Casa Max Hotel

Great atmosphere, quiet, and spacious rooms. Dimitri is a great and super friendly host.

My friend and I stayed here over Christmas last year and had the best time!! I've been meaning to write a review for quite a while but somehow hadn't gotten around to it. Dmitri was an excellent and gracious host, and when we didn't have any plans on Christmas he invited us out for Christmas dinner! We had a lovely time, and the location is fantastic, especially if you are a diver - Diving Pirates is right nearby and the best diving on the island!! The room was spacious and had a balcony which was perfect for drying out swimsuits, etc. Ate breakfast there - delicious and affordable. Couldn't recommend this stay enough, great value for the money. When I return to Bocas I'll be back for sure 😃

Great place to stay for the price. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Dimitri, the owner is friendly, helpful and very polite. Location is great, walking distance to town yet far away from the party noises. Nearby his place, there’s a USD2 happy hour drinks. That’s a plus

Casa Max benefits from the human kindness of Dimitri, who is an exceptional host. Very caring, helpful and friendly. We got caught in tropical rainstorm on our 1st night and he provided us extra towels to stay dry and warm up. The wifi, AC and hot water shower worked well. We booked a very comfortable room with king size bed, fridge, and private balcony which was fabulous as it was not overlooked and felt really private. We had a view of the main road and the rooftops of the neighbouring houses. As we arrived on a Saturday, it was a busy weekend but after that the place was really nicely quiet and peaceful. The room felt clean. Our room was cleaned about every other day during out 6 night stay, and we got fresh towels each time. The breakfast option in the restaurant was great as we got a 20% discount for being guests at the hotel. I loved being able to have (very good tasting) coffee on the balcony in the mornings. Dimitri also provided us drinking water refills, which was great - to encourage refilling versus buying more plastic bottles. We support his conscious and green efforts here! We also liked having our own fridge so we could keep our water nice and cold during the hot September days in Bocas. The hotel felt very safe and it is perfectly situated very close to everything (literally 5-15 minutes walk to and from anywhere in Bocas town), but not in the middle of all the bars and noise. There is a supermarket conveniently situated across the road, but also several options in the town, including Pharmacy, medical centre, bank. The Square to catch the collectivo bus to Starfish and Bluff beach is also less than 10 minutes walk (at the town square), and the local Bocas airport also very easy to get to by taxi if needed. We could also walk very easily to any port to do a tour, go to Carenero Island (for Aqua or Bibi's and nearest beach), tranquil Bastimentos island, or back to Almirante for buses to David, Chiriqui, etc. There is a lot of choice of things to do in Bocas Town, and Casa Max is close to all of them, and Dimitri helped us navigate Bocas and all it has to offer. Everything was so great. However, a couple little suggestions: to have a couple outdoor chairs on the balcony so we don't have to move the inside ones; And also a shower tray (to hold our soaps, shampoo, razor) would be a nice touch for added convenience so we wouldn't have to keep moving them from the sink or have them on the shower floor. Again, some minor things but these would be great to add to the room for future travelers.

Well located hotel for getting anywhere around the island with comfy aircon rooms (where Maxi the cat gave us a tour first 🐈‍⬛) but Dimitry on front desk is really the star, recommended us a great tour with Ngabe and looks after all guests from breakfast through to dinner (good meals for both) and even got on a singer for one of the evenings. Would definitely stay again if back in Bocas

Dimitry is fantastic! We stayed for a week and we felt so welcomed by him. He made everything so easy for us! Bedroom and toilet were in perfect state, we were very sad to leave but definitely we will be back! 😄

Nice hotel in Bocas if you want more privacy and less noise versus staying in a hostel. Still close to where the party is. Rooms are very basic; literally only a bed, ac, small table and dressboy. But what else would you be needing - in Bocas life happens outdoors. When I was there the restaurant/cafe/bar of the hotel was closed, so i don’t know how much impact it has on noise and liveliness when it opens. As mentioned though, there’s always something going on in Bocas, and it’s in walking distance from Casa Max. Owners (dutch) are nice, Shirley called to check if out departing flight was delayed. Airport 10 mns walking from the hotel. Last advantage: a good supermarket is right across the street. Thanks guys.

The place is nice, situated at the north of Bocas Town and away from the noise. The room is fine, but our window was one meter away from the wall of the buiding beside. The day we arrived, the staff told me that my reservation price was not the real one and tried to charge me more until they realized I got a offer.