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Renting Somewhere to Live in Panama
Panama City
 Renting in Panama City comes in two flavors - furnished and unfurnished. In Panama City you can get a nice two bedroom unfurnished apartment in a decent neighborhood for about $1200. If you want to live in a high end neighborhood by the water it can get up to $2500 which would be top drawer. Any less than $800 for a one bedroom apartment and the area starts to get a bit rough.
Furnished units are harder to come by. Not only that but they will usually have furniture that shows wear and tear, even if you spend $1900 a month. However, furniture in Panama is very nice and cheap. Like a comfortable king size bed for $500. You can easily furnish a 2 bedroom apt for $3000 assuming there are appliances which it probably will have. A brand new washer, dryer, stove and refrigerator will run about $1600 - $1700 delivered and set up. Dishes, lamps and stuff like that are really cheap too.
Check Encuentra24.com for a large listing of rental property
NB If you look on Craig’s List be very wary of anyone asking for money before you see the place. We came across a couple of scammers doing just that for what looked like gorgeous properties at half the normal price! Don’t pay before you see somewhere and only when there is a contract to sign with a good lawyer.
For a good B&B to stay in while you look go to Casa Americas in El Congrejo. The owner Ron is very helpful and the place is very central and not expensive.
Bocas del Toro
You can find both short term and long term rentals in Bocas town or on the surrounding islands.
The prices range from $350 for a room and a bathroom to $500-1000 for a condo or from $600 to $2000 for a house on the water. Properties for rent are usually furnished. Looking in the Bocas Breeze newspaper is a good place to find local rents as opposed to holiday rentals.
Local cafes often have signs up too.
As a tourist town there are many places for rent by the week at high prices but often you can do a deal for a much more reasonable price if you agree to a stay of a few months or more.
For somewhere cheap and really nice to stay (with a very helpful owner, Claudio) go to the Hotel Angela in Bocas Town - very close to the airport and right on the water. with rooms from $40 a night including breakfast.
Boquete
When you are looking for a house to rent in Boquete for more than a month, the best way to do it is to come, stay at a
midrange hotel
for a couple of weeks and look for yourself, because this will be the only way to find something that you really want. If you plan to rent for only a month, you are better of staying at a
Bed & Breakfast like el Oasis
, at
Isla Verde
,
Boquete Garden Inn
or at
Cabañas Sunny Hills
.
midrange hotel
for a couple of weeks and look for yourself, because this will be the only way to find something that you really want. If you plan to rent for only a month, you are better of staying at a
Bed & Breakfast like el Oasis
, at
Isla Verde
,
Boquete Garden Inn
or at
Cabañas Sunny Hills
.
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