Playa Bluff Lodge

We traveled and explored Panama for a month. Starting on the pacific and eventually crossing the mountains and finally onto the archipelago of Bocas del Toro.. Playa Bluff hotel was the highlight of our travels. Imagine taking a 4x4 pickup taxi along a dirt road / the beach to arrive at a spectacular off grid paradise with the most spectacular beach covered with palmt trees and hammocks, the largest waves on the Caribbean....we layed in the hammocks and watched professional surfers ride tube after tube. Then a dip in the pool, a walk in there gardens followed by a dinner at there outdoor restaurant..... OK my wife is Italian/Hungarian...yes a lethal combination but the women knows Italian cuisine...the chef Franchesco has 20 year of cooking in "Sicily " the giant shrimp...the seafood pasta aldente ..the " ceviche ". ...wow... the best Italian cuisine Angela and I have ever had. "Jocelyn " also Italian served us with a smile and style & elegance and grace. The rooms were comfortable and one of the only hotels in our travels with hot water ( Great surprise). Anthony the concierge was incredible even the maintenance manager" Darren" became our friend and we hired him to watch and do work on our sailboat. All in all a 5 star experience. Now Remember this is a remote eco lodge, isolated and quiet...not an all inclusive . Plays Bluff is for the traveller's who want to escape and spend quiet time in an isolated Paradise and eat amazing Italian.

The experience was out of this world. Walk across the road straight onto the beach where the friendly staff served us with food and drink with a great smile on their faces. The food was superb and the rooms very comfortable. The best of all was the hot showers. The hotel grounds are teaming with wild nature and I happened to film a mom and baby sloth moving over the path way to my unit. There is no money that can give you this type of experience, which I was in awe over. You are truly in paradise. The staff are friendly and helpful, the rooms neat and clean with fresh smelling linen. I will most definitely stay here again.

We stayed in bluff for 2 nights. Not at this location. We are at their restaurant. Great staff. The pina colada was ok. However the lobster dish for 2 was fantastic. Fried rice with lobster. The sauce was delicious as well.

Les plus: Malgré une route un peu compliquée pour l'accès, hotel vraiment en immersion dans la jungle, entourés d'animaux, on a pu y voir singe, paresseux et divers oiseaux. Très calme, plage propre juste en face, l'accès à une piscine est un gros plus surtout pour les enfants vu que la mer est très agitée à cet endroit. Grandes chambres et très bons déjeuner. Les moins: Personel peu qualifié qui fait que malheureusement les chambres ne sont pas très propres. Nous avons constaté a notre départ que notre matelas dur comme une planche avait en fait été tourné et était côté sommier, sûrement pour cacher les tâches. Le service très long même si des personnes sympa mais qui ne bosse pas dans l'hôtellerie. Bilan: Un endroit qui pourrait vraiment être magnifique et bondé car vraiment le cadre est magnifique et donne vraiment envie! C'est quand même un bon hôtel mais cher pour ce que c'est. Manque un peu plus d'hygiène et un service un peu plus réveillé.