Plaza Paitilla Inn

Shabbat at this hotel

Shabbat-friendly. On Chabad of Panama’s hotel list, or about 15 minutes’ walk (1.2 km) or less from an Orthodox shul.

Walk to the nearest shul

Beth El (Ashkenazi, Calle Winston Churchill, Punta Paitilla): about 8 min (618 m) by street; a shorter 4-min cut-through exists on the map but is not confirmed public

Room keys

Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.

Elevator or low floors

Chabad FAQ: rooms start on the 2nd floor, the lowest Chabad names in the city, so stairs are practical

Doors and sensors

Chabad of Panama's FAQ says hotels generally have electric doors and light sensors (Eshel Suites is the exception); rely on staff to open doors

Staff help with keys and doors

Chabad of Panama's FAQ says the hotels in the neighbourhood are very familiar with Shabbat: staff will come and open doors for you, take you to your room and can collect you from your room in the morning. Confirm for your dates

Kosher food

Chabad of Panama serves prepaid Shabbat meals at 9a Calle Gil Colunge (about 9 min walk); reservations close Wednesday evening, and it also offers a Shabbat meals take-out ordering option. Whether anything is delivered to this hotel is not published

How observant guests manage

Walk to shul inside or along the edge of the city eruv; confirm the eruv map that week with Chabad or Shevet Ahim and register with DSI security in advance. Punta Paitilla is inside the eruv per Chabad; Beth El is about 8 min away by street

Eruv

Inside the area Chabad of Panama describes as covered by the city eruv (Punta Pacifica, Punta Paitilla, parts of Marbella, Bella Vista, Avenida Balboa and Cinta Costera); check the current eruv map and status each week

Walking to shul on Shabbat

• 8 minBeth El (Centro Comunitario Beth-El)618 m · map walking route, Nov 5, 2026
• 9 minChabad of Panama City (Beit Chabad)755 m · map walking route, Nov 5, 2026
• 28 minShevet Ahim (main synagogue)2,252 m · map walking route, Nov 5, 2026

Minutes on foot along a mapped walking route between the two buildings’ map points, at about 80 m a minute. Check the eruv map for your route.

Good to know

Request a 2nd- or 3rd-floor room so stairs are practical on Shabbat. The plazapaitillainnpanamacity.com site that OpenStreetMap links is a third-party booking page, not the hotel's own site. Ask the hotel before booking whether rooms use electronic key cards, whether staff can open the door for you on Shabbat, and whether a low floor or stairwell access is possible.

Details

Pool

Outdoor pool (third-party booking pages)

Elevators

Tower; Chabad FAQ notes rooms start on the 2nd floor

Kosher food nearby

• Nua70 m in a straight line · Dairy
• Nice Slice150 m in a straight line · Dairy
• Blondie190 m in a straight line · Meat
• Likeat210 m in a straight line · Meat and dairy
• La Bombonniere210 m in a straight line · Meat and dairy
• Sweet Temptations240 m in a straight line · Dairy

Straight-line distance between map points; the walk is longer.