Cayo Coco Cuba
We keep returning to this hotel because it suits our needs and Cuba offers excellent value for money. June is the start of the hurricane season and we were a bit concerned about the weather and we did have an occasional shower but thankfully no hurricanes. What we didn’t plan for were the mosquitoes. Having been before without any problems it wasn’t something on our mind, but because it was the rainy season, the mosquitoes were quite a problem. Please take a good mosquito repellent if travelling between June and November.
We go as a family with our daughter who is now a teenager. We first went when she was just 4 years old. She loves it just as much now at 13, as she did then.
The people, the location, the entertainment are all great. The animation team work tirelessly to entertain you with dance classes in the day, kids club, beach volleyball and beach parties at night. Every evening they entertain the kids with a disco before the nightly show starts in the outside theatre.
The hotel is rated 4 stars and the location is wonderful. It is a safe haven for kids as there is nothing to worry about outside the hotel. There is virtually no traffic on the Island, no locals live on the Island, no hawkers, and the lagoon beach is so shallow it’s perfect for kids.
We had a typical family holiday spending quality time together, playing, swimming, relaxing, eating and sunbathing and we also went swimming with dolphins at the Islands new Dolphinarium.
They now have an open top double decker bus that runs between Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo and you can hop on and off throughout the day for just a few pounds. We used the bus to go to the Dolphinarium and again one day to go to Pilar Beach at the far end of Cayo Guillermo, (this is an absolutely stunning beach). Afterwards we hopped off at the sister hotel the Sol Cayo Guillermo where you can use their facilities.
You can also take trips to Havana from Cayo Coco if you want to see the real Cuba. These generally mean an overnight stay in Havana.
I’m sure this is not the last time we will go to Cayo Coco as it is such a stress free holiday and if my daughter could choose she would go every year.
All in all if you want somewhere that is very reasonably priced, with beautiful beaches, genuine people and very child friendly then Cuba ticks the boxes.