Selina Red Frog

Selina Red Frog Hotel in Bastimentos Island

About this hotel

Located in Bastimentos Island, this charming hotel for $402 per night is a great choice for your next vacation. Selina Red Frog is part of the Isla Bastimentos Natural Park. The hostel has an outdoor pool and sun terrace, and guests can enjoy a drink at the bar. The property also features a video room and common area with pool tables.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Pets allowed

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Balcony / Patio

Hot Tub / Spa

Gym / Fitness Center

Garden

Map of Bastimentos Island

Nearby attractions

Green Acres Chocolate Farm

Living? Tattoo & Barber Spot

4.22 miles

Selina Red Frog

4.1

Excellent(799 Reviews)

Hotel in Bastimentos Island

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Great for pets

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Pets allowed and more

$$$$

About this hotel

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Pets allowed

Kitchen / Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Balcony / Patio

Hot Tub / Spa

Gym / Fitness Center

Garden

Map of Bastimentos Island

Nearby attractions

Green Acres Chocolate Farm

Living? Tattoo & Barber Spot

4.22 miles

Reviews

4.1/5.0

Excellent(799 Reviews)

100% verified reviews

9.0

Apr 2024

The most luxurious it can probably get on a remote island

In the middle of a remote island

Bungalows stand pretty close together

8.0

Apr 2024

Retreat vibe hostel with some maintenance needs.

The yoga, meditation, art and wine and coconut workshop and general Helpfulness of staff made up for the slightly run down dorm room. Nice retreat vibes, met lovely people. Lovely WhatsApp with daily message of the schedule of activities. Good space in the room and functional shared bathroom and kitchen. Enjoyed the walk to and from the beach. Enjoyed the zapatillo tour. Good luggage storage. The activities and jungle settling made the hostel stand out. Stunning beach!

Welcome drink is too early when most people spend the day at the beach a walk away. The Aircon had signs of black mould and smelled of it too. Dorm room door didn’t lock so anyone could gain access but there were lockers. Breakfast was hit and miss, cheaper if prepurchased. Food expensive for Panama. No hammocks or soft seating which the lovely jungle environment would work for. Signage could be better to and around the hostel and to polo beach. There should be more frequent shuttle water taxis from Selina in bocas.

2.0

Mar 2024

Lage hui, Personal pfui

Die Lage Lage auf Bastimentos ist wunderbar und es ist sehr einfach Menschen im Rahmen der Freizeitprogramms kennenzulernen.

90% des Personals sind extrem unfreundlich und behandeln die Gäste abfällig. Ich habe sowas weder in Hotels noch Hostels jemals erlebt und mich dementsprechend unwohl gefühlt bzw. "Angst" gehabt Dinge, wie z.B. Bettflöhe in meinem Bungalow anzusprechen. Das Essen war leider teilweise ungenießbar (Stichwort Veggieburger) und gleichzeitig sehr teuer. Meistens konnte man aber eh nichts bestellen, weil für bis auf 2 Gerichte für alles andere keine Zutaten mehr vorhanden waren. Sowas kenne ich von Selina Hostels normalerweise nicht und auch das Selina auf der Hauptinsel war in diesen Punkten besser.

4.0

Oct 2023

Decepcionante

El personal muy agradable

La habitación muy precaria, la cama tenía un colchón incómodo y las sábanas tenían mal olor, el precio es excesivo para la calidad

5.0

Oct 2023

Leider nicht zu empfehlen

Die Lage ist 5 Minuten durch den Dschungel vom Red Frog Beach entfernt.

Die Zimmer und der Außenbereich könnten eine Renovierung vertragen. Leider haben wir keine besonders gute Erfahrung mit dem Personal gemacht. Sie haben sich nicht wirklich für die Gäste interessiert. Das Frühstück ist in Ordnung, für den Preis jedoch nicht gerechtfertigt. Es gibt bestimmte Stunden, in denen das Wasser abgestellt ist, um Wasser zu sparen. Das ist nachvollziehbar. Jedoch gab es bei unserem Aufenthalt oft auch kein Wasser zu den anderen Zeiten. Das ist vorallem auf Gemeinschaftstoiletten nicht besonders schön... Preis Leistung nicht gegeben, da gibt es definitiv bessere Unterkünfte auf Bocas.

9.0

Oct 2023

Un rêve accessible

J'ai aimé l'ambiance générale, les chambres spacieuses, la cuisine et frigos accessibles

Le balcon n'est pas individuel mais partagé avec les voisins.

