Magnolia Inn

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Details speak to the thoughtfulness of this cool inn, a restored three-story colonial run by American expats whose service and travel advice excels. Ample top-floor doubles with skyline views rank among the city's best, with coffee makers, minifridges and flat-screen TVs. Grown-ups like the air-conditioned dorm with single beds, orthopedic mattresses, quality bedding, individual lamps and numerous outlets. Very family-friendly.

While there's no breakfast, there's free coffee and a guest kitchen.English-speaking taxi service is available.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Biomuseo

    BioMuseo

    1.59 MILES

    Celebrating Panama as the land bridge that has permitted astonishing biodiversity in the region, this world-class museum is a visual feast. Exhibits tell…

  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

    Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

    0.72 MILES

    This wonderful privately owned museum features the best collection of Panamanian art anywhere, an excellent collection of works on paper by Latin American…

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    Miraflores Visitors Center

    4.84 MILES

    The easiest way to visit the Panama Canal is to head to the Miraflores Visitors Center, just outside Panama City. This modern center features a four-floor…

  • Panama Viejo Ruins, Panama City

    Panamá Viejo

    4.5 MILES

    Founded on August 15, 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila, the city of Panamá was the first European settlement along the Pacific. For 150…

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    Panama Rainforest Discovery Center

    17.81 MILES

    Geared toward ecotourism and environmental education, this is an excellent facility for birdwatchers and nature-lovers. Since you are probably here to…

  • Plaza De Francia, Panama, Central America

    Plaza de Francia

    0.35 MILES

    At the tip of the southern point of Casco Viejo, this beautiful plaza pays homage to the French role in the construction of the canal. Its large stone…

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    Parque Nacional Soberanía

    13.15 MILES

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    Iglesia de San José

    0.1 MILES

    This Casco Viejo church protects the famous Altar de Oro (Golden Altar), the sole relic salvaged after privateer Henry Morgan sacked Panamá Viejo.

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Nearby Panama City attractions

1. Catedral Metropolitana

0.04 MILES

The headquarters of the Panama archdiocese. Construction started on this 1796 cathedral in 1688.

2. Iglesia de La Merced

0.05 MILES

An example of the baroque style in Panama, this Casco Viejo church was built in 1673 with a facade transferred from Panamá Viejo.

3. Casa de la Municipalidad

0.08 MILES

This 1881 neoclassical townhouse in Casco Viejo was built on top of the castle gatehouse of the city.

4. Plaza de la Independencia

0.09 MILES

In this plaza, in the heart of Casco Viejo, Panama declared its independence from Colombia on November 3, 1903.

5. Palacio Municipal

0.09 MILES

This neoclassical Casco Viejo building, dating to 1910, houses the modest Museo de Historia de Panamá.

6. Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús

0.09 MILES

These days only a shell, this 1741 convent and church in Casco Viejo was destroyed in a fire and further damaged in an earthquake but remains a thing of…

7. Museo de Historia de Panamá

0.09 MILES

The modest Museo de Historia de Panamá has a small selection of exhibits covering Panamanian history from the colonial period to the modern era.

8. Iglesia de San José

0.1 MILES

This Casco Viejo church protects the famous Altar de Oro (Golden Altar), the sole relic salvaged after privateer Henry Morgan sacked Panamá Viejo.