Cocoliso Island Resort

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Tyler

Staff was amazing, food was amazing, location was amazing. Just make sure to have transportation to and from because it is rather difficult if you don't.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Sergio

We enjoyed our stay, it’s a paradise spot

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2026

Sergio

Very beautiful hotel, staff could improve, satisfied with our stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Ivan

The ac was good. They had power shut downs at least 2 times between 4 and 6 but we were enjoying the pool anyway. No big deal. The people were friendly and they even gave us free coffee. The scuba diving company on site was excellent Diving Planet. Make sure you go out at least once. They also allow lionfish hunting. I caught 21 with my friend. Highly recommend it for some R&R.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2026

Maxime

Nous avons apprécié la gentillesse du personnel (MaFe, la bartender le soir au restaurant), et la tranquillité du site

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2026

Pete

No Coca-Cola, i couple of days ,limited menu , did not have a few things after waiting, we found a great restaurant in the woods , or a short walk, , no hot water, very cold. bug bites

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Dec 2025

Kevin

Check in real late, supposed to be double deluxe room ( it wasn’t) all inclusive food (limited aftr first day) , no water aftr checkin & every night.. we’ve stayed there before .. it was amazing… went back .. was horrible!! Staff very unappreciative of people that stay multiple days … not accomadating…Actually told me they were “ too busy” .. to adress the issues and I was the only one there in the lobby. …They were actually spooning pineapple juice froth into another glass just to make it appear like there was more and glass was only 3/4 full…. Don’t go there. Head manager is horrible at her job!!

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2025

Frank

great staff. Favio was great . the hotel is very dated. great if youre diving from cocoliso.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2025

Fabiola

nuestra comida tardó casi 1h30 en llegar y éramos los primeros, no estaba muy rica y habían cosas que no seguían bien las recetas como la ensalada césar en la cual nos dieron un aderezo de mostaza y no el de césar

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2025

Maria

I loved the Hotel but the best was the staff Fabio, Rodrigo, Laura and all the staff were AMAZING. I will be back for sure. Love the hotel and the best was the people and the food.
Mafe, Mabel, Julian, Liz, Matt & Frank

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Jun 2025

Miguel

Did not like that there is practically no beach nor activities or any sort. This property was not my initial reservation..it was changed & not what I expected...

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

Benjamin

Beautiful property and very friendly staff! We loved staying here and look forward to coming back!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2025

jason

Nice place to get away and relax. So peaceful!!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2025

Gladys

The Rosario islands are a special place and this hotel was a great place to stay and enjoy our visit. A small and very quiet hotel with nice clean rooms and very friendly staff. The internet worked well as well. There is water access but no beach, but a few minutes walk off the grounds will take you to several lovely beaches and a place to buy bottled water affordable. The pool was not operational during our stay but they must have it running by now. Lots of day activities if you so desire but we just enjoyed lounging in the many hammocks in the shade of palm trees enjoying the ocean view.The breakfast buffet was fine as was the dinner menu was adequate as well. Thankfully Fabio and David were there as they spoke good English and were able to help us out a lot. It would have been hard without them there for us with our limited Spanish. If you are looking for a quiet natural stay away from it all this hotel is highly recommended.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2025

Patrik

Needs some work but nice hotel and very nice staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2025

Matt

The entire staff is so friendly and happy here they make you want to smile all day.

Meals were delicious! Rooms basic but very clean. Some paint and mantenance needed but very nice for value, location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

shahram

Awesome and amazing staff

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2024

Timothy

The Hotel Cocoliso is a lovely property right on the sea. The staff were helpful when we arrived and made sure we were comfortable. The room itself was a bit utilitarian. In fact a constructive criticism about the whole experience is that it is time for Cocoliso to have a makeover update. The paint is chipping away, the door handles are screwed it nicely, some units haven't even had their bathrooms updated from a campsite shower experience and the main area is in deep need of a new pool table, ping pong gaming experience. It's really Frat House level. We found the dining to be wanting as well. The food that they did have was meh at best. And, the quality was inconsistent depending on the day. Sometimes the pasta was mashed potatoes overcooked and sometimes it was alright. They had no pizza the whole week either. However, in their defense, the bartender at the pool was fantastic and the drinks were great. The highlight of the trip was meeting Simone, the boat tour operator who took us on three little outings. He was super professional, a really nice guy and conscientious toward making sure everyone was safe out in the sea. He knows everyone on the island and beyond and went out of his way to make sure everyone had a great time. All in all it was probably worth what we spent on the rooms. But, three nights there seemed like a day too long for us.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2024