10.0

Oct 2023

Super Aufenthalt im Paradies :)

Wir haben uns im Selina Red Frog jederzeit super wohlgefühlt, nicht nur wegen der schönen Anlage und der tollen Natur in und um das Hostel drum rum, aber auch wegen des mega freundlichen und bemühten Personals :) Tomer, Adrian, Jack etc machen den Aufenthalt zu etwas ganz Besonderem! Wer Entspannung und Natur sucht, aber auch andere Reisende kennenlernen möchte, ist hier genau richtig. Es gibt auch diverse Aktivitäten im Hostel und viele Möglichkeiten außerhalb der Unterkunft etwas zu unternehmen (z.B. Cayo Zapatilla Bootstour), es wird also auch nicht langweilig. Besonders bemerkenswert finde ich, dass es einem als Gast trotz der Lage auf einer Insel ohne richtige Infrastruktur an nichts fehlt. Man hat warmes Wasser, jederzeit Strom und sogar zuverlässiges und schnelles WLAN. Dadurch, dass der Ort so abgelegen ist und das Hostel viele Aktivitäten anbietet, kommt man auch super easy mit anderen Gästen in Kontakt, was uns in manchen Selinas schon etwas schwerer gefallen ist - hier klappt es super :) Das Zimmer (Micro) ist zwar klein, aber absolut ausreichend um alles unterzubringen und die Klimaanlage ist absolut Gold wert. Die Küche war recht gut ausgestattet, alles hat funktioniert (das ist nicht selbstverständlich :D) und echt sauber für eine Hostelküche, außerdem gab es genug Stauraum für Lebensmittel in Kühlschränken und Schließfächern.

Der Wasserdruck in den Duschen könnte manchmal besser sein und die Temperatur ließ sich teilweise nicht so gut einstellen (es war entweder sehr heiß oder kalt) - das trübt das Paradies aber keineswegs :)

10.0

Jul 2023

Wonderful place to come down

Amazing beautiful people that’s worked there

Nothing everything perfect

10.0

Jul 2023

Great first stay at Selina!

Very nice stay! Great AC rooms with perfect beds. Cold/warm showers. Awesome common areas and activities all day long. Good kitchen and cold drinks!

Nothing really…

10.0

Jul 2023

Good vibes

Good vibe and everyone was happy bonfire on the beach was cool , also made new friends!

9.0

Jul 2023

Superb

The staff are mostly very friendly, and the space is beautiful. The food, not as good as the nearby Palma, but a few dishes stand out. The 'teepee' was an absolute treat to stay in, with monkeys coming to visit in the mornings.

The only little note I would leave with Selina RF would be to improve check-in punctuality. 15:00 is already a late check-in hour, and we had to wait another hour + both times we stayed there, getting to our rooms after 16:00. Then being reminded about 11:00 checkout quite punctually...

6.0

May 2023

so la la

nice employees, good entertainment

We choose the cabins, called the Tipi or so. Unfortunately a dumb room design. You have only one large window (besides a toilet window), which was (in most cases) aimed at the path, instead of the Forrest. so meaning: either you are with closed curtains in the dark, or everyone can see you. Which is quite a shame as the cabin just could have been turned around so that the window faces the jungle.

4.0

Mar 2023

thanks for caring about the dogs!!!

we liked that the hotel/ hostel is in the middle of the jungle. it’s not far to the beach. personal cares about the local dogs which is really worth to emphasize.

we had to wait soooo long for our breakfast or orders in general. once we waited one hour for a simple coffee… even the breakfast we didn’t like at all. No fruits, no granula, no yoghurt is on the menu.

8.0

Mar 2023

it was a wonderful experience more than we expected it’s a really comfy paradise and everyone makes you feel at home.

It was really comfortable with beautiful views. even tho it was isolated it was also places between very strategic places. the walks around we’re really pretty

sometimes we had no water or no hot water, some of the pillows smelled bad but they changed them asap.

7.0

Mar 2023

Good price for Red Frog

In the jungle Nice walk 15 min to the beach Nice show in the evning

Food

9.0

Mar 2023

Very chill stay

We loved the place, it was pretty, it was clean and it was lovely green and cool red frogs and Sloth around. Nice size room and comfy beds.

9.0

Jan 2023

me and my group really enjoyed our stay

remote quiet and enjoyable

nothing

9.0

Jan 2023

I was there 3 nights and liked it a lot

it was nice

10.0

Jan 2023

Exceptional

Amazing stay, amazing location. Great staff, so helpful. Stayed in the jungle tepee and it was amazing

Nothing

8.0

Jan 2023

Great stay, lovely place

I liked the hostel, it was very chill, lots of green, right in the jungle and near the beach. The location is great if you're lookingt for beach and jungle. I wasn't sure where to stay cause there were so many options in many islands but I'm glad I stayed there. Bastimentos island and especially that area is really nice. Bocas del toro is way too busy for me and there's no nature, just streets. There's a water taxi that make it easy to go places. In reality I was looking forward to chillin only, hostel beach (I didn't go to red frog beach per se), hostel drinks that's it. The room (privtae room) was AMAZING. Was sort of a treehouse, had AC, the bathroom was amazing, the shower had a wall/big window looking at the jungle. Beautiful place, good food at Selina, had a great time. The hostel does salsa nights and activities as well

All good

6.0

Jan 2023

Great location, (some) unprofessional staff

The location is superb, which is located very near to the beautiful Red Frog Beach. We stayed in a lovely Tipi which had a jungle view, this gave us our own privacy and also a lovely view to wake up to each morning. In general, the vibe was quite nice and relaxed. Room was clean and beds were comfortable. Quality and price for the food to get at the hotel is reasonable. Cocktails are quite good, local guys that work behind the bar are also very accommodating and funny.

