Grace Hotel Panama is part of a group owned by the Logothetis Greek shipping family. Its modern entrance announces a 5 star hotel and stepping inside, you are instantly crossing the bridge between the continent’s less salubrious aspects and ultra-high end hospitality.
Marble, marble, marble everywhere underscores the hotel’s opulence and the rooms have breathtaking views of this incredible city of skyscrapers through floor to ceiling windows.
We could catch a glimpse of the swimming pool area just on the floor below ours, gleaming in the sun and overlooking the glass buildings all the way to the bay.
The lofty reception area of Grace hotel houses its main restaurant where we had both dinner and buffet style breakfast.
Dinner was seafood themed, with a grilled octopus salad, followed by tuna carpaccio with mustard, soya and sesame seeds dressing, grilled sea bass with mustard coating, while our guest Veronica Vallerino had a seafood ceviche with a glass of Argentinia Malbec. My travel companion had an outstanding Chilean white, while I indulged my passion for micheladas.
A nice touch at the Grace is the Greek-born manager stopping by to introduce himself and have a chat with the guests. A well-travelled man, with exhaustive first-hand knowledge of Central and South America, he would be your best one stop shop for any type of advice related to your tourist or business visit.
Breakfast at the Grace is, as you would expect, quite delicious, with a variety of fresh fruit juices and smoothies, smoked salmon and caper garnished cocktail spoons, local specialities and pastries, and of course great coffee.
If you are travelling across the continent, or even if you are in Panama for a short visit, it is quite the most civilised place to stay at and that’s saying a lot coming from a team that has had its share of indulgences.
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