Cocobay Resort

From the moment we walked into reception to the lovely and friendly reception team we knew we were going to have the relaxing holiday we were so desperately in need of. We were taken to our cottage immediately, walking through the beautifully maintained gardens. We were so lucky to be given Conch, we had requested this cottage via e-mail before hand and the view was just WOW! This cottage is right at the very edge of the resort and sits above Valley Church beach. It was charming and had an authentic caribbean feel and the bed was so comfortable. The cottage was thoroughly cleaned daily by the lovely Daphne. The mini fridge, complete with open freezer section was stocked daily with soft drinks and beer. We spent all our time on our comfortable sun beds on our deck and in our splash pool looking at that amazing view. The pool was in sun almost all day and was not cold in August.

Rafters restaurant sits overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, just perfect. The food is of an excellent standard and the menu is á la carte and on a 14 day rotation so even staying as long as we did we never had the same menu twice. As we were in a premium cottage the premium options on the menu were included. However, the menu is so good every single evening you really don’t need to. The staff in the restaurant are working so hard underneath those masks and are doing so with a smile. Nothing is too much trouble and they are all so kind. Denise was so very kind to me one day whilst I was in pain, she really is a lovely, kind lady. As this was a delayed celebration of our 30th anniversary we chose to have an evening meal at Sheer Rocks which sits directly underneath Cocobay and is accessed through the resort. I have to say that yes the meal was very nice but perhaps we were spoilt with the food from Cocobay as we really didn’t think it was much different. This in no way reflects badly upon Sheer Rocks but reflects very favourable on the food served at Cocobay.

Cocobay sits on both Ffryes beach where there are free to use sun beds, and you can hire jet skis from there too. The beach is lovely and the sea is beautiful. The sun beds on the beach would benefit from cushions being made available to guests as I found them very uncomfortable having spine issues. To the other side of the resort is Valley Church beach. It is a bit of a walk out of the hotel and up a track in the hot sun but oh so worth it. The beach is lovely and very often you are the only people there. We even saw a large turtle swimming by! During our time there we also saw lots and lots of lizards, hummingbirds, pelicans, a barracuda, and many different birds and fish. It truly was a tropical paradise.

The cocktail menu was good and they will always try to make you something different if you asked. The alcohol was fine and plentiful and served with a smile. Light bites were served in the afternoon’s by the bar. We only went a couple of times as the breakfasts, lunches and dinners were keeping us very well fed.

We decided not to go on any excursions this time due to COVID but they were running and boats were picking people up directly from Ffryes beach. We did go out on the hobie cat one afternoon for about an hour which you book in reception at a cost of $45 each.

We were so sad to leave this amazing resort. Very often it is the small things that make the difference between good and amazing. Cocobay Resort delivered over and above any expectations we had. Thank-you Cocobay we will be back again one day!

It will truly be hard to beat and we will definitely go back!