This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
8/10 Good
Graham A.
4 Feb 2015
Over the water living with access to town
Spacious property with great views over the water and a resident heron perching just outside. Everything inside (including air con in main bedroom) works, though some crockery has not been replaced as it gets broken and paintwork could be refreshed.
Far enough out of Bocas town to be reasonably quiet and tucked away but not isolated. A five minute taxi ride to town for $1: though the route to the road (and small supermarket) where one can pick up a taxi is via a narrow boardwalk and muddy shanty town lane so access with luggage is easier and more pleasant by boat.
The management staff are mostly pleasant and efficient but we had the misfortune to be met on arrival by the exception: a guy with the appearance and personality (if not quite the intelligence} of a stick insect who gave us wrong information about which key let us into the house so we were stuck outside in the dark for some time.
We much enjoyed lounging on the spacious and comfortable outside decks looking at passing pelicans. Boat trips to other islands were easy and fun by ferry. We made one organised boat excursion to the north of Colon island including a perfect beach at Starfish bay, the bird island with amazing tropic birds, and freshly caught lobster lunch at a beach restaurant: Kamania tours set up the trip for a very modest price and picked us up by boat direct from the house with a friendly English speaking boatman.
Despite our minor niggles, the house was excellent value with comfortable space for several more people than the 2 of us.