Dreamplace Bocayna Village

“Enjoying bungalow and gourmet dinner again”

Been there several times (with different owners…) and enjoyed it again: Highlights 1) the spacious bungalow with big terrace and 2) the excellent dinner (half board, buffet + a choice of one out of five dishes each evening). Need to mention the very friendly staff. Helpful in case of. Servants ob… more

Been there several times (with different owners…) and enjoyed it again: Highlights 1) the spacious bungalow with big terrace and 2) the excellent dinner (half board, buffet + a choice of one out of five dishes each evening). Need to mention the very friendly staff. Helpful in case of. Servants obviously enjoyed their job. Though very windy and rainy days in March 2026 we could use the pool which was in better shape than previous times. Do not expect 1) gym being more than some weights (all other equipment out of order as four years ago, but who needs gym in such landscape…) and 2) be patient with a little need of renovation here and there … … then you will enjoy a relaxing stay with excellent dinner.

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“DO NOT go all inclusive”

We have just returned from a week at the Bocayna Village hotel. We have good and bad points to mention so will start with the bad. As my friend and I have mobility problems that require assistance at the airport we requested a room near the amenities. Well on the 2nd floor almost at the end was wha… more

We have just returned from a week at the Bocayna Village hotel. We have good and bad points to mention so will start with the bad. As my friend and I have mobility problems that require assistance at the airport we requested a room near the amenities. Well on the 2nd floor almost at the end was what we got. Room 22. They said that was all they had! There are stairs everywhere with a majority not even having hand rails to hold onto and although there are slopes we wouldn't say the hotel is accessible. Don't go all inclusive at the food is a joke! Breakfast is the normal offerings but the fruit they provided was either out of a tin or frozen with a fruit bowl at the end which contained very over ripe fruit. There is one little 2 slice toaster but that didn't seem to be a problem as not much choice of bread to toast. You can't get a drink until 11am. Not even coffee. The bar is not commonly manned when open. You have to ring a bell and wait. Sometimes for long periods. So onto lunch. The only hot food was pizza and chips. The rest mainly being leftovers from the night before. Salad was a joke as they didn't have any leaves or tomatoes. Deserts are out of a packet/freezer with some luminous coloured offerings. Everything is processed. Nothing is fresh. We complained about lunch, the next day a little more choice appeared. But always tuna, no other protein to have with the salad. Move onto dinner. They do offer a choice of 5 meals on display that they will prepare for you but mostly they were luke warm so obviously not prepared fresh We also complained about this so then had dinner brought to us on warm plates and maybe on 2 occasions the food was hot. It seems they must have told all the staff as they all started to make jokes about it to us like was it too hot/too cold etc. In the end it was like they were taking the micky. BTW if you go don't look up at the fans in the restaurant, they are filthy. Can't imagine what would come off them and go on your food if turned on. There is nowhere inside to sit and have a drink in the evening and as its early in the season its quite cold in the evening so people got a couple of drinks to take back to the room. Its like the hotel decided to go all inclusive on a budget. They even refill branded bottles of alcohol with something out the back. Although tasted nice so not fussed. We also agreed to have a late check out but on the day they phoned us and said we had to get out by 12. After a lengthy discussion they agreed we could stay til 2 Now for the good bits The bungalows are very spacious and well equipped. A little TLC wouldn't go amiss but we were happy for the week. We had really low sunbeds on our terrace so asked for them to be changed. We had to remind them the next day. We went out for the day and when we got back they had changed the sheets on the bed not the sunbeds. We did laugh at this as we had now become the complainers in room 22. The pool area was mainly deserted so no problems bagging a sunbed. Result! Seems people stay on their terraces which I have to say were a definite bonus. Pool was very cold but it was mid April so to be expected if not heated. Other than the fans in the restaurant they seem to keep the place clean and tidy. Staff are nice and friendly This hotel isn't for anyone with mobility issues and is quite out of the way but there is a bus stop down the road which we didn't try but taxis were very efficient and excellently priced so we used them. So in a nutshell .. bungalows are nice and spacious, no fighting for sunbeds, food was mainly not good and barely warm. Don't go all inclusive. Staff are friendly and helpful.

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“A quiet break”

We stayed in bungalow 13 from March 21/03/26 for a week. On arrival we were greeted in reception by two lovely ladies who were so friendly and helpful. They gave us a map and explained where everything was on the complex and around the island. We were informed about car and bicycle hire in the are… more

We stayed in bungalow 13 from March 21/03/26 for a week. On arrival we were greeted in reception by two lovely ladies who were so friendly and helpful. They gave us a map and explained where everything was on the complex and around the island. We were informed about car and bicycle hire in the area, where to catch the bus and was told if we needed a taxi they would be happy to arrange it for us. The bungalow was clean and comfortable, we noticed loose door handles on the doors, however I assume this is something that maintenance is already aware of. It would have been nice to have had a kettle, (if there was one, we didn’t find it) We bought tea and coffee from the shop only to find there was no kettle. We ended up boiling water in a saucepan. The hot tub was maintained once during our week stay, and sheets were changed once. We were given fresh towels every two days. We didn’t use the pool area as the weather wasn’t too good, but there was a lifeguard on duty and it was very clean and well maintained. Breakfast was standard, as you would find in most European hotels. Evening meal was very nice, having a choice of options that were cooked and bought to the table made a nice change. However there was not much choice for dessert. It would have been nice to have a little more to choose from for lunch, but what we did have was tasty. We wanted a nice quiet getaway and that is exactly what we had. The staff are extremely friendly and work hard. Every staff member we came into contact with was lovely. Just a special mention for the barman Arturo who was just so friendly and professional and obviously takes great pride in his work. He makes the most wonderful Irish coffee. Also Fairuk who was always smiling and so friendly. They both made our stay a good one. It was very cold in the evenings, it would have been nice to sit outside for longer, and we would have done had there had been some outdoor heating.

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