Carmen's place

"Posizione stupenda, Carmen una persona meravigliosa,come essere a casa, bravissima cuoca, simpaticissima 💓, tutto perfetto,ci ,ci chiamava anche i taxi boat per i spostamenti,ci mancherà tantissimo,love bastmentos😍😍😍"

"Aucun."

"Carmen e Marcel sono due persone splendide, sono disponibili e ti aiutano in tutto. La struttura è un paradiso, immersa nella natura ma ben collegata alle altre isole tramite taxi boat. Super consigliato, soprattutto per la cucina di Carmen!!"

"Assolutamente nulla"

"Carmen's place è proprio casa di Carmen: lei ti accoglie, ti coccola, ti tratta come fossi a casa tua... Semplicemente ti fa stare bene! Noi abbiamo alloggiato per 3 notti nella cabina sul retro, nella giungla, ben attrezzata, ospitale, arricchita anche da un tocco speciale in occasione della nostra luna di miele! Colazione sul molo, tutte le info e le organizzazioni per visitare la meravigliosa Bastimentos, l'allegria e l'energia di Carmen che fanno sempre bene al cuore. Per un prezzo assolutamente ragionevole si può anche cenare, il ché è ottimo considerando anche le difficoltà di spostamento tra le varie isole e i vari moli, e poi Carmen è anche un' ottima cuoca! Che dire... Super raccomandato!!"

"La posizione può essere un po' scomoda per qualcuno, consiglio di mettersi in contatto con Carmen per capire al meglio come muoversi."

"Highly recommended! A beautiful seaside apartment with a private harbor. You will definitely be pleased with Carmen’s warm welcome and helpfulness — she is always ready to assist or offer advice. I also recommend staying for dinner, as the food is excellent"

"Aucun."

"Staying at Carmen’s Pace is wonderful. You are felt welcome from the moment you arrive and Carmen and Marcel cannot be more helpful. Breakfasts are delicious, including a huge platter of fresh fruit, home made bread, omelettes and pancakes. We particularly enjoyed the evening meals where we all ate together. The food Carmen prepared was exceptional and the chat around the table lovely. Carmen helped us to organise great trips and any water taxis that we needed. We had a fantastic stay and were sad to leave."

"All good!"

"Smart, clean rooms up in the rainforest, with beautiful views from the balcony. Carmen accommodated all our needs and helped us plan an amazing few days in Basti."

"No flaws"

"Our stay at Carmen's Place was excellent. From the moment Carmen greeted us on the deck, we felt like we were at a friend's house – delicious dinners, excellent breakfasts, and engaging conversations shared on the beautiful terrace overlooking the sea – wonderful. Carmen was always there to help. The place is very clean and well-maintained, and the views are incredible. Old Bank and Wizard Beach are accessible via a local path, which was a great adventure for us. I recommend this place to everyone and hope to return someday."

"Nothing"

"Everything basically. Carmen, the host, runs more of a community than a bed and breakfast. Very cosy very nice details and she takes a lot of care of her guests! And she is a great cook. Staying for dinner is recommended."

"A very luxurious thing would have been an AC but only to fall asleep. Still with the fan it was completely ok."

"It was fantastic - thank you Carmen! Hope to see you again"

"Aucun."

"I had a wonderful stay at Carmen's place! She and Marcel are friendly outgoing hosts, and the guesthouse has an amazing location surrounded by the jungle facing the bay. Carmen took very good care of me as a solo traveller, suggesting destinations for day-trips and activities to me and catering to small personal needs as an extra-ration of sand fly-repellent or my daily early morning tea :-) Apart of excursions to Zapatillas and Red Frog Beach, I roamed around by kayak and SUP and Carmen also organised to go out as a group for dinner and to watch some live music, which was a lot of fun! Last but not least, she prepares great dinners with different dishes and provides a generous breakfast with local fruit, pancakes, bread, jam, and your choice of eggs. Would love to come back in the future !"

"The foot path to Old Bank (and the turn-off to beautiful Wizard Beach) involves crossing the mangrove swamp on thin wooden planks initially. This is not for everybody, and otherwise, you have to rely on boat taxis for every excursion. However, transport via water is a normal condition on all islands in Bocas del Toro, apart of Isla Colon. Another thing, which is not negative but good to know, is that the windows in the main house's rooms have only wooden shutters, no screens or glass panes. There are mosquito nets above the beds, though, and I had no problems with bugs."