We have just returned from a two week stay at the Decameron Los Cocos. Mar 1st to Mar 15th.
The flight was good, the new airport was great and we were on the bus in no time.
It was about 10pm when we got to the resort. The reception area is very small and right beside the disco. We could not hear the clerk as he gave us instructions as the disco 6 ft away was too loud.
They put us in Cocos 2 on the third floor. At 1:30am someone was breaking into the room, it was a porter with another guest. That straightened out we finally slept on the concrete mattress. The next day we went to get the key for the safe and found out we weren’t on the computer. We had a copy of our vouchers that showed the new clerk that we were supposed to be there.
That ended the negative part of the trip.
Yes we did order foam for the mattress, yes we had a resident gecko, yes the toilet and shower had problems, and yes we had burnt out lights in the room. All problems were taken care of (except the gecko) within 2 hrs of contacting maintenance.
We found the food above average. The cooks here are magicians with rice, pork chicken, fish, breads and desserts.
The beach was a delight - at low tide you could walk out 200 yards and the water was only 4 ft deep. No seaweed, rocks, coral, just sand.
We did go on a tour to their beach club for the day. As read in other reports the waves tend to be very high and so no one went in the water. It is a good tour as the beach is great to walk and it is quiet there. The food was also great.
The rooms are very small with a bed , dresser, TV, nightstand. 2 chairs and a small table. Cocos 4 where most of the Canadians stayed did have larger rooms but is located across the street from the beach. They did have the best pool.
Recommendations - do bring ear plugs, seriously, the music on the beach is loud, the shows and discos are loud , and your air conditioner at night can be loud.
Do bring an insulated container for your beach drinks. All drinks come in an 8 oz plastic cup and last about 2 min. The insulated cups seem to keep ice for 2 1/2hrs.
Do bring a small towel, like a hand towel, to clean the beach chairs from sand etc. They are also handy to clean sand from your feet as you put on your sandals.
Do order foam for the mattress immediately. Honest, you will need it.
Do contact the front desk when any problem arises. It will be repaired quickly.
In the end we did enjoy the resort. We loved the beach, the food, and the people.
Believe it or not we walked the towns many times and were not bothered by time share people. There are many beach vendors but they are not agressive.
Check out was quick and efficient.
The rooms, pools and activity area are 2 1/2 star but the people, food, drinks and tours are 4 star.

Just returned last night from Los Cocos. This was a great hotel for the price we paid, and it should have a better rating than it does, but then maybe it would get to be like all the other hotels, noisy and crowded. The food was excellent, always found plenty to eat, a-la-cartes not so good we found the buffet to be much better, you will not go hungry. A lot of Mexicans and their families frequent this hotel, all very friendly, nice to see such family oriented holidays, they do love their beach, as they should, it is very very nice. The rooms are basic but very clean, we were in Cocos 4 way up high, 3rd floor, did find the stairs a bother some days, but we managed as there is no elevator in this building, but a minor setback, it was the only exercise we got LOL. We visited a little village Las Ayala just up over the hill from the restaurant on the hill, very pretty and very mexican, a beautiful beach and lots of bars and little restaurants if you want to make a day of it. Shared taxis very cheap, 6 pesos per person, no matter how far you want to go. Proper taxis are only 30 pesos no matter if there are 2 or 4 of you, cheap way to get around. The beach club was very nice, spectacular beach, nice day out. You have to go to market day, every thursday, quite the experience. worth the trip. Spent the day in PV, what a contrast, too many people for my liking, and way more expensive, too commercialized, I can see Walmart, Starbucks and Costco any day of the week, Guayabitos is more Mexican and more of how the locals live, I would never again stay in PV. but Los Cocos! in a heartbeat, go and enjoy. Oh and the rooster, a pest alright, but if you close the bathroom windows and door you can hardly hear it, somebody should shoot the critter!!!! I think it has it's own hours, it does not need daylight to start its racket LOL. All in all a great holiday.

