La Qhia Eco Retreat

Very nice place - but noisy roosters at 5am Santa Fe town is small and quite lovely with many fun things to do. This hostel is well situated and the rooms are recently renovated and very clean. The rooms were very clean, ok comfort wise and had warm water - which other hostels don’t- so big plus. They had a bar onsite and will open restaurant soon as well. The only cons were parking as not enough and we had to park on the outside street (though seems safe) and the worst was the amount of roosters that the neighbors next door had. I was woken up at 5am to a serenade of roosters - prob over 100 going off one my one at least till 7am- I had ear plugs and it was not enough. At 6am while trying to sleep I googled a lot of facts about roosters - as apparently they can continue all day and night long. So great place for those that like waking up at 5am- but if you want to sleep in then this may not be a place for you.

Settled in the mountains of Panama, La Qhia offers you a variety of experiences of your liking. For this part of the world, the accommodations would be considered upscale with the availability of hot water, a comfortable clean room, a restaurant on the premises, and a bar. You are very close to town and the staff are excellent. Highly recommend!

I stayed at La Quia four nights at the end of April 2024. The lodging is rustic and comfortable with a good breakfast included at very reasonable rates. The owners, David and Cindy, were very friendly and pleasant to speak with. I was able to do some of the many activities in the Santa Fe area each day I was there from jungle hiking to visiting waterfalls and horseback riding. All was arranged by La Qhia's manager, Reynaldo, who did a fantastic job setting up all the logistics. If you're going to Santa Fe, La Qhia is your best choice.

Very pretty setting. Staff was was super friendly. Restaurant/bar area was very nice. Room could very much use hooks to hang clothes as there was plenty of wall space and shelves for clothes/etc. There was little space for belongings so we had to keep our things in our bags. All else was lovely! For those that are noise sensitive, it IS Central America and dogs, roosters, cats etc….all have opinions in the weee hours of the night. I always pack ear plugs to make sure I sleep well. I highly recommend a stay here! Enjoy!

Have you ever wanted to stay at a place that you are fully immersed in nature, the sounds, the fresh air, the views, the tranquility of it all? This is the place! I got to experience staying in an open air tree house for the first time and wouldn't have had it any other way. The sunrises that welcomed me every morning from our balcony were absolute PERFECTION. Reynaldo, the property manager, made sure we always had everything we needed, he even coordinated a massage with a local therapist named Boris for me when I mentioned that I needed one after all of the hiking we had done. Johnny, the bartender, made the absolute best margaritas to end the day with. Tita, our wonderful kitchen manager, cooked us up the absolute best breakfast and dinners I have ever had, I am still dreaming of her lentils. There wasn't a single thing that this resort could have offered that would have made my stay better. It was truly everything my dreams could have imagined and then some. There is onsite laundry for a minimal cost, clean restrooms, a full bar, restaurant, hammacks everywhere to lounge in, yoga deck for early morning stretching, cute orange tabby cat, the occasional monkey and chicken and to top it off, you are walking distance to a market in case you forgot anything.