Excellent place to stay at Playa Venao. Right at the beach. Good food and drinks.

Staff Nina and Dennis were awesome. Location is great. Bring some bug spray as there were a few mosquitos and sand fleas in the area. Food was tasty!

The location is wonderful. It's at the end of the playa Venao so its quiet. Beautiful view at from the apartment we stay in. The apartment is a nice size for 4 adults. Staff are friendly. Two miner points: 1. apt 504 the master bedroom rolling screen for the window is broken. So there's no privacy at night and in the morning when the sunrise you will have no choice to wake up. 2. the breakfast is not worth it. (small omelette with a few pieces of small bread for $10 USD) and a coffee.

Traditional and nice hotel

We are a family with 2 young kids. This place is a beautiful hotel and very clean. The pool is amazing with beautiful views of the ocean and sunsets. The town is a short walk via the beach and a couple minute drive. The staff was so helpful and so friendly, they went above and beyond for us. Didnt catch everyone’s name, But they are all so great. Dennis was really great. We ate a few dinners and the food is good at a reasonable price. Only negative part, we had a door that connected to another room and we could hear the neighbour quite a bit. And there are no mini fridges in the rooms. But the staff was very kind and was able to help us out with my daughters daily milk. Def recommend this hotel. Its very peaceful and relaxing. And very quiet at night.

We were a group of 3 families staying for 2 nights. We wished we could have stayed longer! Unfortunately they were all booked up, and it’s easy to see why. The staff are incredibly kind and attentive; the grounds are gorgeous and the beach is serene. Two families were staying in the hotel rooms. They’re a little dated, but very clean. The third family was in a condo. It was modern, sparkling clean and very well-equipped. Can’t say enough about how much we loved this spot. There was a “yoga festival” (translation: rave) happening way down the beach, and we were so glad to be away from that scene at night. (We still got to hear all their music, but there’s not much our hotel could have done about that!). Excellent spot for families, couples, etc… highly recommend!

Great location right on the beach. Lovely pool and great grounds overall.

Beautiful grounds, spectacular bird watching. Room adequate.

The actual facilities as far as the lodge we're okay. It's an older resort that's in need of some serious updates. Our room had problems with the door they actually had to come and fix the door cuz it wouldn't close right. The shower had what looked to be a little bit of black mold in it which to my surprise they cleaned. The shower head was highly corroded with calcium. The bed was comfortable and the pillows for comfortable. There was no chair or table in the room. I had to ask if I could get some glasses for the bathroom as it were none. It was missing floor molding on the wall in half of the room. It's definitely in need of major painting. We booked this over 8 months ago and were given what was called room number one. Well let me tell you some room number one does not have the little outside area with sliding patio doors with chairs and tables it literally as you walk in it's a room with a bathroom and a bed. No closet with his old metal frame with some juked up wired hangers for your clothes. If I word ever stay there again I would certainly not want to stay in that room. Talking to some other people they said they had nicer rooms and for $160 a night highly disappointed. What you're paying for is the view and that's all. The pool is nice although you can hurt yourself on the way the rocks are designed. The food overall was pretty good the drinks were great and the staff upon my complaining was very helpful. I did apologize for my little bit of an outburst.

Property was amazing,,quite ,incredible views,great pool ,succulent food,staff were kind and generous,,we got lucky we found this little resort on venao beach!the only blemish is that it is not easy to get to without a car,we had friends drop us off there,but to get back from there was to use uber to pedasi to catch a bus to panama city,we did find a flight out of pedasi on mondays and fridays so we opted for that and it was awesome and saved time.cant wait to go back

Beach had trash, green areas not well kept

Nice boutique hotel in a secluded location. Hotel is right on the beach. Excellent service by the hotel employees especially from front desk Carla who went out of her way to help us with a travel issue.

The service is great, the room we had was amazing. The area itself is amazing

Todo excelente!

Balcony and view

It was a great stay, the place is beautiful, the service is great. We had breakfast and lunch and can say the food was great. Our only problem was the privacy of the rooms, we had room 1 and 2 and it was practicaly in the restaurant, we could hear and see people outside our window, and they could see inside. But the room was clean, spacious and the bead was really comfortable. Would definetly stay again.

Very nice hotel and perfect welcoming. The location is pleasant and in the quiet area of the beach. The pool is fool of charm. The staff is great as well as the manager!

I LOVED THE SERVICE AND THAT IS VERY NEAR TO THE OCEAN.

Well located

Beautiful location and quiet. Staff were incredibly friendly and attentive and went above and beyond to ensure an enjoyable experience. Definitely one of the best properties to stay at in Playa Venao.

Good place to hang out for a couple days.

Beautiful and quaint hotel, exceded my expectations. The location is extremely pretty. Fodd and staff are excelent. You fine thing to do nearby.

Great stay! Wonderful service and great food!

There's a lot to like at this hotel, like the amazing beachfront location, friendly service, and pleasant common areas. Unfortunately, some neglected maintenance detracts from it. I realize property in the tropics can be a maintenance nightmare, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem the staff here can really keep up, though it's obvious they try. Common areas are pleasant and we'll cared for. Room was essentially clean, but condition prevented it from feeling truly clean and comfortable. Mold on the walls, peeling paint, stuck window and door jams. We were in a king oceanfront that had an incredible view. Patio was tidy, well furnished and inviting. Food was served at specific hours and was quite good. Service was professional and warm. While there is not a bar, drinks are available from the kitchen. With all that, I would probably stay here again, mostly for the ideal oceanfront, secluded location.

A great place for relaxation and quite romantic setting

The area itself is improving in the lodging experience. The hotel was a good location and the staff was great. The unit was average but comfortable.

Really great people here. A little more grass trimming and landscaping would be good but the quiet location and kind staff make this place

Nice place but very loud music till 6am from hotel 1/2 km away! Will stay again but not in June during music festival. Hotel can use some upgrades.

Villa Marina Lodge is a very nice small hotel very in playa Venao yet away from the beach- crowded area. You can rent a comfortable room with ocean view and still keep your privacy. It is a perfect place to spend some quiet time and enjoy the scenery. It is clean, comfortable and affordable..

Villa Marina Lodge is a very nice small hotel very in playa Venao yet away from the beach- crowded area. You can rent a comfortable room with ocean view and still keep your privacy. It is a perfect place to spend some quiet time and enjoy the scenery. It is clean, comfortable and affordable..

Staff was not very helpful. There was a mix up with the reservation and they were not willing to make any changes. They could have made the adjustment since there were rooms available. They wanted to make us pay for the extra day in addition to the room already booked.

Ive stayed there several times. Beautiful spot, but rooms have become very rundown. Such a shame for what could be a first class resort.