Selina Red Frog - Hostel

3.0 star property

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Property entrance
Restaurant
Beach nearby, beach bar
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
Free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Red Frog Beach, Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro
  • Playa Larga
    69 min walk
  • Red Frog Beach
  • Wizard Beach
  • Bocas del Toro (BOC-Bocas del Toro Intl.)

Room options

Bed in 4-Bed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Deluxe Bungalow

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Teepee Standard

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Small Room Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Teepee Jungle View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite Room

  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Plus Room

  • 205 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Bungalow

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Standard Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Tent

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Full Bed(s)

Shared Mixed Dormitory One Bed In 6-Bed

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Full Bunk Bed(s)

Room Economy

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Full Bed(s)

Room Standard With Jungle View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed(s)

Double Room Standard

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Full Bed(s)

Bungalow Deluxe

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Full Bed(s)

Double Suite Deluxe

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Full Bed(s)

About the neighborhood

Bastimentos

Located in Bastimentos, Selina Red Frog - Hostel is by the sea, minutes from Bastimentos Sky Zipline, and close to Red Frog Beach. .This hostel is within close proximity of Wizard Beach and Up in the Hill Organic Coffee Farm.

Restaurants

  • Barco Hundido Bar
  • The Pirate Bar Restaurant
  • Café Del Mar
  • coco fastronomy
  • Brother’s

About this property

Selina Red Frog - Hostel

Hostel in Bastimentos with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
Selina Red Frog - Hostel offers 45 accommodations with air conditioning. This Bastimentos hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 45 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
At Selina Red Frog - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Onsite venue - restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 8.03 for adults and USD 8.03 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 8.03 for adults and USD 8.03 for children
  • Pet fee: USD 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Selina Red Frog Hostel Isla Bastimentos
Selina Red Frog Hostel
Selina Red Frog Isla Bastimentos
Selina Red Frog Isla Bastimen
Selina Red Frog
Selina Red Frog Hostel
Selina Red Frog - Hostel Bastimentos
Selina Red Frog - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 86 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 86 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like the nature around the area, fun place.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Rachael

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was impeccable and so kind. It was such a beautiful space next to the rainforest and beach. I could’ve have been happier with my stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

darren

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the TeePee huts in the canopy. Pure relaxation and pristine quiet. Staff was topknotch and always involved with the guests. Worthy of a redo but we will fly into Bocas next time. Driving to Almirante was challenging and lengthy.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Jungle Paradise
I love Selina Red Frog - very beautiful jungle location and great decor. Have stayed here at least 3 times when visiting Panama. Not right on the beach, but the A/C makes it worth it. The service at the restaurant was ridiculously terrible. I do not have words to describe how indifferent, slow and rude our waitress was. But don't let this stop you from staying here. Eat somewhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Haydee, El Centro

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Swimming pool wasn’t working any of our days there, but otherwise everything else was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worked out great for a comfortable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

April

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location , adorable rooms , nice common area with pool tables , very dirty common kitchen
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Dan and Lily

Disliked: Room comfort
$3 Snickers???
It is called Selina at red frog beach....it is not on the beach....it is 20 min walk to the beach....a snickers bar is $3 and drinks $8 , pancakes $11 and the 10 min boat to get there is $7 each...that is a joke. We will never go back. A big rip off.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Siuhung, Jersey City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
all the staff is awesome: Melanie at reception, China, Kapi, Evelyn at the bar, the house keeping and more. even the dogs were great. the food was muy bueno. it was a positive and joyful vibe.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place in the middle of the jungle and about five minutes from the beach. Very relaxing, nice vibe, no loud music. Just loud enough to keep a nice atmosphere. Young people working there are also very nice and easy going. Most, if not all of them are at least bilingual. One cool thing is that Selina organizes different group walks such as to a far away beach, star gazing on the beach, or searching in the jungle for wildlife.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never stay at selina
Selina was extremely run down. Very bad service. Extremely dirty. No food available everyday at the restaurant. Wifi was horrible. Rooms we unfinished and had bugs. They dont even finish the rooms with curtains. They just spray paint windows. Horrible place.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My First and Last Visit
You don't want to stay in Selina. Hygiene levels all around the hostel and the quality of the rooms are not on the standard. The staff is friendly and helpful and were willing to help always. One problem, though, is with the style and atmosphere. You don't know who is actually working and who is just hanging around the premises. It is a bit too relaxed and hippie place, more like a volunteer camp than a hostel, which is a business in the real world. As a Global operator, while renovating, it should not be an issue to close the sections entirely and not sell rooms from the middle of the works. According to the renovations, the information was given while making the reservation. The issue was how do you actually conduct the works. I was planning to stay for a week, but half was enough...
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Eylon

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Volodymyr

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best vibes
Very very nice place and it’s all about warm and good vibes. We didn’t meet people over 35 there but anyone would enjoy their welcoming atmosphere. Our family recommend it!!!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Valentin

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the opportunity to see animals. Enjoyed the jungle trail to the beach. Friendly, helpful staff. All-around good experience.
Stayed 11 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Jeffrey

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Poor value, good location
When we entered the room for the first time we were hit with a strong smell like moth balls and a musty odor. The sliding glass door to the ground level “balcony” would not lock. We notified the desk and after two hours it was fixed temporarily. The “balcony” was small and crowded by overgrown trees. The room was functional but rather unappealing. The cost per night was quite high and overall it was a poor value. It did have a good location about a 10 to 15 minute walk to Red Frog Beach. We paid extra in our room price for breakfast and then had to pay for our coffee and tea...seriously.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Wilhelm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We found the place to be nice and cosy very secluded and marvellous if you like nature especially the sound of the various species that sing or squawk really makes it very interesting to get close to nature!
In the jungle
So beautiful
Well no description needed
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay! The beach is close and the staff is friendly and awesome.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relax with a nice vibe
Very nice place. We stayed in a cozy standard bungalow. Food, drinks and service was good. We prefered taking breakfast at another resort, Palmar down on the beach. Cheaper and more selection. Love the common area and always nice chill music playin. Downside, beach bar and surf rental shack were not open every day...
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good pool area and food Music in the bar/pool area was too loud if you were trying to relax, and in the evenings the bar was busy with the staff and the friends, not guests, which gave a cliquey feel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019