Jardines Vista del Mar Condos

The small apt was clean comfortable

The property owner is very nice and she’s the reason why I didn’t rate this a lower star. The property has potential, it needs updates. First, the good things. All the floors were nicely tiled and clean, as was the porch, which has great furniture overlooking a big palm tree. The refrigerator looked new. A well-stocked store is close. The rest of the experince wasn’t so great. The hotel needs paint & updating, some of the walls of my room had significant water stains. One living room couch was torn, and the other had no legs so it sits directly on the floor. The stove was old, and several kitchen cabinet doors were hanging at a tilt. The bed was hard. The bathroom sink top is chipped. These issues are easily fixed with a small investment. I took a taxi from the water taxi area & it was hard for my driver to find the place. The owner admitted that whenever she calls a taxi, they never come. The best way to describe where you need to go is to show a pic of the ocean-front park. The white painted crosswalk across the road will take you to the road the property is on. To get to the hotel off the main road, you will be going on a short mud road. I was here in what is considered the dry season, but a strong rain shower had come through the night before and the taxi was sliding in the mid. The road situation isn’t something the owner can help, multiple families use it. This might be a consideration if you will be in Bocas during the rainy season.

This is a great place to stay if you need privacy and tranquility. There’s a pool in the back to use and a small food market close by. It’s nothing fancy but very well kept with a great, comfortable bed, hot water and privacy.

Room was amazing, vista al mar is not anymore because it has a new construction in the front, Rossy amazing person.

The condo was relatively clean and spacious and had everything we needed for a family of 3. We were able to prepare our own meals there and had a comfortable stay. The property could use some maintenance and the condo could use a good deep cleaning. We used the pool which was nice but it could also use some maintenance. The location is outside of the main town which makes it nice and quiet (except for the birds that start waking up at around 5 am) but that means you have to get a taxi everywhere which is not always easy to get and we feel like we wasted a lot of time trying to get back and forth to the property. Rosie was very friendly and helpful with suggesting tour guides and came right away to help us when we had an issue with the oven. If we stayed there again, would probably look into renting an ATV or something similar so we would not have to rely on taxi's.

This is not a hotel and not in downtown. It is 2km from arrival marina. Taxis are hard to get, but try a water taxi to near the Bocas del Toro sign. The unit is spacious and clean.

There was construction in front of the condo. Google maps has it's location wrong. Taxi just dropped us on the side of the road. Got directions from a very helpful local.

We had a very pleasant and cool stay!!

Clean and friendly

The unit was exactly as presented which is a nice feature. Rosy the manageress was very accomondating and very helpful. Rosy made our stay enjoyable.

It was a nice place near the ocean. The owner was very nice. I will stay there again

Only good words - I would like to say about the property and manager/owner.

Rosie was extremely helpful and accommodating. She went out of her way to help us acquire personal belongings that we left behind. She was very responsive and in a timely fashion. Thanks Rosie!

This property did not have clean running water and no solution to fix it. The management even told us first that we had drained the water reserves in a few hours and then told Expedia that the water issue was island wide, which we confirmed immediately to be false. The other apartments in this complex were abandoned with boarded up windows and broken glass. It took myself and 2 children 2 days to finally get approval from Expedia to move to another location. The owner then accused us of leaving the door open which we absolutely did not at any time, and everything was apparently stolen so she is trying to keep our money. Very dishonest listing and management. We have pictures of the poor quality locks, mold, broken furniture and extremely dirty water. Beware! things were stilen.

I liked the walking distances to the beach and the supermarket. The manager/owner Rosy is friendly and reasonable. The rental rates are also reasonable.

Great place to stay, quiet, nice pool, relatively clean. About a 30 minute walk to the port in an area with more locals than foreigners. If you want to be close enough to the action but not too close this is the place to be. One supermarket near by but not any restaurants. However a fully equipped kitchen with all appliances that work. Also many English channels on the TV, a huge plus for me. My only complaint is the wifi wasn't great and a semi ant problem. But I enjoyed the place and kept extending my stay.

Nothing to do with the place it self,but cell phone reception was poor,other than that,internet,air conditioning and the accommodations where perfect

This place is a great little out of the way place. Quiet and safe. Rosa was great at check in and was there if we needed anything

The hotel was fine. Rosy was very nice. The air conditioner worked

We rented 2 condos for 7 people. The photos were of a newer building next door. Our condos we older, and in need of minor renovations. The window in our bedroom was borded over, for example. However, for the price, and given you can cook family meals together, it is worth the price. Note that grills were advertised as being available on the patios, so we bought meat to grill, but were told that a new law was passed a few months ago that prohibit grills on semi-enclosed places like patios. Also, the water was off from10:30pm to 6:30am due to a water shortage. Bottom line - if you are going to be outside most of the time, this is a fine place, close to Bocas town, short walking distance to a a beach and the Bocoas Del Toros sign. If you are looking for comfort and will be by the pool/in the condos during the day, maybe this place is not for you.