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A dream comes true

Review of Bambuda Castle
5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 9 Jun 2024
It was my first time in Boquete, Bambuda Castle exceeded my expectations. I stayed in a hobbit house, I must say that it was an incredible experience, good food, incredible views, the staff was super friendly and super attentive in every aspect, I will return again.
Date of stay: June 2024
Room Tip: Try to get a car, will be more confortable ñ.
Trip type: Travelled solo
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Reviewed 8 May 2024

This is our 3rd trip to Boquete, but the first to Bambuda Castle. We stayed in hobbit houses and had a great time. They were clean roomy enough for two. I wish we had known that they were under construction and that the view from our unit would be blocked, however. Staff was very, very friendly and helpful. The whole place could use pressure washing outside, and the hostel kitchen and pool area is starting to show its age. Overall, we would return - the construction should be over by then, and in the meantime, the view from the porch/dining upstairs is fantastic.

Date of stay: April 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Castle Manager, General Manager at Bambuda Castle, responded to this reviewResponded 21 May 2024

Hello, thank you very much for sharing your experience at the castle during you past visit to Boquete. Your feedback it is very important to us, in fact we are going through a complete renovation of the castle where we will be addressing many of your points above and once finished we will have unique location. Hope you can come back for the last quarter of the year where all the construction will be done. See you soon!

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Reviewed 10 April 2024 via mobile

We stayed in one of the Hobbit Houses for three nights and had a great experience.
The rooms were so cute and the bathroom was amazing.
The only thing we really missed was a fridge.

The grounds are beautiful and the facilities are great. Food and drinks in the restaurant were decent and the laundry service was very quick and efficient.

All the staff we met were friendly and very helpful.

We had a car so getting into town and back was not an issue. It would be harder without one - you need to pay taxis or walk for about 45mins-1hours (all uphill on way to castle)

I would 100% stay here again.

Date of stay: April 2024
Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Reviewed 14 February 2024

Bambuda Castle in Boquete is a great place to stay.

It's special because it's built under the ground on top of a mountain. Our room was very clean, looked cool, and the bed was super comfy.

The people working at the front desk were quick to help, very friendly, and listened to what we needed, which was very helpful.

Overall, Bambuda Castle is a perfect spot if you want a quiet, comfy place with great service. It's definitely a place worth checking out if you're in Boquete.

Room tip: Open swimming pool
Date of stay: February 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Castle Manager, General Manager at Bambuda Castle, responded to this reviewResponded 24 February 2024

Hello, thank you very much for your past stay with us as well for your very important feedback. We are thrilled to know that we fulfilled your expectations. We will be very happy to host you again in the future.

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Reviewed 10 February 2024 via mobile

The castle seems very outdated. The bed sheet had a blood stain on it and the shared kitchen was absolutely filthy and was very under equipped which really puts you off using the facilities. If you are over 6 foot tall you will not be able to fit in the beds well. To go anywhere you have to take a taxi or the town is a 1hr walk from the castle. The WiFi in the common areas is ok sometimes however in the rooms does not work. Very nice building and setting from the outside but that's the only good thing. Very overpriced.

Date of stay: February 2024
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Castle Manager, General Manager at Bambuda Castle, responded to this reviewResponded 24 February 2024

Hello Jack. Thank you very much for all your feedback, we appreciate it very much in order to keep improving, we will work in all of your points above and apologize for any trouble during your stay, regarding the bed size, all our beds are standard sizes as shown when you make your reservation. Our location has unique views and atmosphere and in order to get here is only a 5 minutes taxi drive from town. We are currently in the middle of a renovation in order to improve all of our facilities. We will be very happy to host you once again in the future

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Reviewed 22 August 2023

I have had the worst night in a hostel ever here. We had a dorm room with 6 beds for 2 nights. On the first night around 10.30 it seemed that we had the room to ourselves because no one else checked in. Around 11 at night, the door was thrown open and 2 loud local guys came in with a girl. They were all in a bathingsuits an didn’t have anything else with them. The guys were clearly drunk and on drugs ( they even asked us if it was ok if they smoked weed in the room) and the girl was almost passed out drunk. They put her in one of the beds but a few minutes later she fell out naked. After they put her back they left for a few minutes. A guy came back and ended up having sex with her while we were in the room. This kept on going for a few hours while other people kept coming in. The girl eventually left and 4 guys kept coming in and out of the room until 5 am. The next morning we went to the reception and they told us that those guys booked the beds last minute because they were having a party in the pool area and that the security guy had the night off. After we told the whole story, they only thing we got in return was sorry and that she’ll report it to her boss. The whole situation was bizarre and the way it was handled afterwards awful. I would not recommend staying here.

Date of stay: August 2023
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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