Coconut Drive can be reached by taxi or golf cart a short drive south from "downtown" San Pedro, just south of the airstrip, or by foot by way of a well-manicured beach.
About 500 m from the center of San Pedro, this is the largest and liveliest resort in San Pedro. Built to resemble a Maya village, this mazelike complex consists of one- and two-story cabanas with thatched roofs cloaked in a jungle of palms, flamboyant trees, hibiscus and bougainvillea.
The small air-conditioned lobby shares the main building with a restaurant, where Mexican tiles, local art, plants and wicker seating create an attractive dining room.
This opens to a multilevel poolside terrace where most guests enjoy dining. The a la carte menu, featuring local fish, appeals to American palates. Sunday buffets draw guests from other hotels. Guests and locals imbibe at the thatch-roofed Purple Parrot, and the excellent gift shop sells local treasures. Bands play twice a week and a beach barbecue is hosted weekly as well.
This resort has some of the most extensive recreation on the caye. The 42-ft dive boat Miss Gina takes groups out to the reef or even the Blue Hole, scuba instructors are on-call, and the accommodating staff assists in scheduling diving, snorkeling, reef and deep-sea fishing, and mainland and island excursions. Locals and guests can rent watersports equipment such as sailboards 
and half-day glass-bottom boat tours, as well as underwater cameras. Bicycles and golf carts can also be rented.
Sandy paths snake through tropical gardens to comfortable thatched-roof cabanas with air conditioning and ceiling fans, wicker furniture and phones. The cabanas are divided into three categories: beachfront, seaside and garden view, which are the most common. The rooms, many in paired two-story structures, show mahogany floors, king or two double beds and furnished balconies. Upstairs units are bright and airy and have cathedral-style ceilings.
Most baths are poorly lit and lack tubs. Suites have kitchenettes, 
with 27, 32, 28 and 31 offering the best beach views. Avoid 10 to 13 and 34 to 36, as they are set back against the road. Ten more rooms are across the street at Steve and Becky's, a collection of colonial casitas, with two queen beds. Phones are added, but like the other rooms they lack TVs.
Staff follows the hospitable example set by the personable manager. This charismatic resort lacks the refinement of Victoria House and the tranquility of the smaller resorts, but its central location, lively social scene and excellent recreational offerings lure large numbers of American tourists year after year.
