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Reviews of Cosmic Crab Resort

2.5 out of 5
Cosmic Crab Resort
Carenero Island Trail, Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 68 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 68 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Charlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Inexpensive for what you get. I stayed in a private over the water cabin with my own private bathroom. Conveniently close to Bocas Town. Host was friendly, patient, and very helpful. Has its own restaurant and bar, so really no need to go anywhere else. I would rent again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Allison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
It was wonderful. We just had some issues with the air conditioner, should be changed. Other than that, we had a very good time.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

JASON, Wichita

Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay overall
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful as always ..
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Béla

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The website (expedia) photo are very diffrent. Room has a bad odor, noisy ac, and sadly a very poor neighborhood with houses with poverty on a garbage field. All the dirt are floating on the sea. I wish i could read the other comments. Expedia helpdesk didnt help me at all. This is my last trip with expedia, asap its over i will cancell my account!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was great! Had a great time there. Will definitely be back!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff treatment
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

shaman

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved this hotel. The staff are amazing and the location is great; only a 1 minute boat ride from Isla Colon which takes you directly to the hotel. The room was very spacious with comfortable beds and a small fridge. A half hour stroll through the friendly neighbourhood and you on the other side of the island. The only thing worth a mention was the air conditioner was a bit noisy but we found the nights were cool enough without it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oggun

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a great stay at the cosmic crab, 5/5, Great location and great views of the surroundings. Staff was friendly and took time to explain all the services and hotel guidelines. Anyone who wants to have agreat time in Bocas should consider CC

6/10 Okay

Larry

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Zero beach and/or swimming area. Garbage in the water. Cute bungalow over the water
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Cindy

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great quiet location. Easily accessable to water taxis to go to any islands. The food and Bloody Marys at Cosmic Crab are so great. We stayed 2 weeks and ate multiple meals here and neither of us had a bad meal. You can't go wrong here with location, food and cocktails.

10/10 Excellent

janice

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Diana

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed three days and the room was not cleaned once. We also dined in the restaurant and would not recommend the lobster. The accommodations themselves were very unique and quaint however seasoned.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debra, san jose

8/10 Good

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Claire

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Martina

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place itself is beautiful and the owner is nice. I enjoyed the view, ac, the comfortable beds and room (i personally find hammocks more comfortable than the wooden chairs they have but it’s a personal preference). The island is gorgeous but FULL of Sandflies which makes it impossible to be outside for more than five minutes. It made me literally SICK, im still coping with the aftermath.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Brianna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would absolutely recommend Cosmic Crab for your stay in Bocas del Toro! Opening up our door in the morning directly to the ocean was amazing, and the breakfast each morning was sooo delicious. The owners are always available on property and are super helpful in booking tours, making local recommendations, and making sure your stay is comfortable. They even refunded guests who could not make the trip due to protests that ocuurred Panama during our stay, which is highly commendable and respectable. They truly have the safety and comfort of the guest in mind. Be aware that the rooms on the water are small, as they only have a bed next to the bathroom with no door (only a curtain) separating the two, and that the sand flies can be vicious at night, and that the restaurant is only open on Friday-Sunday, but it's too good of a price and location to pass up! It's only $1 and literally a one-minute boat ride to get to the main island, and all the boat tours pick you up right at the dock of the hotel. We had such an enjoyable stay and miss it already!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Coryna

