Cooper's Beach Resort

we went to coopers beach for an overnight family day with my parents churchmates. the place was nice, relaxing and with beautiful views. I'm already used to the beach where we came from so we didn't hit the beach instead we tried their pool. the room was very nice and still spacious for a family of 6. the venue is good for parties and family gatherings.

My husband and I stayed at Coopers for a total of two weeks. This is a great resort. It is outside of town, so it very quiet. We slept great every night. The staff at this resort are outstanding. Very friendly, and always very helpful. They were able to grantevery request that We had. The owners, Frank and Ludia are a class act. They treated us like family. We had a great time with them. The diving is very good muck diving, and we did a night dive and saw several Mandarin fish. My husband got very good pictures of the Mandarin fish. We also saw ribbon eels, ghost pipe fish, jaw fish, and lots of nudibranchs. Kevin is in charge of the diving and does a great job. He is very articulate, and we enjoyed speaking with him. The food in the restaurant was always very good, and fresh. We enjoyed all of our meals, and especially the fresh fruit that was served at every breakfast. They also hosted a barbecue on our last night, and all of the guests had a great time, and enjoyed the excellent food. Diane who runs the office, was very organized, and helpful in assisting us in planning our trip, and also put together a trip to the Underground River, which is a must see. This resort is excellent, and I highly recommend it. If you are going to Palawan to party, this may not be the place for you, but if you are going to be with other people who love to dive, and stay at a great resort, this is the place for you.

there are a couple of positives...... the room's are ok and the staff are generally friendly..... that's about it. there is no beach here and u cannot use the water due to jelly fish..... so it's more like a garden resort to be more accurate..... I seen a few comments about having a great beach ...... not sure why as there is no beach...... there is a betty..... so you can spend 10 minutes looking at the sunset.... which is always nice. it is not value for money, expensive for food and the food is really bad, cheap European cooking with option A or Option B for dinner ...... there is nowhere else to eat, so you basically pay 400 pesos for nothing..... canned soup, plastic cheese, deep fried stuff ???? ...... no real local food worth mentioning. there is a beach bar, but there is no staff there and it's not comfortable ..... so count that out. the people who run it spend most of the day fighting with each other ...... so it becomes uncomfortable to be in any public areas...... which is where they spend all their time..... it ends up feeling like your invading their space rather than paying good money to have your own space ........ it just gets REALLY annoying listening to the owners booming voice shouting and everybody else crying or arguing back ...... really kills the vibe...... the staff look terrified most of the time..... which is also not great for the atmosphere. the place is lit up like a high security prison so you can also count out any nice evening mood lighting ..... but the public areas are largely closed down after 8 anyway, there is no music or vibe and nowhere to relax ...... so you will be in bed by 8 anyway, not forgetting the perimiter check by security every 30 minutes ......  largely this is a repition of the other reviews, no beach, bad food, expensive, transfers are also expensive, unfriendly and over powering......... but if you want to visit an expensive German military camp ...... you found the right spot.