Cocobay Resort Antigua

What a wonderful place to stay in Antigua! My husband and I celebrated our 40th Anniversary at Cocobay and thoroughly enjoyed the trip! I'll try to capture the highlights. First, the food - soooo good! As other reviewers said, portions are not large, but we always left the meal feeling content. The soups were especially good, and I found myself looking forward to them every day. We actually never ate outside the resort, with the exception of a meal on an all-day excursion. With the food so good and the menu so varied, there was never a reason to leave! I do have to say that Paella night was not up to the standards that the rest of the meals set, but a delicious late night pizza from Cocobay made up for that! Drinks were good as well. We love red wines, and have been horribly disappointed with undrinkable wines at other resorts. Cocobay has G7 as their house wines, and it was perfectly fine. While not normally big mixed drink people, we truly enjoyed the many different rum drinks that were served -the standard Rum Punch being the favorite. We stayed in Mango, and loved the pool and outside tub. The pool was a bit colder than the bigger pools on site, but we still managed to get in. The bathroom was a little dated, but clean. One mistake I made was to not use the mosquito netting one night - we had the doors shut and I thought that was enough - nope! Don't forget to bring insect repellent with DEET, as well as cortisone cream for the itching! Thanks to Shawna, a fellow vacationer, who provided the later to me and saved the day! Service was beyond fantastic! Sasha and Kemet were wonderful, but we would be remiss not to mention many other staff that made our trip so great: Melinda, Mel, Nadine, Tiffany, Mr. Gore (the hat stealer), Antonette, Denise, Marlon, Norma, Topaz (wonderful masseuse), Lorenzo, Sandy, and David, the new guy! Apologies to any staff that we forgot, because we truly felt the staff was outstanding. While not a Cocobay staff member, we also have to mention Cloud from the beach and his cute puppy Smokey. Cloud solicited various outings/excursions to the guests sunning down at the beach, and set us up with an all-day Wadadli sail around the island. We realized he could teach a sales and marketing course at Harvard with the way he managed the beachfront - friendly, helpful and assertive, but gave you the time and space to relax. And that Wadadli sail was great - food was really good, and crew was fun! We also did two extra's through the resort: the Sunset Sailing cruise and the Cliffside Sunset Cabana. The clouds didn't cooperate with the sunset sail, but we enjoyed sailing around the local beaches on the small boat. The sunset was perfect for the Cliffside Cabana, and we enjoyed the cheese platter and wine that came with it. All in all, Cocobay is the perfect place for a peaceful vacation. If you are looking for a party scene with an active nightlife, this is not your place! But if you want to relax, read, drink and eat to your hearts delight, the Cocobay is for you! The views are gorgeous throughout the resort and the grounds are beautifully maintained. We found the other guests to be friendly, but everyone was respectful of each other's time and space. A pair of sisters - Hannah and Emily - truly added to the enjoyment of our trip!

My sister and I have just returned from the most wonderful week at Coco Bay. It was to celebrate my 50th birthday and I cannot sing my praises more highly! From the minute you walk into the beautiful reception area you know you are in paradise and safe hands. Every member of staff were kind and helpful, our cottage was beautiful, the beach and pools idyllic and the food and cocktails were delicious. A special thank you also to the gardeners - the grounds are stunning and the flowers glorious. We relaxed, we ate, we swam, we had massages and although there were lots of opportunities to go on trips and explorations- we were happy enjoying everything the resort had on offer. ( actually we did swim with pigs but that’s a different review!!) I am not usually an “all inclusive” holiday maker but this was the treat of treats. If you are looking for heaven on earth - I would recommend Coco Bay

Pros- *breathtaking scenery *our view from the lodge *close to the beach *choice of two stunning pool areas Cons- -limited information available about the local area and when we asked at reception limited help or knowledge was shared -The food in the restaurant was very hit and miss (some nights it was cold and inedible and had to be returned) -A local offering “drugs” to hotel guests on the beach (this made us feel very uncomfortable and the rest of our stay we resorted to the pool because of this and the smell was overpowering some days) There was/is security but they appeared to overlook this.