Nayara Bocas del Toro
Sixteen overwater villas on a Panamanian Caribbean island, adults only, in a marine park.
The property occupies Frangipani Island in the Bocas del Toro archipelago on Panama's Caribbean coast, reached by flight to Bocas town and then boat. The island sits inside a marine national park with mangrove, coral and one of the region's better-documented sloth populations on the neighbouring islands.
Sixteen overwater villas make up the accommodation, adults only, each with a pool or plunge pool and reached along walkways. The property is one of the newer entries in the region and belongs to a Costa Rican group whose other hotels are jungle rather than island properties.
Overwater villas on the Caribbean side of Panama. The format is common in the Indian Ocean and close to unknown here.
A marine park with mangrove rather than open reef. The ecology is different from a coral atoll, and the wildlife — sloths, frogs, birds — comes from the surrounding islands.
Who it is not for
Nayara Bocas is wrong for families, since the property takes adults only. It is wrong for travellers wanting clear open-ocean water, as the archipelago's is warm and often clouded by mangrove. And it is wrong for guests who want a beach, which the property largely lacks. And it is wrong for guests who want a spa complex or a dive centre on site. Those wanting Panama's Pacific side should look at Islas Secas or Isla Palenque.
Sources
- nayarabocasdeltoro.com — sixteen overwater villas, adults only, Frangipani Island, Bocas del Toro
- Villa count and park boundaries unverified. Confirm before publication.
Booking
Private Island Resorts arranges each stay on request, quoting the rates available for the island and dates. No benefit should be assumed unless it is confirmed in writing for the individual reservation.
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