order to get to Boca Drago there is a road that crosses the island. Boca Drago is located right on the seashore and is the first place where Christopher Columbus is supposed to have stepped ashore. Drago is an ideal place for swimming , surface diving enthusiasts, or snorkeling .There are hiking trails and beaches with crystal clear waters where you can see the starfish.
Isla de los Pájaros Swans Key or Bird Island is a bird sanctuary where the beautiful and rare Tropical Rabijunco Piquirrojo nests, with its white plumage, orange beak and a long tail (males), as well as the friendly gannet. Other seabirds such as pelicans, seagulls, terns and frigate birds, spend part of their time here.
Playa de las Estrellas Playa de las estrellas ( beach of the stars) is another destination which includes tours in the area. It is a lovely beach located next to Boca Drago, where the water is crystal clear and calm, so much so that one can see the starfish on the sea bottom.
The Grotto The Grotto is a cave of coral rock which is said to stretch across the whole island until it comes out at the sea in Playa Bluff. The entrance to the cave is located in the middle of the island, on the road between Colon and Boca Drago. There is a path that deviates from the main road as far as the Grotto. It is a great place to visit on a day off, either on a Mini Motorbike, or bicycle.
Playa Bluff Playa Bluff is at the north end of Colon. It is a wide beach, which is famous, when it is the season, for surfing. It is a lovely ride on a day off, whether by bike or Mini Scooter Motorbike.
The archipelago of Bocas del Toro is in the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. It is located in the northwest of the country, near the border with Costa Rica. The capital of Bocas del Toro is Colon, on Isla Colon, the largest in the archipelago and it is here where the hotels, restaurants, tourist information centres, tour operators, and other facilities are concentrated.
