Hotels near Scarlett Martínez International Airport - RIH, Río Hato

I stayed in Farallon which is known mostly for the royal decameron resort. It's a small beach community. Beside the large resort there are a number of nice hostels and b&bs here. It's a quiet place where one can relax on the beach. It's excellent to start of your vacation since the Rio Hato airport is only 5 minutes away by taxi. The Budget car rental can be reached on foot and renting a car was a breeze. They also offer bicycles. Farallon has a lot to offer. There are no fancy restaurants and shops here. Mostly small family operated small places some of which you have to look for like the Kilian restaurant.

Food was good but it was not served in healthy manner serving spoons were left in the food everyone's hands touching the food. Rooms are worn and dirty beach is littered with horse droppings. Buildings in need of maintenance only 4 elevators for total resort we had 6th floor room at far corner of building had to walk back to reception area for an elevator very inconvenient

Excellent, Super friendly hosts... Must admit, I had wrongly assumed they would be Local Panamanian Spanish speakers, was interesting to find they were actually French. Breakfasts were great, and varied. Parking was excellent and secure. Would highly recommend this place to anyone travelling to Rio Hato. There is a local bar a few metres from B&B T.T, which serves good food. We also had access to their kitchen. And an honesty section, for soft drinks and snacks. B&B T.T is literally on the beach. Only one minor issue we had is being there at New Year 2023, the Rio Hatons love to party, and loud bongo music plays late into the night. That aside our room though smallish, had aircon and a nice ensuite.

The resort is great for families and those who like watersports. Tennis and basketball courts as well. The shop is very poorly stocked. Absolutely no fresh food. Ok if you only want alcohol, juice tins of tuna or cleaning materials. Otherwise the nearest supermarket is 3km away. The bakery has good bread but limited opening hours. The onsite restaurants vary in quality from pretty awful (habanero) to good for breakfast (the bakery) to not too bad for evening meal (la esquina). Apart from the latter which opens every evening, opening hours bear no resemblance to those advertised. The beach is black sand.

The food was always the same. There are closets on every floor filled with molding papers (a health hazard). I sought them out after smelling mold. There are only two restaurants and only open on Saturdays and Sundays. The beach was littered with trash. Behind the building, lay more molding items. Stray dogs wander through the restaurants while you’re eating. There were no excursions nearby. You had to drive an hour to do anything off the grounds. The air conditioning does not work at all. Our room stayed a consistent 77 degrees. The massage was like no other I’ve ever had. In that, I mean that it was as if the girls had no knowledge of what they were doing. I have stayed at many all inclusive resorts and this was no resort. It was a hotel with terrible food, and unsafe conditions. Breathing in the moldy air for five days, gave both me and my daughter several asthma attacks. The mold being present, is good reason to shut this business down for health violations.

Great room assigned. Food was very good, ate in all three specialty restaurants. Drink quality varied a lot with bar and bartender, not very versed. Noise in all three pools and pool area was excessive for us but people were having fun.