GordonS

Sam Tallifero's current blog at http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama...xury-hote.html

raises the interesting idea of a hotel building boom. Sounds like that might be a great idea since many in this forum have talked about how hard it is to get a hotel room at some times of the year. Here's the article he referred to:

http://www.hotelinteractive.com/hi_i...ticle_id=10131
Is anyone else aware of other new hotel projects on the drawing boards?

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Yatzi

Gordon and Randy,

There are many projects of hotels in construction in Panama City and the interior:

Name #Rooms Location Will be ready aprox.
Megapolis 800 Ave. Balboa 2010
Naos Harbour Island 100 Amador 2009
Renaissance Panama Hotel 300 Street 50 2010
and Residences
Match Point 60 San Francisco 2011
Manrey 100 Street Uruguay 2009
Luna's Castle Casco Antiguo 2008 (for backpackers)

Sunstar Hotel and 294 Chame 2011
Development
Sunny Island 60 Isla Grande 2009
Tropical Marina 130 María Chiquita 2010

Also the Stallings Hotels Group will built a 5 stars Hotels of 139 rooms in Casco Antiguo. Although the "Palacio de la Bahia" had some problems they are going to build an hotel of 83 floors.

In the Caribbean side will be the Bala Beach Resort and in the Pacific Side will be Nikki Beach of 100 rooms. The Nikki Beach group will built anothers 5 new hotels.

There’s a millionaire project in Veracruz called The Flag but still in study. We don’t know yet when the government will approve this. The investment will be of $3,000,000,000 dolars, just imagine, will be a dream.

I hope this information can help you,

Bye,
Yatzi

MarcoPolo

Yatzi, do you have more information about the 5-star hotel project in Casco Antiguo? It's not the Hotel Central on Plaza Independencia, right? Is it the ocean-front project between Plaza de Francia and Parque Bolivar?

Yatzi

Hi MarcoPolo,

I know this hotel will be built on the Old Club Union.

Regards,
Yatzi