Kevin

Hey if your Loooking for tranquility ,great hospitality and a place to enjoy family and friends. I highly recommend! My daughter and I did 3 nights in December 2024… very safe,great diving,a village just a 20 minute walk 10 minute bike ride ( thanks Simon!) .. very memorable with blue waters,great food and drinks. We. Will be back. Thanks to everybody at Planet Dive( on premise dive shop). The staff amazing! Note …boat ride from Cartagena very convenient..take the day or go to here .. multiple days to unwind!

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2024

Steve

Beautiful setting, small town only 30min walk, room was good, staff very helpful and friendly.
Menu selection could have been better, and for some reason they shut off water to toilets overnight, had to go ask for it to be turned on.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2024

Samuel

The staff were kind and professional but the overall operation of the property was lacking organization.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Terrible check-in service, needs TLC

Check in was terrible. Cocoliso claims that our booking through Hotels.com did not show up on their system despite over thirty emails and What'sApp messages to confirm our stay and boat ride and claimed they were fully booked. After two hours with Hotels.com on the phone, Hotels.com stated the booking was confirmed, Cocoliso kept stating that it was not showing up since they were fully booked. Finally, the manager offered us the smallest of their rooms. The bathroom and door had black mold, the hallway had years of cobwebs. Cocoliso needs a lot of repairs, fresh paint, and a better system to integrate with Hotels.com
No hot water.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024

Edgard

Cocoliso is as advertised a paradise in the middle
Of the Caribbean. The staff is super friendly (Alberto/ Silvana and Mabel) took
Great care of us while there. The food is excellent and the views are awesome. The surrounding ocean is fantastic. Not a party place - more on the quiet side. But the AC works and everything is very close together.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2024

Franco

its a bit run down. Menu option is very limited. Food and drink prices are fair.
None of the activities are included.
It does NOT have any beach.
Staff is friendly

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Barbara

Very nice stay everyone was very polite and pleasant. Great and very relaxing stay

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2024

Mauro

This resort hotel has a lot of potential. The staff was friendly. Ample lounge chairs and beds by the pool and ocean. Air-conditioner in room worked well too. Once the sun goes down, there is not much to do for guests. You basically have to entertain yourself. There is only one restaurant on the premises. Not everything advertised on the menu was available. You won't be able to have dessert if it's not ordered before 8:30 pm. I would also recommend bringing mosquito repellent for the evenings.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Feb 2024

Mayra

We recently stayed at this hotel. I have to say I was a little worried about the rating but now having stayed there I can honestly say it was wonderful. The staff is so nice! They go out of their way to be accommodating. The manager Tanya went around to each table to make sure eveyone was having a good time. We asked a few questions regarding the water situation. Many people commented that they should have water for guests. Well, Tanya explained this to us. Drinking water is liquid gold on the island. They have to bring it in from Cartagena. So it is perfectly understandable. The breakfast was very good the first morning we were there. On the second the breakfast changed to buffet with only scrabbled eggs which were watery. I asked for fried and again Tanya made it happen! Our room was nice and accommodated of our family of 4. The scuba diving was amazing. My daughter did 2 dives in the day and one at night.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2024

Joshua

Beautiful property near amazing scuba diving. Be prepared for not much English and limited food choices but it was well worth it.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2024

Keith

relaxing scuba hideout

nice quiet getaway from cartegena. great place to scuba and relax for a few nights. you are isolated from other parts of the island and are at the mercy of the high priced restaurant. but service is wonderful. only issue was toilets stopped working which I read is common so they need to upgrade that infrastructure

Self

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2024

gehrig

No hot water ever. No water pressure. Lots of food item on the menu not available. Service is very very slow. Not sure how it stays open financially based on just 18 rooms. The ferry to and from is packed and good chance to get soaked on the way. I did. Drinks are very expensive.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2023

Javier Ricardo

Drinking water is scarce and the only choice a guest has is buying expensive 1 liter water bottles in the hotel. The hotel should provide water at reasonable prices

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2023

Joanna

Our experience at Cocoliso was generally very good. We loved the pool and the sea being so close. The staff were also on hand to help with anything we needed.

