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Hilton Launches Four-Pronged Panama City Invasion

May 20, 2009 at 8:56 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

Now you don't see 'em, now you do: the Hilton chain is going back into Panama City, Panama. And they're not doing it lightly, with plans announced for four different Hilton-branded hotels to hit the capital within the next couple of years.

Two of the four will be brand spankin' new: the Hilton Panama in the financial district will take up 27 floors of a 68-floor building and be just 5 miles from that famous canal, and the Embassy Suites by Hilton Panama City is also in the financial district and should be ready in October 2011.

The other two Panama City Hilton properties are franchise agreements. One will be the Doubletree by Hilton Panama City, a big renovation of an existing eight-story hotel near the Iglesia del Carmen. The Doubletree reopening should be ready by the spring of 2010. Hilton's also taking on the Hilton Garden Inn Panama; it's the only one of the four where they explicitly mention free WiFi and wired internet access, but we're hoping they'll be including it everywhere. Hilton says they're looking to expand throughout the Caribbean and Latin America so this big Panama City expansion is probably just the beginning.

[Photo: thinkpanama]

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The Bristol Hotel in Panama City, Now With Video!

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Avenida Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
February 21, 2008 at 12:34 PM | by Tim L. | 1 Comment

Yesterday we ran a short review of The Bristol in Panama's capital city, including a celeb spotting of James Bond boss Judy Dench. Today we have a video tour of room 806.

Rooms on the 8th floor are the prime ones as they have the best view of the surrounding Panama City high-rises and the even numbered ones face the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Plus they have ceilings that stretch up to some 25 feet. This room even has a fax machine and a CD stereo. Enjoy!

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Judy Dench Spies on the Bristol in Panama City

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Avenida Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama
February 20, 2008 at 10:02 AM | by Tim L. | 2 Comments

Our first clue that The Bristol in Panama City, Panama is the hot place to stay was the brand new Masarati parked out front. Our second clue was sitting down to check in and finding ourselves chatting with Judy Dench, who was checking out.

The famed actress was in town for a week shooting her Q role for the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. (Funny enough, that portion of the film is actually supposed to take place in Haiti, so the Panamanians are not too thrilled.) Being the Oscar-winning lady she is, Ms. Dench won raves from the staff for her graciousness and lack of midnight diva demands.

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