Something must have happened to those few individuals who have given this hotel really bad reviews. I have travelled for many years in different parts of the world and the Coyaba, while it has its faults, is a well run, ideally located small hotel.
The plus points, The location, right in the centre of Grand Anse beach, a 2 mile stretch of white sand leading down to clear warm water. The Gardens, beautifully maintained, lots of space/shade under trees and leading on to the beach. Plenty of sun beds either on the beach or in the gardens. Pleasant and helpful staff in spite of the odd hiccup and some slow service at times.
The food, we thought was average, not spectacular but ok , a reasonable variety for lunch and dinner in the 2 restuarants. The main complaint we had was the salads which were particularly uninspiring and the lack of variety of fruit, mainly only bananas and water melon.
The rooms are ok, reasonable size and well equiped. Ours was a ground floor room, with a nice small patio with comfortable chairs,leading on to the gardens.
The pool is a bit of a disapoinment, it looked clean enough although I never actually swam in it but it is small and completely lacking in any ambiance, not surprisingly very few people seemed to use it, rightly prefering the beach.
Evening entertainment is minimal, only 2 nights a week, a band and a solo singer. The promised weekly crab racing never took off on either of the weeks we were there.
We found the staff, waiters, reception, gardeners all very pleasant and generally he;pful. Our few requests at reception were always dealt with efficiently and promptly.
Approx 40/50% of the guests were repeat visitors, some have been coming for many years which says something about the place.
We were on the All Inclusive deal which in spite of some previous reviews seems to cover nearly everything. There are a few items on the menus where there is an additional charge. Drinks are local and imported brands, the house wine is Chilean, all part of the All Inclusive
Would we return, possibly. We dont normally go back to the same place but Grenada and the Coyaba is a definate possibilty.

My husband and I recently returned from a five day stay at Coyaba Hotel, Grenada. I have all positive things to report on this hotel. We especially enjoyed the location. Across the street was a supermarket while nearby was a great bakery that served breakfast and excellent sandwiches.
Despite arriving early our room was ready. Check in was quick. The bellboy obviously liked his job and was very helpful and pleasant. Our daughter was staying n the room with us so he agreed to get us a third chair for our balcony, and saw that we received extra towels daily. We needed a power adapter which he readily found. The rooms were clean, and beds comfortable. We had a nightly turndown. It was very quiet.
Grounds were beautifully landscaped and well maintained. We saw almond trees, bananas growing along with orange, lemon and lime fruit trees. . Landscapers were constantly working to keep the property well maintained.
Beach boys attentively retrieved the lounges to the sand as they were pulled into the property at night. The beach has a beautiful sand bottom with a gradual deepening. Because the hotel is on a crescent beach we could walk daily in both directions along the beach.
We only ate at the restaurants once for each meal. The breakfast buffet was delicious. Lunch service was slow with a very limited menu. We ate at the bbq one night and had a very good dinner. The rest of the time we ate at some great restaurants savoring island flavor.
I don't know what's not to like about this hotel, we loved it and plan on returning next year.

A Dump ! Dirty, Rude Staff, Bad food, Small rooms, Small dirty pool. Arrived late in the evening on 26 December 2008. Rooms were small and bathroom had an Ant problem. When we ordered food and drink at the Pool restaurant we were told numerous items on the menu were not available and the cocktail we ordered were not included in the “All Inclusive” meal plan. (The ALL INCLUSIVE was anything but…) We asked to speak to a manager and we were told no managers would be on property until the next morning. We then attempted to order available food and were again told the food ordered was not included on the meal plan.

The next morning, we finally located a manager and they explained that ALL INCLUSIVE did not cover food and drink. When we told the front desk about the Ants in the room, they stated it was an “Island Thing”

The Horror show continued the entire day and into the night’s limited dinner. We had booked a 10 day vacation, we left the next morning.

We stayed at the Coyaba in early November and arrived to find the hotel already decked out for Christmas! Add to this a friendly welcome in the intimate lobby and everything looked positive until we were shown to our room.... We had booked last minute, about 1 week before, and knew we had a limited choice of rooms as the hotel was fully booked but the room we were given was very disappointing, located just above reception and overlooking the main road opposite on one side, it was constantly noisy and although bearable, not ideal. Spacious but typically Caribbean in decor we thought it more the standard of a 3* property, however the location on the beach was fantastic.

However after a week here we managed to forgive the room and the fact that it rained constantly for most of the week (!) because the staff were friendly, courteous and generally fun to be around, the food although far from a la carte was tasty and plentiful and the service was always given with a smile.
We would recommend this hotel for anyone seeking good value for money, basic accommodation, great location and friendly staff.