Grand CoCo Bay Report

crissyhawk · 05-05-2007

Hi everyone, my husband and I just returned from our first trip to PDC. I just wanted to post a quick report on Grand CoCo Bay ( I'll try to post a full trip report with pics later) We stayed at Grand CoCo Bay from April 28th-May 4th. On April 28th we arrived at the resort...we were not entirely impressed with the hotel as we were pulling up to the entrance...it didn't look as nice on the outside as some of the other resorts had. Bell boy comes and gets our luggage and we go to the desk to check in....we were greeted with a glass of champagne..how nice. We had no problems checking in couple of hours early..which was great because I was a little worried about that. We get to our room and check it out for a minute...it was a basic room....clean with no frills and fancies...very consistant with the pictures from the internet...we had a nice garden and pool view from our balcony....the grounds were very nice with lots of plants and trees and pretty grass. We throw on our swimsuits and head straight to the pool area to check everthing out...the pool was nice and clean and there were plenty of lounge chairs and umbrellas around. The swim up bar was open ( I had read that it was not open in someone elses report) Then we walked down to the beach to check it out, very nice wide beach with very soft sand.....plenty of beach chairs everywhere. The ocean view was great....however, there are quite a few boats that are parked out in front of the resort...Sometimes I enjoyed looking at the boats and sometimes I wished there weren't there. To the left there is a long stretch of beach with no hotels, boats or anything on it...that was a good place to take a stroll. We also did some snorkeling down on that side too and actually saw some cool fish. There is a reef right in front of the resort...my husband swam out to the reef and took some nice pictures of the different fish and of the reef...I think he said a lot of the reef looked like it was dying but it was still something to see ( I tried to swim out there too but the wind and water was a little choppy that day so I decided to turn around and swim back) We ate at the italian restaurant one night and thought it was very good (you have to make reservations for the 2 restaurants when you go to breakfast in the morning) We actually ate at the buffet a lot and liked it. Each night at the buffet is a different theme of food...like oriental, carribean (our fav), mexican, BBQ, ect. Breakfast was pretty good...there was always fresh fruits, fruits juices, cereals, breads and pastries....there were made to order omelets and eggs and meats too. There were a few questionable items on the breakfast buffet but it was still fun to try the different foods. The service at the hotel was great, the staff was always eager to serve us and help in any way. Overall, we had a great time at the resort and would book there again. My only complaint was that our room was right across the hall from the "cleaning closet" so we were awakened by the staff every morning at like 5:30am as they were getting ready to work. This resort is very casual and not a luxury resort in any way. For the price though it was a great deal for us and we did not feel like we had to stay on the resort the whole time to get out moneys worth...in fact we were at excursions or 5th ave almost everyday we were there.
Well I hope this report will be helpful to anyone who will be going to Grand CoCo soon!

**TeeZet** · 05-05-2007

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Originally Posted by crissyhawk

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( I'll try to post a full trip report with pics later)
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Please do!

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Originally Posted by crissyhawk

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Well I hope this report will be helpful to anyone who will be going to Grand CoCo soon!

If the trip report is going to be as good as this short review, I am sure it will helpfull!
Thanks!

Aimee'n'Bill · 05-05-2007

Thanks for the report. Some friends are staying there in a few weeks and we were curious about GCB. Thanks!

nascarduck3 · 05-05-2007

Chrissy !!!!!!!! We were bu,mped to the RIU LaPita when we arrived on the 27th

but when we returned 2 days later I looked all over for ya ! The RIU was NICE and did'nt mind the bump at all.........we just make fun outta anywhere we go..........sorry to have missed ya.....BigAL was there with us at the hotel all day on our last full day. Checkout my trip report in Peep Stuff under BIGAL's ADVENTURE WITH DUCK & FRIENDS.....including pics of the peep meet and other goodies

Looking forward to your trip report !
Duck

debk · 05-06-2007

Great mini-report! Can't wait for the rest!

Joni102 · 06-17-2007

Crissyhawk, We stayed at GCB twice and really love it for it's size and the location and beach. I agree with you everyone there was so nice. Do you know if Kim in guest services is still there?
We just booked for October of this year, can hardly wait!
Joni

sribb43 · 06-17-2007

We will be arriving at GCB for the 2nd time in about 11 days, loved it the first time and looking forward to the next

jewels3081 · 06-19-2007

We are going there in a month for the first time. I can't wait to hear more of your trip report and see your pictures!

