Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo He opened its doors in January 2023 to be the house that welcomes premises and visitors to offer unique experiences. The Viejo Casco of Ciudad de Panama, one of the most elapsed areas and the one that is probably the most beautiful, even more after being declared a World Heritage by UNESCO, hosts a spectacular boutique hotel where to live an adventure that perfectly combines the Panamanian inheritance with the French art of the joy of living (what they call Joie de Vivre).
“We want to be The Panamanian Meeting Pointespecially our neighbors of the Viejo Casco as well as the tourists who come to discover City of Panama. Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo is everyone's home”, Explains a Mexico and Latin AmericaDavid Kianni, General Manager of the Property. Mac10 Studio and Architectural Future They have been in charge of carrying out the architecture project, while Lázaro Rosa-Violán Studio He performed all the interior design.
Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo has a facade recovered in colonial style.Courtesy Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo
A hotel with history
Located in a serene enclave in front of the sea, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo occupies the building that many years ago was the Union Club, built in 1917. This was the most exclusive and refined social club that existed in Panama City in the twentieth century, which welcomed characters such as Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth II and Helen Keller. Being part of the country's history, the hotel has been designed to honor his legacy While hugging modern times and also integrates them for a unique mix. Panamanian architect Manuel Choy has brilliantly reinterpreted the colonial architecture of French influence preserving the colonial facade of the street.
“It's an honor to locate ourselves in such an emblematic building for the city and its inhabitants. Part of the country's history, now we give it a second life, another story, but maintaining this legacy that will always be present, ”says Kianni. «An impeccable service, memorable experiences and first level cuisine, but while still being home, family: the best definition for Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo.» Located by steps of the National Theater, the Santa María la Antigua Basilica Cathedral, the Golden Altar in the San José Church, the Channel Museum and the Mola Museum, the impressive new direction welcomes Panamanian heritage and also the Frenchbeing the spirit of the firm Sofitel Legend.
Panamanian style at its expression
Entering Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo is transport in a tour of the whole history of the country. A round table full of orchid bouquets receives you: one of Panama's par excellence plants. According to the Panama vascular plants catalog of 2004 there are More than a thousand species of which more than 150 are endemic, that is, they only grow in the nation. “The orchids are A wink to our commitment to the local and characteristic of the country. A subtle detail but does not go unnoticed: they give off personality as well as a feeling of home, ”explains Kianni.