Coco Blanco Islands — Hotel in Guna Yala

The island is beautiful, like what you would see in movies. The experience was nice but must be forewarned it is rustic. The 4X4 picks you up from your hotel (they say between 5-5:30am but ends up being closer to 6:30). You will ride with other passengers going to the islands for a few hours through a bumpy mountain road- they will stop at a grocery store for you to quickly grab essentials (MUST BRING: water bottles, snacks, alcohol, sunblock, bug spray, flashlights or flameless candles). The car ride takes about 3 hrs. Once you arrive at the docks the kuna yala will bring you to the island (a speed boat ride for an hour, you will get wet!). Once you are on the island they will show you the hut, which is clean with private bathroom- running water only during a portion of the day and electricity (one light bulb per room) goes out by 10pm. Night sky there is amazing, can see every star. They cook 3 meals a day for you (lunch and dinner is fresh fish with rice usually, scrambled eggs for breakfast). They will take you to another island once per day, have a few extra snorkel gear if interested in borrowing). Nelson the owner was very welcoming and informative. Overall experience was great, island is beautiful and safe. Just know this isn't a place with AC, constant running water so don't come in with those types of expectations. It's a place to play in the water, lay in a hammock reading a book and to spend quality time with your...

The island is beautiful, like what you would see in movies. The experience was nice but must be forewarned it is rustic. The 4X4 picks you up from your hotel (they say between 5-5:30am but ends up being closer to 6:30). You will ride with other passengers going to the islands for a few hours through a bumpy mountain road- they will stop at a grocery store for you to quickly grab essentials (MUST BRING: water bottles, snacks, alcohol, sunblock, bug spray, flashlights or flameless candles). The car ride takes about 3 hrs. Once you arrive at the docks the kuna yala will bring you to the island (a speed boat ride for an hour, you will get wet!). Once you are on the island they will show you the hut, which is clean with private bathroom- running water only during a portion of the day and electricity (one light bulb per room) goes out by 10pm. Night sky there is amazing, can see every star. They cook 3 meals a day for you (lunch and dinner is fresh fish with rice usually, scrambled eggs for breakfast). They will take you to another island once per day, have a few extra snorkel gear if interested in borrowing). Nelson the owner was very welcoming and informative. Overall experience was great, island is beautiful and safe. Just know this isn't a place with AC, constant running water so don't come in with those types of expectations. It's a place to play in the water, lay in a hammock reading a book and to spend quality time with your...

We selected Cabanas Coco Blanco through Panama Travel Unlimited- Day Tours for a two day, one night stay. While the website did seem more glamorous (probably older photos), the actual accommodations were a bit more aged than expected. The boat ride was anything short of fancy, and the food served was not gourmet. The bathrooms "with running water" may fall a bit short of expectation (you have to let them know when you are ready to shower and they turn on the hot water) and I don't even think the toilet flushed....|| ||However, it is definitely a life changing experience! Let's be honest, you selected this excursion for the sunshine, clear waters and sandy beach! And on that note, it definitely delivers! Seeing the Kuna Yala people and meeting the family that serves you is a cultural experience in itself. We were actually stuck in a thunderstorm overnight which made the experience exhilarating in a different way! It definitely is a life changing experience and I highly recommend it! Perhaps you may want to look into other islands/hotels but from what I heard or saw they are not much different across each island....||||Take the...