The Blue Coconut Restaurant — Restaurant in Bocas del Toro

We have slept next to the restaurant Blue Coconut in an apartment and hereby judge the apartment and also the restaurant:

Apartment: It is pleasant to sleep on the sea and the snorkeling was excellent, you can see many animals, but now to the negative: Price/performance overall was very very poor. The owner has three dogs, a cute baby rottweiler and two guard dogs of which she herself claims you should not attack them, because they can bite. They also guard the houses there and bark without exception when boats approach. So one is often awakened. The house you stay in is neat but not clean, we would never have cooked anything there. In the house we had many gekkos (we caught and removed four) and a huge butterfly. We had NO hot water, the water from the shower and sink runs directly into the sea. The wifi was very bad, even phone calls via whatsapp broke off. We were 3 nights, so almost 4 days, there was no cleaning, also no fresh towels. Nothing was offered preventively, no recommendations what to do, no conversations on the part of the owner, nothing. You can only get from the house to the main island of Bocas by water cab for $6 per person to do some shopping or to eat.

Restaurant: The house is right next to the Blue Coconut, the owner's restaurant, but is only open from noon to 6pm, so breakfast was impossible. On our last day it was even closed, although it should be open regularly. One guest even came by water cab to eat, only to be told that it was closed, so he had to leave again.

The food in the restaurant was average, the prices for it rather expensive, the staff did not remember our order and served the wrong food. The cocktails were also very poor, small selection, poorly mixed, but expensive. The price per night was $192 by far the most expensive thing we booked on our 15 day Panama tour and it was not justified in any way. One night or two days would be more than sufficient here and quite honestly we would see $90 as justified. We were quite...

The food is ok and the place is beautiful. BUT the staff working there are very rude and not professional! We went there to eat and snorkel. When it was time to leave, we didn’t want to take the boat the restaurant was offering since the price was more expensive than it should be. The staff became very angry and upset over this. We try to get a boat by ourselves, but it took a little time and the place started to close for the day. One of the staff then threatened us with 3 very aggressive dogs and said that the are very dangerous and will attack us if we weren’t leave (if you read earlier reviews, you could read that these dogs once bit one customer that have to search medical help). We felt very unpleasant about the situation! Don’t support this place, there are a lot of more places...

I was really excited to try this place. My friends and I kayaked and SUP'd all the way from Isla Carenero which took a little over an hour.

The place was completely empty when we arrived and before I had even tied up my kayak, I was told, in a not-so-welcoming manner, that either we have to purchase a drink or pay $5 each.

I ordered a passion fruit margarita while my friends stayed out in the water. Once I had finished my drink, the bartender approached me and said my friends could not be in the water if they did not order a drink or pay $5. They were in the ocean, not on the property. So we left. After working many years in the restaurant and hospitality industry, I was very surprised by how we were treated.

I will not be returning to the...