However, there are a few things that would imporve this experience. There is no water upon arrival, you can only buy a small bottle for 6000COP, somewhere onsite to buy big bottles of water would help.
When ordering drinks with dinner, the staff have to go to the pool bar, which means you are often waiting a while for a drink. There is space in reception for a small bar/fridge.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

Emilia

Wonderful people four staff. We had a gorgeous room. Delicious food at the restaurant. Very enjoyable

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2023

Jorge

They have not courtesy cool water for guests

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2023

Robert

Cool location, nice pool. No beach, terribly slow and inconsistent service. Constant loud music consisting only of dance remixes of popular songs that is impossible to get away from anywhere on the property.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2023

Valsin

Not much

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2023

Carly Szanik

This is a lovely island resort that has all of the things you need. It felt safe for children going off to play on their own which was wonderful. The only kiddo thing was there wasn’t a large sandy beach area for playing but lots of the island seems similar in this regard. Some of the food and beverages seem expensive but you can easily wander to another resort and try out their food which are of similar prices. It’s overall a nice place to stay for a few days of heading out for a snorkel and playing in the pool.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2023

Daryl Brandon

My stay at Cocoliso was amazing! I did my PADI open water certification with Diving Planet, which is conveniently located within the resort. The staff was incredible and very friendly. I would absolutely recommend Cocoliso and if you’re interested with diving, go with diving planet!

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

09 Dec 2022

Peter

My bank card and cash were stolen after they made us store our bags in the lobby. Both my card and friends card were stolen

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2022

Susan

David and his staff will do practically anything to please their customers. They are just coming back from a shut down during Covid and are working to get everything in tip top shape. Some work is in progress, some is done and some more to do. The grounds and pool areas are beautiful. Our room was comfortable, even though some plumbing needs attention. I’m positive next visit will be perfect!

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2022

Emilia

The hotel has a very nice vibe. Music is playing throughoutmost of the day.. but it's not necessarily unpleasant.there's a hammock section, a small children's playground,the staff is a group of wonderful people.. all very friendly and helpful. Very relaxing environment.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2022

Amy A

Cocoliso is a beautiful resort. The gardens, pool, and common areas are well taken care of. Staff is very helpful and friendly and go out of their way to help guests. David was wonderful! The food and drinks were delicious. It was a little bit confusing how to get there in the afternoon. Boats usually leave in the morning from Cartagena, we had to secure transportation to Baru to be able to cross to Cocoliso at 4pm. It wasn't difficult, but we had to make few calls to figure out the process.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2022

Eric

Beautiful resort. Clean and friendly staff

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

10 Jan 2022

ALVARO

Terrible Hotel no menu options only you can ear chicken, I will never return to this Hotel

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2020

S

Went during the off season, so it was very quiet and relaxing.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

No hot showers, and room was a little bit unclean. Other than that a decent place but I think a hot shower should be made available for the price

2/10

Poor

05 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The location is simply splendid, but that’s all...The rooms are in very poor condition, falling down sink, broken doors, torn towels, no hot water (actually almost no water). On top of this, there’s also the “day use” scheme, where hundreds of people flow to the hotel, using the same facilities of the guests. This torture has a specific time: from 11:20 am to 3pm. Beware: they take the same boat from Cartagena that the guests take and the trip takes simply 2 hrs 20 min each way, a simply nightmare for people that has tendency to seasickness...other than that, the island has Incredible landscapes!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2019

Danielle

Easy to get to and from Cartagena. Rooms are nice. Food is good. Great for accessing the rest of the island.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2019

EC

good location, but facilities were run down. staff was nice and helpful. room was very basic, but clean. Day trippers tended to be boorish.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great place! I’d recommend more relaxing music by the pool.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice to relax good weather and food. Nice water to scuba dive

