I would absolutely recommend staying at the Panama. You get what you see. It’s a beautiful, old, historic building where most things are just as they were in 1910. As a solo traveling college student the location was phenomenal and the staff was all wonderful. I love antique places and am used to roughing it camping and staying in old lake cottages so i didn’t at all mind some of the things others may call drawbacks. You really feel the familial aspect of the business as everyone seems to know each other and are very friendly. The Panama Coffee and Tea next door was an unexpected highlight for me and a great way to start each morning. Jan is incredible and so helpful and I met a ton of very cool people who frequent the hotel and cafe.
THINGS TO NOTE!
- It’s on a hill and the stairs going in are steep so if you are handicapped and/or disabled it’s something to be aware of
- I recommend buying a big water bottle when you’re out as I didn’t love the idea of drinking from the tap with such old pipes
- My biggest (and only real) complaint is the outlets in the bedrooms. There was one 2-prong outlet and the lamp chord and my phone cord were ALWAYS falling out. Unless you have an adapter there’s no way to charge w a 3-prong laptop charger.