Grand CoCo Bay was great. You couldn't have asked for a better beach. There are boats out there but by 9am most were gone. If you dont want to look at the boats move your chair 20 feet over to the North. Big Deal! The rooms were typical Mexican resort style rooms. They were very clean and spacious. We paid the extra $25 a night for the ocean front room. It was so worth it. We slept with the sliding glass door open every night. It was so relaxing to hear the waves crashing every night.
The food left something to be desired but what do you expect for the price. We figured out after a few days to have breakfast at the buffet, lunch at the snack bar, and dinner at the nice restaurants. The coconut shrimp at the Mexican is great. The manager of the nice restaurants is a real jerk though. Elmanuel at the Italian is a great server. Very sweet. We ate at either the Mexican or Italian 5 nights of the vacation.
The bartenders at the pool bar were great. Give them a $1 for the first few drinks and you'll be taken care of. The bananna colada was my favorite. the Maitai was pretty good too. Jsut make sure you drink plenty of water. Its so hot a humid the you sweat and loose lots of water.
The night shows were pretty good. Really corny but that makes me laugh. The Michael Jackson show was great. I also really like the Tropical show. I wouldn't take kids to these shows. the humor was grown up at times.
The message was just ok. Its not like it is in the States. Its was only $40. From what I could gather that the youger of the 2 ladies out there was better. I had the older one and she got alot of lotion in my hair.
The beach was beautiful. I came back completely relaxed.
We went to Cozumel on Wednesday which was great. We rented a car from Isis and went around the Island. We stopped at Uvas and Corona Beach. Corona Beach has the best snorkeling. They also have 3 huge Pelicans that divebomb fish right in front of you. The was pretty entertaining in itself. Go to Cozumel on a Monday or Friday/ Cruise ships dont come in on those days.
We also went to Chichen Itza. I booked through cancun-discounts.com. I got it for $55 which included pick up, transportation, food and a guide. We also paid $6 extra to go to Il Kil the Cenote. That was well needed after being in the hot sun all day.
Wal MArt has the best prices on Souveniers.
My boyfriend and I decided that when we return to Cancun we will go back to Grand CoCo Bay for sure.
We really like the small resort atmosphere. We saw the same couples all week. It was great.

Before we arrived I was concerned, after having read some negative reviews, about our reservations not being made or that our reservations would not be all inclusive. I called and confirmed just prior to our departure from Denver and was assured that everything was just as we had reserved. We didn't run into any of the issues others have posted about.

We arrived late in the evening on April 12th and stayed until April 18th. After a day spent in aiports, it was refreshing to be greeted with glasses of champagne and told that we would still be able to grab a bite if we'd like. Nearly all the employees were overly friendly, but we particularly commented on Ruth and Raul in the buffet.

The rooms were clean. The beds were a little hard, but firmness of bed is an individual preference. I'm sure my boyfriend would have thought they were perfect had he been there. It would be nice to have a clock (particularly when trying to gauge the time until your dinner reservations), but you're on vacation and who needs a constant reminder of how much time is left until you're back at the grindstone? The cleaning staff was friendly and provide excellent directions if you ask.

The beach is gorgeous. Despite being on vacation, I highly recommend getting up early enough to catch a sunrise or two. The beach is absolutely serene that time of day. Don't be caught off guard, as I was, if you see a group of three or four military members with guns. Evidentally they patrol the beach in the morning hours. The walk from the hotel to 5th Avenue is very reasonable, about 15 minutes. Sal in the hotels dive shop is very friendly, if you get a chance go out snorkeling or diving with him.

The food was average in the buffett. There were things we loved and things we could have lived without. Of course their dessert bar was very good. Great selection of fruits. Breakfasts were something we looked forward to. We had reservations at both the Mexican and Italian resturaunts. We both preferred the Italian place. Be certain to get up early if you want to ensure you have reservations for a particular day as seating is very limited; I would estimate maybe 20 people per hour are served.

The evening shows put on by the staff are entertaining. Not exactly what you'd find in Vegas, but still enjoyable to watch.

The we were as far from the construction as you can be. But even when we were at the beach or on walks, there wasn't really any noise issues. We were very lucky in that out the rear of our room we had a view of the beach and out the front we had a pool view.

My friend and I had a great relaxing week at Grand Coco Bay. I had no sooner got back than a group of us started planning a our trip there for next May!

This was our 5th time in Mexico, 2nd time by the Golf of Mexico, we stayed 7 nights at the Coco Bay and I can't say I was very impressed. It's an average to bellow average resort, I do have to say the rooms are plain but exceptionally clean, white sheets not so much the towels but oh well, they were clean. So, first 2 days in the resort our room was flooded from the AC, not a little bit of water but flooded, we went to front desk and was taken care of immediately, 2nd, our key card did not work 3 days in a row, very annoying to go to front desk after a long day ... but again, was taken care of immediately and no we did not have a cell phone with us to say that was the cause the key card was deactivated, 3rd, the lock in the bathroom did not work and one of us got stuck in the bathroom for what it seemed forever..
Food wise, I am a vegetarian so even I did ok, like people mentioned before, don't expect a 5 star restaurant but the food is decent, if nothing else they have a great variety of cheeses and vegetables and lots of fresh fruit. In general staff were nice but some ... I would have fired them on the spot for their rudeness, there was this one case that we asked the girl to serve us icecream in a plastic cup, which she was about to do and out of nowhere this guy from the pool bar walks over and tells her she can't do that, the cups are not for that porouse, no big deal, but his tone of voice I thought he was gonna slap us all... same guy, we were but the pool bar trying to get a cup of water and we asked for some ice, he said in a very mean tone that that water is not good for drinking, now if you've been to Coco Bay or if you will go you will see what I am talking about, that water is specially filtered for the guests to drink, or at least that's what we were told by the front desk first thing when we arrived. It does not matter anymore, we still had a great vacation, we were there to relax and enjoy ourselves, a group of 7 wonderful friends from different parts of US, nothing was going to stop us from having a good time.

Beach was great, sand smooth and white, water was unbelievable....Did we have a great time in Mexico??? most definetly, will we stay at Coco Bay again, NO.

But for what is worth, to all the staff that were nice, Thank You,

A friend and I recently stayed at the GCB for 2 weeks.
It's a nice ,small hotel right on the beach .
The staff are friendly and work hard at their jobs.There was continuous cleaning,upgrading ,gardening and painting going on and our room was always clean.
I am awaiting knee replacement surgery and the step down to the beach was too steep for me to step down onto.My friend spoke with the Asst Manager and within 48 hours they had built 2 sets of stairs to make it easier for all people to get to the beach.It made a big difference.
The large pool was wonderful and there were always lots of chairs on the beach or at the pool to use.
The only disadvantage the place had is that the walls were very thin and you could hear people talking in other rooms.