2-Star Hotels in Panama City

Overall our stay was very pleasant. The bedroom was huge and the bed slept very comfortable. The convenient of the hotel was great. Not to far from the beaches and attractions. It was restaurants, shopping Plaza and grocery stores near as well. If you want some of the places was in walking distance. Howard Johnson is a hotel we'll consider going back to. The owner was very welcoming and personable.

Good room size

The entire place smells bad. It's filthy. Staff (except Don) are extremely rude and very unprofessional. In the first room i was put in the garden tub in my room was broken and not able to be used. The phone to the office was broken. The room was not very clean. In the morning I woke up to loud construction in the room next to mine. (No warning of this) and my water was turned off while I was in the shower. (No warning). The furniture is outdated and disgusting. After talking to the front desk I was told I was moving to another room on the other side of the hotel where there wasn't any construction. When I came back that evening to move the nasty, rude, unprofessional lady at the desk that evening kept rolling her eyes when I told her what was going on and that I was supposed to move. She finally called the owner and said he said ”No I'm fine where I'm at”. I woke up the next day again to construction and spoke with the desk again. I was finally moved. The rooms AC did not work, there was no cable. The blankets were filthy. The night stand was sticky and gross. The couch didnt even have the cushions that belong to it on it. There were cushions from an obviously different old dirty couch. The garden tub was falling apart and the cable didn't work. And let's not forget the roaches. The nasty night lady was there so I waited until morning. I told the manager only about the cable and roaches. The owner started screaming and cussing at me saying this is how it is and this is his customer service and if I don't like the condition of the hotel to pack and get my a$$ out. He told me to never rent there again and that if I mentioned anything else wrong he would throw me out of the hotel because he isnthe owner and can. I walked away as I was leaving in the morning and was late for an appointment. I called the site I rented through to report. When they called the hotel the owner lied and said everything was fine. The water never went off and everything was in good working condition and I just wanted a discount and they refused. Beware! I wouldn't dare try the free breakfast due to the bad smell, filthy conditions and roaches here

The rooms here have always been clean. this is the best hotel you can get without wasting too much money on fancy hotels with horrible service. The people who work here are always nice and friendly! this is my second time staying here! i love the experience and the welcoming staff at this hotel! highly recommend!

Our vacation wasn't scheduled to start until Saturday at our condo on the beach but we wanted to get the driving out of the way Friday so we stayed one night at this Holiday Inn express! The hotel is acceptable but these ladies Sonya and Donna in the cafeteria for breakfast we're darling 🤩 Loved the Way they spoke to my boys and how they just seemed so joyful. It was a great first encounter on a Saturday morning to start my vacation week! Thank you Sonya and Donna!!

We love staying there and the owners and employees always make us feel right at home! They are very clean and welcoming and they are helpful and accommodating and we love it there! We look forward to our stays there!

I was trying to find an affordable hotel for vacation and even though this one still seemed overpriced, I went ahead and hoped for the best. Upon check in, I noticed that the staff gave me a reused card holder and during Coronavirus pandemic, that just seemed like a big no-no to me, but I moved past it. I went to the hotel room and tested the door only to find out that the chain had been removed and the deadbolt also unlocked with a key. I had to go buy an alarm for the door since it was so sketchy. The sheets smelled like they were never changed- stank beyond belief. The room wasn’t swept or mopped and we had to wear shoes unless we wanted the bottom of our feet to turn black from the nastiness on the floor. The day after we checked in, we had room service come in (which we didn’t want but there was no do not disturb sign available), and after we got back, my Birkenstock’s had been moved as if someone had tried them on. GROSS. The second night we stayed there, a couple of men were arguing and threatening each other outside our room for HOURS. The point that terrified me the most was when one man claimed to have a gun as a way to scare the other one. Keep in mind, the door is crap and barely locks. The next morning, I had my boyfriend shove everything we had into the suitcase and take everything to the car. When I went to the lady at the front desk and tried to check out and ask for a refund I was met with attitude and skepticism. She said to me “you checked in two days ago and you’re just now feeling unsafe?” With a look on her face. I said “I felt unsafe the first night I got here but last night was the last straw.” I asked for the refund and she said she would have to talk to her manager, which I’m pretty sure means no and she just wanted to get me out faster. I will NEVER recommend this hotel to anyone.

The breakfast was pretty good. Overall was just a standard sleep over and leave experience. Hotel was pretty clean as well and quiet.

Hotel needs some updating.. especially in the bathrooms. The fixtures in the shower were all loose... shower curtain was moldy. Room seemed damp all the time. Not sure if a dehumidifier is needed or what, but the sheets felt wet when you sat on them. Actual room seemed fine, just had issues with the bathroom. The ”key tags” they use only seemed to work half the time. I got a lot of exercise going to the front desk. They would only give us 1 key tag. Kind of a pain because if one person left the room, the other had to stay in the room because they didn't have a key to get back in!! Phone did not work to call the front desk. It seemed plugged in, but there was no dial tone. There were only 2 bath towels in the room. Well, the room was so damp, they never dried. I had to go to front desk to get more towels. You should put at least 4 towels in a room that has sleeping for 4. Breakfast was less than exciting. Only thing we had was the pineapple juice. Front desk staff was not very friendly... it won't kill you to smile at a customer. They all looked like they hated their jobs.

It was a typical Comfort Inn, older building, one elevator, their usual hot breakfast and an outdoor pool. Noticed a few odd smells, from the elevator to the room which smelled faintly of cigarette smoke. Windows don't open for fresh air. The sink plunger was broken, there was a large humidifier in the room and the hall, the bed was a little too hard for my taste, but great pillows and bedding. I appreciated the microwave and mini-fridge, nice towels, the place was clean and overall good stay.