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

04 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Better elsewhere

Really disappointed in this place as I noticed other hotels on the island were lower priced but waaaay better. The good: hotel price includes transportation on a boat to and from Cartagena (it’s a bigger boat not speed boat so it’ll take longer but a less bumpy ride), the receptionist was very sweet and the only person that has an understanding of customer service, AC, there is direct access to the lagoon with the bioluminescent plankton nearby. Now onto the bad:Rooms are way overpriced even compared to the rest of the island. I don’t know how they have the gall to charge what they do. The beds are rock solid and there is no heated water. This place is pretty outdated probably built in the 80s and never updated since. Breakfast isn’t always included and I highly suggest not paying for meals here. the service aside from the receptionist was terrible. Granted things are slower on an island and I get that but no one could careless here. We waited over an hour for our food and ended up leaving and walking over to the next resort over to get dinner. We ended up having all our meals there instead of cocoliso. My suggestion is to book at San Pedro de Majagua and avoid cocoliso if you can. Or do a day trip to do some snorkeling if you can.

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2019

Kerry

The island was nice and the staff was very pleasant however the bed felt like sleeping ona concrete block. The shower head was only a drizzle and water didn’t get very hot.the electricity went off in the middle of the night and the room got hot.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Too much dead Coral would have preferedd a sand beach.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2018

Morgan

Be prepared for low quality

The island is absolutely beautiful. The resort itself is a little run down. Take into consideration that it is cheap to be staying on an island, and it reflects that. The rooms are very old and dirty. Dust and dirt on all the light fixtures and fans. The bathroom was dirty. There was cockroach in our bed the first night. The bed is extremely uncomfortable. The food at the resort is your only option and it’s not good at all. You will pay more for the food because you’re on an island, but the quality is very low. Other than all of that, the island is very lovely and there are vendors on site to take you on excursions. We snorkeled and went with a woman on a trekking and mangrove canoeing trip that was really lovely.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2018

Jen

Stayed there while Diving Planet. I was very convenient and peaceful. It's not a luxury experience, but the staff was friendly and did their best to make me comfortable!

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2018

Laura

Great staff help me a lot, because I was taking vacations with a foot injured, they set up everything for me. Thank you all.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2018

Courtney

My husband and I stayed on this island and it was truly wonderful! The rooms are nice and clean and the site is breathtaking. The water is gorgeous and so warm. The staff is so kind especially the receptionist Sharon! Make sure to ask about all the fun activities: diving, snorkeling, going through the mangroves via kayak, exploring the jungle, visiting the aquarium!!! Also they offer a free boat shuttle from Cartagena!!!

Definitely would recommend :)

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2018

Julio

My family is very happy, we remenbered my firts visit to your resort when my childrens have 8 years and 4 years old.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2018

Miranda

Stayed here for 5 days. This is a beautiful property that could use some updating. Pros would include that it is right on the beach, great pool, diving planet dive company located onsite. Rooms were clean but no hot water. Wifi was very spotty and weak but available. If you are able to enjoy simple island life amenities and be disconnected from the world then this place really isn't that bad. Keep in mind there is no store on this island so bring extra sunscreen and bug spray.

4/10

Poor

10 Aug 2018

Tata

Location was great. Staff outstanding.
Room and bathroom had mold. Only one room had air conditioning.
Crack in door allowed roaches to get in. Had to place several towels to keep bugs out.
No hot water.
Several staff members were outstanding: Evelyn at front desk was a perfect hostess, and Charon was nice as well. Roman was outstanding as wait staff and very helpful in general. They made our stay.

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2018

Maria

Very good but could be better

Enjoyable time. Very good location, good service and clean. The resort needs better maintenance and modernisation ( they don't provide hot water in the bathroom)

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2018

joan

Mid level resort with loud music

This is not an eco resort but a place to lounge by a large pool (no beach) with loud continuous active music.
There is a dive and snorkel program mornings. The winds kick up in the afternoon.
Well kept up, Cocoliso caters to half Colombian 20 somethings and families with the occasional foreigner. The food is mediocre . It’s a 45 minute boat ride there but a 2 hour return because of a river flowing into the ocean.
A day trip gives you 4 1/2 hours there. I stayed 2 nights which was unnecessary

2/10

Poor

09 Aug 2017

Aymeric

Poor standards

The whole hotel is outdated and has not been renovated for ages... would say for 30 years. There is not even hot waters in the rooms. It is far from being a 3 stars hotel.
The staff is friendly but reception is not very efficient when it is time to make your bill.

