DISCUSSION for Hilton Honors Hotels in Panama (country) {PAN}
Oct 9, 2016, 9:24 am
#46
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,480
That said, the area around Calle Uruguay (W/A, Hilton, Doubltree) is the better area for walking around. It's also better for getting on Corredor Sur for airport access. From Hampton or HGI it could take an hour just to reach the highway in heavy traffic.
Oct 9, 2016, 2:53 pm
#47
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,780
I just wanted a day to relax rather than a same day turnaround.
Spend too much time in transit or doing overnight stays and not seeing much of a place.
Anyway, I've got plans for the following day and this layover fitted in nicely with them.
Spend too much time in transit or doing overnight stays and not seeing much of a place.
Anyway, I've got plans for the following day and this layover fitted in nicely with them.
Oct 17, 2016, 2:27 pm
#48
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA LT PLT; HH Diamond; AS 75K
Posts: 2,879
Over the course of 9 days I stayed at 4 of the 5 Hilton branded hotels. Here are my impressions:
DoubleTree – 3 nights
Price: $70/nt
Check-in: Room available all 3 times around noon
Upgrade: Twice to a slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning
Pool: Average, no shade
Staff: generally nice but varied.
Amenities: none (cookie)
Breakfast: Poor, run out frequently
Rating: 5/10
HGI – 1 night
Price: $65/nt
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning, hardest beds on the planet. Cancelled other stays because of this.
Staff: generally nice
Amenities: none
Breakfast: Poor
Rating: 2/10
Hilton – 2 nights
Price: $110/nt and 16K + $65
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: First to a junior with view, second to master suite on top floor corner (nice suite but 50% of everything electric didn’t work).
Room: Very good, beds best of all properties, pretty quiet, nice views
Pool: Nice, limited shade, good bar
Staff: Good, exec lounge very good.
Amenities: first time a dessert plate, second a chocolate bar. Exec lounge has decent happy hour snacks, beer and wine.
Breakfast: Must take in Exec lounge, just average.
Rating: 8.5/10
W/A – 3 nights
Price: 16k + $65, $110 (F/S/S offer better rates)
Check-in: Room available all around noon
Upgrade: Once to an open astro turf deck city view, second to junior suite with pool view
Room: Nice, reasonably quiet, well appointed and clean.
Pool: Smaller but nice surrounding area with shade. Best of the 4.
Staff: Very nice but three different phone calls to desk went unanswered after 2 minutes+.
Amenities: $35 F&B credit each day (which I found better than Hilton Exec lounge/bfst). Room service was pretty good in using the credit.
Breakfast: Above average but expensive - $21 for buffet
Rating: 8/10
I’d give the edge to Hilton based upon sea view rooms but certainly can’t go wrong with W/A. I’d certainly pay twice to stay there over DT and HGI (which I did by cancelling 3 of the stays there).g
DoubleTree – 3 nights
Price: $70/nt
Check-in: Room available all 3 times around noon
Upgrade: Twice to a slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning
Pool: Average, no shade
Staff: generally nice but varied.
Amenities: none (cookie)
Breakfast: Poor, run out frequently
Rating: 5/10
HGI – 1 night
Price: $65/nt
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning, hardest beds on the planet. Cancelled other stays because of this.
Staff: generally nice
Amenities: none
Breakfast: Poor
Rating: 2/10
Hilton – 2 nights
Price: $110/nt and 16K + $65
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: First to a junior with view, second to master suite on top floor corner (nice suite but 50% of everything electric didn’t work).
Room: Very good, beds best of all properties, pretty quiet, nice views
Pool: Nice, limited shade, good bar
Staff: Good, exec lounge very good.
Amenities: first time a dessert plate, second a chocolate bar. Exec lounge has decent happy hour snacks, beer and wine.
Breakfast: Must take in Exec lounge, just average.
Rating: 8.5/10
W/A – 3 nights
Price: 16k + $65, $110 (F/S/S offer better rates)
Check-in: Room available all around noon
Upgrade: Once to an open astro turf deck city view, second to junior suite with pool view
Room: Nice, reasonably quiet, well appointed and clean.
Pool: Smaller but nice surrounding area with shade. Best of the 4.
Staff: Very nice but three different phone calls to desk went unanswered after 2 minutes+.
Amenities: $35 F&B credit each day (which I found better than Hilton Exec lounge/bfst). Room service was pretty good in using the credit.
Breakfast: Above average but expensive - $21 for buffet
Rating: 8/10
I’d give the edge to Hilton based upon sea view rooms but certainly can’t go wrong with W/A. I’d certainly pay twice to stay there over DT and HGI (which I did by cancelling 3 of the stays there).g
May 25, 2017, 6:57 am
#49
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Radisson Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 3,623
Over the course of 9 days I stayed at 4 of the 5 Hilton branded hotels. Here are my impressions:
DoubleTree – 3 nights
Price: $70/nt
Check-in: Room available all 3 times around noon
Upgrade: Twice to a slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning
Pool: Average, no shade
Staff: generally nice but varied.
Amenities: none (cookie)
Breakfast: Poor, run out frequently
Rating: 5/10
HGI – 1 night
Price: $65/nt
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning, hardest beds on the planet. Cancelled other stays because of this.
