Hotel · Obarrio
Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino, Autograph Collection
Large Autograph Collection hotel with spa and casino in Obarrio. A long walk from the shuls (about 27 minutes), so better for non-Shabbat nights.
Photos from the hotel, via our hotel supplier.
Shabbat at this hotel
Workable with planning. Up to about an hour’s walk (4.8 km) from an Orthodox shul, or a beach resort where observant guests are documented bringing in kosher food.
- Walk to the nearest shul
- Shevet Ahim (Sephardi main synagogue, Calle 44, Bella Vista): about 27 min (2188 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 27 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
- About 27 min walk to Beit Chabad or Shevet Ahim on busy streets; Obarrio is not among the eruv areas Chabad names. Workable for strong walkers who carry nothing, or with a Paitilla stay for Shabbat
- Eruv
- Outside the core eruv neighbourhoods named by Chabad; confirm
Rooms and live rates
Checking live rates for Jan 21, 2027 to Jan 28, 2027…
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
- 27 minChabad of Panama City (Beit Chabad)
- 27 minShevet Ahim (main synagogue)
- 30 minBeth El (Centro Comunitario Beth-El)
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
Not a practical Shabbat base for most families. 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
- 391 per OpenStreetMap tags (unconfirmed)
Kosher food nearby
Straight-line distance between map points; the walk is longer.
Sources
- sortishotel.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 6, 2026
- hadassahmagazine.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 6, 2026
- openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 6, 2026
- OSRM foot profile on OpenStreetMap data, run 2026-11-05 (routing.openstreetmap.de) (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 6, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 6, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 6, 2026
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