Wife and I got last minute deals, great price, couldn't turn it down. We were prepared to stay in a 3 star, no surprises. Staff was friendly, very pollite. At check in we requested a king bed, reception did the usual "I don't know if this one is, sorry" which means it has two twins, oh well, wasn't going to let this throw off the trip. Couldn't get the AC working, service man came up, quick flick of a hidden switch behind the lamp and I looked like a fool:) Big lineup at the buffet, March 1st is the start of a big Mexican holiday I guess, the place is packed with locals, which I don't mind at all, we did come to THIER country. All quieted down afterwards and the resort was much more calm. Bottled Sol and Pacifico was a treat, I hate draft anything. Never seen cigarettes included before with an AI, it was a nice touch us smokers appreciate! The beach was great, food was 3 star as expected. Loved the area, quiet, shops close by, we ate at many restaurants. The beach club was excellent, very quiet, snacks were again, 3 star, but that's what we paid for. The room was clean, AC was a bit noisy but effective. The rooster issue really needs to be adressed, small town or not MANY guests were quite bothered by this. The bathroom was par with the 3 star rating, but the shower curtain had 30 or so back mold spots, that needed to be thrown out. Good thing the shower is quite big so no issue of contact with the curtain.The toilet broke a few times, nothing I couldn't fix myself well enough to get by. We had a second floor room in Cocos #4, right above the small lounge area and bar. Nice view of the ocean, but the utility room was across from ours, slamming doors kept me up every now and then, but only on two sober nights, beer and rum buffered the noise all others:) Only did one a la carte dinner, the Thai, pass on this one. Drowning in sauces and more salt than the ocean we swam in. Did the buffet a couple times, the BBQ night dinner with paper-thin steak. The ribs are consistant here, very tasty/meaty. Breakfast was also consistant, we enjoy our breakfast. It's a 3 star, and a good one at that. Great location, nice places to walk and explore, tasty restaurants, and a feel of what Mexico is like before big 1,000 room resorts come in and pillage the counrtyside. Definitely coming back. The beach and ocean is better on the east coast, but to breakup a winter spell at a fabulous value, the Los Cocos is great.

My husband and I stayed at the Decameron Los Cocos just last month, from Feb. 16 to the 23, and absolutely loved it. I had read a lot of reviews on the resort, and most of them were accurate (except the one from buddy saying he hated it, it sucked). We were treated like royalty from the moment we got on the bus from the PV airport. We found the staff most helpful, very clean (exceptionally clean!!!! The people serving the food all wear face masks, and the floors are continually being mopped, almost every 15 minutes.) The first day there I found the odor of the disinfectant a little strange, and there was a smell of burning in the air, but I know I have an overly sensitive nose, and within a day or so I became accustomed to it. In fact, on the second day we took the bus into Puerto Vallarta, and upon returning I felt so happy to be out of the big city, that the smells welcomed me back!
Be warned about the Pina Coladas...they are VERY strong, and very good. I overindulged the first night, no need to say more.
Again, the staff was very helpful and kind!
The food was good, with a lot of variety. I was eager to try the Mexican dishes, while my husband tended to stay with the meat and potatoes fare. No worries, it was all available. We tried the ala carte restaurant one night, and it was delicious, but we preferred to pick and choose from the buffet. It was so clean and safe, and delicious. I work in the food industry, and have my food safe certicate, so am overly conciencious about such matters...not to worry.
The pool was a little too cool for our liking, I have to be honest. Actually the week we were there was not really hot, but very nice. There are a lot of dogs on the beach, but like the majority of Mexican people, they are friendly. I wanted to take them all home with me (the dogs, I mean).
The main thing I noticed about Mexico is the friendliness of everyone. One afternoon my husband went to play tennis with a guy he met, and I spent the time at the beach, with my pina colada and book. Not once did I feel unsafe!!!! Yes, the beach vendors come up and want you to look at their wares, but they are not aggressive or nasty.
We went on a whale watching tour, booked with Miguel, and it was amazing. We were served a wonderful lunch (all seafood, be warned, if you don't like seafood. But then, who doesn't???)
and got to go snorkelling and swimming. At one point two humpback whales rode shotgun with our boat, breaching and showboating all the way. About one hundred porpoises also gave chase, amazing shots. We saw sea turtles and many strange and marvelous birds. That was a fantastic day!
If you go to Guaybitos, be sure to check out Raymond and Kelli's ATV and scooter tours, just down the street from the resort. We rented a scooter from there one day, then a couple days later went on an ATV tour with Kelli. The scooter trip was awesome: you get to take off on your own. The ATV trip was guided, but it was cool too. Kelli and her husband are Canadians who moved to Guayabitos about 3 years ago and know their stuff. She showed us the back country, which is what I really wanted to see.
We got really dusty and dirty, just to warn you.
That afternoon we rented horses from the horse rental place just down the road (yep, it's all there!!! ). For $28 each we got a guided tour up into the hillside of the little town north of Guayabitos. Our guide, Savarro, did not speak much English, but was very friendly and a good horseman. We got on well. He asked if we wanted to gallop, and we did!!!! Had a great time, and got a lot of beautiful shots.
If it sounds as if we were not in our resort a lot, well we were out of it a lot, but the time in it we very much enjoyed. The drinking time is from sometime in the morning to 11 pm, which may not sound late, but the disco is open until 2am, and we were in one of the bars until after 12 am, and they still served us. It makes for a quieter night, which is nice, because the cleaning crew is up early. I sleep with earplugs anyway, and because we were only there a week and wanted to experience as much as possible, we loved being up early.
Most of the people in the resort were Mexican or Canadian, and all very friendly. I would go back there in a heartbeat. This resort, this town, has such a small-town feel and pulse, who wouldn't feel at home? Well if you are a big-city partier-type person, you might. Otherwise, we're good to go!!!