Manglar Lodge

Two steep stairs to apt like dark hall to rooms, only 3 or 4. Open door and smelled a foul odor. Beds hard and bumpy And pillows the same. Sheets with holes. Air conditioner is loud above your head. Was given a menu for food but no staff until 9am. So no early coffee Only craft beer, Coors and Stella. No panama beer that would be reasonably priced and delicious. The yard looks nothing like the the pictures. The ocean is around the corner, All rocks and black sand some trash. You are advised not to bring your own beer outside in yard to Drink, they would rather you buy their craft beer. No friendly atmosphere of beach feeling. Cats are everywhere wining at night. One cat drank the shower water after I washed my feet it was so thirsty. When I asked for manager, the one girl there said he was off. Booked 5 days stayed one night, no refund or response from manager. But was very friendly when telling you how to book room on there web-sight and pre charging total payment. Lesson Learned. Most places in Panama are not like this.

We stayed here for 1 night so we could catch our flight the next day from Panama. Our room was on the first floor meaning that it was warm and humid. So, the airconditioning needed to cool it down to be able to sleep comfortably. There comes the point why I call this nearly perfect; The airco unit is placed in such a way that it blows the cold air on your head, not very comfortable. We had to change the bed so to sleep with our feet at the heads-end. The second reason to call it nearly, is that there was a mistake on the bill. We were charged with 3 times a breakfast, while we were with 2. I'm not saying it was done deliberate. It was removed from the bill without discussion anyway. Still 4 stars, which would have been 5 without these 2 minor issues, because the staff and owners were very friendly and gave us some good tips for the remainder of our trip. Sleep quality was good and the bathroom big enough with a good shower.

Nice little hotel and bar by the beach. We were there during the off season so it was really quiet, but it was still good. Huge room, comfortable bed, good AC. A shame the bar hours were only 9a-8:30p but we understood, it’s quiet. But when open the staff were great and the beer good :) they even put the Formula 1 on for us!

We love the Lodge, as well as Ivan and Mafe, the owners. We've stayed there three times over the years. The rooms are very comfortable and very clean. We love sitting on the patio downstairs having a meal and/or beverages. We always meet nice, fun travelers staying there and have kept in touch with several. It's a great place. Highly recommend.

Cute little place in sleepy beach community walking distance to the beach. I imagine is fin when the waves are good as there is a point break right there. The bar and restaurant looked nice, we didn't eat there only because we were gone all day exploring the area, but we would stay here again, the staff was very friendly and the place was clean. I recommend over other places we saw in San Carlos.

THIS IS ONLY FOR THE RESTAURENT :We arrived at the restaurent Mangar Lodge with a very cool surfer vibe and a warm welcome from the young waiter. The rest is complicated a little bit when we received our dishes. We had to order a Mexican beef on rice, a dish of shrimp "patacones réllénos" and tacos with Fish. Ouff the patacones with shrimp were very inedible. did not eat. Upon closer inspection you could notice that the shrimp had not been emptied of their droppings so the dish tasted horrible. In addition the patacones was also of a questionable taste neither me nor my girlfriend have eaten. The chef came to explain himself by saying that the fisherman came every week and blah blah making us seem to be complaining. The rest of the dishes were average without more the fish tacos was without guacamole although the waiter told us he had guacamole. My rice was instant to the minute rice. I love their beers on tap, perfect for young people who don't dwell on quality. So our blame lies with the chef who after all did not compensate us for anything and we left with a bill of $ 50 for ultimately not much. Unfortunately our first experience has the result of being the last