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Getting there, power, pools and house rules
Casa Piscina in David suits families who want air conditioning, a pool and the city close by (up to 6 guests). Rio Escondido, near Caldera, is for nature, privacy and the view, and it is off the grid (up to 8). Casa Barqueta is the beach house, on the sand at La Barqueta with its own pool (up to 8).
David is the hub. Rio Escondido is about thirty-five minutes north, toward Boquete, and Casa Barqueta about half an hour south-west on the coast. Rio Escondido to the beach is a little over an hour.
Yes. The house runs entirely on solar power and has Wi-Fi, a full kitchen, laundry and a TV with a sound system. There is no air conditioning and no microwave, and the house is on a septic system, so paper goes in the bins provided rather than the toilet.
At Casa Piscina, in every bedroom and the living area. At Casa Barqueta, in the living room and the bedrooms. Rio Escondido has none.
Walter Kawano is Panamanian and speaks Spanish and English, and so do the people who look after the houses day to day. Chester writes in English.
For Rio Escondido and Casa Barqueta it is best; in David it makes life easier, though taxis and buses work. Walter can drive you to Casa Piscina or Rio Escondido from David or Boquete, and the last stretch to Rio Escondido is a farm track from a green gate on the Chiriquicito road. Use Waze rather than Google Maps.
Yes, by appointment at set rates: transfers, shopping before you arrive, laundry, private tours with Walter, horseback rides and fishing charters at La Barqueta. See Guest services, and ask when you book.
Check-in is from 2 pm at Casa Piscina and Rio Escondido and from 3 pm at Casa Barqueta; check-out is by 10 am at all three. Stays are three nights or longer.
Only the guests on the booking stay overnight; extra guests or visitors need Chester’s or the co-host’s approval first. Parties and events need written approval in advance. Quiet hours start at 10 pm.
Children need an adult with them outside the houses, by the pools and hot tubs, on the beach at Casa Barqueta and near the river at Rio Escondido. No glass by the pools.