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed on a waterfront cabin. We stayed here for a night and did’t arrive until sundown. Our cabin was quite warm and musty from the dampness and lack of AC until we arrived. The design is carried throughout in the furnishings inside. Waking up to the water views in the morning was magical. Three things I wish were attended to: A plumbing smell which could be combatted with air fresheners. Only give the towels once guests arrive (as they were musty from the warm damp room before arrival). Complimentary bug spray/cream since we got attacked by sandflies and one of us reacted very poorly a day later without knowing. The family that owns the property is lovely and keeps that pot of complimentary coffee nicely filled in the morning (a nice cup to enjoy with the views).
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

alicia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property and friendly staff. We enjoyed our stay and enjoyed the wonderful food at the restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
PARADISE
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
We stayed four days and there was no room service. We had to put the toilet paper in the trash can and it was never emptied. The beds were never changed or made. There is also no sandy beach around the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location
Great location and fantastic staff, really helpful and welcoming but unfortunately rooms were very basic. Felt like a bit of a shed if I’m honest, sorry. Bed was not comfortable. Didn’t feel that private with the very thin curtains that you could see people walk past.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

jhonatan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

Patrick

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Broken water heater Not Clean Poor Management Breakfast was not included as advertised
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michelle, Anaheim

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Gloria

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Great location and has AC! However, the restaurant is closed Mon-Thu which is inconvenient and the water pressure is basically non existent. For $100/night, expected a little more, but overall a good experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Joan on 21 Dec 2021
Glad you enjoyed your stay! Since our well water is rich in minerals, it does sometimes clog the heads of the showers, which is an easy 2 minute fix. I wish you had let us know about the water pressure while you were here, we would have gladly addressed it. Our restaurant is so good, and disappointing to our weekday guests that it is only open weekends. We have had to make many changes since the Pandemic and hope to open more days again soon when Tourism to Bocas is thriving again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Marianne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had the hotel to ourselves - very peaceful and we stayed in cabins right up to the water per hostess suggestion which was wonderful - great views and lovely sea breezes all the time
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Martin

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Joan went out of her way to help. June barman excellent. Resort was just coming out of covid so we wish them luck. Martin and Russ.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Omer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place has always been great I live in Costa Rica so come to bocas often this was the first time since COVID that I have been back good to see this place is perfect in every way thank you Cosmic Crab
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jarett

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay, Amazing Owners, Amazing Rooms.
The views were amazing, the owners were amazing, the rooms were amazing. Everything (literally) was super-close and accessible. I could not be happier that this was the place we chose to stay at.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Joan on 7 Jun 2021
Thanks Jarret! Lovely to meet you both. So glad you enjoyed your stay at Cosmic Crab!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stop along the highway between Puerto Viejo and San Jose. Very friendly staff, great breakfast included. Air-conditioned and clean rooms.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great not-a-resort
Cosmic Crab isn’t really a resort as such so don’t come expecting typical resort service and facilities. That said, the food and cocktails are excellent, the cabins are small but otherwise pretty great and the staff and owners are exceptionally helpful. It’s a great spot if you want to be close to the action in Bocas while getting to relax outside of it (it’s a $1 boat trip across to the main island). I’d happily recommend Cosmic Crab.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
We were in Bocas Del Toro for one night and I feel as though we made the wrong choice staying here. The natural setting of the hotel is lovely, but the experience of staying here felt more like being a student at a summer camp than a guest in a hotel. The owner felt overbearing. Not good vibes. The restaurant is also a lovely setting over the water but, unfortunately, more than half of what we ordered wasn’t available. Out of many ingredients for food and cocktails. Also, Expedia says that breakfast is included but when we arrived we found that it is in fact not included. Would return to this part of Panama for sure, but would choose to stay elsewhere. Oh, and two more things. No hot water (at all) and is situated very near some noisy neighbors or a club who played super loud music until 330am. Our two daughters, 4 and 5 couldn’t sleep. Nor could we.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service was great . The food amazing i will be back some day
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome
Great
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good Stay
Fantastic location! The hotel staff, particularly in the restaurant, were amazing. You only get wifi in the restaurant and there are no TVs in the rooms. Bocas Town is only a 1 minute water taxi for entertainment and dining.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from J&S on 30 Jan 2018
Thank you for your review, and yes our staff is great. We are only a 1-minute boat taxi to Isla Colon (Bocas Town). WiFi is in all public areas and some of the cabins depend on the location of the cabin from the router. Thanks and hope to see you again.