Cocos Cabanas - Playa del Carmen

I stayed at Coco's Cabanas for 4 nights during a 1 week trip to Playa del Carmen. Coco's is a lovely little hotel with approximately 6 little bungalows, surrounding a small pool and bar/restaurant area. The food is fantastic! They have a brick oven for making pizzas and the sauces for the chips are not to be missed (the chipotle is my favourite!). The […] hotel is just off the beach and you can use the loungers at one of the nearby hotels - most of them charge a flat rate for the day including drinks and some food. Coco's is about 15 minutes drive from Playa del Carmen - 150 pesos by taxi. The owners are very friendly and want to make sure you are comfortable and enjoying your stay. Sylvia even drove us into Playa on Sunday because she couldn't get hold of a taxi. Thanks for a relaxing stay! Read more

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

We only spent 2 nights there, but had a great time, and was very impressed with the staff, and owners, and friendly guest interactions. Its a very small, quiet place, and not directly on beach, but still very intimate, and relaxing. The room was very nice, clean, and had a small fridge, microwave, and sink. The bed was very comfortable, and had a nice […] A/C, and a flat screen, and DVD player, though no external signal, so bring a few DVD's if you want to relax, and watch a flick. The shower and bathroom was nice, the only complaint was that the water was very salty, hey, it is a beach resort in Mexico, so just have bottled water to wash your hands, and face after a shower, and brush your teeth. All and all I would stay there again, and the wood fired pizzas, and shrimp we had was excellent, and has a nice continental breakfast in the mornings. Read more

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

We chose Cocos Cabanas because we wanted to spend a few days in the Caribbean, away from the throngs of tourists. This is the place! With just a few rooms, you really feel you have the property to yourself! The owners, Sylvia and Helmut, have a sweet operation here, and they work very hard to maintain it. The bed was comfortable, the coved shower was […] a cool architectural feature, and our room faced the lovely swimming pool just in front of the hammocks. The restaurant featured very inventive cuisine. It is not cheap, but well worth the cost. Breakfast is included: fresh baked croissants, juice, coffee, yogurt, fruit salad, and breakfast cereal, as well as fruit to-go. Pick up some bottled water in town. The food will keep you from wanting to eat anywhere else. Try lobster pizza, ahi tuna tartar wraps, lobster dinner, caprese salad, bananas flambe. The beach access is through an establishment that rent jet skis and does massage on the beach. The beach is rocky at the spot you enter, so you either veer right, where you can poach some fabulous private pier. No rocks at these beaches. The rooms had a very salty mineral water from the bathroom,difficult to feel clean, soap doesn't really lather. From Cancun airport take deluxe ADO buses, $12 per person, to Playa Del Carmen. From there cross the street to a waiting queue of taxis, pay $15 for the ride back to Cocos. We loved that the grounds are landscaped in impossibly beautiful details. Read more

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

La estancia no estuvo fantástica ni mal ya que la pasamos la mayor parte fuera del hotel, desafortudamente no eremos el tipo de cliente que el hotel espera. El agua de la regadera y del lavabo estaban saladas; unicamente te dan 2 botellitas de agua natural el primer día y si quieres lavarte los dientes o al menos queitarte la sal de la cara despues […] de la ducha tienes que comprar botellas de agua. El hotel esta un poco alejado y escondido, las calles estan totalmente OBSCURAS, por decir mejor es un negro total. Si llevas auto no será ningún problema. El bar-restaurante cierran a las 9:00, si deseas comprar algo después de esa hora no será posible ya que esta cerrado y el camino al pequeno supermercado es peligroso. El cuarto no cuenta con television; por lo tanto sin bar y sin televisión es mejor que te lleves tu ipad o tu computadora y/o compres suministros si deseas pasar la noche platicando o no directamente a dormir a las 9:00 pm. El hotel esta cerca de la playa pero desafortunadamente no puedes llevar comida del hotel a la playa ya que no tienen servicio para llevar. Hay un restaurancito que no se sabe cuándo está abierto. Es mejor pasar el día en un parque o en alguna playa cerca del centro. En caso que necesite algo especial debes preguntar directamente a los duenos ya que los empleados no son muy serviciales en ese aspecto. En general no soy el tipo de huesped que espera el hotel y mi estancia no fue placentera. Read more

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

Mysigt ställe med trevlig personal. Saltvatten i kranarna! Toalett och dusch öppet ut till resten av rummet! Skuggig pool och trädgård, men man vill ändå bara vara på stranden. Inga egna solstolar på stranden, så vi gick in till playa del Carmen varje dag och låg på en strandrestaurang som hade solbäddar. Det tar över en timme att gå dit längs stranden. […] Nästa gång vill vi bo närmre stan, där det är lite mer liv och stranden är finare. Read more

Genuine Hotels.com guest review