Staff: generally nice
Amenities: none
Breakfast: Poor
Rating: 2/10
Hilton – 2 nights
Price: $110/nt and 16K + $65
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: First to a junior with view, second to master suite on top floor corner (nice suite but 50% of everything electric didn’t work).
Room: Very good, beds best of all properties, pretty quiet, nice views
Pool: Nice, limited shade, good bar
Staff: Good, exec lounge very good.
Amenities: first time a dessert plate, second a chocolate bar. Exec lounge has decent happy hour snacks, beer and wine.
Breakfast: Must take in Exec lounge, just average.
Rating: 8.5/10
W/A – 3 nights
Price: 16k + $65, $110 (F/S/S offer better rates)
Check-in: Room available all around noon
Upgrade: Once to an open astro turf deck city view, second to junior suite with pool view
Room: Nice, reasonably quiet, well appointed and clean.
Pool: Smaller but nice surrounding area with shade. Best of the 4.
Staff: Very nice but three different phone calls to desk went unanswered after 2 minutes+.
Amenities: $35 F&B credit each day (which I found better than Hilton Exec lounge/bfst). Room service was pretty good in using the credit.
Breakfast: Above average but expensive - $21 for buffet
Rating: 8/10
I’d give the edge to Hilton based upon sea view rooms but certainly can’t go wrong with W/A. I’d certainly pay twice to stay there over DT and HGI (which I did by cancelling 3 of the stays there).g
DoubleTree – 3 nights
Price: $70/nt
Check-in: Room available all 3 times around noon
Upgrade: Twice to a slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning
Pool: Average, no shade
Staff: generally nice but varied.
Amenities: none (cookie)
Breakfast: Poor, run out frequently
Rating: 5/10
HGI – 1 night
Price: $65/nt
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: slightly larger room, not a big deal
Room: pretty basic, tile floors making for increased noise, need of deep cleaning, hardest beds on the planet. Cancelled other stays because of this.
Staff: generally nice
Amenities: none
Breakfast: Poor
Rating: 2/10
Hilton – 2 nights
Price: $110/nt and 16K + $65
Check-in: Room available around noon
Upgrade: First to a junior with view, second to master suite on top floor corner (nice suite but 50% of everything electric didn’t work).
Room: Very good, beds best of all properties, pretty quiet, nice views
Pool: Nice, limited shade, good bar
Staff: Good, exec lounge very good.
Amenities: first time a dessert plate, second a chocolate bar. Exec lounge has decent happy hour snacks, beer and wine.
Breakfast: Must take in Exec lounge, just average.
Rating: 8.5/10
W/A – 3 nights
Price: 16k + $65, $110 (F/S/S offer better rates)
Check-in: Room available all around noon
Upgrade: Once to an open astro turf deck city view, second to junior suite with pool view
Room: Nice, reasonably quiet, well appointed and clean.
Pool: Smaller but nice surrounding area with shade. Best of the 4.
Staff: Very nice but three different phone calls to desk went unanswered after 2 minutes+.
Amenities: $35 F&B credit each day (which I found better than Hilton Exec lounge/bfst). Room service was pretty good in using the credit.
Breakfast: Above average but expensive - $21 for buffet
Rating: 8/10
I’d give the edge to Hilton based upon sea view rooms but certainly can’t go wrong with W/A. I’d certainly pay twice to stay there over DT and HGI (which I did by cancelling 3 of the stays there).g
May 25, 2017, 7:26 am
#50
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Minneapolis and Phoenix-2 weeks per month each
Programs: Delta DM, MM
Posts: 477
Our stay at the Waldorf was nice, but the front of the house kept pushing to use their car service vs taxis, citing the danger of the taxis and how they rip off tourists. Wouldn't give information regarding transportation other than the house cars unless really pushed.
Jun 20, 2017, 5:43 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,780
I've got another short stay in October.
Probably arriving after 8pm and leaving a couple of days later at 3:15pm.
Hotel wise, for two nights, including taxes:
Crowne Plaza at the airport is around $264.
Hilton around $335. Could offset with the few points I've got left taking it down to $100.
DT/HGI/Hampton around $130 / 10k points a night so probably not really worth it.
Probably around $80 return for a cab or Uber to the city.
Not sure how much luggage I'll have as I might catch the bus back to the airport (very easy from Albrook Mall to the Crowne Plaza and I've got a card ready to re-load at the airport). No idea though where it stops in the city though so probably easy to stay in an air-conned hotel and step straight into a car.
Probably arriving after 8pm and leaving a couple of days later at 3:15pm.
Hotel wise, for two nights, including taxes:
Crowne Plaza at the airport is around $264.
Hilton around $335. Could offset with the few points I've got left taking it down to $100.
DT/HGI/Hampton around $130 / 10k points a night so probably not really worth it.
Probably around $80 return for a cab or Uber to the city.
Not sure how much luggage I'll have as I might catch the bus back to the airport (very easy from Albrook Mall to the Crowne Plaza and I've got a card ready to re-load at the airport). No idea though where it stops in the city though so probably easy to stay in an air-conned hotel and step straight into a car.
Jul 21, 2017, 12:37 pm
#53
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: QF SG
Posts: 321
