Our family (mom, dad and 2 teenage girls) really liked Cocomo. We booked 2 of the 4 rooms so we took up half the space and we thoroughly enjoyed the other guests and finding out what they had done and where they had been. One of the best benefits of a B and B!

Breakfasts were healthy and large: fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal and milk, omelettes, scrambled eggs, toast, lots of coffee, juice, tea and locally made Bocas hot sauce.

Rooms were very clean and had excellent air conditioning. The water pressure in the showers was the best we found in Panama. Decor was cottage like and funky ... very comfortable, laid back and relaxing. There were two hammocks on one of the decks and a number of plastic adirondacks on the other. Fairly close to downtown but far enough away to be quiet. 50 cents a person for a taxi into town or you could walk it in about 10 minutes.

Excellent surfing school across the street where you can book lessons. Water taxis pick you up and drop you off at your deck, no walking to a pier! Just a phone call away.

Communal fridge for your beverages and honour system for sodas and water.

Friendly and helpful staff. Douglas the owner knows the good restaurants and places to enjoy an afternoon beverage.

All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would have stayed longer than the 4 days but they were booked so we had to move on.

Cocomo is just perfect. I couldn't think of ways to improve it even if I thought long and hard. If it's in your price range (and it's certainly not expensive), book it now. You won't be sorry.

What makes it great? The obvious things are that the decor is fun (but without being silly), the included breakfast is delicious, and the deck and dock are right on the water. You can sit in the hammocks at the end of the day, feel the cool breeze, and watch the light show on the bay as the sun slides over the horizon. They also have free kayaks if you feel like venturing out on the bay. Cocomo is also close enough to the center of town to make everything easy walking distance, but far enough away to be quiet and serene.

But what really makes Cocomo great is its size. It has only four rooms, so it never feels crowded or mass market. As Bocas has boomed, this is an increasingly rare quality, and it's hard to express how much it improves your stay. It's relaxed, uncrowded, and it almost feels like your own place (but with the advantage that someone serves you a delicious breakfast on the water every morning!).

The best thing about Cocomo, however, is that it still feels like the old Bocas, the pre-boom Bocas. It isn't the only hotel in the area that let's you get in touch with the spirit of the area, but it's a very good choice.

Giving this a 5 b/c of the price I paid...this is a nice little B&B..nothing fancy but everything you need. Perfect distance to town with still plenty of things right close by. Rooms are simple with some cute decorations and not too small...warm shower! Friendly staff...I showed up after they were gone for the day and they left a note on the door just telling me where to go...easy!!! NIce little patio on the water w/ some great hammocks..kayaks to use though I didn't use them.

Breakfast is good (and nice place to meet people)...fruits, breads and cereals and you can order eggs, omelettes, french toast. Both days I didn't need to eat lunch as I was so full from breakfast.

For $4 they will do your laundry and whatever detergent they use - it smelled great!!

Would definitely recommend this if you are looking for something outside of noisy time and don't need anything too fancy.

Our "date of stay" was actually back in the fall 2008. Everything was great about our stay, but what really blew my (now) fiancee and I away was the effort the owner took to ensure we had a great time. For example, we couldn't find a snorkelling excursion that worked for our group of four, so he personally arranged a short trip for our friends and took my fiancee and I out for the day on his own boat to some of his favourite spots. We've travelled a lot since then all over the world, and this was probably the best B&B we've ever stayed at.