The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Golf Resort
Panama City, Panama
Location
Panama City
In Panama City minutes from Tocumen International and downtown, near the Panama Canal, Casco Antiguo and Costa del Este — the only urban hotel-and-golf resort in the city, wrapped around its own Jack Nicklaus course.
Transfer
A Panama City transfer
Minutes by road from Tocumen International, PTY, and downtown Panama City — one of the shortest airport transfers of the Panama set, close to the Canal and Casco Antiguo.
Villas
182 rooms & suites
Around a hundred and eighty-two rooms and suites with native-inspired design — Guna Yala mola runners, Gatún Lake wood and Emberá baskets over Italian-marble baths — from Deluxe Rooms of around forty-four square metres up to the hundred-and-ninety-square-metre Grand Suite with its own terrace, the Master Suite reaching a hundred and twenty-four square metres.
Best For
Who it suits
Golfers, business and leisure travellers and families — an eighteen-hole Jack Nicklaus course in the city, a sport club, an indigenous-inspired spa and big golf-view suites, minutes from the airport, the Canal and the old quarter, near Costa del Este.
Board Basis
Room only
A room-only base with buffet breakfast available, across three restaurants — The Grill House steakhouse and seafood, Mestizo's bar, terrace and plaza, and the indoor-outdoor Aqva pool bar.
Overview
Panama City's only urban golf resort
The Santa Maria is Panama City's only urban hotel-and-golf resort — a Marriott Luxury Collection address wrapped around an eighteen-hole, par-seventy-two Jack Nicklaus course with a driving range, minutes from Tocumen, the Panama Canal and Casco Antiguo. Around a hundred and eighty-two rooms and suites carry native-inspired design — Guna Yala mola bed runners, Gatún Lake wood and Emberá baskets over Italian-marble baths — from Deluxe Rooms of around forty-four square metres up to golf-view suites climbing to the hundred-and-ninety-square-metre Grand Suite with its dining and living rooms and private terrace. Three restaurants run from The Grill House FSH and STK steakhouse and seafood to Mestizo's bar, terrace and plaza and the indoor-outdoor Aqva pool bar, a full-service indigenous-inspired spa offers steam, sauna and a hot tub, and an outdoor pool, a children's pool and a rooftop garden sit alongside a sport club for tennis, paddle, football and softball. It stands close to the Canal, Casco Antiguo and Costa del Este, a few minutes from the airport, on a room-only base with buffet breakfast — built for golfers, business and leisure travellers and families in equal measure.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around a hundred and eighty-two rooms and suites with golf-course views and native-inspired design — Guna Yala mola runners, Gatún Lake wood and Emberá baskets over Italian-marble baths — from Deluxe Rooms up to the hundred-and-ninety-square-metre Grand Suite, the Master Suite at a hundred and twenty-four square metres.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps three to four. Around 44 square metres with golf-course or city views, a marble bath and native-inspired touches.
44 sqmGolf view
Signature
Executive Suite
Sleeps three. Around 83 square metres with a separate living room, walk-in closet and bathtub, over the course.
83 sqmGolf view
Suite
Master Suite
Sleeps three. Around 124 square metres with a dining and living room and a private terrace.
124 sqmTerrace
Top
Grand Suite
Sleeps three. Around 190 square metres with a dining and living room and a private terrace.
190 sqmTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
Three restaurants run from The Grill House FSH and STK steakhouse and seafood to Mestizo's bar, terrace and plaza and the indoor-outdoor Aqva pool bar — on a room-only base with buffet breakfast available.
Signature
The Grill House FSH & STK
The Grill House FSH and STK, a steakhouse and seafood.
Terrace
Mestizo
Mestizo, bar, terrace and plaza dining.
Pool
Aqva
Aqva, an indoor-outdoor pool bar.
Wellbeing
The Spa
A full-service, indigenous-inspired spa offers steam, sauna and a hot tub, with an outdoor pool, a children's pool and a rooftop garden alongside — and a sport club for tennis, paddle, football and softball, all wrapped around the eighteen-hole Jack Nicklaus course in the heart of the city.
Indigenous-inspired spa
An indigenous-inspired spa, with steam, sauna and a hot tub.
Pools & rooftop garden
An outdoor pool and a children's pool, with a rooftop garden.
An 18-hole course
An eighteen-hole Jack Nicklaus course, par seventy-two, with a driving range.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Golf, the Canal and the old city — play the only urban eighteen-hole Jack Nicklaus course in Panama City, warm up on the driving range, take a treatment at the indigenous-inspired spa, dine on steak and seafood at The Grill House, and head minutes away to the Panama Canal and Casco Antiguo.
Jack Nicklaus golf
The eighteen-hole, par-seventy-two Jack Nicklaus course.
The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal, minutes away.
Casco Antiguo
Casco Antiguo, the historic old quarter.
The sport club
The sport club, for tennis and paddle.
The Grill House
The Grill House, for steak and seafood.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From Tocumen (PTY)
Minutes by car.
In the city
Panama City
Near downtown and the Canal.
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Board basis
- A room-only base, with buffet breakfast available.
Made for golfers
- Made for golfers, business, leisure travellers and families.
Setting
- An urban golf resort with a driving range, minutes from the Canal and the old quarter.
Getting there
- Minutes by road from Tocumen International, PTY, near Costa del Este.
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