Eclypse de Mar Acqua Lodge

Very clean. Staffs are very kind, knowledgeable and helpful. They try their best to make a satisfactory stay.

The Eclipse has it all. Great views, swimming right off of steps from our room, central location a short water taxi ride from Bocas Town and great beaches, exceptional service and good food, and a fun jungle walk where staff helped us to find a sloth and cayman. We'd highly recommend the Eclipse!

So great! A little splurge for us but so worth it!!! A nice degree of separation from busy Colon. Boat taxis are available whenever you want. The restaurant/bar served delicious meals and your choice for breakfast, either in the restaurant or in your bungalow. The very best part....the bungalow. Fabulous, spacious, comfortable bed and steps into the Caribbean right off your private deck. The water was clear and you can even snorkel right around the bungalow. Do it! So special!

This place was perfect. The nature walk right by the hotel had monkeys, sloths, red frogs and all the birds you could want to see. It was all amazing. I would choose this place every time I came to Bocas del Toro.

This is the most idyllic place to stay. Swimming off of your balcony is fabulous. clean calm waters.

We stayed 3 nights at the end of our Panama vacation in a bungalow over water. Nights of Sunday-Wednesday which may explain why we were only lightly bothered by music from the town across the bay only on the Sunday night. It was not deafening, just annoying. I can only confirm the other reviews : the bungalow is roomy and airy and comfy. We had to spend a full day of rain between it and the restaurant area, and it was not an ordeal. Power off during the day is not an issue either. The food is cooked to order, very fresh, reasonably priced and tasty. Staff is helpful but stick to their functions (if the manager or the assistant manager are not in, the kitchen staff will not help with reception – but they cook and serve well). The location is good but the sea is not very clear, on the day of heavy rain garbage carried over from streams inland crossed the bay. The “grounds” (all boardwalk) are well organized and the kayaks are new. There is no beach, beaches on the islands are accessible through excursions or water-taxi. The natural reserve is next door and well worth several visits at different times of day: we saw a monkey and a procession of load-carrying ants, and a lot of nice trees and flowers. At the top there is an unrelated unadvertised restaurant on a platform overlooking the bay (Mami’s ?) that I wish we had known about. I also walked the single-planked path through the swamp followed by garbage-strewn path to Old Bank (unofficial), not for the faint-hearted. Old Bank certainly has its own peculiar atmosphere. We did not try the restaurants in the evening (but there are a few). It is 2$ each way by taxi-boat for more traditional access. Detracting from a perfect score : the full-day excursion was disorganized, the free drinks never left the boat hold, not sure if they travel every time or are re-sold afterwards, sightseeing was perfunctory and the rush back to base to accommodate the crew’s late afternoon activities was not welcome. Internet access is very spotty. Excursions and activities are not well presented, this is a shame as I am sure there is a lot to see and do.

I would love to give this place 5 stars. My husband and I stayed 2 weeks in one of their over water bungalows and absolutely loved it. Every single staff member was incredibly friendly and helpful with everything you might need, and the excursions are fun, informative and good value. Behind the main buildings there is a bit of a rainforest reserve that you can walk around and see sloths, caymans, birds, butterflies etc. There is a lot to do off the property but you have to take a water taxi to go anywhere and that does become costly. All in all, we loved it! The reasons I can’t give 5 stars are the same as in other reviews. The town across the bay is loud so instead of ocean sounds lulling me to sleep, I had ear plugs. And the other reason, the bugs. My husband tends to be allergic to bug bites and the bugs here are relentless from evening to mid morning and repellant seems to have no effect. The plus side, the doctor in town was amazing and prescribed antibiotics (the bites became infected) as well as other meds to stop the itch.