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Dive Review of Captain Morgan's/Hotel Kayla in
Honduras/N. Utila

Captain Morgan's/Hotel Kayla, Jul, 2010,

by Eldon Okazaki, CA, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 54 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 5590.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 2 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity 3 stars
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments the good: staff and owners were good, friendly, helpful(esp., Lucy); diving was about AVERAGE and better than Cozumel '09; costs were low -- $6/ nite if no crowds, $25 / tank if greater than 10 dives; local restruants were $4 to $7 for all meals; meals at La Ceiba were less; new divers were friendly; good budget operations.

the bad: taxi cab drivers were liars and usually overcharged greatly even if you spoke a little spanish; esp. bad was the large fat man w/ orange tee-shirt who agreed to 150 lempiras than demanded 200 L at the end; ferry from La Ceiba to Utila was $23; the no-see-ums or sand flies were were bad at hotel Kayla; all divers got bit unless the wind was blowing hard; 98% DEET did not work; baby oil worked 90-99% of the time. bldgs. were mostly shabby.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving SE Asia, Hawaii, mexico, caribbean
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm, choppy, surge, no currents
Water Temp 81-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions follow DM (Lucy); 45- 50 min.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? no

What I Saw

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

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

Subject Matter 2 stars Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 2 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments no table for cameras; no bucket of water; but, that MAY change as Marta is getting UW camera
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