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Hotel · Obarrio

Renaissance Panama City Hotel

Checked · pressThese details come from published press or travel articles; we haven’t confirmed them directly.Shabbat-friendly

Marriott Renaissance hotel at Vía España and Calle Ricardo Arias in Obarrio, with about 214 rooms. Shevet Ahim is about 15 minutes on foot; the Paitilla shuls are nearly half an hour.

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Photos from the hotel, via our hotel supplier.

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
Shevet Ahim (Sephardi main synagogue, Calle 44, Bella Vista): about 15 min (1162 m) by map route
Room keys
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Elevator or low floors
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Doors and sensors
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Staff help with keys and doors
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Kosher food
Chabad of Panama serves prepaid Shabbat meals at 9a Calle Gil Colunge (about 28 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
Shevet Ahim is the nearest shul (about 15 min on foot). Obarrio is not among the eruv areas Chabad names, so carry nothing unless the eruv map that week shows otherwise; register with DSI security in advance
Eruv
Not clearly within the eruv described by Chabad; confirm

Rooms and live rates

Checking live rates for Jan 21, 2027 to Jan 28, 2027…

Price a family week here

When our supplier gives the hotel’s public rate, that’s what we show, rounded up to the whole dollar. Booking here isn’t open yet: ask us and we’ll help you book.

Walking to shul on Shabbat

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

Do not assume kosher food is available at the hotel; plan Shabbat food through Chabad or a kosher caterer. 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

Rooms
214 (meeting-venue and booking listings)

Kosher food nearby

  • Adama370 m in a straight line · Meat
  • Not So Martha700 m in a straight line · Meat and dairy
  • Aria730 m in a straight line · Meat
  • Food To Go940 m in a straight line · Meat and dairy
  • Delicias Shoshana940 m in a straight line · Meat and dairy
  • Oh Oui980 m in a straight line · Dairy

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

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