The Over the Water House is a part of a collection of homes about a 7 minute boat ride from Bocas Del Toro. It is not a place for you if you are wanting to be in the midst of town but an awesome place if you are interested in relaxing and enjoying the people you are traveling with.

Logistics: Philip is the owner of the property. Once you arrive in Bocas, you will need to give him a call and he will have his driver meet you at a local grocery store. You need to get groceries while you are waiting. There are several grocery stores on the main town. The grocery store they meet you at was not my favorite so keep in mind that they are aren't the only show in town & if you cant find something you want, one of the other stores may have it. Get twice as much as you think you need. The boat ride is about 7 minutes from town. They will take you into town twice per day. Once in the morning and once in the evening if you want. Someone will stop by your villa each day to ask you what your plans are for the day so you need to have one (a plan that is). Our family pretty much stayed in the villa the entire time. I went back into town one other time to get more supplies but for the most part we really stayed in the villa.

The Home: It is a main house which is bordered by a bedroom and bath on each side. The all windows in the home face the water and it is a tremendous view. The home is equipped with Wifi and Apple TV. The kitchen is well stocked although I would have like to have had perhaps one more large skillet & a cookie sheet for the oven. Because it is on the ocean, some of the fixtures have weathered and I think that is something that should be expected. Small geckos do get into the property at times and again should be expected in this location. Beds are verycomfortable. Hot water is plentiful but exercise caution as it can be temperamental. The home is powered by solar panels and when they are working, all is good. They have a back up generator for when the solar panels are not generating enough power. We were fine for the first day and then had to go to generator power for the remaining days. The generator is a bit loud so we had to keep the back door of the property closed. During our stay, Philip was having trouble with the generator and we had to text him a few times when it failed. He was quick to come over to deal with it. Overall, we really really enjoyed our time. Amazing view and home. Be sure to snorkel right off the deck!