When we first arrived, expecting friendliness and welcoming we were treated gruffly, and asked to get out of the way - it didn't really improve after that, the first room they showed us opened directly onto the bar - with louvered doors it meant absolutely NO PRIVACY at all. We begged for a different room, and they did move us, but the palapas which look so photogenic are a bit shabby and the lighting is difficult. They charge an outrageous $3 for a bottle of water, and in general the place was so noisy, it's right next to a kind of garbage dump, and the beach isn't swimmable that is nearby... We didn't even try the restaurant, breakfast was minimal and the second morning they only had old, not really edible fruit with the cheap cereal. I had hoped for a really romantic sweet place, I heard it used to be like that but this place just feels run down....

We have visited this resort so many times we have lost count...

Our latest trip was Aug 2011 and we are looking forward to a 15 night trip coming up in Feb 2012. It will be our 25 wedding anniversary.

Our first trip was the first time we had ever gone on a real vacation without our kids. that was probably the best thing we ever did and we kept right on doing it. Why screw up a good thing.

This tiny slice of paradise has become part of our life. We don't even think of staying anywhere else. If I could move the whole place into my Minnesota backyard I would.

The people that own it are like family to us and they will be like family to you too once you visit.

Food is out of this world - simply wonderful ingredients prepared by the best chef I have ever met.

If you are searching the net and really want to find the place that will be perfect, trust me, stop looking, and book at Cocos. You will not be sorry you did this.

We believe we have been there 16 or 17 times, would someone really do that if they didnt think they had found paradise?

Please feel free to email me anytime with any questions.

Kari

Silvia and Helmut greet me like a family member. This charming small resort with a pool, a Swiss chef, 2 minutes to the beach with GREAT swimming....I continue to stay here because I can find nothing like it...and believe me, as a visitor to this beach for twenty years, I have been looking !

Coco Cabanas is an oasis in the midst of a stretch of much grander, more expensive hotels. The owners Silvia and Helmet are lovely people who make you feel welcome and have the best food in the area, however the rooms are BARE BONES with no safe, no mini fridge, no coffee maker, no tv or radio (an ipod docking radio would have been nice! esp with loud music coming from the bar outside my room, and from the hotel next door!).

As for the price good for the area and the beach is beautiful, but I paid 1/3 of the price for similiar but better kept accomodations elsewhere. If they took the time to update the rooms with just a few little amenities I'd say it deserved a better rating.

It's also far from the center of Playa Del Carmen so you need to get a taxi or bike (if you can find one!) to town.

Go for the pizza!