Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa

The resort offers everything you need onsite - you can get pampered in the spa, workout overlooking the beach, swim in the seaside infinity pool, kayak to a hidden cove, practice your golf skills at their driving range and putting greens, play tennis and beach volleyball or savor the many culinary delights at their four dining options. Daybeds are scattered across the grounds and hammocks hang between palm trees on the mile-long stretch of beach.

Catering to all tastes, there is a dining experience for everyone: the Plantation Restaurant and Café offers international cuisine with casual dining all day, the ‘Sushi Bar' just off the lobby for a Japanese treat, the ‘Pelican Grill' on the beach and surrounded by infinity pools serves up tasty grilled seafood, international and Panamanian dishes and, finally, the ‘Lighthouse Restaurant' provides formal dining with a large wine selection and a nightly chef's specialty.

For drinks, the ‘Pool Bar' and ‘Lobby Bar' will quench your thirst or for those staying up late, the ‘Coconut Lounge' is the place to come dance the night away with upbeat music and cocktails. Of course, you can always take advantage of the 24-hour in-room dining to enjoy an intimate candle lit dinner from the privacy of your balcony listening to the waves crashing on the beach and the gazing at the sea beyond.

The ‘Bonita del Mar Spa' is an Indian inspired spa with clear Buddhist and Hindu influences from the décor and treatments to the therapist's "Namaste" greetings. With 10,000 sq. ft., the spa offers a sauna, Jacuzzi, private treatment rooms, Turkish baths and meditation rooms as well as providing countless luxurious treatments to sooth your soul and rejuvenates your body - from indoor or outdoor massages, seaweed wraps and their signature chocolate escape treatment to a full beauty salon with facials and manicures.

For activities, in addition to the ones mentioned above, the resort has 5 free-form pools of various sizes and depths plus an array of non-motorized water sports, tennis and, for the more adventurous, their "Survivor" Punta Bruja hiking trail challenge. Kids are well looked after with a completely equipped games room, nursery and baby-sitting services (provided at an extra fee).

If you have to do some work, the resort offers a business center and Internet café capable of handling your every need.