Popa Paradise has reached the top spot on www.tripadvisor.com Trip Advisor now ranks Popa Paradise Beach Resort as the #1 of the Panama hotels and #1 Bocas del Toro Hotel.
With the motto: Get the Truth. Then Go., Trip Adviser uses a system of guest reviews to rank hotels. Currently Popa Paradise has had 32 reviews written about them with, 31 of them being rated Excellent and 1 receiving a Very Good rating. We have a perfect score of 100% recommended.
Thanks to our loyal guests who have posted positive reviews. We have no control over what people post, but work hard to make sure everyone here has a positive experience. We have been lucky that people have taken the time to write about us.
We also would not have one single positive review if it weren't for our excellent staff who take pride in the work they do. Everyone from the housemaid who takes the extra time to put her special touch into a room to the landscaper who keeps the grounds looking fresh and beautiful. They all are read Spanish translations of the reviews and it excites them when we receive a new one. Thanks again to all of our past guests and we look forward to hosting you out there who have found us on Trip Advisor.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Meet the Team: Employee of the Month - September
At Popa Paradise Beach Resort, we encourage our employees to go above and beyond their duties and responsibilities, especially in their interactions with guests. We also like to reward those who do just that and management and fellow employees encourage and make it know when they see someone going above and beyond. In the month of September, Marciono (Rocky) Thomas earned the status of Employee of the Month.
Rocky came to us from Bocas Town, where he lives with his wife and young son (who Rocky helps with his English homework, with words and phrases he learns here). Rocky earned his nicknmae while employed as a construction laborer helping build Bocas Paradise Hotel, our sister property in Bocas Town, and one of the best of the Bocas del Toro hotels.
Rocky now contributes to the overall landscaping and maintenance of our property. With 25 acres to tend to, Rocky always seems to have something to do. Rocky was a true team player this month and was recognized by all as being an integral part of the team. Congratulations Rocky, September's Employee of the Month!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Behind-the-Scenes: Our Garden
After a large effort, we have greatly expanded the size of our garden and planted 70 fruit trees around the property. A majority of the trees were p
lanted on a hill next to the vegetable garden and around the vegetable garden in the hopes that in the future they can provide shade for the young vegetables.
We planted tomatoes, melons, watermelons, radishes, peppers, squash, star fruit, mamon chinos (rambutans), guayaba, oranges and lemons. This will add to our already fruiting guyabana, nance, lemon, and banana trees. Around the resort we have planted and sometimes already harvested squash, taro, papaya, and mango.
Executive Chef Ben Jones uses all of these items in his cooking and has focused his menu on that which is local to our property and the farms around us. Along with the ocean's bounty provided by indigenous fisherman, most of our food comes from within just a few miles of our resort, with an almost exclusive amount of our food coming from within sixty miles of our resort.
We posted some pictures of the organic garden, which is located at the back of the property between the clubhouse and the rainforest. I also took some pictures of some of the ornamentals that we have planted that have been growing well here. Lastly, I have some photos of some of the trees and plants that are giving fruit.
lanted on a hill next to the vegetable garden and around the vegetable garden in the hopes that in the future they can provide shade for the young vegetables.We planted tomatoes, melons, watermelons, radishes, peppers, squash, star fruit, mamon chinos (rambutans), guayaba, oranges and lemons. This will add to our already fruiting guyabana, nance, lemon, and banana trees. Around the resort we have planted and sometimes already harvested squash, taro, papaya, and mango.
Executive Chef Ben Jones uses all of these items in his cooking and has focused his menu on that which is local to our property and the farms around us. Along with the ocean's bounty provided by indigenous fisherman, most of our food comes from within just a few miles of our resort, with an almost exclusive amount of our food coming from within sixty miles of our resort.
We posted some pictures of the organic garden, which is located at the back of the property between the clubhouse and the rainforest. I also took some pictures of some of the ornamentals that we have planted that have been growing well here. Lastly, I have some photos of some of the trees and plants that are giving fruit.
