Given the overwhelmingly positive reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, and Yelp, I decided to give Coco Bongo a try. The night turned out to be quite a disappointment given 1) the atrociously high prices, 2) the "club" was way too crowded, and 3) the music and "performances" are not worth the hype.
1) Overpriced
My girl friend and I, two young ladies, arrived around 11pm on a Friday night at Coco Bongo. Given that it's spring break season, the ticket sellers were only able to give us a discount of $10 off of regular admission - still a whopping $70 per person. This admission is MORE than what one would pay for top notch DJ events at world-class clubs like Omnia in Vegas, or Lavo in NYC. For the price of a night of Calvin Harris, I was offered this piece of shitertainment.
2) Overcrowded
Once in the venue, I saw how amazingly small it is. Its show room has two floors - a main dance floor, and surrounding mezzanines with VIP tables. There was no room to move, let alone dance. For the first 30 minutes of my experience there I spent being pushed by stinky men of all ages and smells. For the latter 30 minutes I conjured up plans of how to get out of the shithole. All in all, it's the most uncomfortable "club" environment I've ever been in.
3) Overhyped
For $70, I expected the performances and music at Coco Bongo to be top notch. I was pleasantly surprised, however, when for most of the night the screens showed club patrons with their skirts being blown up with the pressurized air. I stayed long enough for two or three performances, but really they were all quite lackluster. "Rivaling" Las Vegas? You've got to be kidding me. The acrobatic performance was oh so basic - you could see it on any B-list cruise ship.
Well, what about the music? The music was shitty, too - they played mostly top 40s from the past couple years, interspersed with Mexican folk music. Not my scene.
Oh, and here's a freebie complaint: the crowd is a shitshow too. Coco Bongo does no crowd control - it lets anyone in the venue, regardless of age (18+ is only requirement) or class, race or gender. This also means that the venue is a shitshow of older folk, as well as containing mostly men in its repertoire of patrons.
All in all, don't go to Coco Bongo. Save those $70 for some snorkeling fun or go visit a cenote with a guided tour. Those things cost way less, and are so much more worth the money. read more