Just back from a week at Cocos. Had a great and quiet time. We were in room #24, near the top of the hill. Away from the noise at Jolly Beach (which was not so bad as other reviews suggested) but with a much better view, as well as more private. Room were simple but lovely. The best part was the huge balcony with a shower that allowed one to shower outside looking out onto the sea.

We were worried about mosquitoes but had no problems. A staff person said that a bigger but completely unpredictable problem are sand flies. But not a bit of problem for us.

Food was good (and they were trying very hard) but it was not as good as we expected. Bad cofee and tea. You might bring your own if you are picky about it.

Beach was beautiful and the water fantastic. The service was almost invariably pleasant and efficient.

Highly recommend it.

Just got back from a relaxing week staying at Cocos, Antigua. I can honestly say it was the most relaxing, memorable holiday we have had. Memorable for all the right reasons.
I've just spent some time re-reading the reviews,and I must admit some were a bit worrying before we arrived, but I needn't have ! I can only presume that the owner has taken on board some of the complaints and made the necessary changes to make this, for us, a perfect holiday. ( He can't do anything about the location of Jolly Beach resort. Yes, it was quite noisy most nights, but finished at 11pm - plenty of time to get 8 hours sleep before breakfast at 7.30am (if you wanted))
It was the first time we had gone all inclusive - but there was no wearing a plastic bangle all week and being herded into the dining room for canteen type meals. To be honest we tend to avoid hotels for holidays - preferring a nice apartment/villa and trying the local restaurants - so maybe I haven't a 5 star hotel to compare it with. The food was delicious, with a reasonable choice of starter and main but very little for dessert. No problem for me as I haven't a sweet tooth - except for chocolate cake, which was mouth wateringly superb. Thank goodness it was only offered the once. There is choice of ice cream if you don't want the dessert - but you have to ask. My husband would have had fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner if he could have. A different fish every day, depending on what had been caught. Breakfast was buffet style - fresh fruit to squeeze, fruit juices, make your own muesli, yoghurt, cereals, fresh fruit, coissants, danish pastries, cake, plus the cooked special. Served betwen 7.30 and 10 for early birds and late risers alike. Plent of water, coffee. wine beer etc served with the meal. Only downer here that the coffee was sometimes a bit cold unless you caught the fresh pot.
Our room, "wooden hut" was actually bigger than I imagined. The bed was at least 6' wide, yet didn't swamp the room. There are now nets up at the shutters to help keep out the mozzies which helps but they are determined little blighters and will get in. We had one flying round the smoking coil! We weren't lucky enough to pay the extra for premium or superier view and as we had an older room we had both an indoor and outside shower. (The out door would have been very public, our hut, no 8, being near the entrance). Because of this we did hear the coming and going of everybody, but this should be rectified soon as a new entrance is being built round the corner. Unfortunately this has resulted in even more muddy lane - not bad when the sun was shining, but not too great to try & walk on when it rained. The rooms are cleaned and fresh towels every day (of varying sizes I must admit) . There was only one day when we didn't get water, and there was no milk for coffee so we bought our own UHT locally which kept in the fridge all week. If you are a tea drinker, take your own kettle as there was no means of making a tea in your room. (Pack it instead of a hairdryer which is provided). The other thing to pack, which hasn't been mentioned, is a brolly! If it rains - and it did with us quite frequently - there is no means of getting to the restaurant from your room without getting wet. We had a late afternoon arrival so the room was ready, but I noticed those on an earlier arrival had to wait. after a long flight this could be a problem for some.
It was my birthday whilst we were away and my husband asked if they could do something at dinner for us - nothing too embarressing. Andre triumphed with a table on a little platform between the two main decks, beside the floodlit sea, decorated with flowers and French sparking white wine laid on. It was perfect, as we were able to dine (almost) alone - the waitress keeping a discrete eye on us from above to replenish our glasses and take away empty plates. My thanks to the staff who organised it - they didn't forget, there was no need to worry. We had no worries with the service throughout the week either - we were on holiday, no need for rushed meals.
If you do have a problem, tell them, to give them a chance to rectify it. Our water was off late one night, next morning we mentioned it at breakfast - fixed by the time we got back to our room.
I hope I haven't rambled on too much and this has been of use, but I wanted to cover all the bases. Would we go again? If they would move it to another island yes - only because we like to see different islands and have now "done" Antigua. Oh and the beach round the corner is better, more private, but maybe that should be kept secret!!

The Cocos, what can I add to the other reviews, generally I agree with most of their comments. The hotel is not realy for children, even at xmas and new year. For some rooms you also need to be fit for the climb up the steep, paved, slopes.
The food was very good, we never had a need to complain about the quality or quantity etc. We were at the hotel for Valentines evening and it was full with residents and outside visitors. We did experience some delays to our meal, but not excessive.
The views were breathtaking. We were in a high level room and I can still remember lying in bed and looking across the verander to the small islands across the bay. The nearby beach was very good.
As others have said the staff were very good and friendly and tried to help at all times.
We think that our room was the last to be built and was not fully kitted out with a table on the verander or chairs in the bedroom.
The hotel appears to only have 40watt bulbs as our room was rather gloomy in the evening and hence had to lie or sit on the bed to read.
The bathroom was adequate and clean, the shower was outside which seems to be the in-thing at present. Great if ithe weather is hot, but on a cool breezy evening and low water pressure not that brilliant especially if the wind blows the water on to the shower wall(timber slats). I believe that most of the older chalets(rooms) also have indoor showers. The pressure on our shower was very low at first but after speaking to the owner the piping was checked (saturday) and a new shower head fitted (sunday).
Go again? yes definitely but not until we have visited a few other islands in the caribbean.

We recently returned from 10 nights at Coco's and found the whole stay perfect.

We had read lots of reviews and we were not disappointed at all. The food was very good and always tasty. I would say it was 'homecooking' as opposed to overly fancy hotel food. The wine included wasn't bad, and we ordered off menu a few times when we fancied a nice Chablis or St. Emillion! The variety and selection at each meal was good and the service was good too, not slow as some reviews had suggested.

Our cottage was no.9 which had a view of the pool and a partial beach/
seaview. We did book late, so were unable to request a full seaview, but we were happy as we were in good proximity to the beach, and restaurant, and didn't have to hike up the hill! The cottage was nicely decorated and had a feel of 'Caribbean shabby chic' about it, just as imagined. Lighting could have been a bit brighter and pillows a little softer but apart from that it was ideal and felt quite romanitc! The rooms were cleaned everyday and the minibar restocked with water and beer! On the first few nights we found the noise of the trees bashing against the cottage exterior quite disturbing, so we menitoned it to reception and on the same day the gardeners had cut the trees back - excellent service!

We found all the staff were extremely friendly and could not really fault the service in any way.

The acutal setting of Coco's is stunning. It is set on a hill/cliff top and the views from the restaurant are breathtaking.

We will definitely go back to Coco's one day and recommend it to young and old, but probably not ideal for children.

Whilst we have stayed in grander hotels, this was truly a refreshing change and the atmosphere was very relaxing and carefree, but attention is still paid to detail.