Radisson Hotel Panama Canal

Disappointing hotel which just happens to have the name Radisson. Welcome was good with a very friendly young guy on reception practising his English. Nice welcome drinks. Public areas are also generally fine. The pool has a pleasant view but you have to go inside for the nearest ‘pool’ loos, accessed through the lobby and past the shop. Rooms are a decent size but badly finished. Lots of botched sealant. First room had no hot water so we had to move. Check before you unpack! Buffet breakfast had fresh fruit but otherwise very average for the price of $16 inc tax. Coffee only in jugs spread randomly around. No machines. Cleaning and maintenance staff we spoke to were helpful and pleasant but hotel has a general feel of complacency.

Lovely, friendly staff. Fabulous view from the balconies of the ocean side. They do a good job of keeping things up, but unfortunately, the mold and mildew around the bathroom fixtures was visible. Great variety of foods for buffet breakfast. Huge pool area with tables and umbrellas; very inviting.

Stayed 5 days here, Staff could improve on a lot of things, first of all the humidity inside, when i entered the room the AC was set on Freezer, when i switch it off i realized why, the room became instant soaking wet, condensation was dripping from the walls, thought to set the AC on heat to vaporize the moisture but no the AC even kept colder, instead of that i opened the balcony door and by leaving warm outside air in the humidity dissapeared quickly, left the AC off for the rest of the night, but guess what when i came back the maid again left the AC on Alaska setting, repeated clearing the room by opening balcony door. Then next, every single day i had to ask for waterbottles in the room, they never left some after cleaning up the room, you can use the bottle of water what is on the tray to make your coffee (there is a coffeemaker above the fridge) but that bottle is on the mini-bar and cost you "only" 6 dollars (mad house), snacks and drinks on the mini-bar are way too expensive. Then they have no own restaurant, only breakfast available, Breakfast in hotel is ok continental with all basic stuff, but sometimes the service is only managed by one person so when there are some people already you need to wait a long time before being served coffee. So for meals you need to go outside (and i do recommend that) there is an adjacent bulding with an indoor entrance to a reastaurant called Fridays they don´t offer discount on hotelguests and inside the airco is the same as the hotel,setting Alaska. I do recommend to go to the Canal-House a very cousy restaurant palapa style with outdoor seating and bar as well, they serve good food and ambiance is great, live performance every evening. The pool i haven´t seen many people around when i was there, just on Sunday there were just 3 persons, for me the pool doesn´t invite too much, it´s not deep and it´s divided in 3 small pools, it looks more to a childrens play pool to me than one for adults, there is a bubbly pool but also not too much inviting either. Then the gym you need to ask where it is because if you don´t know where it is you are looking until you lost weight already, it´s just in the hall on the right hand side before the pool, there is a glass door and you need your roomkey to enter, don´t expect too much, there are just a few basic equipments you can use. And after all they claim to have a airport shuttle, indeed they do have but don´t be surprised they still call a taxi for you, that service they offer is only for groups of <10 persons, so you are way better off by calling an uber, much cheaper and way more convinient. Te location of the hotel is ok, close to the canal boulevard where you can stroll, rent a bike or scooter and go all the way to the end (4km), where you can find some nice bars, restaurants and a nice view. In the weekends there is a buzzing vibe as many people go out to enjoy and so the ambiance is great there. This hotel is the only one close to the convention center and many nice bars and restaurants are on walking distance, have seen a lot of them: Friday (menu typical), Canal house(Cousy place), La fabrica Brewery (nice in the weekend), Pencas (nice pizzas), Ciao Bella (italian ant the end of the boulevard near the cruise terminal). Overall this hotel is soso for me, next time will choose another one.

Quite a bit worn hotel, same room design like Radisson used to be in the US perhaps 30 years ago. Smells mold. But good service, and good location! Nice pool outside.

My husband and I have stayed at this hotel many times and have always enjoyed our stays. It’s in a great location for us. We enjoy the quiet and relaxed atmosphere surrounding the hotel. Just close enough to the city for sightseeing or shopping trips. Pool has been recently restored with new tiles which look nice.

I heard it is under new management so maybe that explains some of the issues.||There is not much nearby that you could walk to. The pool was rather cool and the tiles on the bottom were so slippery I could not move comfortably.||They missed cleaning the room one day and the keys stopped working . And we ran out of shampoo. Nice makeup mirror though!

Loved the stay, convenient location Hotel always clean , Room very comfortable, the Hotel staff always cordial,, restaurants easy access, *only 1 thing Breakfast was awful and expensive $30 x2 I literally had to walk away. We got there early no excuse not to have any selection cold chicken strips is a big no, uncooked sides, they are supposed to keep food warm at least seasoned a bit. literally had to show them my plate a slice of bread and 1 slice of can pineaple was unacceptable. Staff made the effort to make me a scramble egg, but still wasn't cooked all the way neither. For$ 30 I had to literally go out spend some more for me to have a descent breakfast for less that $ 7 near by . . I Like my stayed is quite and 😌 relaxing just don't eat there

Great location next to Panama canal. But kind of a old hotel and can use remodeling. Breakfast was very average. We did make the reservation through 3rd party and somehow they had problem finding it and receptionist was not at all helpful and asking us to make a new reservation. Finally we asked for the manager. He came and was quite helpful. He took care of it and we did not have any issue related to it. But the receptionist never apologized. We paid for Canal/ Ocean view but landed up in an opposite side.