The longchairs and the beach is in horrible conditions.

The food is very basic don't expect to fancy a fine diner.

Positive point are the activities that are charged with extra but it is really bad experience every day when a big boat brings people to spend the day in the hotel swimming pool.

Very disappointing experience and the hotel should be ashamed to claim 3 stars and charges such amount for what they really offer.

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2017

OSCAR

A lovely paradise in Rosario Isands

I had a very good stay. I have been here 3 times before and the place never disappoints

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2017

gloria

It was amazing, beautiful place, nice people. Is was perfect to be there before Colombian high season holly week because was not crowded, fantastic weather.

Family

2/10

Poor

02 Mar 2017

Christine

Worst beach resort I've ever experienced.

This is a must miss. Not even worth a day trip which seems to be the main focus of their business. The rooms haven't been touched for decades and everything is dirty. The bath towels were especially disgusting. The beach was nonexistent so if that's what you are hoping to find try a different island. We couldn't wait to leave.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2017

OSCAR

A lovely island !

It was an amazing stay. This place was magical

4/10

Poor

14 Nov 2016

Calvert

Survivor Island ,you will want to be voted off !

They had a very limited menu ad seriously the food was marginal at best .
While on the beach we were harrased continually by people selling trinquetes
The dive staff hit on my girlfriend ,she can not be the first girl they have ever seen in a bikini
I just happy my two days on that Island is over !

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2016

Javier

A wonderful stay.

Excellent beach, transparent water and plenty of sun. Marvelous views and the island to visit, including the local community and a canoe excursion through the mysterious mangrove swamp. Food was fair, not excellent.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2016

Ross

Good for Scuba But Don't Expect Too Much

Came here to go diving for a couple of days. Nice room but very Spartan. Service is decent but not great except at pool bar. Diving Planet dive center is great and diving is awesome.

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Not at all what we expected...

First, we are seasoned travelers and have traveled all over the world. We know what to expect, etc. We stayed at the Hotel Cocoliso because we wanted to spend the night on Isla Grande. Some observations... There is no beach. There are concrete piers and the \"beach\" is very rocky and painful to walk. The hotel is very very dated. The ONLY place to eat is at the hotel's restaurant and it was buffet style and meh. The hotel's rooms are BASIC and the beds are terrible - hard as a rock - one of the worst nights of sleep in my life. We thought about going out and sleeping in the pool chairs. No one speaks English...I mean, we realize we are in Colombia but this is a tourist resort and you'd think they'd at least have a basic understanding of English. It made it VERY difficult to understand anyone. Also, the boat ride back to the mainland was in an open boat and there were several VERY VERY drunk guests who made it miserable for everyone - I'm talking falling over other guests, hitting other guests and being obnoxious. No one from Cocoliso did anything to stop them. Also, it started pouring rain on the boat ride back and everyone got soaked. I understand they can't control the weather, just letting everyone else know to be prepared for the boat ride back.

All in all, not what we expected at all - we would not do it again. We were expecting a nice night stay on at an island resort and we felt like stranded travelers with no way off the island.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2016

Stephen

pretty good

Nice places. needs some upgrades. service was great.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2016

Michael

A great place to Relax

we were Diving at the island for two days and this hotel was a perfect place to camp for one night and relax. The food was pretty expensive and not that great, and unfortunately there are no other options for food when you stay here.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Beautiful location but rooms are awful

The cocoliso looks like it was a nice resort 15 years ago-it has definitely seen better days. The pool and beach area are very nice but our room was small and depressing. The bed was terrible, rock hard mattress, no mattress pad so the dingy old sheet kept slipping off which meant we ended up sleeping directly on the mattress-not good. The food was sub standard to the point that I dreaded meals.