Cuna de Vida Property

Interesting note. It looks like the Coral Lodge in Panama is now part of Cuna de Vida. (It is listed as an auction for Cuna de Vida.) Just an FYI for everyone that the property at Coral Lodge that is up for auction looks absolutely lovely. We had hoped to stay there years ago. I almost missed the property because Cuna de Vida had been advertising their boat trips and not the overwater lodge.

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Originally Posted by bonniejoy03

Interesting note. It looks like the Coral Lodge in Panama is now part of Cuna de Vida. (It is listed as an auction for Cuna de Vida.) Just an FYI for everyone that the property at Coral Lodge that is up for auction looks absolutely lovely. We had hoped to stay there years ago. I almost missed the property because Cuna de Vida had been advertising their boat trips and not the overwater lodge.

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bonniejoy03...the lodge looks interesting.....but there needs to be a warning for sleep walkers.

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Originally Posted by bonniejoy03

Interesting note. It looks like the Coral Lodge in Panama is now part of Cuna de Vida. (It is listed as an auction for Cuna de Vida.) Just an FYI for everyone that the property at Coral Lodge that is up for auction looks absolutely lovely. We had hoped to stay there years ago. I almost missed the property because Cuna de Vida had been advertising their boat trips and not the overwater lodge.

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bonniejoy03, I enjoy living by and close to water. I'm not keen on sleeping over water. I don't sleep on either of my boats.

Oh Come ON!! We stayed at Kwadule Eco Lodge in Panama in 1999....lovely little bungalows over the water. Coral Lodge is also very nice. So Mountie, don't you ever do overnight trips on the boat and stay somewhere? That is fun!!!

I have always wanted to stay in one of those oever water bungalows in the south Pacific somewhere - that would be heaven!

I'm with Bonnie & dhd - LOVE sleeping on boats (in calm water please!). Love the rock of the waves. Have a special place in my memory bank for the precious time spent at the beginning of a multi-day whale watch to Nova Scotia from Gloucester. Several of us lay on our backs on the open deck, our sleeping bags swaddled in ground cloths against the dampness, and were rocked to sleep between the Milky Way and the ocean. Connections. Sounds smaltzy, I know. A magical few moments in our all too often, too urban existence.

mountie - Have you ever gone on a cruise? Or overnight fishing trip?

Actually have more than a bit of understanding of such aversions. I can't handle steep mountain roads that only have one side (!!) - shear terror. Valium please! You'll never find me at Machu Picchu or on Bright Angel Trail. A diagnosed balance problem is probably to blame.

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Originally Posted by bonniejoy03

Interesting note. It looks like the Coral Lodge in Panama is now part of Cuna de Vida. (It is listed as an auction for Cuna de Vida.) Just an FYI for everyone that the property at Coral Lodge that is up for auction looks absolutely lovely. We had hoped to stay there years ago. I almost missed the property because Cuna de Vida had been advertising their boat trips and not the overwater lodge.

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bonniejoy03....was checking for different reviews on Coral Lodge and couldn't help but be entertained by this review and response from management:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserR...ta_Isabel.html

Thanks O...had read this one!! The tourists didn't do their research! I think they thought they were going to the South Pacific!!

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Originally Posted by omegaet

bonniejoy03....was checking for different reviews on Coral Lodge and couldn't help but be entertained by this review and response from management:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserR...ta_Isabel.html

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Nice to see the management of the Coral Lodge was willing to stand up and respond head on to the extremely negative review. Obviously, the travelers had not done any or at least enough research before making the decision to stay there.

that review was posted in early 2008 and while it is entertaining, doesn't mean anything today except it's entertainment value
I agree that the mgmt stand was swift and that's one of the great aspects of TA
Another review from the same time frame was not very favorable, either, but I always consider the source--age, interests, nationality, etc whne I read comments.