Hotel Cocoliso Island Resort

The Hotel Cocoliso Island Resort was a lovely place to vacation. The staff was so friendly and accommodating to all the needs of my 5 year old niece as well as me. The scuba diving close by made it a perfect for our family. I hope to get back soon.

Dissapointing Experience. The most expensive hotel we stayed at in Colombia (stayed for 2 nights) and probably the worst we stayed in. Pool is OK, sea is nice, although no beach. The hotel overall is just tired. Bits hanging off everything e.g only one of three public toilet doors actually on and working etc. The room was OK. The sofa bed for a third person was very uncomfortable (not even 6ft so had to sleep diagonally across the fold). The shower was terrible. Cold water (no option to heat at all) and was a trickle. We stayed downstream in the Amazon rainforest and even their shower was more effective despite the accommodation costing 1/10 of the price. The hotel gives off a prison vibe. Walls with glass bottles and barbed wire all around. The only door out of the hotel was always locked, and a staff member showed us how to get out, via clambering around a rock by the beach. There are walking paths around the island and you are meant to go out and walk around (you can't get to a sandy beach otherwise), yet the hotel seem to want to keep you trapped in? Food was OK but inconsistent. My family ordered a club sandwich and it was huge with lots of bread, but when I ordered the same thing an hour later, it was small with different bread and less filling. Very limited evening meal choice. Limited activities. There was a dive school but we couldn't find anyone to sell us trips e.g a boat tour, snorkeling or kayaks unless you went wandering into the village, which felt a little sketchy. Service overall was poor e.g 1 towel in the room for three people, two pillows for three people. Reception closed by 8pm so couldn't even report this until the next morning. Obnoxious music played around the hotel, e.g at 6.30am in the reception area, where breakfast is served, on a horribly crackly speaker. The cost of the hotel, which doesn't include the expensive boat ride over, is expensive and overall I would not recommend either the island or the hotel.