Hotel Reina del Mar by Dorado

Beautiful place, the service is lovely and the breakfast is very good. The accommodations are bungalow so the furniture is basic but the bed is very comfortable. The view of the sea is lovely from the terrace in the morning. The sea is better in the south than in the north.

Some of the staff have poor attitudes unless you tip them or give into paying for activities that are offered by some third party people who sit on the side of the beach. You can clearly see which guests are made a priority. Also trash on the beach seems to not be picked up ever. Also felt not safe when front desk got a taxi for us, driver came in and conversed with her and we got in the taxi and he took off with us without asking where we were going?! He assumed we were going to a restaurant we didn’t even have reservations for. Swani and Brenda are the absolute best there!!

Review of beach bar and restaurant only. The nicest spot. I spent the day enjoying the lounger in the shade of the trees, drinking delicious drinks and tasty food. Nobody bothered me, but if I needed anything they were right there. Such a lovely spot. Cocoplum Bay is a wonderful place to chill and swim.

This little resort is phenomenal. It’s like a little Shangi-la, or a little White Lots. We were there for our 20th anniversary and you get to know everyone there…. Angie with the stupendous margaritas, big Javier the groundskeeper, and little Javier the tour boat captain. Breakfast is glorious, dinner is great. Such a easy commute across the sand, barefoot to the restaurant. The sun stays behind the palms, and you can move the chairs into the full sun easy. Check in was easy, prices were way better than we expected. It is not a sprawling all-inclusive. It is quaint and intimate. The rooms are small, but we never stayed in them.

Wow! We were soooo sad to leave this place! It was magical! My partner and I stayed for 3 days over Christmas. It is absolutely stunning! We had a great view of the beach from our room. It was a small room, but it was fine for us. The bed was very comfortable and had air conditioning (no ceiling fan). It was a clean room. There was some rust, but it’s a hot and humid place. We were happy with it. The beach has nice sand and a view of Rocky Cay and the ship wreck. We swam to Rocky Cay but you can also take a boat there. There is some seaweed at the beach, but they clean it up each morning so it’s not so bad. You just walk through it and then the ocean is beautiful and clean. There are some beach dogs, but I’ve never met such nice and soft beach dogs. There are beach beds, hammocks, swings and lounge chairs. So many places to hang out for the day, and plenty of space for everyone. It is really well decorated. So Instagram-worthy. And we had good wifi there. The food was sooooo delicious!! Breakfast was amazing every day. Fruit, coffee, yogurt, bread, and your choice of egg plate (with French toast, arepas, a few other options). For dinners we got the Caribbean shrimp rice and a chicken entre. And the mango juice with milk. All so delicious, and a fair price (breakfast free with the room). From the bar, we ordered coco locos (local speciality with many different kinds of liquor). It was really strong. Too strong for us as we don’t drink heavily normally, but some people might appreciate the strong drinks. Javier was great. He set out the chairs and cleaned them up each day. And he kept the place clean and got us connected with everything we needed. The receptionists spoke enough English to help us. Everyone else mostly just Spanish, but everyone very friendly and helpful. We had such a magical time at this place. It is so beautiful and peaceful. Highly recommend to anyone going to San Andres!

We flew to San Andres for a long weekend and decided to stay at this terrible spot. I don't understand how such a 'new' hotel can be so terribly upkept and have such terrible service. I also don't understand how there can be so many positive reviews, are these reviews made by people or bots? The rooms are TINY, you don't even have room to hang a tshirt. Your luggage has to stay on the floor. There is black MOLD in some areas and the AC is filled with it. The shower only has cold water and you can barely move around it in. Since the rooms are so tiny and unhealthy, one would want to stay outside right? Well, there's a long barrier of algae blocking access to the water. Several guests were heard asking staff to at least clear the way so they can get in the water. Terrible experience on all fronts, would definitely recommend all to stay elsewhere. When we spoke with others who attended previously visited the island and stayed at this 'new' resort, their experiences resonated strongly with ours. Some asked to change room 4-5x before finding 1 'reasonable' room to pass the night. Save your money and stay elsewhere! This overpriced stay will leave a sour taste on your mouth and potential health concerns down the line from their moldy rooms.