Vía Playa El Estero, 0000 Santa Catalina, Panama
#5 of 33 hotels in Santa Catalina
Guests' ChoiceBased on 74 hotel reviews
9.3Cleanliness
9.6
Comfort
9.5
Location
8.9
Facilities
9.2
Staff
9.8
Value for money
9.6
Free WiFi
8.0
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Reviewed: 22 August 2025
Serena
SpainBalù the dog. The nice garden. The kind owner. The hot shower. No noises at all. Near the beach.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 22 July 2025
Anditer
United StatesI liked it so much, I stayed for a month! I stayed in one of the studio style units that has a bedroom and bathroom down below and a kitchenette and small seating area up above. It was the perfect place to make breakfast and lunch from the comfort of my room and on my own timetable every day. The hotel is about a 3-minute walk from access to the point, which is the premier world-class surfing break here in Santa Catalina. The owner and the housekeeper are both amazing, very helpful, super friendly women. The place is amazingly well maintained, and the AC and power will keep on working regardless of whether the utility company is functioning thanks to the trusty generator on site. You cannot go wrong here.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 4 July 2025
Daniel
Czech Republicbe careful about ants, we forgot about those buggers and they got to some of our supplies - our own fault
nice spacious, clean room, Paola was very friendly
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 17 May 2025
Andrea
United KingdomThe lady owner was lovely. Even gave us a lift to the supermarket as it was raining heavily. The decking at the back with the hammock is beautiful. The house is clean and well equipped
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 27 April 2025
Julia
FranceGreat location, very peaceful, and the host was super nice!
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 28 March 2025
Mathieu
FranceLovely place. Very nice and helpful staff. Paola was very reactive to fix an issue with the airco. She recommended many places for coffees, drinks and dinner. Top !!!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 27 March 2025
Luma
SwitzerlandFantastic ! We recommend ! Beautiful place, clean and well equiped !
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 9 February 2025
Don
United KingdomGreat location between the 2 beaches, lovely clean and cool accommodation with good kitchen facilities and nice coffee. Paula is so helpful. Also had a trip out to the Catalina island by kayak which was fun. Nice pizza place and ice-cream shop nextdoor
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 15 January 2025
John
United StatesNothing
Lovely place to stay
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 10 January 2025
Iwona
Canadanothing, all was good
The hostess Paola was very responsive and caring. Thank you for going above the expectations.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 10 January 2025
Tamás
HungaryNothing
Friendly owners and staff, help us a lot before and during our stay. I highly recommend Casa Maya, Paola and his husban are amazing. Thanks for everything!
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 8 January 2025
Milo
United StatesAmazing! We loved the pink house. It was very clean, large, comfortable, and quiet. The hostess was attentive to all our needs and very helpful--she even did our laundry for us! There was wifi, a coffee maker, hot water, air conditioning, and very comfortable beds. Highly recommended!
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 7 January 2025
Tina
SloveniaNothing. Perhaps the price was a bit on the high end, but then Panama is not a cheap place to travel and we were there over Christmas.
The kitchen was very well equipped: many pots and pans, plates, cups, toaster, bowls, toaster, cutlery, coffee maker, even a blender, basically much more than we needed. Our little house was very clean and quiet, as it was located slightly out of the village center. Still, everything was very walkable. Thank you, senora Paola!
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 31 December 2024
Gilberto
ColombiaAmazing place, very calm and with all you need to rest and have a good stay, totally recomendé :)
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 26 December 2024
Paulo
BrazilWas perfect no complaints
Very friendly staff and very well located. In front of the best restaurant of Santa Catalina. Very clean and good price.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 10 December 2024
Peter
United StatesVery quiet at night. Friendly staff.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 7 December 2024
Tor
United KingdomThe accommodation is very comfortable with everything you need in the kitchen to make meals. Even a comfortable sofa to enjoy the meals on! Good wifi connection too.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 21 August 2024
Lam
Hong KongIn general the electrcity is not stable in the island. But they have their own generator. So just be patient as the island will have not internet or wifi access some time as well. Just relax and be patient. As just travel to chill and relax there.
The host is very responsive for the queries I have. 5 mins walk to two hostel/hotel next to Casa Maya. Can enjoy the pool/ocean view when have drink, breakfast there. And the sunset point is also 5 mins away.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 13 August 2024
Anja
SwitzerlandIt was all fine
We really enjoyed our stay in casa maya - it is a very clean and comfortable house with a good atmosphere. It had plenty of space for a family of 4 to eat, relax and sleep. And we were glad to have a well equipped kitchen to cook some simple meals and to have air conditioning. All the staff was very nice and we felt very welcome. The location was good to - quiet, near to a great pizzeria and gelateria. To the big beach was a bit of a walk, so we took the car, but the centre of town and smaller beaches are not far.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 2 July 2024
Michele
United StatesKitchen was difficult to move around in
Fully stocked. Excellent location
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 19 May 2024
Maike
SwitzerlandWe really enjoyed staying at the small appartment, it was super cute and we were very comfortable!
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 28 March 2024
Ole
NorwayNothing, all was great.
Magical place with a supernice host!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 13 March 2024
Raquel
United Statesl
Check in was super easy. There was a sign on our door with our name welcoming us. Paola was always there to greet us and ask us how we were doing when would return from our outings. The room was extremely clean. The A/C worked great!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 27 February 2024
Marie
United KingdomNothing!
We loved everything about staying here at Casa Maya. Our little bungalow was just the right size for the two of us and although we never used the kitchen facilities it seemed to have everything needed. We enjoyed the fresh coffee provided in the morning It was beautifully and simply furnished and space well thought out Paola helped us with directions prior to arrival and booked our bus when we left.. she’s just lovely We were out most of the day but the favourite part of our whole day was relaxing in the hammock with a glass of wine late afternoon.. bliss !
Stayed in February 2024
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