Dive Review of Reef House Resort in
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Reef House Resort: "Degraded Reef, OK Resort", Dec, 2023, by Gary & Robin Schiendelman, PA, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 43 Helpful votes). Report 12855.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We had been to Roatan many times from 2006 through 2014. At least 5 trips were to Reef House,. On the last trip in 2014, the reef was showing signs of degradation, mostly due to algae, and the fish life was dwindling. Because we needed a quick and inexpensive trip this fall just to get wet, we decided to give Reef House Resort and Roatan another try. We were there for 10 days and did 23 dives. Getting there was pretty easy. We flew American from PHL via DFW to RTB. Reef House scheduled a taxi. The driver waited for us with a sign just outside of arrivals. The taxi ride was about 40-45 minutes to a dock in Oak Ridge where we had to wait for 20-25 minutes at the dock. The taxi driver had a number of phone conversations with Reef House and eventually a local boat taxi picked us up for the 5 minute boat ride to the resort. Upon arrival, there was no one at the dock to greet us or help with luggage. Fortunately, we knew our way up a boardwalk then across an unpaved, sandy area through the gate into the resort. We finally found an employee (Keith who was also the bartender/server). He took us to the room and gave a quick briefing. No sign in, no waivers, no checking of c cards. Maybe because they knew we were returning guests?? Reef House has always been a “rustic”, small, family owned resort. Currently, the place is owned and operated by David, a Georgia native and his wife Delicia who is a local Honduran. They live on site with their 3 kids who are usually seen around the resort. Set on a small caye in a residential area, there are a total of 12 rooms. We always prefer to stay in S1 or S2 which are upstairs in a separate building steps away from the common area and rooms 3-12. Rooms S1 and S2 are a bit larger than the other rooms and also feature a small porch. All rooms have a line out front for drying out clothing (wet suits and gear are hung in a gear room at the boat dock). The room is furnished in thrift shop basic. The beds, pillows and linens are marginal but ok. The towels were a little bette ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Reef House Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, PNG, Solomon Isl, Red Sea, Maldives, South Africa, Mozambique, Cocos Isl, Galapagos, Socorro, Palau, Var Caribbean locations, New Jersey, Florida, No Carolina, Philippines, Fiji
Closest Airport	RTB	Getting There	American Airlines PHL-DFW-RTB
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay with dive guide, bottom time about 60 minutes
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Reef House Resort in Honduras/Roatan

Reef House Resort: "Degraded Reef, OK Resort", Dec, 2023,

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Dive Review of Reef House Resort in
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