Dive Review of Scubaqua/The Old Gin House Hotel in
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Scubaqua/The Old Gin House Hotel: "A pleasant stay, some disappointing dives", May, 2023, by Burro Station, VA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 8 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12423 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	The amiable and competent young dive masters and boat captains did an excellent job. The shop has a good system for rinsing, drying, storing, and transporting everyone’s dive gear to and from the boat. On the boat, the divers set up their own gear (with help offered when needed). There were usually no more than six divers per dive master. Scubaqua offered packages that provided diving, lodging, airport transfers, and pickup and delivery of dive gear from/to the lodgings. Everything was handled efficiently. Two sites, Aquarius and the Chien Tong wreck, were great, but some of the others were negatively affected by a very recent infestation of purple algae from an unknown source, possibly bilge water dumped from a vessel in the harbor. Everyone hopes it is temporary and will disperse soon. We had hoped to find healthier conditions in this remote location with few divers and no cruise ships. There are some other interesting things to do on this island, including a historic fort and a hike into the crater of a dormant volcano.
Websites	Scubaqua The Old Gin House Hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Curacao, Bonaire, Florida, Salt Cay TCI, Cayman Brac, St. Croix, St. Eustatius
Closest Airport	EUX	Getting There	Direct flight Washington to St. Martin (SXM), then connecting flight on Winair to Statia. Long layovers at SXM spent at nearby beach bar.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-79°F / 26-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Just let the dive master know when down to half a tank.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Scubaqua/The Old Gin House Hotel in St. Eustatius

Scubaqua/The Old Gin House Hotel: "A pleasant stay, some disappointing dives", May, 2023,

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Dive Review of Scubaqua/The Old Gin House Hotel in
St. Eustatius