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Hotel BackPacker Inn

2.5 star property
Hotel with free parking, 3-minute walk to Avenida Balboa

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Triple Room, Multiple Beds | Free WiFi, bed sheets
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BackPacker Inn, near Avenida Balboa, offers a practical home base in the city. Guests can use in-room WiFi to plan their day, find snacks at the vending machine, and get expert help booking tours to make the most of their Panama City visit.

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Triple Room, Multiple Beds | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Single Room, 1 Twin Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Avenida Justo Arosemena y Calle 33 Este, Panama City

What's nearby

  • Cinta Costera - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Avenida Balboa - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Via Espana - 3 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Albrook Shopping Mall - 3 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Multiplaza Pacific Mall - 4 min drive - 2.9 miles

Getting around

  • Estación Lotería - 1 min walk
  • Panama City Passenger Station - 12 min drive
  • Tocumen Intl. Airport (PTY) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Boulevard Balboa - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hotel Avila Eco Inn - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Benidorm - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Italian Garden Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Rincón Tableño 2 - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel BackPacker Inn

Hotel near Avenida Balboa
Close to Cinta Costera, Hotel BackPacker Inn has plenty to offer. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • A vending machine, tour/ticket assistance, and smoke-free premises
  • A 24-hour front desk
Room features
All guestrooms at Hotel BackPacker Inn feature comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers
  • TVs with cable channels

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 11 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 5 per pet, per night
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

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

  • Pet fee: USD 5 per pet, per night
  • Housekeeping fee: USD 10 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or 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

We should mention

A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Hotel BackPacker Inn Panama
Hotel BackPacker Inn Panama City
Hotel BackPacker Inn Hotel
Hotel BackPacker Inn Panama City
Hotel BackPacker Inn Hotel Panama City

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel BackPacker Inn pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of USD 5 per pet, per night. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Hotel BackPacker Inn?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel BackPacker Inn?

Check-in begins at 11 AM.

What time is check-out at Hotel BackPacker Inn?

Check-out is at 1 PM.

Where is Hotel BackPacker Inn located?

Located in Calidonia, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of National Bank House Museum and Avenida Balboa. Albrook Shopping Mall and Multiplaza Pacific Mall are also within 3 mi (5 km). Estación Lotería is only a 2-minute walk and Santo Tomas Station is 7 minutes.

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Hotel BackPacker Inn Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 44 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Muy buena atención. Llegué tarde en la noche con mi papá discapacitado y nos atendieron muy bien. Le dieron una habitación en planta baja y cuidaron que estuviera cómodo.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Francisco

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Muy viejo y descuidado el lugar. Eso si el personal todo- fuie siempre muy servicial
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Julio jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buena instalación

Buena
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Todo bien

Todo bien
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great inexpensive private room.

Very inexpensive private room on the second floor. I stayed nearly 2 weeks while shopping and doing other business in Pamana. I extended my stay twice without any problems. Note that the hotel is managed by Hotel Del Mar just next door.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice stay

Very inexpensive nice small room with private bath. It had a very nice hot shower, unusual for inexpensive hotels in the tropics.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

jose guillermo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel for the low price. Well located.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For a cheap room it offers a private bathroom, air-conditioning, soft towels and natural light from the window. The staff didn't speak English. The rooms were not clean, the showers leaked water over the bathroom floor, the lights were dimmed and one room missed a shower head. The ceiling was peeling and outside the windows on the platform was garbage dumped. No complimentary shampoo or coffee available.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Myztic

