Hotel Aramo
Av Brasil y Abel Bravo, Panama City 0807 Panama
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Looking for a place to stay in Panama City? Then look no further than Hotel Aramo, a budget friendly hotel that brings the best of Panama City to your doorstep.
Guest rooms offer a refrigerator and air conditioning, and Hotel Aramo makes getting online easy as free wifi is available.
You can also take advantage of some of the amenities offered by the hotel, including 24 hour front desk and baggage storage. In addition, guests can enjoy a pool and free breakfast during their visit. As an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests.
Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Habla Ya Spanish for Travelers - Day Classes (0.4 mi) and Iglesia del Carmen (0.8 mi), guests of Hotel Aramo can easily experience some of Panama City's most well known attractions.
If you like Italian restaurants, Hotel Aramo is conveniently located near La Vespa, La Posta, and La Vespa Vista Mare.
We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Hotel Aramo as you experience everything Panama City has to offer.
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Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Free breakfast
Business Centre with Internet Access
Meeting rooms
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
Wifi
Outdoor pool
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24-hour front desk
Ironing service
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Av Brasil y Abel Bravo, Panama City 0807 Panama
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Somewhat walkable
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I am seventeen-years-old, and this past summer, I spent a month in Panama as a Christian missionary. For the greater part of my time in Panama, I lived on a Kuna Indian-inhabited island (Carti Mulatupu) and an Embera Indian village in the jungle (Maje). However, when my team returned to the city to restock our supplies and go shopping, we would spend a few days at Hotel Aramo.
Hotel Aramo is a great hotel for the price. Because our group nearly filled it, they gave us a great deal- $8 a night per missionary. Though the price is higher for a regular client, it is still extremely cheap. I would definitely stay at Hotel Aramo again- even if my trip to Panama was not mission-based, but meant for a vacation. I wouldn't stay anywhere else. I will list positives and negatives--
POSITIVES:
---Great hotel staff. Very friendly. They speak a bit of English and are very quick to help you with whatever you need. One of the housekeepers actually became like a mother to me! They are a great group of men and women who work hard to leave you happy.
---Clean rooms and bathrooms. They aren't beautiful, but if you're just looking for a place to keep your things and sleep at night, they work just fine.
---Airconditioned. Each room has a window AC unit and you can decided how cold you want your room.
-Pool and terrace. It was clean and provided lots of fun for us while in the city.
---Price. Self-explanatory. =)
---Situated across from a 24-hour gas station with store. A supermarket is located just a short walk away, as are many small shops and places to eat! You can have a fun time just walking this area of the city around the hotel.
---Restaurant by the lobby. The restaurant is tiny, but you can sit down and have a good Panamanian meal, and usually for around $2 a person! (This is not an irregularity in Panama, however- most restaurants and fast-food places are much, much cheaper than you'd imagine. Excepting McDonald's.
---Most rooms have telephones and televisions. You can use your calling cards on these telephones as well.
NEGATIVES:
---No elevator. Well, there is an elevator, but it is not "trustworthy," according to the staff, and only to be used if absolutely necessary. Depending on what room you get (on which floor), the walk can be pretty tiring. But you'll have stronger legs by the end of your trip, I can guarantee you! =) In all seriousness, the lack of an elevator is tolerable for one who is fairly healthy and not extremely overweight. If that's not the case with you, try to get a room on the first floor, or just don't stay at Hotel Aramo! LOL.
---No flushing toilet paper. Many places in Panama have this rule, but if you're skeeved out by the idea of wiping yourself and throwing the soiled tissue into the garbage, you may want to stay somewhere else. It didn't bother me, and, believe it or not, there was no odor because the maids changed the garbages frequently.
---Hot water not guaranteed! I'd say 80% of my showers were hot, but there were a few cold ones! It didn't really bother me, but then, I had been living in the jungle and bathing in a river, so any shower was working for me! =)
That's about all I can think of. I highly recommend this hotel. If money is no object to you, then I can see staying at a higher-class hotel. But if you're looking to just enjoy all that Panama has to offer, save money by staying at this hotel. It's not the kind of place you want to go for your honeymoon or something- but it's great if you're serious about just enjoying all the Panama has to offer. If that's the case with you, you'll rarely be seen in your hotel anyway!
Hotel Aramo will always have a place in my heart!
Hotel Aramo is a great hotel for the price. Because our group nearly filled it, they gave us a great deal- $8 a night per missionary. Though the price is higher for a regular client, it is still extremely cheap. I would definitely stay at Hotel Aramo again- even if my trip to Panama was not mission-based, but meant for a vacation. I wouldn't stay anywhere else. I will list positives and negatives--
POSITIVES:
---Great hotel staff. Very friendly. They speak a bit of English and are very quick to help you with whatever you need. One of the housekeepers actually became like a mother to me! They are a great group of men and women who work hard to leave you happy.
---Clean rooms and bathrooms. They aren't beautiful, but if you're just looking for a place to keep your things and sleep at night, they work just fine.
