Instant Reader Report
on Flamingo Divers / Turtle Cove Inn and Simbonne in
Turks and Caicos / Providenciales on
2003/02
by
DAVID SHEM-TOV , na, United Kingdom
Report Number 030214193321301

 Palau, Cozumel, Red Sea, India (Lakshadweep), Los Roques,  

Dive Conditions

50psi  

[None]  

Overall Rating

Dived exclusively the West Caicos on all 3 days we were there.  Were told
that conditions were not sufficiently good for other sites.  One of the
most professional operations we experienced.  Excellent boat, superb crew,
particularly Micky and Jayne.  They take up to 8 divers, but we were at
most 6.  On one day there was only just us 2.  Jayne, in particular, was
very helpful stopping and waiting for us at the supermarket on the ride
back to the hotel on two occasions.  Expats seem to prefer Flamingo Divers
over other operators.  Dives were pleasant, with lots of healthy coral. 
Worth the long bumpy ride back.  Promised big pelegics and whales never
materialised.  Turtle Cove Inn, heartily recommended by Undercurrent's
correspondent, must have since been patronised by many scoundrels and
thieves.  So distrustful are the owners of their guests that they apply a
$25 security deposit for the television remote control on check-in and
admonish guests who forget to turn it back in on checkout.  Nasty.  We
moved to the sister hotel, the Sibonne, the next day.  Sibonne claims to
be a 'boutique' hotel but is really an aspirational motel with a hideously
expensive bar/restaurant.   Rooms, however, are definitely worth the extra
dollars over the Turtle Cove Inn. 

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