American Trade Hotel
Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama
Location
Casco Viejo
On Plaza Herrera in Casco Viejo, the UNESCO Old Quarter of Panama City, a five-minute walk from San Francisco Church and the Presidential Palace and near the Canal Museum — a restored 1917 palazzo in the heart of the walkable old city.
Transfer
A Panama City transfer
Around two and a half miles from Albrook, PAC, and about sixteen miles from Tocumen, PTY — a short transfer into Casco Viejo, the walkable UNESCO Old Quarter.
Villas
50 rooms
Fifty vintage-chic rooms and suites in white-wood panelling and dark wood, with Frette linens and Aesop amenities from around thirty-three square metres — from the Abode over Plaza Herrera through the top-floor Panorama junior suite with its 180-degree Casco Viejo view and floor-to-ceiling windows to the Suite, with outlooks over the plaza, the quarter or the Gulf of Panama.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, design-and-culture travellers and creatives in the old city — a restored 1917 palazzo with live jazz, Panama Geisha coffee and a rooftop over the plaza; smaller, characterful urban rooms in the walkable Old Quarter, with The Club and a rooftop over the plaza, not a resort.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
A bed-and-breakfast base with breakfast in The Dining Room — with Café Unido for Panama Geisha pour-over, Danilo's Jazz Club for live music and The Club alongside, in the heart of Casco Viejo.
Overview
A restored 1917 palazzo in Casco Viejo
American Trade Hotel is Ace Hotel Group's first independent hotel — a restored 1917 neoclassical palazzo on Plaza Herrera in Casco Viejo, the UNESCO Old Quarter of Panama City. Fifty vintage-chic rooms and suites pair white-wood panelling and dark wood with Frette linens and Aesop amenities, from around thirty-three square metres, with outlooks over the plaza, the quarter or the Gulf of Panama. Danilo's Jazz Club, founded by the Grammy-winning Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez, plays live downstairs; Café Unido pours Panama Geisha as a pour-over; and The Dining Room serves local and international plates by chef Clara Icaza, with The Club alongside. A rooftop terrace looks over Plaza Herrera, and the hotel's Cultural Engineers arrange the walkable Old Quarter and its experiences and volunteering in place of a conventional concierge. It sits a five-minute walk from San Francisco Church and the Presidential Palace, near the Canal Museum, about two and a half miles from Albrook and sixteen from Tocumen. This is a design-and-heritage boutique for couples and creatives — jazz, coffee and the old city — with an outdoor pool, a gym and yoga in place of a dedicated spa, and the intimate scale of a restored historic house.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Fifty vintage-chic rooms and suites over the old quarter, in white-wood panelling and dark wood with Frette linens — from the Abode over Plaza Herrera through the panoramic top-floor Panorama to the Suite, with plaza, quarter or Gulf of Panama outlooks.
Entry
Abode
Sleeps two. Around 33 square metres over Plaza Herrera, with vintage-chic design, a walk-in rain shower and Frette linens.
33 sqmPlaza view
Family
Super Cuarto Doble
Sleeps up to four. With two queens, a vaulted ceiling, a small sitting and dining area and a balcony over Casco Viejo.
Two queensBalcony
Signature
Panorama Junior Suite
Sleeps two. Around 42 square metres on the top floor, with 180-degree panoramic Casco Viejo views and floor-to-ceiling windows.
42 sqmPanoramic
Garden
Jardin Suite
Sleeps two. Opening to a private garden courtyard with hammocks and loungers.
GardenCourtyard
Top
Suite
Sleeps two to three. Around 68 square metres with a separate sitting and dining area and a claw-foot tub, over the plaza or the Gulf of Panama.
68 sqmTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
The Dining Room serves local and international plates by chef Clara Icaza, Café Unido pours Panama Geisha as a pour-over, and Danilo's Jazz Club plays live jazz downstairs, with The Club alongside — on a bed-and-breakfast base in the heart of the old city.
Signature
The Dining Room
The Dining Room, local and international by chef Clara Icaza.
Coffee
Café Unido
Café Unido, Panama Geisha pour-over.
Jazz
Danilo's Jazz Club
Danilo's Jazz Club, live jazz by Danilo Pérez.
Wellbeing
Pool & fitness
An outdoor pool, a gym and yoga sit within the restored palazzo, with a rooftop terrace over Plaza Herrera and the walkable Old Quarter at the door — wellness here is the city itself, with the hotel's Cultural Engineers arranging Casco Viejo experiences in place of a conventional concierge.
Outdoor pool
An outdoor pool, in the old city.
Gym & yoga
A gym and yoga, to start the day.
Rooftop terrace
A rooftop terrace, over the plaza.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Jazz, coffee and the old quarter — catch live jazz at Danilo's Jazz Club, take Panama Geisha as a pour-over at Café Unido, walk Casco Viejo's UNESCO streets with the hotel's Cultural Engineers, look out over Plaza Herrera from the rooftop terrace, and join the Cultural Engineers' volunteering in the quarter.
Danilo's Jazz Club
Danilo's Jazz Club, live jazz downstairs.
Café Unido
Café Unido, for Panama Geisha coffee.
Casco Viejo walks
Casco Viejo walks, with the hotel's Cultural Engineers.
The Canal Museum
The Canal Museum, steps away.
Rooftop terrace
The rooftop terrace, over Plaza Herrera.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From Tocumen (PTY)
Around 16 miles by car.
In the quarter
Casco Viejo
A walkable Old Quarter.
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Board basis
- A bed-and-breakfast base, with breakfast in The Dining Room.
Made for couples
- Made for couples, design-and-culture lovers and creatives, in smaller characterful rooms.
Setting
- A restored 1917 palazzo in the old city, with no dedicated spa.
Getting there
- Around sixteen miles from Tocumen, in walkable Casco Viejo.
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