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

T.A.B.(THREAT ASSESS. BRIEF). NOT A REVIEW

Hotel and area not recommended for WESTERN tourists. Here you are the HVT! Hotel located three blocks from MASSIVE squalored slums. Odds of getting rolled up here are high DAY AND NIGHT. OPSEC AND COMSEC MANDATORY. Have your head on a swivel. Have your "Grey-Man" PERFECTED if you chose to stay in this area! EDC PPG/Personal Protective Gear can be purchased here with ease and cheap. Avoid offers from people/taxi drivers to be tour guides. Unless they have license, business card with contact numbers and website! Period! Otherwise you may get taken for the ride of your life. This area duplicate of Kali Columbia!!!! You dun been warned amigo!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Les escribí por lo del traslado del aeropuerto al hotel y nunca recibí respuesta. El traslado al aeropuerto tampoco es gratis. Lo único bueno es que la recepcionista es muy atenta pero las instalaciones se ven desmejoradas y sucias. No pude dormir porque había cucarachas en todos lados, como si tuvieran una plaga. No lo recomiendo en lo absoluto.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

ＹＨ

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
新しいタオルを要求したときに、すぐにもらえないことがあった。
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Fácil acceso a el metro.. la señal de TV se va y viene y tiene pocos canales y la cama y almohada tenían mucho cabellos... por lo demás todo bien lugar tranquilo para dormir.. pueden mejorar..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Mario Roberto

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Descontento con todo ese local ( Hotel )

Perdon por el comentario que voy hacer, pero lo que hay que decirlo hay que decirlo.... si es por lo que cobran, este hostal deja mucho que desear, como tal, desde la baja calidad de la cama donde uno duerme que es un colchon en mal estado puesto en una plancha de cemento hasta el detalle de las sabanas rotas y de tercera categoria y la toalla mas vieja que ha saber cuantos años y uso tienen.... siento que no deberian de ponerle el calificativo de hotel, pues no creo que llegue a eso. Un detalle de muy mal gusto es que las puertas dañadas tanto del baño como de la entrada de la habitacion, y lo peor que le desconectan el aire acondicionado, como que para que uno se salga de la habitacion.... no recomendaria a nadie ese tipo de local.... creo que una persona delicada no se acostaria ni un minuto en dicha cama.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value

Clean with AC. 24 hour desk and only about 5 minutes walk to the water front. Dozens of places to eat in the immediate area. Close to a few bustops including 2 that come from the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Eliecer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buen servicio y estupenda atencion

Me parecio estupendo, lo recomiendo
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice free shuttle from airport, $2 ea. shuttle to airport, relatively quick service. Wifi info should have been explained that two different servers for lobby access and room access. Very short walk to Metro Loteria and to promenade along the sea.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Espectacular un lugar muy tranquilo y un trato muy agradable
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good value for the money, excellent wifi, offers shuttle to airport and albrook mall
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

The hotel was in a very questionable area. When I got there the check in lady spoke no English, even when I used Google translate. I know the basics and figured out she said they didn't have and rooms. It was a waste of $ that I paid to get there from the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Super bien el lugar, aseado, ordenado, seguro... La piscina muy amplia, hasta tobogán tiene. Nos encantó. Y un precio super accesible.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
They had problems finding my reservation despite my showing them my Expedia confirmation but no problem. Room is clean but very plain and no view. Nothing spectacular but a private washroom and AC was good to have and the bed was comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

2/10 Terrible

Margoth, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basically I checked in but I did not stay even 15 minutes in that awful place, the picture that you have is not the place and the rooms are the most awful place I ve been in my life I wouldn't pay or go free to a place like that, I was tired and I really wanted to rest, I took a taxi and booked in El Panamá. My concern is not being in a 4 or 5 star hotel but how clean a place must be and the maintenance is, switch uncovered, uncomfortable bed, if you can call it bed, no phone in the room to call reception , no good internet reception, room smelled like cigarettes. Again I checked in and took more than an hr because they did not have my information on file, plus that I reached after 9 pm, and that reservation was available since 11 am. Totally awful 3 hrs took me to find a place and go from there, which I did just for me to be convenient for the conexion flight that I had of 19 hrs staying in Panama. Anyway I left I did not stay and I went to The Panamá Hotel. I wished I took pictures but I just left from that awful disgusting place!!! Plus I was alone and scared looking for a room at almost midnight!

8/10 Good

ching yi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeimmy

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Dale

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

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