---Airconditioned. Each room has a window AC unit and you can decided how cold you want your room.
-Pool and terrace. It was clean and provided lots of fun for us while in the city.
---Price. Self-explanatory. =)
---Situated across from a 24-hour gas station with store. A supermarket is located just a short walk away, as are many small shops and places to eat! You can have a fun time just walking this area of the city around the hotel.
---Restaurant by the lobby. The restaurant is tiny, but you can sit down and have a good Panamanian meal, and usually for around $2 a person! (This is not an irregularity in Panama, however- most restaurants and fast-food places are much, much cheaper than you'd imagine. Excepting McDonald's.
---Most rooms have telephones and televisions. You can use your calling cards on these telephones as well.
NEGATIVES:
---No elevator. Well, there is an elevator, but it is not "trustworthy," according to the staff, and only to be used if absolutely necessary. Depending on what room you get (on which floor), the walk can be pretty tiring. But you'll have stronger legs by the end of your trip, I can guarantee you! =) In all seriousness, the lack of an elevator is tolerable for one who is fairly healthy and not extremely overweight. If that's not the case with you, try to get a room on the first floor, or just don't stay at Hotel Aramo! LOL.
---No flushing toilet paper. Many places in Panama have this rule, but if you're skeeved out by the idea of wiping yourself and throwing the soiled tissue into the garbage, you may want to stay somewhere else. It didn't bother me, and, believe it or not, there was no odor because the maids changed the garbages frequently.
---Hot water not guaranteed! I'd say 80% of my showers were hot, but there were a few cold ones! It didn't really bother me, but then, I had been living in the jungle and bathing in a river, so any shower was working for me! =)
That's about all I can think of. I highly recommend this hotel. If money is no object to you, then I can see staying at a higher-class hotel. But if you're looking to just enjoy all that Panama has to offer, save money by staying at this hotel. It's not the kind of place you want to go for your honeymoon or something- but it's great if you're serious about just enjoying all the Panama has to offer. If that's the case with you, you'll rarely be seen in your hotel anyway!
Hotel Aramo will always have a place in my heart!
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Date of stay: July 2007
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It's a dump, but a nice dump. Elevator worked but button on my floor was broken so had to go down a floor to call it. Phone only worked for incoming calls. Breakfast was minimal. Good internet cafe right around the corner. Good laundry even closer. Within easy walking distance of good restaurants, pharmacy, and other shopping. Room was always clean but just bare minimum of amenities. Hey, ya get what you pay for and the price is right.
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Date of stay: July 2007Trip type: Travelled solo
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I have lived in Panama most of my life, and I see this hotel every day because I live close to it. On April 2016, I decided to check in because my apartment was being re-painted. It is good for emergencies. Good for the price, but be careful because it can be dangerous. The area is great, but this hotel seems abandoned. In fact it is as gloomy as any hotel you may see in a horror film.
Some of the dangers I encountered: an air conditioner had the cover partially opened, and the blades could have severely hurt my fingers. I walked down the stairs, and a window pane was gone, and if someone leans on the window thinking the pane is there, that could cause an accident. The shower door wasn't moving, and when it finally moved, it closed back and hurt my index finger. I ended up with a bruise. The elevator seems to be the only way to the first floor. I tried getting to the lobby through the stairs, and I ended up inside an empty parking lot around two in the morning.
Wi-fi only works on the first floor and inside the lobby. The televisions are from the 90s. My room didn't have hot water, and the air-conditioners are really old.
But it is good for the price. I'll give it that.
Some of the dangers I encountered: an air conditioner had the cover partially opened, and the blades could have severely hurt my fingers. I walked down the stairs, and a window pane was gone, and if someone leans on the window thinking the pane is there, that could cause an accident. The shower door wasn't moving, and when it finally moved, it closed back and hurt my index finger. I ended up with a bruise. The elevator seems to be the only way to the first floor. I tried getting to the lobby through the stairs, and I ended up inside an empty parking lot around two in the morning.
Wi-fi only works on the first floor and inside the lobby. The televisions are from the 90s. My room didn't have hot water, and the air-conditioners are really old.
But it is good for the price. I'll give it that.
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Date of stay: April 2016Trip type: Travelled solo
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Room Tip: You would be lucky if you got a good room
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We were sent here after our reservations at our hotel, Tower House Suites, were in conflict with a group who couldn't leave due to Aero Perlas ceasing business in Panama with no warning. We got there and the front desk clerk was gone and no one could help us. She got back from buying here water and didn't seem to care we were waiting. The room was very basic I don't know where those pics on Tripadvisor came from. They looked way too nice to what we saw. There was no hot water, the window in the bathroom had a big hole in it, the A/C was moldy (I know it's a costal city). The elevator kept braking down. We went back to the front desk to get another room. The clerk didn't know which rooms were empty. Kept opening doors that were occupied. We decided to leave, but they wouldn't refund us. It was probably one of the WORST customer service (front desk) at any hotel I have ever visited.
