Charles
September 25, 2023
Very close to water and to the Free Trade Zone (walking distance). The area is under a lot of construction so it's a drastic mix of old and new. Quite jarring to go from a decent shopping center to concertina (razor) wire crossing the street. It's the kind of area where the pictures look really nice, but if the photographer pans the camera in either direction, it's not so nice looking. Not unusual, but worth being aware. The staff at the hotel almost seemed disinterested in assisting (unless it's the drivers out front who stand to make tip money, then they are very interested in helping.) Odd things like chains around the door that goes into the ****** next door, no type of breakfast included if you booked with ******* or that type of site, bathrooms with public style toilets with no lid, just a U seat. It's nicer than anything else I saw in Colon, but you really should be prepared that if you aren't comfortable in less than nice neighborhoods, you may be out of your comfort zone here (and it's one of the nicer areas of colon city that I saw).