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Buddy Dive Resort/Buddy Dive, Feb, 2012, by T Murphy, DC, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7224.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	Over the last two decades I've been visiting Bonaire, I've watched Buddy Dive evolve from a Motel 6 style resort to one of the finer settings on the island. The most significant change has been in the complete renovation of most of the apartments, including the addition of modern bathrooms and kitchens. In addition to its physical make over, I have the sense that the current management team goes all out in ensuring that the staff provide a wonderful, welcoming experience. It shows. In addition to upgraded accomodations, Buddy Dive has one of the best breakfast buffets I've experienced in the Caribbean, and a very good restaurant, with a fun bar. It also warrants mention how smoothly Buddy Dive transitions each Saturday with a fresh group of week-long divers, something many US-based hotels might learn from. Lastly, the one constant, the part of Buddy Dive that has made it so famous over the years, is the diving. It has one of the best house reefs you could ask for at a dive resort. The dive operation is very customer service oriented. And while I mostly shore dive when visiting Bonaire, the few boat dives I've taken at Buddy Dive were well run, and the instructors true professionals who know and love their island so well.
Websites	Buddy Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100- Ft/ 30- M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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
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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort/Buddy Dive in
Bonaire