For me the best place in barra de navidad / isla navidad ......very quiet , a place to relax ....the food is very good ....nice pool.....very private......and a nice owner .....i went there many times ...i lived in barra de navida and coco cabanas was a nice escape for me.....thanks maria ....see u soon....reiner

On the website they say that this is not a place to go if you are looking for luxury. Thats true, because this is not a 5 star resort when you talk about the rooms. The cabins are like Gilligans Island revisited, and are really cool. No A/C and no fridge, but you have one of the best locations in Mexico. 22 km's of open beach..... a great breeze... friendly hosts... good food.. and a great place to unwind. I love this beach and the location and had a fantastic time. I was there for 2 nights, and was the only one there. PERFECT. Its a 10 minute drive to the city.... 15 minutes to Melaque, or just a short boat ride across the lagoon to Barra. I was there in June, but next time will go during storm season, or in November when its cooler. I like this place, and think anyone who stays here, will have a good time.

I'm surprised how few reviews there are about this place; seems it's a real hit with countless Canadians / Americans who travel there every year.

My wife and I drove right down the Costa Alegre looking for a decent place to stay and this was the best one we saw.

Pros:
- very nice, modern and Mexican-style cabins. They're two story; top story is an open floor with your bed. The bottom story has the bathroom, a lounge area etc.
- great restaurant (try the jalapeno poppers)
- great owners/staff who are very friendly, helpful etc
- nice pool
- free wifi
- Monday nights are 'movie night'; seems to be a big hit with all the local Canadians/Americans, dozens of whom emerge from their condos for what is a nice social event. They project a different movie each week up onto a big screen in the restaurant.

Cons:
- like many Mexican beaches on the Pacific coast, it's probably too rough for most
- it's quite isolated; it's one of only a handful of places on the 20km long beach. The other places are private condos. So if you want to go out to dinner, it's a 15min drive to Barra de Navidad, the nearest town.
- having the bed on the top floor of the cabins and the bathroom downstairs (it's a ladder between the two floors) can be a pain if you need a midnight bathroom break.

Overall, I'd thoroughly recommend it. My wife and I booked for 10 nights as soon as we saw the place.

My wife and I shared our birthday together at CocoCabanas, we are familiar with playa de cocos as we live in Manzanillo. My wife had been there before with friends for a party years before and knew the owners. We arrived a little late but had no problem getting a drink and room key within minutes of arrival, the cabana is awesome, it is not for everyone as I can see from some of the reviews. i love it, Adobe construction, raw wood accents, ocean view, it is like the kewlest tree fort you would have made as a kid if you had an engineering degree. We also came on a movie night, no big deal, they gave us a table outside of the palapa and got served our meals first. Ok I got a little drunk and might have disrupted the movie watchers, my bad. We had a great time. We will be returning each and every year for our birthday night away.