Queen Triggerfish
Contributor
Another positive note to add about Hotel Coz -
If you plan to dive, dive, dive (like I do when I am there), the convenience of Staying at Hotel Coz with AI and diving with Dive Paradise is hard to beat. Dive lockers and fresh water showers right by the docks, food less than 200 feet away (plenty of protein and carb choices even if not gormet). And even if you do not drink alcohol (waste money on alcohol), there are plenty of other refreshments to enjoy, like pinata's, so it is easy to get your money's worth for sure.
I agree on the convenience. I've stayed there a few times and it was great. The rooms weren't fancy, but adequate for someone who doesn't spend much time in their room anyway. It was nice to be able to leave stuff at the dive shop lockers after the morning dive, walk across (under) the street, have lunch by the pool, jump in the pool or rest on a lounge chair, and then walk back over for the afternoon dive. So you wouldn't lose much time with your wife - she could walk to the beach with you in the morning and you could meet up with her right after getting back.
I haven't done the A/I and haven't had dinner there. We've always walked into town.
As for the non-divers if they like lounging by the pool, Hotel Coz is great. The pool is large so there's room for little kids, people playing volleyball, and people lying in the 2-inch deep area reading a book. They can walk into town fairly easily, but it's not as close as some places. I stayed at Casa Mexicana last time and that was much more convenient for shopping/dining, especially if they would want to go back and forth.