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Dive Review of Coco Island Resort in
Honduras/Roatan

Coco Island Resort, Aug, 2004,

by Robert Estep, VA, United States . Report 2008.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 3 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 2 stars
Comments The operation is well established and a great place for new divers and those looking for basic dives with moderate expectations. The dive resort area is heavily used and it shows on the reef wall. The wall is much like Belize in that it has a full compliment of tropical fish, corals and sponges. Unlike Belize (Ambergris Caye)the small area used for our dives (Friday through Monday) was only about 900 meters. As a result fresh reef growth was in high demand. The staff was excellent and determined to take care of the guest. When planning to visit be sure to schedule yourself from Saturday through Saturday as the operation's are routine and you'll miss briefings and key information if you arrive mid-week. Excellent Nitrox operation. You are supposed to leave your C-card as as a check for your weights. When we left mid week there was no one in the Weight room so we dropped off our weights and had to email the resort for our C-Card. The resort then could not find my card but readily agreed to contact the issuer of the C-Card, paid the replacement fee and had it mailed directly to me. For all the little things that fell through the cracks their customer service attitude (Billy: GM)made me feel like they should get 9+ in a(1-10 good) rateing scale when it comes to top level certification.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Red Sea, Australia, PNG, Costa Rica, Socorro Islands MX, Bali, Floria, North Carolina, Cyprus, Coco's Island.
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 80-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 15-40 Ft/ 5-12 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions None
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 3 stars Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 2 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments Good place for shutter bugs. All five boats were nicely set up with water for gear separate from camera equipment.
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