Hotel Bahia is located on the southern end of Third (Main) Street,
Bocas del Toro, in a grand old building that will soon complete
its 100th anniversary. Built in 1905, it still serves the public
as one of the oldest hotels in the area.
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This building, that once housed the main offices of United Fruit Company, three consulates
and the Tropical Radio & Telegraph station, has accommodated Hotel Bahia since 1968. Its
recent complet and through renovation included upgrading the rooms with
modern conveniences, yet maintaining the charm of yesteryear.
In its lobby you will observe a large and aging safe, which was installed during the construction of the building in 1905. This safe, savaged from the original building that was destroyed by the 1904 fire, was used for safekeeping of cash to pay the small banana producers of the area. |
