The beach clubs and pools at Buenaventura
El Faro is the best beach club at Buenaventura, and our guests can use it free, as well as Puntarena, Las Dunas (in the dry season), Martini Beach and the Laguna pools. For a cabana at El Faro on a weekend, arrive before 9 am.
El Faro Pool and Beach Club
The best beach club at Buenaventura, and one of our favourite places in Panama, or anywhere. It still surprises us every time. You can sit in a cabana, watch the children swim in front of you, and order Panamanian food, a few metres from the beach.
- Get there early for a cabana, especially at weekends. At weekends, early means before 9 am. On weekdays it is quieter.
- Ask for the Buenaventura discount. Tell them you are staying in Buenaventura when you order food. They take about 10% off.
The restaurant serves lunch every day, from about 11 am to 4 pm, and dinner on some evenings.
Puntarena Beach Club
Puntarena is also very nice, and it is the second beach club that our guests can use. It is free for guests staying at Buenaventura.
It has a pool a few steps from the sea, a restaurant and a bar.
Las Dunas
A very nice beach club right on the sand, on the west side of Buenaventura. It has no pool. It opens in the dry season, from about December to April, and it is free for our guests.
Martini Beach Club
A good beach for swimming and relaxing. In the dry season, food trucks come too.
The Laguna pools
The Laguna pools are 2 to 3 minutes' walk from the apartment, and only Laguna residents and their guests can use them. There is an adult pool, a children's pool with a spiral water slide, and a shaded area to sit. There are toilets but no showers.
Beach and pool gear
The closet by the apartment's front door has beach and pool gear, and life jackets for the kayaks. Please rinse off salt and sand before you bring it back. The beaches have showers for this.