Coconut Grove Beach Resort

We stayed here for a few nights while visiting the slave dungeons in Elmina. The place is okay, but seems a bit dated. Our room definitely was. We had the hardest hotel mattress that I’ve ever slept on. Lizards in our bathroom. Only a few minutes of hot water while showering. And, a stopped up sink that maintenance came and quickly fixed. The most memorable part of this stay was the 50th wedding anniversary celebration that was put together for a couple in our travel group.

Great location, the only bay beach on that stretch that is not blocked by sea defence. The roads to the hotel, like many in Ghana, are to be endured. Rooms are large, clean, and comfortable. Weather in the garden or beach is perfect. A large golfing cos. Some animal kn sight like horses, rabbits, Croc pound. Family friendly with playground, kids pool, and beach activities. The food is good. Always order ahead for things like seafood bcos it can take a while. They recently added a story structure behind the bar for more seating. It has a good view. My server brought food without cutlery and brought it after 5 minutes.

Check in is 2pm, but the rooms were not ready and there was no urgency about getting them ready - it took over half an hour for them to be available. One rooms didn’t have towels and it took three requests to reception and four hours to get some. The hot water boiler in one of the other rooms didn’t work, so some people had cold showers. The WiFi only works in reception, which on a complex of this size and this price is useless. There are lots of pictures in reception proudly displaying all the celebrities who have visited, but this is a vastly overpriced hotel for poor service, cold water and no WiFi.