Hotels near Bocas del Toro Isla Colon International Airport - BOC, Bocas del Toro

Big Creek is in our opinion the best place to stay in bocas. As it is not right in the city and more towards the most famous surf beaches you get the best of both worlds. The Jungle here is so pure and the wildlife is amazing, there are monkeys, sloths and tucans jumping and flying all around you. The Taxi drive to the center costs 2 dollar per person and takes 7-8 minutes. By bike you´ll need approximateley 20 minutes. If you are looking for amazing Wildlife and some relaxing time out of the noisy "pueblo", then this is definitely the right place for you.

The best part of Isla Colon was the wildlife around our accommodation which was near the junction, a couple of km out of the town centre. Could have easily spent more time there just relaxing. Don't visit Starfish Beach for the starfish - there are only a few there these days. It is now over-run with tourist shacks/stalls. Nice spot for a still water swim and the trail in from Drago Beach is a nice walk (about 1km). Bluff beach has a terrible "road" out to it full of potholes and rough but easy enough to pick your way through on a rental motorbike. The beach is OK with surf pounding in that seems rough and unpredictable with a couple of rips there that would be dangerous to be caught in. I wooudn't swim there and I have been body surfing for more than 50 years. Italian restaurant near the junction is very good. Isla Bastimentos was great except for the rainy weather. Good wildlife along the track to Wizard Beach - sloth, capuchin monkeys, lots of birds. Also a nice beach.

The weather was sunny and warm. The taxi boats to beautiful islands were convenient. Red frog beach and Zapatillas beaches were beautiful! The water was warm. The people were friendly. We saw sloths ,monkeys, red frogs, starfish and dolphins. There were plenty of restaurants, grocery stores and bars. A week in Bocas del Toro was fun, relaxing and enjoyable!

it depends what people are looking for. Its good as a starting point for day trips, but don't book via street vendors, I got ripped off. The town is crowded, the main road was dug up, but never fixed, when it rain's it's a mess. There are a few nice clothing stores. The food was mostly fried. There are a few nice hotels, I walked into one, it was a dive center. Its better to stay on one of the many islands.

Wait another year or so until the infrastructure construction is completed: concrete sidewalks, streets paved, and storm drainage completed. There are too many restaurants serving just hamburgers or pizza. When is the water from the tap going to be drinkable?

Bocas Town offers many services (supermarkets, pharmacy, cafes) and seaside hotels with cafe-bars around well-designed docks. It is a good place to find tour operators and sign up for day tours to some of the prime beaches (Bluff, Estrella/Starfish, Wizard, Isla Pajaros, Isla Zapatillas) and resorts (Red Frog, Nayara, Playa Tortuga, Bocas Villas etc) in the different areas of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago.