Yes - the photos are real! The views from this apartment are fantastic. This is a great place for enjoying everything that Panama City has to offer. Nicole met us on arrival, showed us around the apartment and made sure we could connect to the wifi - which was good and reliable. The apartment was clean and spacious, with everything you might need on a vacation. The building as a whole is secure (with helpful door staff) and clean, including the social areas (pools, gym etc.). On a weekday afternoon, we had the pool area largely to ourselves. The surrounding area has a convenience store and a good variety of restaurants, and the waterfront walking trail is right across the street. We had no trouble hailing taxis to take us further afield. I noted the comments of a previous reviewer about the drawers in the master bathroom closet area - yes, they could do with some attention, but there is so much hanging and shelving space that we didn't even need to use them, so whatever. We had a minor incident with some red wine, and we worked out a fair payment for the cleaning with Nicole. There are some people who might have used this as an excuse to keep the full security deposit, so I thought I would share our experience as a positive point.