Coco Palm

This is my second year to visit CocoPalm and they never disappoint! The staff were accommodating even before we arrived allowing us an earlier check in and sending great email communication. On arrival multiple staff remembered us from a year ago and were so warm and welcoming- making us feel we had arrived home! As we checked in early we were offered breakfast too! The breakfasts are an amazing spread of cooked foods like plaintains,seasoned potatoes, seasoned beans and bacon. They are also baked goods and breads with a toaster machine as well as a variation of fried / roasted bakes (a local specialty) French toast or pancakes and boiled eggs. The ‘icing on the cake’ are the freshly cooked to order omelettes whilst you wait! Though the cooks were gracious enough to vary with scrambled or fried if you so pleased! The pool is a complete bonus if you have children and they also have a gym - which you have 24hr access to, although the equipment is not very well kept and could really do with an update. Still I managed a basic workout for a few days! The bonus is the beach is but a 5minute walk away! No need to be right on the beach when you can get your steps in with a little stroll! This is also situated at the end of the beach when mostly local people attend so most of the time it is not too busy- a small piece of heaven minus tons of other tourists. The room is very spacious and we were given a king bed to share: huge! We had a pool facing room on the first floor which also has a fridge- necessary if you like tour water kept cold. Our room was cleaned daily although you can opt out if you prefer this not to happen. Our cleaner had amazing attention to detail and left everything that was ours untouched- clean towels everyday is necessary as there is nowhere significant to hang them to dry (perhaps they could consider having a small rack that could at least hand swimwear…) Downside to poolside view room is on nights where there is entertainment the sound is ridiculously loud- but we were always so tired it did not bother us (or I used ear plugs!) This is mostly only on a Friday night to be fair. Booking excursions at the concierge desk is very handy if you want it all done for you although they were happy to accommodate me seeking the best price, comparing what they offer to what I found online; booking zip lining with transport was far cheaper through the cocoPalm deal so I went with that. Everyone from guests to staff were very lovely and we made friends with many so my daughter (11yrs) was happy to have play mates. Overall, another amazing week long stay at cocoPalm; an definitely considering coming again next year!