Cabañas Narasgandup (Naranjo Chico)

Very authentic

Our cabaña was right on the ocean, I’ve never experienced such an incredible, private view. Our meals were brought to our outdoor table 3x a day and the dishes were very tasty! Our crew was kind, attentive, and took us on excursions to great snorkeling spots and private islands.

Of course travelers want all the amenities but that is not the case on these islands and we were prepared for that coming in. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised by just how nice everything was.

Insane view, beautiful underwater directly ahead of the building, almost paradise (with reality-check: lots of trash, 3 meals to choose from, almost no power (only USB)), daily trips (2-4h) snorkeling and islands (3€ p.P.),

Bathroom always 2cm of water, shower feels used up (picture), pretty expensive for what is provided (200$/night without transportation), communication is only: "vamos in 5min trip?". Could have been A LOT better with clean painted shower and building - looks like a little bit of "not even tried".

Overall this was a fun weekend because I was traveling with the right woman. She did not complain about the shortcomings of the excursion, experience since this was the first time we visited here. We both focused on the water, beaches, nice, accommodating native peoples. The food offering was OK. You must have reasonable expectations though. We probably had the best functioning cabin on this island, so we took a positive attitude, but really there are simple things that can make this a better experience. The local families and food + bar offerings are very agreeable. Happily, the bugs were not a problem.

Accommodation bathroom is poorly made. Water from shower or rain does not drain properly. Guests just want water to come on without asking for it. Do not bring anything that needs refrigeration. The best way to ventilate is to leave the front door open all night. I would not be concerned about safety, the tourist industry is a major source of income here. I'm disappointed in the condition of the area surrounding the beaches. The community does a better job of keeping the beaches clean, but the garbage from other locations can make it's way into the water = not good!

Vasilios is awesome, great food, beautiful islands

The room light was broken and the toilet had a big window so people can see you (only if you are taller than 1.8 m). Note you can see the other bungalow from the patio, so it's not super private

Accommodation on water and as expected. We were well looked after for three nights- meals were great portions, simple and basic but tasty. Everything was as we expected and enjoyed our stay

Unfortunately the island has significant waste polluting both the beach, shoreline and water. Whilst I could see the local families cleaning their homes I don’t think the island has a system or process to dispose of rubbish/ waste and I can see black garbage bags where rubbish has been collected then washed out to sea with the tide. Visiting other islands this seems to be an issue in San Blas which could and should be addressed before it impacts people wanting to visit the beautiful islands!