Red Frog Beach Island Resort

The house was not prepared. We arrived 3 days later. The kitchen was not have anything and example was no salt. No oil etc. The beds needed to be cleaned. So 6 loads of laundry. It was a nice restaurant but not amazing on beech. Bring groceries at least meat - staples.

My family and I went to the Red Frog Beach Resort for Spring Break for a week. We could not have had a better experience! While you’re there you get to see and learn about the amazing wildlife in Panama. We saw so many sloths, monkeys, and birds. This just enhanced our experience. All of the workers at the resort were so kind and welcoming. The island is so beautiful and our villa was amazing! It was very clean and we had a full kitchen, washer and dryer and 3 bathrooms with 2 queen bedrooms. Including a small pool. The Beach club restaurant was open and the food was good with a large menu! There are two other restaurants within walking distance right on the beach that are very good! There is so many walking trails to explore and the resort offers water taxis to different excursions like Starfish Island Dolphin Cay and into Bocas town which we did and recommend! The spa is located in the jungle in a little hut and it was very relaxing and the lady giving the spa services did a great job! Overall it was an amazing experience and we would definitely go back!

Wow, what a beautifully, remote, jungle oasis! We were traveling with our young adult children and could not have had a better time! The two bedroom villa over delivered honestly. Washer and dryer fully equipped kitchen plunge pool that was really almost like a pool, beautiful marble throughout. We saw sloth up close, white faced monkeys so many beautiful birds. The wildlife blew us away. Sergio was fantastic and do not miss out on the opportunity to have a spa treatment!

My travel companion booked this place and it was worth the travel from Panama City -plane, van, boat) short trips so instead of getting bored, each trip brings you to a more interesting scene. The island is quiet with plenty of wildlife. A two bedroom villa with all the amenities including a pool is just what we needed to relax our nerves. This is a 600 hectare facility with a beautiful beach. There is a free golf cart service to help you go around, a grocery and several restaurants on the beach.

What ever you do if you go to Bocas del Toro please please do yourself a favor and do not waste a dollar on this place. From the moment we stepped on to the dock for the resort we knew this was not what we had excepted. The deck was weather beaten and in some level of disrepair. The only reason this place gets one star is that the reception staff and golf cart shuttle drivers were pleasant and mostly helpful. The room was without adequate clothing storage, insufficient amenities as simple as bottled water, salt and pepper. Additionally, the cooling system directly over the bed leaked water our first night. To their credit it was repaired the next day plus the room was actually serviced that day as well. NO service was provided the remaining days of our stay. Our dinner at La Rosa the first night was awful !!! Worst hamburger I have ever eaten. The place was completely empty at 7-7:30. On Red Frog Beach itself no amenities like lounge chairs nor food/beverage. There was an old broken down bar facility that looked like it hadn't been in use in years. We had to walk down the beach to Palmar Beach for food and lounge chairs (which cost $10). This was courtesy of Palmar Lodge, a neighboring property. Last, this was no budget level room rate. It was $500/night. I am embarrassed to have paid so much.

Anyone giving this 5-stars is not sharing the truth. It has the potential to be 5-stars but the place is extremely rundown and in need of major maintenance. If it cost 50% less then would be 5-stars as much better value for the money at lower cost, but its currently extremely overpriced for being so rundown. Pre-trip planning was poor as no transportation was setup for us even though we reserved and no tours were setup even though we reserved. New management started over a year ago and disappointing that there has been zero improvement. Much of the info on the website is out of date, and numerous items were always out of stock at the restaurant. The positive is Sergio and Stephanie did a great job and coordinated great tours for us. There’s lots of potential, but may need another change in management to fix.