Villa Coco

Family-run garden hotel with outdoor showers and an infinity pool

About Villa Coco

Villa Coco is a family-run boutique hotel on Via Catalina Farms in Santa Catalina, on Panama's Pacific coast. Ten rooms and two villas sit around a tropical garden, with an 18 m infinity pool and a restaurant, Ai Mamita. Every unit has an outdoor shower. Surf breaks and Coiba National Park snorkeling are nearby.

Villa Coco opened in 2018 and is run by a Panamanian-Swiss family. Its twelve units, ten rooms and two villas, are scattered through a garden of palms, mango trees and banana trees on Via Catalina Farms. Each one has a terrace with a hammock and a shower open to the sky. The wooden furniture is handmade by local craftspeople, and the rooms have air conditioning, a safe and free Wi-Fi.

Meals happen at Ai Mamita, the on-site restaurant. The kitchen builds its dishes on Panamanian flavors and local ingredients, pairing traditional recipes with newer techniques. The infinity pool is 18 m long and has its own bar for juices, beer and cocktails. Visitors who are not staying can use it with a day pass. At reception, a small bikini shop sells beach basics.

Santa Catalina is a surf town, and from here you can snorkel and dive in Coiba National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The hotel works with Waluaa Surf and Yoga on six-night surf and yoga retreats, and it has a page for retreats and full buyouts if you are traveling as a group.

At a glance

Size: 12 rooms and villas

Perfect for

Couples and honeymoons
Surfing
Diving and snorkelling

Hotel Facts

Type

Family-run boutique hotel

Facilities

Pool
Restaurant
Bar / Lounge
Internet access / Wi Fi

Room Types

King Room

One king bed, steps from the pool and Ai Mamita, with a private garden shower.

45 m² · Garden

Twin Room

Two single beds instead of a king, with the same terrace, hammock and open-air shower.

Garden

Dining

Ai Mamita: On-site restaurant with Panamanian flavors and local, natural ingredients.
Pool bar: Fresh juices, cold beer and tropical cocktails by the infinity pool.

Spa and wellness

Massage: A relaxing 90-minute massage is offered through the hotel.

On the property

Infinity pool: 18 m long, with its own bar. Non-guests can enter with a day pass.
Tropical garden: Palms, mango and banana trees surround the villas, restaurant and pool.
Bikini Shop: Beachwear and small gifts at reception, open to outside visitors too.
Surf and yoga retreats: Six-night retreats run with Waluaa Surf and Yoga, with surf coaching and yoga.

Good to know

Showers are outdoors in every room and villa, in a private garden setting.
Rooms come with air conditioning, a fan, a safe, free drinking water and free Wi-Fi.
The pool and its bar accept day visitors with a day pass.