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Hotel · San Francisco

Sheraton Grand Panama

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Sheraton-brand hotel on Vía Israel at Calle 77 in San Francisco, east of Punta Pacífica. Over half an hour on foot to Beit Chabad, so not a walkable Shabbat base.

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Shabbat at this hotel

Workable with planning. Up to about an hour’s walk (4.8 km) from an Orthodox shul, or a beach resort where observant guests are documented bringing in kosher food.

Walk to the nearest shul
Chabad of Panama City: about 32 min (2.6 km) by map route; leaves the eruv
Room keys
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Elevator or low floors
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Doors and sensors
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Staff help with keys and doors
Not confirmed yet. Ask the hotel before you book.
Kosher food
Chabad of Panama serves prepaid Shabbat meals at 9a Calle Gil Colunge (about 32 min walk); reservations close Wednesday evening, and it also offers a Shabbat meals take-out ordering option. Whether anything is delivered to this hotel is not published
How observant guests manage
About 2.56 km (~32 min) on foot to Beit Chabad, longer than the 15-minute test. This area is not among the eruv neighbourhoods Chabad names, so carry nothing. Register with DSI security in advance
Eruv
Outside the Panama City eruv area described by Chabad of Panama

Rooms and live rates

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Walking to synagogues

Every Orthodox and Chabad shul we list within about 45 minutes on foot, nearest first.

Times are estimates along a mapped walking route between map points, at about 80 m a minute, not door to door. How we work out walking times. Eruv badges compare the whole route with the community’s eruv map; “On the eruv line” means the route runs right along the line, too close to call, so check it on the map. The eruv can be down, so confirm it every Friday with your shul or Chabad: the eruv in Panama City.

Good to know

Ask the hotel before booking whether rooms use electronic key cards, whether staff can open the door for you on Shabbat, and whether a low floor or stairwell access is possible.

Kosher food nearby

Straight-line distance between map points; the walk is longer.

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