Hostal Casa Areka

No possibility to pay by card, only cash in USD, as someone who arrived in Panama late at night, no currency exchange whatsoever, I have to take out cash at an ATM with a unacceptable rate, kitchen is quite old and no security for bed dorms which can unsafe

Schönes Hostel in guter Lage, leider nachts sehr laut wegen der großen Straße, aber sehr liebes Personal, Pancakes zum Frühstück und toller innenhof und super Dorms und saubere Bäder.

Top emplacement dans le centre ville. L’hostel est très sécuritaire avec un code d’accès pour rentrer dans la résidence.

Nice city hostel, good location and friendly staff

I stayed for 3 nights and it was the perfect place to start my journey. really helpfull and nice staff. I would very much recomend it

excelente atención, la ubicación es muy buena y todas las instalaciones impecables. Los recomiendo 100% volvería a ir sin dudarlo

Sehr freundliches Personal!

Stayed there for one night inbetween the airport and an other town. Staff was super helpful (special mention to the cat)! I forgot some stuff there and they kept it safe for me for when i’ll get back to the city. Location is good, near a Super99. The pool area was clean. The beds were comfortable, cleanliness of the rooms + bathroom were okay. I would stay there again if i ever come back to the city !

We really hoped to like this place but as soon as we arrived we noticed two cats who were never mentionned. The employee told us they do wander in the dorms so we would have to close the door to make sure they didnt come in. When we arrived in the dorm we noticed a strong humidity scent, some apparent mold on the ceiling and at least 3 insects. We left and did not sleep there.

The staff was very nice, social area and kitchen was good as well. My room sadly had black mold in the roof, and there was not enough lockers for everyone.

Don’t often leave reviews, nothing wrong with this property at all, will definitely be recommending the place

The corner where it is located is SUPER noisy all day. We could have enjoyed an afternoon by the pool, the temperature was perfect and it was well shaded, but it was just impossible because of all the honking! At least, IT STOPS AT NIGHT so you can SLEEP WELL! Staff is always ready to help, many places to sit, the included pancakes are alright. Kitchen has everything but is small of often crowded. Short Uber ride from everything, but takes 45-60+ min in public transit to Casco Viejo or the Canal

Very good hostel ! I loved the location, very safe and you have everything around to shop if you do the San blas adventure! The place is cool and sociable! however, I would not recommend breakfast, you just have premixed powder to do pancake and you do it yourself so you will not save time with included breakfast, don't add it if it is not included. Also the bathrooms are downstairs and there is only 3 for the whole hostel, as I am going often to toilet during the night, it is a bit annoying..

Overall we had a good stay here but the dorm room was incredibly smelly and also very small with no room for the stuff. Also only 2 bathrooms so we had to wait pretty often. Overall the place is fine and inexpensive but the bad smell in that room made it a bit uncomfortable.

The common areas are nice in the property, with a pool, a pool table and good sized kitchen. The rooms are cramped but they are okay for the price, and there isn’t much of a social atmosphere. My main issue was that I got sick here with a stomach bug, meaning I was up all night lying in the bathroom. I asked the next morning if I could extend check out just a few hours to give me a chance to sleep, and they didn’t care and told me I had to leave. Wish they could have been kinder about this...

Estuve agusto, Matías y los demás chicos de recepción súper simpáticos. La piscina muy limpia y rica. Quizá algo negativo el espacio para las mochilas en los dormitorios compartidos era inexistente prácticamente. Por lo demás bien para el precio

Fijn hostel, toffe plek en goede sfeer. Alleen wel naast een druk kruispunt dus veel getoeter van de autos

This hostel has mold! I had a 5 night reservation and only stayed one night because I woke up terribly sick from mold toxicity. When I spoke to the staff immediately after realizing all my symptoms were from mold toxicity, they denied my request for a refund. I left immediately and got different accommodations and healed after 48 hours in bed. The rooms smell musky. I do not recommend this hostel.

The room I was in had a really bad smell of mold. Not sure if it’s an issue throughout the property but it’s something the owner should look into. One woman checked out 4 days early because of how bad the mold was. I wouldn’t recommend. I believe their rating is off.

I enjoyed my stay at Casa Areka. Everyone was super nice and the staff was great. I only got to enjoy the free breakfast once, but did appreciate the pancakes. I did think paying in all cash was a bit odd (in this day and age), and when I left super early in the morning I saw several people sleeping on couches in the living room. It wasn't an issue, I just thought it was odd. All in all, it was a good place to stay.