Starwood Hotels to open two Westins in Panama

Courtesy of Westin Playa Bonita resort in Panama

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide said it will open two Westin hotels in Panama in the next two years, tapping a boom in business and resort development in the Central American nation.

The Westin Playa Bonita Panama is scheduled to open in 2011, roughly 20 minutes drive from the capital city near the Panama Canal. The new beachfront hotel will feature 611 rooms, three restaurants, a pool bar, entertainment area, lobby lounge, meeting space and a spa.

The Westin Panama Hotel is slated to open in Panama City’s Costa del Este business district in 2012. It will offer 198 rooms, a restaurant, snack bar, lobby lounge, executive lounge, swimming pool and some meeting space.

Both hotels are franchises that partner with Bern Hotels & Resorts Panama.

For the official announcement about the two hotels,  click here.

We’ve written about the boom in Panama hotels in the SunSentinel. See one article here.