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Big Daddy's Beach Club and Hotel

2.5 star property
Enjoy the outdoor pool at this beachfront Puerto Armuelles hotel

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Terrace/patio
Outdoor pool
Property grounds
Honeymoon Suite | View from room
Free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Puerto Armuelles, Puerto Armuelles
  • Pavones Beach
    76 min drive
  • Golfo Dulce
    82 min drive
  • Playa La Barqueta
    86 min drive
  • David (DAV-Enrique Malek Intl.)
    91 min drive

Room options

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Comfort Double Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Comfort Double Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Family Suite, Multiple Beds, Ocean View

Family Suite, Multiple Beds, Ocean View

  • 37 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Honeymoon Suite | View from room

Honeymoon Suite

  • 37 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Puerto Armuelles

On the beach.You'll be 29.4 mi (47.3 km) from Playa Pavón with a stay at this Puerto Armuelles hotel.

What's nearby

  • Rio Coto Mangroves - 73 min drive - 53.1 km
  • Pavones Beach - 76 min drive - 55.8 km
  • Golfo Dulce - 82 min drive - 65.5 km
  • Playa La Barqueta - 86 min drive - 59.4 km
  • Port of Pedregal - 101 min drive - 96.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Don Carlos - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Las Juanas - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Daisy - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Hutto's Bar & Frill - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Mar - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Big Daddy's Beach Club and Hotel

Enjoy the outdoor pool at this beachfront Puerto Armuelles hotel
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available on request) is available for a fee. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Big Daddy's Beach Club and Hotel. Free self parking is available.

This Puerto Armuelles hotel is smoke free.

  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • Beach lounge chairs
  • Towels for the beach
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Bar by the pool
  • Dining venue
Big Daddy's Beach Club and Hotel offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) from 7 AM - 7 PM
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–10 AM: USD 6.5 for adults and USD 6.5 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 15 per pet, per night
  • Weight limit: 22 lbs per pet

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 6.5 for adults and USD 6.5 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 35 per person (one way)
  • Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

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Big Daddy's Beach Club and Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 48 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bernie

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were polite, the bed comfortable and room clean. Water went off for over 12 hours and we had to use the pool water to flush the toilet but I do not think this had anything to do with the hotel as I was told this was the normal in this part of Panama. No one cleaned our room while we were there for 5 days, and we had to put the trash out and requested tissue, towels, etc.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Donald, Eloy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, Sparrowbush

If you ever visit the Puerto Armuelles area Big Daddy’s is the place to stay. It is comfortable and the staff is so accommodating. Good food and good drinks. It gets my three C’s - CLEAN, COMFORTABLE, AND COZY!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Walter, Rockport

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel was nice the staff was great the AC worked ok. The food was outstanding!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Deibys

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Suite door to access beach was unable to open. Sink was poorly designed. No hot water. Too expensive for the low quality.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Easy Check-In
Excellent food selection in the restaurant. Staff was very nice and helpful. Easy check-in. Room could have been cleaner…cobwebs, bathroom fan filthy, floors.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Big Daddy Deliver
I have a great stay at Big Daddy
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ellen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Big Daddy's Hot
Service was very good. We were pleased all the time. Food was excellent and prices were very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice small hotel in Puerto Armuelles
This was just a one-night stop for us, in conjunction with a trip to a monkey preserve nearby. We were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the accommodations. The room was large, with a sitting area and a comfortable bed. The pillows didn't work as well for us, but that tends to be individual. They have a nice deck here you can eat and/or have a glass of wine looking out over the ocean. Pool was nice. One suggestion would be to make the toilet a bit more private in the room. The restaurant menu is limited, but the food we had was good. It served our purposes very well and we would return.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Off the beaten path with a touch of charm - very nice staff and inexpensive drinks. This place is not for everyone but we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Myron

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just love this place. Atmosphere is amazing and competitive prices all around
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Literally right on the beach. Frank and his staff are amazing. You are close to the heart of Puerto. The suites are huge for 2 people with plenty of light and amazing ocean views from bed.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

George M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room, although clean, had no amenities and the furniture was uncomfortable and worn. The pool was dirty. The only places to sit outside were plastic chairs, no lounge chairs available, so relaxing at the beach or the pool meant sitting up straight. Incredibly noisy. No hot water in the showers, unkept grounds, etc. The only positive was the several hard working girls who served food, and did relatively everything else
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The people made the stay
We stayed for two nights and a full day. The town seems in decline even though it’s a destination for expats. The hotel isn’t opulent but it is clean, recently renovated and the staff is friendly and very helpful. Shout out to Frank the ‘consierge’ who made our stay - helpful, informative, attentive to details and bi-lingual (since we are not). If we return we will definitely stay at Big Daddies.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

JC, Missoula MT

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view and friendly staff. Unfortunately I can't recommend anything else about this place. No window in room, no hot watet as advertised, filthy pool over run with day use people, management unresponsive to guests dog barking all day and all right.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place looks like a hostal from the money called the hostal.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Sandy

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
Extremely noisy all the time not able to sleep because people party into the wee morning hours and all the doors are right next to the pool Rooms not clean, moldy shower curtain, no maid service Beach is full of trash from partiers Food is basic American fast food and way overpriced Rooms very basic with few amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Michelle, Revere, MA USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Big Daddy's is probably the nicest building on the beach at Puerto Armuelles which is maybe why there are some positive reviews which I think are coming from mainly locals because I found the hotel and location to be terrible. Luckily I booked the honeymoon suite which was beach front and slightly nicer than my friend's room which had no windows. With that said the honeymoon suite had a nonfunctional hot tub which was the main reason why we paid extra for the room. Also the public restroom was next to our room and people kept mistaking our door for the bathroom so we constantly had people trying to enter our room. The pool was full of people not even staying at the hotel and it was dirty. The beach in front has trash and broken glass. I ventured into the ocean which was warm but murky and I got stung by a jellyfish so I would stay clear of that as well. There are no restaurants in the area so you are forced to eat at the hotel which was pretty bad. I tried their burger which was two paper thin patties burnt to a crisp with mayo and their wings were smothered in a Velveeta like substance. As if things couldn't get worse the hotel didn't have running water the last night we were there so needless to say our group checked out as early as we could in the morning and left as quickly as possible.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018