On the water
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View availability & bookBoathouse Bungalows by the Sea occupies a strip of the Bocas Town waterfront at Avenida H Norte and Calle 7, on Isla Colón. Three painted bungalows, Yellow, Orange and Purple, stand in a garden of palms and hibiscus, and the path between them runs out at the water.
From the decks the view opens 180 degrees across the bay. Downtown, with its restaurants, dive shops and water-taxi docks, is a seven-minute walk: close enough to stroll to dinner, far enough that the evenings belong to the sea.
Bocas del Toro has a long habit of building over the sea, and plenty of listings blur the line between on the water and near it. Ours is easy to describe.
The bungalows stand in the garden, a few steps from the shoreline. Each is a private room with its own door: a queen bed in Yellow and in Orange, three twin beds in Purple (two slide together into a king), a fan and good bedding.
The Boathouse is built out over the water. It is the shared heart of the property, a kitchen, dining room and lounge on stilts with the sea moving under the floorboards. A lower deck sits at the water’s edge with blue Adirondack chairs and hammocks, stairs climb to an upper deck that catches the sunset, and a ladder drops straight into the sea for a swim before breakfast.
The archipelago’s lodges and resorts further out, overwater ones included, tend to run their own boats and meal plans, which suits a trip spent mostly in one place. A waterfront base in town suits a different trip:
| Here, on the Bocas Town waterfront | An outer-island lodge | |
|---|---|---|
| Dinner in town | A seven-minute walk | A boat ride each way |
| Beaches and day trips | Water taxis from the docks downtown | Usually the lodge’s own boat |
| Nightly rate | From $69 | One recent guide puts outer-island overwater stays at roughly $280–450 for two |
If you want to swim in the morning, cross to Carenero or Red Frog Beach by water taxi in the afternoon and walk to a fish dinner at night, town is the better base. Our guide to where to stay in Bocas del Toro compares every area in more detail.
Every bungalow opens onto the same garden, decks and sea. Pick the one that fits your trip:
Rent one, or all three for a group of up to seven. Every stay has a three-night minimum, and holiday dates cost more. Check dates and book.
