My wife and I found Gecko rock resort while looking for affordable, all inclusive resorts for our honeymoon. What a find!



You can certainly read all about the nearby sights and atmosphere in the other reviews, so let me stick to our experience specifically, and maybe leave a few tips on the way:



Prepare for an "exciting" trip out there before you arrive! The only way in is to fly into either Puerto Escondido or Huatulco, which is what we did. What a ride it was! But, after you think you can't possibly be more out in the middle of nowhere, Oaxaca, you arrive at the most serene contrast, greeted by the wonderful hosts Mike and Eileen.



Highlights:

- Eileen cooks like a 5 star chef, and every meal was utterly fantastic with incredible variety.

- Mike makes great drinks, and pretty much exactly what you're feeling like without having to know what that even is.

- very close to the beach, and a really peaceful one at that, with convenient foot showers and all.

- Wifi, though to be honest we didn't even ask if there was Wifi until day 2 or 3.



Tips:

- Puerto Escondido has a fairly new, very modern supercenter, so don't be afraid to pack light.

- highly suggest to NOT go during may, or during the rainy season in general. It got very uncomfortably humid, even with the window AC unit in the house. Sticky!

- pack a flashlight or small headlamp, since Oaxaca can have issues with power brown-outs.

- if you have a sensitive stomach, it may take you a few days to adjust to the water/fruit/veggies. If I remember correctly, they use filtered for nearly everything, so don't worry too much.



Overall I can't recommend Gecko Rock enough. A beautiful getaway with the lack of tourist-trap resort feeling that is hard to come by these days. (and after those meals, I think they mentioned making a cookbook of her recipes soon, and that is an instant buy!)

