Instant Reader Report
on Sueno del Mar / Hot,el Pura Vida in
Honduras / Roatan on
2003/10
by
Mike Frayn , FL, USA
Report Number 031123223804632

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 Cayman, Cozumel, Utila, FL Keys, Bahamas, Catalina, Curacao 

Dive Conditions

Usually stayed at 100 ft or less.  

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Overall Rating

For those of you familiar with the Bay Islands, Roatan’s West End is a big
Utila Town. If you are looking for Bay Islands’ quality diving with
topside nightlife, West End is the place to go.

Sueno del Mar Diving Center was well run with an enthusiastic staff. The
dive center sits out on stilts with a small dive shop, dive gear storage
area and the dock. There is a bar & restaurant upstairs from the dive
shop. They go out 3 times a day at 8:30, 10:45 and 2:00 for single tank
dives. Since the fringe reef is so close to shore it never takes more than
15 minutes to get to a dive site. Sueno dives off pangas despite the
picture of the large covered boat on their web site. My divemaster was a
cute little Kiwi named Kirsty. She did a great job and was probably one of
the best divemaster’s I have come across. She kept her group in sight but
never crowded them. She had an amazing eye for finding the small stuff on
the reef. The only thing I wasn’t completely happy with was the length of
the dives. No dives ever exceeded 50 minutes. Rainy season lasts from
October to February so visibility was not as good as previous trips.

We stayed at Pura Vida Hotel. The hotel was clean and well maintained.
There was nothing special about the rooms. The sheets and towels were
clean and there was adequate hot water. The kitchen didn’t open until 7:00
so you need to go in search of coffee if you are an early riser. I would
probably look for a different place to stay next trip. However it was
across the street from Sueno del Mar so you couldn’t beat the location.

Sundowner was the place for happy hour which begins promptly at 5:00 with
15 Lempira beers. There are a number of good places to eat; Argentina,
Belvedere’s, Pinocchio, Buccaneer and Cannibal Café. Shoes are not
required at any establishment in West End. My kind of place.
 

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