Hibiscus House Bed and Breakfast

If you're heading to Isla Contadora, this is a great place to stay. Small, intimate, comfy and a very nice breakfast. Beds are excellent, it's walking distance to a couple of killer beaches, and the best restaurant for the buck is right down the street. The ownwer is really helpful and an excellent golfer! The ferry ride is big fun too.

This bed and breakfast was comfortable, clean and Nicola was so helpful and friendly. Nicola offered to make reservations for us like dinners and a golf cart rental! She also recommended restaurants. It was wonderful to have a different and tasty homemade breakfast every morning! If you request one of their king rooms with a private bathroom, book the Sunkissed room -- it's larger than the Bello Blanco room! Highly recommend staying at HH for your next stay on Contadora Island. Allan was friendly and patient when I attempted to make reservations (my card kept getting declined so I had to call my credit card company to allow the charge to go through)! Thank you for a wonderful stay!

This was an awesome trip! Wonderful accommodations, incredible service, and a very knowledgeable and welcoming manager Nicola. And a special shout out to Captain Marino for his knowledge and expertise!

We spent four great days at Hibiscus House B&B on Contadora. I don’t think Disney could design a nicer, more picture-perfect island than Isla Contadora. The Hibiscus House fits into this tropical world perfectly. The rooms are clean and comfortable, and the outdoor patio was our “living room’. Breakfasts were varied and excellent. Coffee was set up the night before, so first guest up in the morning could press the button. Property manager Nicola is a great hostess, as well as a fascinating world traveler! She was most helpful orienting us to the island and gave us the latest restaurant updates. She also procured rental snorkel gear for us from her friend Eileen. We had great meals at Pimiento y Sal (our favorite), Restaurante Romantico, and Angelina’s restaurants.

We had a short but excellent trip to Isla Contadora and the Hibiscus House this month. We just stayed for one night, but made it to three beaches and two restaurants. Nicola, the hostess of the Hibiscus house, is friendly and very knowledgable about the island. She gave us recommendations for which beaches to check out and provided us with some snorkel equipment from the house (highly recommend Playa Ejecutiva for the beauty, privacy, and great fish!).

This was my second stay at Hibiscus House on Isla Contadora. The first visit was in 2017. This Bed and Breakfast is an amazing gem on an amazing island. I flew into Panama City (PTY) the night before my trip to the island and then took a cab from the airport to a hotel in Amador (about a 35 minute ride). I got up early and walked about twenty minutes to the Sea Las Perlas ferry (from Marina Flamenco) which took me over to the island in the morning. The ferry was crowded, but comfortable, enclosed and air conditioned. The owner of Hibiscus House, Allan Breadner was also on the ferry with supplies for the B&B and we had an enjoyable conversation on the two hour ride. The disembarkment process for the ferry was a bit challenging in that it involved a steep ramp up from the dock to the pickup area. The Hibiscus House manager, Nicola picked us up at the dock and we loaded the supplies into the air conditioned SUV and headed to the house. Hibiscus House is located close to the many beautiful island beaches and a couple of small supermarkets are well within walking distance (twenty minute walk, max). I visited both Executive Beach (twelve minutes walking from the B&B) and Cacique Beach (about ten minutes). Cacique Beach has a beach tiki bar, but it is quite expensive. There are a couple of restaurants within a six to twenty minute walk which are quite Panamanian and very reasonable in price. I rented the Sunkissed room (the sign on the door said “Sunkiseed” which was likely a subtle lack of interpretation during the sign painting process). It had a king bed, private bath with double doors opening to the patio which stood above a tropical jungle. Everything was clean, well maintained and comfortable. The breakfast was fantastic and filling. The House has tropical charm and anything you would want for a relaxing Panamanian vacation.