sol overwater bungalows
An overwater bungalow at Sol.
Caribbean

This Tiny Overwater Bungalow Resort Is in a Stunning, Crowd-Free Corner of the Caribbean 

By: Alexander Britell - November 15, 2024 - 11:58 am

We love overwater bungalows. So do you. Admit it. Every one does. It’s one of the great travel fantasy’s — you and yours all by yourselves, surrounded by nothing but water, waking up to the ocean and living under a thatched roof. 

While they were always the purview of the South Pacific, in the last decade they’ve become more popular in the Caribbean. That’s particularly true in the crowd-free, under-the-radar Caribbean coast of Panama, more specifically the stunning Bocas del Toro archipelago. 

Here, there are quite a few overwater bungalow options, with precisely the sort of experience you’re looking for. 

That includes a new-look option: the transformed Sol Bungalows resort in Bocas del Toro, which just unveiled its newly-built bungalows. 

overwater caribbean bungalows
It’s exactly the kind of overwater bungalow you’re looking for.

There are four in total, with all of the essentials: the thatched roof, overwater hammocks, the glass floors, snorkeling you can do right from your room. 

Even better? The hotel also has its own permaculture farm, meaning its services up locally-sourced, farm-to-table fare served right in your fantasy cottage. 

overwater bungalows
It’s in the heart of Bocas del Toro.

It’s also completely solar powered, with all water harvested from rain, meaning you really are right off the grid. 

Sol calls itself an overwater bed-and-breakfast: it’s a unique, intimate, friendly little overwater resort that’s worth the trip. 

Prices start at $330 per night including breakfast, making it also one of the best-value overwater options, well, anywhere.

For more, visit Sol

Popular Posts st kitts fortress

The Caribbean’s Hottest New Restaurant Is at a Centuries-Old Fortress in St Kitts

It’s one of the most stunning locations in the Caribbean: Brimstone Hill, the towering fortress in the mountains of St Kitts, a centuries-old UNESCO World Heritage Site.  And now it’s the home of the hottest new restaurant in the Caribbean.  […]


Jamaica Just Got an Upgraded US Travel Advisory: “A Great Step Forward” 

seven mile beach white sand

Last year’s US Travel Advisory led to a slowdown in tourist arrivals to Jamaica. But in what’s hoped to be a major shift, the US State Department just upgraded Jamaica’s rating.  Jamaica’s travel advisory has improved from Level 3 to […]


One of the Best Beaches in The Bahamas Comes With a World-Famous Blue Hole

the beach at dean's blue hole in the bahamas

It doesn’t look real at first. You step out from the pines and palms onto a curve of soft, white sand, and there it is—this perfect, impossible circle in the sea. A portal. The blue gets darker the longer you […]


Related Posts saint lucia caribbean photo

Caribbean Photo of the Week: Anse Mamin, Saint Lucia 

It’s the kind of beach that feels like a secret, even when you know exactly where it is. Tucked away on the southwestern coast of Saint Lucia, Anse Mamin is a secluded stretch of sand just a short boat ride […]


Little Cayman Is the Unscripted, Untouched, Uncrowded Caribbean Hideaway You Dream About

uncrowded beach in little cayman

You don’t stumble into Little Cayman. You choose it — or maybe it chooses you. After the second Cayman Airways flight, after the last connection, after the world begins to fall away, you arrive on an island where the pace […]


This 9,000-Square-Foot Cruise Ship Suite Will Cost You $25,000 Per Night

regent seven seas suite

It’s the kind of suite that redefines luxury at sea — not with gimmicks, but with scale, privacy, and meticulous detail. At nearly 9,000 square feet, the newly unveiled Skyview Regent Suite aboard Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ forthcoming Seven Seas Prestige is the largest […]