Some of the staff conducted themselves in a very unprofessional manner. I would roughly divide the staff into two categories: locals, who work very hard and take their work seriously; and holiday-makers, who sadly are the people that we interact with the most and they seem to be from outside of the local area, and most likely are “working” here in exchange for accommodation. It is unfortunate that the latter group are those that we interact with the most; they try to organize the common area, including the “restaurant” and “bar”. I would not go as far as to call an establishment which takes 45 minutes to deliver 2 coffees a true bar/restaurant, nor one where the “waiters” leave their post to flirt with girls who are dancing, a true bar or restaurant. It also feels that the staff is working on incomplete information: one person on reception telling us that laundry was not possible, and the following day someone different saying it was. On their website, they claim that Selina Red Frog Beach is the more chilled one of the two Selinas in Bocas del Toro, and that if you would prefer a more party atmosphere, then you should go to the one on Isla Colón. We did not find this to be the case, as they had a Full Moon Party with obnoxiously loud music. Might be nice if you’re a backpacker or in for parties, but then don’t advertise as the “more chilled” Selina. In general, I would say that the place is very much orientated towards backpackers - indeed, there are daily WhatsApp messages with “Hello Nomads” - and I think that some of the issues we found would be less severe for backpackers. However, if you are looking for a relaxed trip with your partner, then I would be wary of staying here. In general, the location is extremely nice and so are the teepees. Despite this, the non-local staff were very unprofessional, and the price, therefore, does not feel justified for the all-round experience you get.

3.0

Jan 2023

All in all, the price-performance ratio was not right at all.

The Redfrog island is very beautiful and relaxing. The lobby of Selina Red Frog looks nice. The volunteer was very nice and had a lot of knowledge about the island and it’s nature.

The room did not match the pictures on booking.com. It was much smaller and looked run down and old. The Selina present’s itself as a surfer hostel, but they didn’t have any leashes, so that we couldn’t rent a board for surfing. Than we ask for stand up paddling, but there was nobody who could take the boards down to the seaside. At the end nobody from the reception helped us and we had to organize our surftrip ourselves. During our stay a lot of construction was going on.

10.0

Dec 2022

Wonderful Hostel in the nature!

EVERYTHING

maybe that the food is not cheap and not the best quality!

9.0

Dec 2022

Superb

We had the Bungalow (got a free upgrade which was great) which was very comfy. Nice staff, organizing different activities every day. Good breakfast and lunch/dinner options. In the middle of the jungle with a lot of opportunities seeing wildlife. Close to Red Frog beach.

10.0

Nov 2022

Amazing

Everything is just perfect in this hostel.

10.0

Oct 2022

pure nature paradise

awesome location, great activities, you‘re seeing different wildlife in and around the hostel every day, staff is incredibly nice & helpful, beach is beautiful and only a short walk through the jungle away.

9.0

Oct 2022

The vibe at this place is great and everyone was super friendly.

They have a range activities for you to get involved in or a stack of free games if you get caught in the rain. The dogs are super cute

Food is a bit pricey

10.0

Oct 2022

Exceptional

The general vibe of the place was the best, the music, the staff, very relax ambience

8.0

Sep 2022

All great , except for the restaurant

The staff at the reception was great they gave us an upgrade to a tipi tent that was fantastic and they were always willing to help.

At arrival we discovered that there is a water cut off for 3hours during the day and then at night. The restaurant is not good, food is very average expensive most of the time they had shortage of some of the ingredients but we still had to pay full price and the service was very slow. The only exception was the welcome drink which was delicious.

9.0

Sep 2022

Superb

good atmosphere & location great communal area lots going on each day

if you’re booking this place for the pool I wouldn’t bother, it was murky and full of flies and sometimes lizards. I don’t think the water gets changed due to water restrictions on the island. we didn’t see a single guest in it.

9.0

Aug 2022

Superb

Everything, location, decor , staff .. their dogs and how close to nature they keep their place 💕

9.0

Aug 2022

Superb

Lovely room, lots of activities and great location.

The shared kitchen was not as well stocked as it could have been, i.e. no bowls, mugs, spoons.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Bastimentos Island?

The average price for a rental in Bastimentos Island is $111 per night. This rental is $291 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Selina Red Frog. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Selina Red Frog. Enjoy the water!

Is Selina Red Frog pet friendly?

Yes! This hotel is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Selina Red Frog?

We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, pets allowed, kitchen / kitchenette, and internet / wifi.

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Selina Red Frog

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Bastimentos Island

Nearby attractions

Selina Red Frog

Hotel in Bastimentos Island

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Bastimentos Island

Nearby attractions

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Bastimentos Island?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Selina Red Frog pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Selina Red Frog?

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