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Hotel Restaurant Anachoreo: Traveler Reviews

past the bus terminal | Left at T-junction, first road to your right, Santa Fe, Panama
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Hotel Restaurant Anachoreo
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Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama
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13 reviews 13 reviews
9 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“didn't have time to stay but came back for coffee and view”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2013

This place is in a magical setting. We ate dinner one night it was delicious. Perfectly prepared fresh ingredients straight from the garden. We ended our meal with a cup of coffee. Local coffee from Santa Fe it was wonderful hot and fresh with our own personal french press not instant or drip. We came back the next afternoon just to have another coffee and enjoy the view of the fog rolling into the valley. We would have stayed the night but had to be on our way. Small place so call ahead, a little hard to find but really worth finding.
The lady was so sweet she had too many oranges and insisted we take a bag with us what a wonderful place.

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  • Stayed January 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Beautiful place with beautiful people”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 19, 2013

It is worth finding. Peaceful and lovely. Good food. The couple who own the place could not be nicer and more helpful. My room was attractive. You have to make your own entertainment up here but if you are OK with that, this is the place in the mountains. No a/c needed as there is a cool breeze at night.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Anachoreo, Owner at Hotel Restaurant Anachoreo, responded to this review
January 23, 2013
Thank you for your review. Considering your other references, we feel very honoured by your kind words. Thank you for pointing out there is no need for air-conditioning where we are.
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Playa Coronado, Panama
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19 reviews 19 reviews
12 hotel reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Come for the price, stay for the food and view”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 13, 2013

The food was the best I’ve had in Panama (and I’ve been living here 1 year). The chef is Cambodian and the dinner was fresh, delicious and exquisitely presented. The curry was homemade with lemon grass and herbs from the garden. Breakfast was another delicious treat with your choice of eggs or unlimited Dutch pancakes (crepes).

This property is very basic in its structure, hence the rating, but the rooms are spacious and clean and comfortable with nice, soft sheets. The place is pretty new and still being worked on (don't worry, no construction noise or mess), so it’s lacking in detail and ambiance. But don’t let that deter you from staying here. The hotel only has 2 rooms for rent now, but more are being finished.

There was a constant rainbow on the grounds from the cooling mist. The clouds kiss the top of the mountains and the view is lovely. The terrace has hammocks and chairs for lounging and the hotel is conveniently located with just a short walk to the pueblo of Santa Fe.

If the view and the town and the anticipation of your next meal aren't enough to keep you preoccupied, there is wi-fi here.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Anachoreo, Owner at Hotel Restaurant Anachoreo, responded to this review
January 23, 2013
Thank you for your input. We will continue improving our building, so rest assured next time you pay us a visit it will only be better!
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Winter Park, Florida
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Everything you require and...really much more...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 8, 2012

Hello to all the happy travelers out there,
I can tell you, as I have been there…and altho it is now in a newer and bigger place, I have actually been to visit three times now with these fine folks. You see, the first two times it was in the old ( nice ) setting.
But they, Senith and Marnix, didn’t just upgrade the original site, they changed venue, left the old place in the proverbial dust. In any event this new place they built is only for those who truly want one of the best pananma-oramic vistas in a neighborhood that has wonderful variety of pretty sweet views.
What mostly counts, however, are the people who are Anachoreo [formerly Hostel Tierra Libre], which are the great quirky-funny team of Marnix and Senith, she hails from Cambodia, he the Netherlands.
Again, I know having stayed in this cute little town of Santa Fe approximately 5 or so months out of the last three years, that Senith is widely recognized as making, consistently, the very best food in the entire area, for those, as do I, that have discriminating tastes. Everything is way yummy and my only real complaint over the years has been that she puts far too much of all this way too good food on my plate. The last two visits I have had to tell Senith not to give me so much. This last summer, alas, I necessarily enforced the rule. 
Anyhow, you will not be disappointed. Oh, just as an aside, many of the veggies.herbs in her delightfully scrumptious meals are direct from her burgeoning and well-kept garden. She has a passion for plants and a very green thumb.
Their place always have some of the most comfortable mattresses I have slept upon in all my Panama travels, the kitchen is white glove clean and the entire atmosphere has that unique Dutch/Cambodian flavor, always. Hammocks are each and every time a nice lazy way to pass the sunny day reading and/or sleeping…so comfortable you do not even feel guilty. Cannot wait until they build that sweet pool from which to have a beer or wine or cocktail while watching the dark shadows crawl over the jutting green mountains as the sun sets …then maybe I will get out of the pool, dry off and sit down to a wonderful dinner…ah, such sweet memories and dreams of next year/the not too distant future.
If you are of the friendly type you will quickly become friends. They truly want you to enjoy your stay and will help make it so. They know what is happening all around Santa Fe and environs, they know everybody, they play some pretty cool tunes and if the projector is running, they even have movie/video nighs. Both are conversationally adept… even for those deep conversations should your inclination, or the wine, have the chat and banter flow in that direction.
Oh, this well run enterprise also has an able and convenient financial side should you need such assistance. Marnix handles the office part. He is quite knowledgeable in ways that can really be of assistance, especially to those who are unfamiliar with how things work this far south of the border. For instance, I finally found a property I wanted to own and Marnix assisted with negotiations, translations and those sometimes, maybe always, difficult transfers of finances down to Panama. Marnix can guide you through, he did for me and now I am a proud Santa Ferna-ian [ if that’s how you spell it ].
Prices are super reasonable, too.
Anyhow, two thumbs up for all the great times I have already had at the new place. Thanks so much y’all…hope to see you soon.

  • Stayed July 2012, traveled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Vero Beach, Florida
Senior Contributor
29 reviews 29 reviews
28 hotel reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Once it's finished, should be the best place in Santa Fe...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 20, 2012

I didn't stay at the hotel, but I toured it, and I ate at the restaurant. Friendly proprietors. Excellent food--probably the best in town, and very reasonably priced. Excellent view out back. A place to relax. Less than ten minutes' walk to bus terminal. Cabanas and a pool were in the planing stages. Should be wonderful when it's completed...

  • Stayed July 2012, traveled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Hotel Restaurant Anachoreo Panama/Santa Fe
Address: past the bus terminal | Left at T-junction, first road to your right, Santa Fe, Panama
Region: Panama > Veraguas Province > Santa Fe
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Pets Allowed Restaurant Room Service Suites
Hotel Style:
Ranked #3 of 5 B&Bs / Inns in Santa Fe
Price Range: $
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Hotel Anachoreo combines the quality of upscale hotels with the intimacy of a hostel. Relax yourself in one of our 4 luxury suites and experience fine dining in the only Cambodian restaurant in Central America. We guarantee you a relaxing and enjoyable stay. ... more   less 

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