Friday, October 9, 2009
On-Site Activities: Snorkeling/Kayaking
Snorkeling in Bocas del Toro, can be done at a variety of different spots. We have off-site excursions where we take guest by boat to different beautiful spots all around the archipelago, including some of the most popular: Coral Cay, Hospital Point, the Zapatillas and some secret spots that we have found.
However, at times, the best snorkeling can be found just off our beach! If the conditions are right - calm ocean, no wind, and bright sun, the reef out in front of Popa Paradise
really shines. About 300 yards off the beach, sits a shallow fringe reef, that breaks up any wave action before it hits our beach (making our beach a child-friendly, safe swimmabl
e beach). This is a hard coral reef, with a scattering of sea fans, brain coral heads, and staghorn corals. Many species of fish including parrot fish, damselfish, butterfly fish, lobsters, and even the docile (read: harmless) nurse shark, call this part of the reef home. The reef is about six feet deep, making it perfect for snorkeling.
In order to help our guests reach the reef by kayak, we have installed a buoy marker that you can paddle right to and tie off your kayak while you are snorkeling. In this way, you can reach the reef and within ten minutes of leaving your room can be enjoying an underwater paradise. More pictures are posted in our Picasa Album, as well as a video, accessed on the right side of the page.
Email us for reservations and start the countdown to enjoying paradise today!
Adam
info@popaparadisebeachresort.com
www.popaparadisebeachresort.com
However, at times, the best snorkeling can be found just off our beach! If the conditions are right - calm ocean, no wind, and bright sun, the reef out in front of Popa Paradise
really shines. About 300 yards off the beach, sits a shallow fringe reef, that breaks up any wave action before it hits our beach (making our beach a child-friendly, safe swimmabl
e beach). This is a hard coral reef, with a scattering of sea fans, brain coral heads, and staghorn corals. Many species of fish including parrot fish, damselfish, butterfly fish, lobsters, and even the docile (read: harmless) nurse shark, call this part of the reef home. The reef is about six feet deep, making it perfect for snorkeling.In order to help our guests reach the reef by kayak, we have installed a buoy marker that you can paddle right to and tie off your kayak while you are snorkeling. In this way, you can reach the reef and within ten minutes of leaving your room can be enjoying an underwater paradise. More pictures are posted in our Picasa Album, as well as a video, accessed on the right side of the page.
Email us for reservations and start the countdown to enjoying paradise today!
Adam
info@popaparadisebeachresort.com
www.popaparadisebeachresort.com
Get to Know the Team: Jermain's Day at the Resort
The Popa Paradise staff works very hard to ensure that our guests have a comfortable, pleasurable and relaxing stay while at the Resort. Our staff come from a variety of places including Bocas Town, the mainland of Panama, and indigenous villages on Isla Popa. Most of the families of our staff have no concept of where their loved one works.
It was that and the gratitude of the management and owner for the hard work of our staff that led us to initiate a system of employee incentive days. Throughout the past few weeks, we invited different employees and their families for a day of luxury at the resort. They can bring their immediate family to stay at the resort for one night in a casita, enjoying the pool, beach and most of all, to show off to their famil
ies the proud work they have do everyday.Jermain Guerra recently had his family here with us. Jermain is our guest relations assistant, restaurant host and tour guide. Jermain selected his two younger sisters, and two younger brothers to enjoy the day at the resort.
"It was one of the best days of my life," Jermain says, adding, "To spend the day with my family and not to have to worry about a thing... It really was so much fun."
Saturday, October 3, 2009
In the News: Ocean Home Magazine
Popa Paradise is featured in the latest issue (Sept./Oct. '09) of OceanHome: The Luxury Coastal Lifestyle Magazine.
In an article titled, Panama Premier: Tourism is booming in this once-quiet Central American paradise, Popa Paradise Beach Resort is featured as a place to stay on your next visit to Panama. The article is on page 49.
The web version of the article is posted at http://oceanhomemag.com/panama-premiere/
In an article titled, Panama Premier: Tourism is booming in this once-quiet Central American paradise, Popa Paradise Beach Resort is featured as a place to stay on your next visit to Panama. The article is on page 49.
The web version of the article is posted at http://oceanhomemag.com/panama-premiere/
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