Glad you had a great time

05-05-2007	#1 (permalink)
crissyhawk toe in water Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 42	Grand CoCo Bay Report Hi everyone, my husband and I just returned from our first trip to PDC. I just wanted to post a quick report on Grand CoCo Bay ( I'll try to post a full trip report with pics later) We stayed at Grand CoCo Bay from April 28th-May 4th. On April 28th we arrived at the resort...we were not entirely impressed with the hotel as we were pulling up to the entrance...it didn't look as nice on the outside as some of the other resorts had. Bell boy comes and gets our luggage and we go to the desk to check in....we were greeted with a glass of champagne..how nice. We had no problems checking in couple of hours early..which was great because I was a little worried about that. We get to our room and check it out for a minute...it was a basic room....clean with no frills and fancies...very consistant with the pictures from the internet...we had a nice garden and pool view from our balcony....the grounds were very nice with lots of plants and trees and pretty grass. We throw on our swimsuits and head straight to the pool area to check everthing out...the pool was nice and clean and there were plenty of lounge chairs and umbrellas around. The swim up bar was open ( I had read that it was not open in someone elses report) Then we walked down to the beach to check it out, very nice wide beach with very soft sand.....plenty of beach chairs everywhere. The ocean view was great....however, there are quite a few boats that are parked out in front of the resort...Sometimes I enjoyed looking at the boats and sometimes I wished there weren't there. To the left there is a long stretch of beach with no hotels, boats or anything on it...that was a good place to take a stroll. We also did some snorkeling down on that side too and actually saw some cool fish. There is a reef right in front of the resort...my husband swam out to the reef and took some nice pictures of the different fish and of the reef...I think he said a lot of the reef looked like it was dying but it was still something to see ( I tried to swim out there too but the wind and water was a little choppy that day so I decided to turn around and swim back) We ate at the italian restaurant one night and thought it was very good (you have to make reservations for the 2 restaurants when you go to breakfast in the morning) We actually ate at the buffet a lot and liked it. Each night at the buffet is a different theme of food...like oriental, carribean (our fav), mexican, BBQ, ect. Breakfast was pretty good...there was always fresh fruits, fruits juices, cereals, breads and pastries....there were made to order omelets and eggs and meats too. There were a few questionable items on the breakfast buffet but it was still fun to try the different foods. The service at the hotel was great, the staff was always eager to serve us and help in any way. Overall, we had a great time at the resort and would book there again. My only complaint was that our room was right across the hall from the "cleaning closet" so we were awakened by the staff every morning at like 5:30am as they were getting ready to work. This resort is very casual and not a luxury resort in any way. For the price though it was a great deal for us and we did not feel like we had to stay on the resort the whole time to get out moneys worth...in fact we were at excursions or 5th ave almost everyday we were there. Well I hope this report will be helpful to anyone who will be going to Grand CoCo soon!

05-05-2007	#3 (permalink)
Aimee'n'Bill reposado Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan Posts: 1,198	Thanks for the report. Some friends are staying there in a few weeks and we were curious about GCB. Thanks!

05-05-2007	#4 (permalink)
nascarduck3 reposado Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nebraska..."The Good Life" ....Bwaaaahahahahahahahahahaha! Posts: 1,352	Chrissy !!!!!!!! We were bu,mped to the RIU LaPita when we arrived on the 27th but when we returned 2 days later I looked all over for ya ! The RIU was NICE and did'nt mind the bump at all.........we just make fun outta anywhere we go..........sorry to have missed ya.....BigAL was there with us at the hotel all day on our last full day. Checkout my trip report in Peep Stuff under BIGAL's ADVENTURE WITH DUCK & FRIENDS.....including pics of the peep meet and other goodies Looking forward to your trip report ! Duck

05-06-2007	#5 (permalink)
debk beachaholic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 437	Great mini-report! Can't wait for the rest!

06-17-2007	#6 (permalink)
Joni102 beachaholic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NC Posts: 380	Crissyhawk, We stayed at GCB twice and really love it for it's size and the location and beach. I agree with you everyone there was so nice. Do you know if Kim in guest services is still there? We just booked for October of this year, can hardly wait! Joni

06-17-2007	#7 (permalink)
sribb43 way into it Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 174	We will be arriving at GCB for the 2nd time in about 11 days, loved it the first time and looking forward to the next

06-19-2007	#8 (permalink)
jewels3081 way into it Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 100	We are going there in a month for the first time. I can't wait to hear more of your trip report and see your pictures! Glad you had a great time

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