We enjoyed our stay here. The rooms are clean and spacious and slightly outdated. The AC worked well. My biggest complaint was that there is very little lighting in the room. The food at the restaurant was fine, not exceptional but not expensive. The food at the bar less fine , just okay. The views make up for any downsides. Exceptional!

This is a beautiful resort in a secluded location near the mid-way point on the Panama Canal. My room was large and comfortable, with a hammock on the terrace that overlooked the Changres River. The Swimming pool is incredible. The resort organizes several different adventures suitable for families or solo travelers alike. I especially enjoyed the boat trip on the Panama Canal that visited several islands teeming with monkeys. It also includes a tram lift to an observation tower, and a visit to a shelter for sloths. All our guides were knowledgeable and professional.

We had a fantastic 3-night stay at the Gamboa Rainforest Lodge. The place was much bigger than expected, so definitely not an intimate feel to it, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. It is nicely located at the mouth of the Chagres River just outside the small town of Gamboa. It is about a 15 minute walk into town where there is a small Panamanian food restaurant and a well-stocked minimart. You can also watch the cargo ships passing by on the canal. Around the resort are numerous trails through the rainforest for both walking and mountain biking. We rented a couple of good mountain bikes during our stay from the onsite Bike Gamboa rental center and rode a number of very good trails. Great place for exploring the rainforest environment! The hotel itself is grand and elegant, though with a definite air of faded grandeur – lots of maintenance issues that aren’t being kept up on, but they are trying. There is ample free parking out front. All of the staff we dealt with at reception were always friendly and helpful. Our room was way down at the far end, so a little bit of a hike to get back and forth to the room. The room was very nice, bright and airy with a great view of the river below, especially from the big balcony. The AC worked great, as did the TV and free Wifi. We were happy to have a good mini-fridge to keep all our drinks ice cold. Everything was clean and well-maintained in the room, and we liked that there was daily cleaning service and towel replacement. The hotel grounds were very nice and the pool area was absolutely amazing – a great place to cool off and relax in the loungers. There is a short mountain biking route that weaves around the grounds which is fun to do as well as some kiddie playgrounds. The breakfast buffet was absolutely amazing – everything you could ever want. We especially loved all of the fresh tropical fruits and fruit juices. We ate our evening meals at the smaller café near reception (not the buffet, which seemed like a rip-off) rather than the main formal restaurant – better prices and food more to our liking such as pizza, burgers, salads, etc. Overall we had an amazing stay and would definitely come back here. Highly recommended to all travelers looking for a rainforest experience.

Beautiful interiors (lobby and common spaces) and amazing view from the bar terrace that you can look at for hours - which we did, having food and drinks from the bar. The rooms have a balcony with a hammock. Our bed was comfortable. The hotel organises some tours which we didn’t do, instead we rented a kayak from a place by the river and that was very nice.

A wonderful lodge on the Chagres River. It was an excellent location to base for Pipeline and river/canal excursions. A huge pool and a couple good dining options. Great birding and lush vegetation. It is near partial canal transit drop off point, Summit National Park and Soberianos, all near by. About a 40 minute drive from Panama City.