Honeymoon at Coco Reef - the review

[Steve Roughley]

We have now come down to earth after spending 2 wonderful weeks at Coco Reef for our honeymoon, ( 10th -24th April ). Everything that has been said about Coco Reef is true, it can be summed up in one word - excellent. From the day we arrived and were collected at the airport by their Rolls Royce - a big surprise that Hilary, my wife, knew nothing about, to when we checked in the room and were greeted by the word
' Welcome ', spelled out in Bougainvillea petals on the bed, they had also left a bottle of bubbly and a basket of fruit for us, until the day we left, all the staff made our stay a memorable one, nothing was too much trouble for them.
We did'nt stay AI and for us that was great as we wanted to get out and about and try the numerous restaurants that were within the vicinity, i will give a full review of those in the appropriate section. We stayed in a deluxe ocean view room of adequate proportions, plus a view from the balcony of the beach and sea beyond, the only small gripe would be about the shower, it was very difficult to control the water temperature, perhaps in the future they may install power showers.
We had to be pretty quick in the morning to get a good shady spot on the beach, as most people took to the task of putting their towels on the loungers to get the best spot !. A couple of times we walked to the beaches nearby at Pigeon Point, Store Bay and Sandy Bay, these were never crowded, but got a bit busier at week-ends. When we stayed on the beach at Coco Reef we had to put up with the constant squawking of the sea- gulls, which after a while you got used to. I had never snorkelled before so it was great that i could perfect my skills in the relative calm of the lagoon before trying my hand at it when we went on the boat trips.
If there are any keen gardeners amongst you then we would recommend a garden tour tour with Delia Figueria, the chief horticulturalist, she will even let you collect seeds and give you cuttings to take home.
The few shops they had at the hotel were expensive, so i would recommend their use sparingly, unless you need something in a hurry.
All in all it was a very relaxing, enjoyable and memorable stay, and we would thoroughley recommend it.
p.s. if you know that you will be on one of the later flights when you leave it is better to enquire about the late check-out availability when you arrive.

Steve & Hilary