Cohune Palms River Cabanas

Cohune Palms really has a lot going for it. The property is truly beautiful , nestled in the middle of the jungle, with access to the river and animals roaming during the day. The staff is kind and helpful, but while the rooms have potential, they really are not well kept. Forget about mosquitoes, we found many cockroaches in the bathroom, big unknown stains on the bed sheets, and dust all over the room. I really wanted to enjoy this place and all it had to offer, but unfortunately, the lack of attention to the living areas really prevented me from doing so. They market themselves as a resort, but in reality it is equivalent to camping. For this price point, save yourself some stress and find a property with more well kept rooms.

We absolutely LOVED our stay here! It was so calm and peaceful. The staff are wonderful and will go out of their way to help you with anything you need. It's definitely more at the 'rustic' end of the scale but we really enjoyed that aspect. The river is wonderful to jump in and cool off and Mario helped us with a river tubing trip that ended right at the hotel's desk. Camille who cooked the food was so wonderful and kind and we really loved the delicious local dishes she made for us. While staying there we saw agoutis, howler monkeys, hummingbirds, a toucan and a jaguarundi right on the property.

Most of the hotels in San Ignacio are away from the center of town and sometimes pretty far away. The Cohune Palms is also out of town but not a long drive to go back to restaurants or shops. Of course it's setting feels so different from the town, in a good way. One needs to know that it has a more rustic feel than some of the higher priced places, but that is what we came for. No televisions, A/C, etc. However, they have fans in the rooms and even though I was worried about the heat my worries were unfounded as it cools off well at night and the location makes it cool during the day. We had a car and so it was easy to get around from the Cohune Palms and they were kind enough to let us leave our car there as we went over to Guatemala for a couple of days. When we came back we took a taxi from town and the cost was only 5BZE per person. I would think that the food would be quite good but we only had breakfast there one day, for I think 12USD, and it was really good. As others reviewers mentioned, everyone there was super friendly and helpful. We were glad to have stayed there and would recommend it to others if you are looking for that type of experience.