On the edge of the jungle and facing celebrated Red Frog Beach, Palmar has introduced glamping to Bocas del Toro to unanimous acclaim. Accommodations are in solar-powered circular tents for two to three, with all the comforts (including large lock boxes for valuables), wooden dorms, or a luxurious two-story thatched 'jungalow' for two. Guests 12 years and up are welcome.
The huge open-sided restaurant-bar is the place to be most nights (and days, come to think of it). The fun and well-informed owners, two friends from Washington, DC, offer a laundry list of tours and excursions and there are yoga classes (US$6) twice daily on-site. Water-taxi shuttles, included with your reservation, link the lodge with Bocas town twice a day. No internet.