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Castle Comfort Lodge: "Good Diving and Excellent Service", Nov, 2023, by Mr Brent Woods, ON, CA ( Sr. Contributor 23 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 12889 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	N/A
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Comments	Dominica has long been on my list of places to visit. Undercurrent's August lead article was the push I needed to book a trip. I chose Dive Dominica and Ocean's Edge over the reviewed operators due to cost. Dive Dominica, Ocean's Edge Hotel and Ocean Edge Restaurant are three separate businesses that in spite of being co-located due not offer a combined package. I will review each separately. The staff at all three businesses were friendly and helpful as were all Dominicans that I met. I booked 9 two dive days. November is low season. On four of those days I had the boat to myself with no complaints from the dive shop. All diving is from moorings. They do not dive in current. The coral was bleached this summer. I noticed colour returning to the corals over the two weeks I was there. Coral coverage is spotty due to there no being enough time between volcanic eruptions for reefs to form. It was a couple of dives before I realized that the coral wasn't covered in brown algae and that the herbivorous fish population was healthy. Diving here is pleasant and easy. Turtles and Dolphins were seen on the surface between dives. Dive Dominica offers popular, environmentally conscious, Sperm Whale watching trips as well as diving. My hotel room was large and clean if somewhat spartan. The bed was comfortable. There are no ground level rooms or elevator. The hotel is tired and in need of a facelift. The owners are constructing a replacement nearby. The restaurant is on the water's edge. The sunsets are spectacular and you can watch pelicans fish. I found the menu and food preparation uninspired. The restaurant is popular with locals. Outside of hotels and dive operations, Dominica is still a cash based society. I had to get advances on my credit cards because 19 digit bank cards are not accepted at ATM's here. I have not encountered this anywhere else. The tap water is safe for tourists to drink. No need to buy bottled water. The capital, Roseau, is a 2 EC$ (1 US$) bus ride away. If you are interested in nondiving activities, there are lots of hikes, waterfalls and geothermal features. The Boiling Lake Hike is the premiere hike but it is tough.
Websites	Castle Comfort Lodge [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Ontario, Quebec, Cuba, Roatan, Red Sea, Cayman Islands, St. Eustatius, Saba, Bonaire, Jamaica, Pohnpei, Galapagos, Costa Rica, Chuuk, Palau, Yap, Cozumel, Kosrae, Bahamas, Maldives, Indonesia, Carricou, Philippines
Closest Airport	Douglas-Charles	Getting There	Flew on Caribbean Airlines from Toronto via Trinidad. More comfortable than any North American airline
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational limits.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Castle Comfort Lodge in Dominica

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Dive Review of Castle Comfort Lodge in
Dominica