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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 11:41 am
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Four Points by Sheraton, Panama City

For the weekend, we moved from the Westin to the city center as we wanted to be near a synagogue. We got 3 rooms at the Four Points as its costs was less than the Westin. We got 2 queen rooms and 1 king room. The hotel was kind of tired looking and had a small lobby. The front desk staff barely spoke English. Breakfast was included in our reservation despite it being an award booking. Wifi was free in the entire hotel though it was very weak in the lobby. The lobby had a 24 hour free coffee/tea station.
The room had a TV, desk, chair, and 2 queen beds. The minibar wasn't as overpriced as I was expecting. I liked my bed and found it quite comfortable, though my 5 family members all hated their beds. The bathroom contained a toilet and bath tub with standard shower head. Amenities were Four Points branded and I didn't personally like them. The room also had 2 bottles of free Four Points branded water and 2 bottles of expensive Panama Blue water.
The hotel had a pool and hot tub. The hot tub was emptied out and we didn't use the pool. There was also a fitness room. The restaurant had cereal, made to order omelets, breakfast meat and hot food. All we ate was the diced fruit and yogurt. There was also orange juice, melon juice, watermelon juice, and 2 unidentified tidied juices. Waitresses came around offering fresh brewed Panamanian coffee which was delicious.
The hotel was pretty centrally located and close to all the major sites of Panama City. Overall I was happy with the hotel though I wouldn't stay there longer than the 2 nights we did. On Sunday we returned to the Westin for the final 3 days of our trip.
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