Located in Bocas del Toro, Surfari Bocas is in the city center and on the waterfront. Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal and Bocas Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Starfish Beach and Bolivar Park. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkeling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with ecotours and mountain biking. Visit our Bocas del Toro travel guide
Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of USD 10 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.
How much does it cost to stay at Surfari Bocas?
As of Oct 23, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Surfari Bocas on Oct 24, 2026 start from ₩36,981, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking?
There is free parking nearby.
What time is check-in at Surfari Bocas?
Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM.
What time is check-out at Surfari Bocas?
Check-out is at 11 AM.
Where is Surfari Bocas located?
Located in the heart of Bocas del Toro, this vacation home is within a 5-minute walk of Bocas del Toro Ferry Terminal, Bolivar Park, and Bocas Marina. Lil' Spa Shop by the Sea and Istmito Beach are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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Surfari Bocas Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
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Great place to stay in Bocas del Toro, centrally located, with a shared kitchen and comfortable rooms with AC and hot showers. Thomas was very helpful in explaining everything about Bocas, including how to get to different places and what to do during our stay. The only downside was that some guests in other rooms were noisy early in the morning, which woke us up.
Lost our key partying about in Bocas town, came back to the hotel at 3am and the owner (great guy) let us back in!! Our savior and the accommodations (AC in particular) were very nice. Would 100% stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent
June
Feb 15, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Clean room, staff was friendly, easy check in check out, great location, the owner was very helpful with local information, good air conditioning, good hot water
Stayed 22 nights in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent
Troy
Dec 20, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Super friendly and helpful checkin. Clean room, would stay again next time!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent
Scott
Jan 26, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, communication
Great place for the price.
For the price, this place was great. Thomas was very helpful and the location made it easy to get around.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
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8/10 Good
Jamie
Feb 9, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, communication
Clean room, close to everything, quiet. Helpful host. Bed was firm and pillows thin.
Good for price.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent
Calais
May 8, 2024
Liked: Amenities
The owner is wonderful, so helpful and communicative! Place is very quiet and safe (and im a solo female traveler) room is basic but all you need. Wonderful coffee is made in the kitchen every morning. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent
Adina
Jan 9, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Very clean, well-organized, and cozy place to stay. Just a few minutes’ walk from downtown, yet quiet because it’s not right in the center. Excellent kitchen and fridge with everything you need to prepare snacks or meals. Several grocery stores are only a few minutes away as well. Very good coffee available all day!
I’m a solo female traveler and felt very safe. I booked a room with a private shower on the lower level.
Thanks for a great stay — I’ll definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent
Barry
Mar 2, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
The owner and the other man ( didn’t get his name) are super friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble for them.
The apartment was clean and spacious with hot water and comfortable bed with good aircon, the kitchen in the apartment was well equipped so you could cook easily, the communal kitchen was also well equipped and clean.also nice and quiet area
Would definitely stay here again,
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
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10/10 Excellent
Lyra
Nov 16, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
One of the best hostels I’ve ever stayed at. Affordable, clean, beautiful, welcoming hosts, and a very cute resident cat. Free coffee. Comfortable beds. Close to everything in Bocas Town. Hot water, although we had some trouble keeping the shower a constant temperature. However this really didn’t detract from our awesome stay!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024
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8/10 Good
Nauris
Mar 23, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
It’s decent. Nice coffee, full kitchen, alright rooms. The shower wasn’t the best and the doors had massive gaps all around. It was comfortable enough but nothing to be ecstatic with. It was quite nice that the bins were changed daily and swept I believe too, so felt clean and looked after
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Owners are personable amd easy to talk to amd answers any questions you may have
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent
Diana
Jul 11, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
We used Boca as a base to explore. The place is small but comfortable beds, full kitchen in our unit and a full shared kitchen across the hall. Air conditioning is quiet and powerful. Power outlets by every bed. Erica the manager is very friendly and helpful. The daily rate is unbeatable. A good supermarket around the corner. We stayed 4 nights. Consider take the bus and do the bat cave.
We had a good two nights at Surfari. The place is new and you can see it in a very positive way. It is also being run by Europeans, which you can also see - the visuality of the place and furniture etc. is a lot better than in many places around here. The guy running the place is very positive and friendly and eager to help. The double room is clean, new and basic - there is not too much extra but there is a decent bed, a very nice new a/c, and a shower with hot water.
Breakfast is served on the roof terrace and is basic and ok. Some fresh fruits, pancakes and toast.
The area seemed to be more peaceful and quiet than some other parts of the town, and it is a short walking distance to everywhere in the town.
All in all I can recommend the place.
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6/10 Okay
Kai
Jul 8, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Would’ve been a 5/5 for sure. The area is nice, the staff is nice. Everything is clean and felt very safe the entire time.
The downside however… Our room was in the corner next to the stairs, and for some reason whenever anyone in the entire upstairs would turn on the water, you could hear what we assumed was the water pump. It wasn’t quiet or in the back ground. It had a really loud high pitched noise and would go on for a long time, changing tones and turning on/off randomly. It doesn’t let you sleep through the night and you’re getting up with whoever decides to turn on water first (usually around 5am in our experience). I’m sure any other room would be quieter and nice but I feel bad for you if you’re stuck in room 15 or 25.
Habitación con baño privado, aire acondicionado que permitió soportar el calor. Sería práctica una pava eléctrica en la cocina y proveer un dispenser de agua. Mejor precio si abonas en efectivo, con tarjeta tienes recargo.
Propriétaire très sympathique, ambiance détendue, de vacances, propriétaire très serviable
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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4/10 Poor
sabrina
Feb 21, 2026
Liked: Communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Naja Zimmer war nochmal ausgestattet aber alles sehr dürftig eingerichtet. Ich habe null wohl gefühlt. War auch sehr laut zur Nacht, ruhezejt wurde nicht eingehalten. Bin 1 Tage früher abgereist, weil ich nicht mehr ausgehalten habe