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Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/cocovaaresort

Good to know. Its always been a hard location to make work but nice to see something new. The old place never had any real amenities since it was more of a guesthouse but the beach is nice as long as they keep the cruise ship day crowd out. I know when we stayed next door at BSV once it got noisy at time. High season almost over, hopefully they can get it open quickly before it goes slow again. I hear the rent is not cheap there!

I was wondering what was going on there. Not much info on that page though.

Lots of pictures.

Nothing being done as yet . But will wait and see since its right down the road for us.

Regular webpage, with more info, including prices.

Link

I see only the 2 bedroom has a kitchen.

Just went by and nothing happening for now.
Will check back during this coming week.
Happy Sunday evening.

Beautiful part of the Simpson Bay Beach in those photos.

Yes. They don't dare show any evidence of Sargassium.

Scuba--yes, that was one of my big problems with El Z, no kitchens in almost all rooms. On purpose because of the restaurant, I'm sure. I wonder if the new place is going to have a restaurant, as there is nothing on the website about that. I'm not sure they can survive without a restaurant though.

Well the Restaurant facility is there .

Lesley--Yes, that's true. Just surprised there is nothing on the website about a restaurant.

Well Carol , you have to remember that will have to restock everything that was sold out via Auction. So just wait and see .

Lesley--So, they are planning on reopening the restaurant then?

This is the response to that question on Berger's site:

Plans are being made as we speak stay tune to there Facebook page to the opening LINK - FB page for Cocovaa

Just a thought. A friend of mine told me this new place is asking for advance room deposits. As this seems to be an unknown start up, personally I would somehow if booking there make sure the deposit in protected just in case they can't provide the rooms. We had a couple of friends that lost their room deposits at El Zifro when they got evicted. Not to be NEGATIVE just be safe.

Yes better believe it .

Sunshine Properties posted yesterday, "Cocovaa beach resort Special prelaunch discount |...".

Interesting. Pre construction , pre open etc types of offers when nothing it ready or built make me a little extra careful as its generally really is a fund raiser to finance. It certainly sounds good now and I would maybe consider trying it. I just would need to know and little more information like who the management is,, who is involved , history , experience, past reputation , etc. Until then I personally would stick to anyplace else like next door BSV etc with a long good history until they have operated a little while and people reviewed. Or least put your deposit only in safe 3 rd party hands. It's just been a few months since EL ZIFRO closed and cost a lot of people to loose their room deposits. I am anxious to see what they can do, it's a nice beach down there for sure.

That's the way they do it here, sadly. Lots of half built buildings.

One way or another these new owners are trying to make it work. I'm glad someone is going in there. it will keep the area safe!!

Has anyone stayed at CocoVaa Resort? It's now July 2023, nothing new posted in this forum for this resort?

Facebook page (previously posted here) reads that restaurant is coming soon.

When I checked rates for January 6 -13 2024 2br 2b ranged from $295-350 per night and 1br 1b $230-250.

Strange tho was that each suite listed had different amenities. Some said AC some said Kitchen some hairdryer. It didn't say all suites have etc.

PS if anyone happens to be staying at BSV stop by, check it out and let us know.

When it was El Z, I believe only one of the units had a kitchen. The rest just had a small fridge and I think, a microwave.

That property seems to allows changing hands and a little problematic. Now I read another beach bar is going in there too, just what the neighbors don't need. Pics do look interesting but personally I would stay any place else on Simpson Bay more known until they had time to get some good reviews and operating a while. I know BSV had kitchens and Marys Boon's larger units have full kitchens and all the other rooms have kitchenettes but not good enough to cook full meals.