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Date of stay: March 2012Trip type: Travelled with family
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The rooms and general service of this hotel do reflect the price, the price is low and so is everything else in the hotel. But the biggest sucker punch of staying in this hotel was the fact that the MAIDS STOLE MONEY OUT OF OUR BAG. I know money shouldn't be left in a bag, but it was right smack bang at the bottom of my girlfriends bag in a small make up box hidden underneath the make up, we put everything else in my locked bag, but thought this money was well hidden. Each day we came back the bag was how it was left so no reason to suspect anything, which leaves us to believe one of the maids has had the time to take everything out the bag and root through then put it all back together. Also, the safe in the room didn't even work which says it all really.
So to reiterate, THE MAIDS STEAL AT THIS HOTEL, so don't stay there.
So to reiterate, THE MAIDS STEAL AT THIS HOTEL, so don't stay there.
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Date of stay: February 2015Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We stayed in this hotel because of a friend's suggestion but it is, as a matter of fact, the worst hotel I every stayed. We stayed on this hotel for 3 nights and the experience was awful. We had a room for my parents on the 2nd floor and for us on the 3rd floor. The only elevator was wroken and use to work very seldom. The furniture was old and damaged. The air conditioner was extremely noisy. The shower was not properly isolated and the water flood the room. The good thing was that has parking but the entrance to the parking was very bad and we hit in the bottom of the car.
The noise isolation of the room was very bad so we listened all the noise of the people that was parting in the swimming pool during the night.
The noise isolation of the room was very bad so we listened all the noise of the people that was parting in the swimming pool during the night.
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Date of stay: February 2013Trip type: Travelled with family
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Room Tip: Look for a room in another hotel
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to start my review.i have two good things about this hotel,is location and free internet in the lobby,for the rest ,a nightmare...dont trust too much thoses photos of theirs rooms,you re gone be very desappointed...most of the rooms needed badly to be renovated...cleanliness are not a priority in this hotel,the elevator worked very badly and dangerous..in my 7 nights stay,the pool was close 6 out 7 days with a temp of 95 f,could you believe it,they have problems with the water and the plastic stairs was broken..about .the food ,it was not good at all..a trip to forgot....
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Date of stay: February 2012Trip type: Travelled solo
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Room Tip: ask for a renovated room
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This hotel is one of the most affordable we found in a good neighbor hood of Panama City. It is walking distance to a lot of restaurants and the beds are very comfortable. But it is very run down and the internet went out while we we there. They did get it fixed after a day and a half. The water in the shower was only warm , never hot. They have a swimming pool and the crowd in the pool kept us up at night so ask for a room away from the pool.
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Date of stay: March 2012Trip type: Travelled on business
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Please do not stay there. The place is far from everything, even the cabbies don't know it good, the rooms are dated, the ac is noisy so you must turn it off to sleep, the elevator is at your own risk, we actually did stay stuck into it !!! One staff member was nice the others totally uninterested . Don't even speak about the continental breakfast, 2 toasts, from sandwich bread, 1 jam, 1 butter, and of course a very small glass of Tang juice !!! I asked for another toast, they denied it, we had to have something on the go outside because I was so hungry...Panama is great and has a lot of hotels just not the right one this one....
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Date of stay: December 2007Trip type: Travelled with family
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This is the worst hotel my family and I have stayed at. The photos published in their website are misleading. Our rooms were extremely dated. The beds were old and uncomfortable. Linens were of the worst quality. Towels were so used and they didn’t have enough of them. The AC was an old wall unit quite noisy. The bathrooms were horrible. The window wouldn’t close and hence the bathroom was always humid and warm. The breakfast was mediocre. Worst of alll was the attitude and disposition of the front desk staff and restaurant. They were rather hostile and not welcoming- unlike most panamenians. I once went down to the cafeteria before breakfast time to work on my laptop (our room didn’t have a desk) and they did not let me in. The pool is a joke and didn’t have enough chairs. The only good thing about this place is it’s location. I would definitely not recommend this place.
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Date of stay: June 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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"they do have some better rooms that alot people from argentina rent for long so ask to see your room before you check"Read full review
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hotel Aramo
Which popular attractions are close to Hotel Aramo?
Nearby attractions include Palacio Bolivar (0.3 km), ExitMania (0.3 km), and Satuario Nacional Del Corazon de Maria (0.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Hotel Aramo?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
What food & drink options are available at Hotel Aramo?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast and an on-site restaurant during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Hotel Aramo?
Conveniently located restaurants include Caliope Steakhouse, Kava, and Cacao Bar Selection - Panamanian Chocolates Coffee and Souvenirs.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Hotel Aramo?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Hotel Aramo offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to a business centre and meeting rooms during their stay.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Hotel Aramo?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Spanish.
Are there any historical sites close to Hotel Aramo?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá (4.6 km), Capilla San Jose (3.8 km), and Panamá Viejo (3.9 km).