Located 30 minutes away from Bocas town on the quiet and secluded island of Loma Partida - home to a Ngobe community - De la luna is a great place for a romantic getaway. My girlfriend and I stayed there for 3 nights in July 2012 and we wished we could have stayed longer! De la luna has 5 different accomodations spread out across the property, including Casa Saraso (right above the water - this is where we stayed) and Casa Colibri (which can sleep up to 8 people). However, there is only one group at a time, whihch means that if you book a room for one night, you will automatically have the whole hotel for yourself (at least that's how it worked during our stay and I don't thing this will change in the near future). The hotel doubles up as an organic farm, so the food is really healthy and tasty (fresh bananas, pineapples, yucca, guavas, otoi, coconuts, cacao etc, etc, etc...)! Every accomodation has stunning views on the bay and Volcan Baru. The hotel is well equipped with snorkelling gear, cayuco (traditional Indian canoe), board games, books etc... It is also VERY safe, since the place is for yourself and the staff is so reliable. You can also book a trip to the nearby islands (Cayo Zapatillas, Cayo del Agua etc...) for a decent price. Or you can just enjoy the quiet atmosphere and the hammocks overlooking the bay. There are two nice coral reefs about 50 meters from the hotel with colorful fish and coral (the water is very clear) and you can also hike in the jungle that sprawls behing De la luna. Michelle - the owner - is a delightful and patient hostess: she did all that she could to make us feel at home and I have to admit that she did a very good job at it! She is also a wonderful cook (make sure to try the stuffed fish and the veggie lasagna) and a remarkable brewer (she brews her very own organic cacao beer and organic cacao liquor)! We had a great time talking to staff members Romeldo, Senia and Erasmo, about the Ngobe culture. If you like wild animals, De la luna is a great place to spot monkeys, humming-birds, sting rays etc... There are even ocelots living in the jungle behind Casa Colibri! All in all, I highly recommend De la luna for a romantic getaway or for a family vacation.

De La Luna Resort takes your breath away as soon as you pull up to the docks. The gorgeous landscape, the local flare and organic living is something to be seen. Michelle is an amazing host that will make you feel right at home in one of her eco-friendly accommodations.

Be sure to ask for her special batch of "Witches Brew" beer that is made on site.

Looking forward to seeing you again, Michelle.

Love the UNSTOPPABLE FAMILY

This was absolutely the best tropical vacation ever. The food was wonderful and the accomodations were absolutely fantastic. The owner, Michelle has made her eco-friendly resort a whimsical exotic treasure in the jungle. Wonderful day trips to meet new people and enjoy the local atmosphere but plenty of privacy and tranquility if that is what you want. Highly recommended.

40mins away from Isla Colon, on a stunning boat trip through vast and tranquil Ngobe waters and mangroves stands Loma Partida. Serene vistas and calm are excited by the bizarrity that is de la Luna.

It's a frank juxtaposition to the norm here and a great and unique experience to meet and be hosted by the local Ngobe residents. When I was there it was entirely staffed by locals and seems to provide a lot to the community, and what makes such a bizarre paradox is that this island is home to it's own micro-brewery and liquer-infusing. This area seriously has nothing else around it's sparsely occupied, the resort is in the jungle and has farm animals running-free but then there's this really impressive craft cacao flavoured beer that's unlike anything you can possibly find in Panama and it's on a small remote Bocas island!

The place flaunts some fantastic thatch roofs and cute private huts. Good food, wild animals, capuchin monkeys, cocktails and beer, a place that's trying to do everything and does a good effort in executing all of it. At a hazard of spreading itself to thinnly it manages to hold itself together by making their own produce and products and I must respect their effort on all accounts. I didn't dine here, but I did have an awesome tamale and I tried their own infused banana liquer and tamarind cocktail and was well-worth my $5. It all seems home-made and responsibly sourced it's ethical and unheard of so check it out!