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Was there a few weeks ago. SNA accepted, suite itself was great but the hallways smell super musty. Wear and tear visible when you look at things closely.

Platinum and up get the free hot breakfast buffet every morning for two people. I loved it!

We will be back later this year, the rates are always great.

This is easily the most delicious welcome gift I have ever received - every single pastry, chocolate fudge ball, macaron has been fresh and delicious. Plus, it's beautiful and came with a hand-drawn card with my name designed like it was made out of plant branches (not shown for privacy).

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Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast (Post 35154528)

How was your stay and did you consider the Waldorf

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Originally Posted by abk (Post 35155074)

How was your stay and did you consider the Waldorf

I suspect that the prior post by ElevatorEnthusiast indicates that a stay is underway and his post is a teaser for his upcoming review.

David

And before I forget: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!

David

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Originally Posted by abk (Post 35155074)

How was your stay and did you consider the Waldorf

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Originally Posted by DELee (Post 35155086)

I suspect that the prior post by ElevatorEnthusiast indicates that a stay is underway and his post is a teaser for his upcoming review.

David

David is correct - I just woke up at the W, so a review will be incoming soon (I'm also behind as I have not yet posted my review of the LM). I will be staying at the Waldorf in a few days (where surprisingly I received a 72-hour pre-upgrade to a Junior Suite). A review on that one will also occur on the master thread over in Hilton-ville.

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Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast (Post 35155659)

I am interested in all three as they are my choices. I have stayed at the LM before.

I enjoyed my time at the W Panama - the amazing welcome gift matched with a great bed made for a pretty good stay. Here are my pros, cons, and photos:

Pros:

Upgraded to a Spectacular King on the top hotel floor (23, rooms from 16 to 23) - no suites were available online expect for Extreme WOW
The room is generic W with very few walls and lots of white, but there are some good design elements including the fabric wall
The bed was fantastic - plush mattress, plush pillows, and decently plush covers for the tropics and outside of the tropics
Previously mentioned welcome gift was delicious and pretty - lots of good pastries including macarons with frosting as the filling, chocolate fudge balls, lemon cookie towers, caramel cookie sandwich, meringues - the associate bringing it met me as I entered the room and was quite friendly
View towards the north was nice - I think Panama City is kind of pretty
Service was friendly - including the staff who would talk to me in the elevator
Asked proactively about late checkout - asked for 2, they said they would give 4, which I ended up staying until
Internet TV OS present
Breakfast welcome gift was pretty good
- Buffet, but no apparent egg station
- Pancakes were really good and soft - loved mixing cinnamon with syrup
- Bacon was good
- Scrambled eggs were fine (though tasted a little lounge-y)

Cons:

Toilet room fan was far too loud, so I had to keep the toilet room light off as they were singularly controlled
Shower pressure was fine, but the head had too few holes, so not enough water came out
Noise isolation inside was poor - could hear lots of door slams, and some of the guests in the hallway were very loud as they went to their rooms
Music from the pool was quite loud in my room (luckily, this seemed to end around 7 PM)

I believe this was also a first for me - my first Hyundai elevators! Sadly, they did not play a Sonata on either the ascent or descent.

Just finished a quick one nighter here. Checked in at 830am and was pleased that they had my Marvelous Suite (booked base room as usual) ready for me. Funny enough I was more a fan if Ws before I became a Marriott member but the price was too good to pass up on an FHR rate of 260 CAD. Small welcome amenity of chocolates and a cake pop/welcome note. A welcome cocktail was offered and I chose a tasty Panama Sour. It was a Friday night so many of the guests had company over from Habanos (staff and I joked about this throught my stay lol) but nothing sketchy. Drinks are reasonably priced at the bars and the local food wasn't bad from in room dining.

Edit: Was back here for another one nighter (the FHR rate is just too good 😂). Sunday brunch brough out a bunch of people and the nighttime was much quieter, possibkpossibly the roads flooded in the evening. Interestingly enough for the following 2 days as well as my night of stay there were no spa times available.

At the W for the weekend. Upgraded to a WOW-suite (SNA). Daily rate is 244 USD per night.

Check-in was a breeze. Unlike the Le Meridien, the W actually has a doorman to help with luggage, etc. Taken up to the 15th floor where the lobby is. Very nice receptionist informing me about the hotel and it's services, and she also made a point out of the upgrade :p

Suite located on the top floor - 23rd floor. The suite is massive, but there is not much furniture. Feels like an empty warehouse, but with great views. Nice, huge jet tub with tv - in the corner of the suite. Comfortable bed. Funny little threats around the room, warning if taking any of the bottles of soap home it will incur a 75 USD fee per bottle. Unlike others, I did not receive any welcome amenity. Despite opening only a few years ago, the rooms shows a lot of wear and tear, due to low quality finishes and fixtures. Some basic stuff is missing, such as slippers and luggage racks. Anyway - I love all the space, and the bed is super comfy.

Their lobby bar is rather dull. The pool and the bar is nice though - quite busy, but the pool can be used 24/7, which is a great feature. The bars at this hotel close at 10:30 PM sharp, which I find pretty strange. Room service around the clock, with a very limited night menu.

Location is great. A wide range of bars, clubs, cafes, restaurants and shops around the hotel.

Service is very good. Staff very responsive and service oriented.

One of the better Bonvoy options in Panama. Would I return? Yes!

Anyone have an email address for the reservations team?

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Originally Posted by BA_Jfan (Post 35967619)

Anyone have an email address for the reservations team?

This should work!

[email protected]