Dive Review of Utila Lodge in
Honduras/Utila

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Utila Lodge: "Quaint but aged", Sep, 2015, by Gary, CO, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 8495.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The resort is somewhat "aged", with little to no upgrades noticeable within the last 10-15 years. Only needed repairs seem to be the norm. Very little space to hang anything in the rooms. Beds have very old mattresses which are a little lumpy and uncomfortable. Bathroom was nice with double sinks. The air conditioning in the rooms will not keep up. By 5pm, the room temperature was down to at 80°F, by morning the room temperature is down to 75°F. I personally need cooler temps to sleep. During the day, they request you turn the AC off to conserve energy (nice green imitative), but this allows the rooms to reach above 90°F during the day. Tap water is not drinkable. Drinking water is available in a cooler in the main building. Food was all served buffet style, with limited portions. Food would get 3 stars at best. For breakfast, one can order eggs cooked any style which is nice. Diving operations was very accommodating, knowledgeable, with nice boats and great DM's. Nitrox was $125 per week, with no "al a carte" Nitrox available. The main lodge is all open air, and it can get rather stuffy in the afternoons and evenings.
Websites	Utila Lodge
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Belize, Curacao, Bonaire Cayman Isl, Saba, St Lucia, Solomon Isl, Hawaii, Harbour Island Bahamas, Roatan, Florida Keys, Western Australia, BVI's, USVI's, Alaska, Vancouver, Channel Isl, Morehead City NJ,
Closest Airport	Golosón International Airport, Utila	Getting There	Houston Texas (overnight) to San Pedro Sula Honduras to Utila.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-90 Ft/ 12-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No option to dive you own profile. Had to stay with the group. Limited to 60 minutes max dive time regardless of remaining NDL or air.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Good amount of small critters on most of the dives. One diver friendly Nurse Shark on the West End dive sites which comes within 2 feet of the dive. Makes for some nice close-ups. No camera bench on the boat, no camera facilities on shore.

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Dive Review of Utila Lodge in Honduras/Utila

Utila Lodge: "Quaint but aged", Sep, 2015,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Utila Lodge in
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