Dive Review of Jack's Diving Locker/Holiday Inn Express & Suites in
Hawaii/Kona, Big Island

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Jack's Diving Locker/Holiday Inn Express & Suites: "Reefs Are In Poor Health/Jack's Target Demographic Diver is Novice :(", May, 2024, by Love Sharks, OR, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 13006 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was a return trip for us, not having dived in Hawaii since 2019, pre-COVID. A rental car is necessary on the Big Island. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, the only IHG property in Kona, and I used my IHG points. Had we paid cash for the 8 nights, it would have been $3300, way too much for the quality of this hotel. It was conveniently located downtown and a two-minute drive to Jack's Diving Locker (JDL). Hawaii has become insanely expensive, so I’m grateful to have used my points. I have always used JDL, but since it had been a few years since I was in Kona, I shopped the going rates around the Kona area, and JDL was the only shop that wasn’t charging the daily junk fees, i.e., booking fees, harbor fees, conservation fee, in addition to the sales tax. As return customers, we were given 10% off all the diving and only charged sales tax. To my disappointment, since my visit in May, they are now charging the rip-off fees, too. With our 10% discount, we still paid $198 for a 2-tank dive, which included Nitrox at $10 per tank. The manta and black water dives cost even more. I have always had a good experience with JDL, and they offer concierge diving...my favorite! They set up you ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Jack's Diving Locker
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Florida, Mexico, Bahamas, St. Marteen, St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire, Belize, Honduras, Aruba, Grand Cayman, Curacao, Barbados, St. Eustatius, Turkey, Raja Ampat Indonesia, Australia, French Polynesia, Fiji
Closest Airport	KOA	Getting There	Easy and plentiful flight options from the West Coast of the U.S.A.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-78°F / 24-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	First diver low on air turns the dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	1 or 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	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	Looking for subjects was challenging due to lack of critters. I have a ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Jack's Diving Locker/Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Hawaii/Kona, Big Island

Jack's Diving Locker/Holiday Inn Express & Suites: "Reefs Are In Poor Health/Jack's Target Demographic Diver is Novice :(", May, 2024,

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Dive Review of Jack's Diving Locker/Holiday Inn Express & Suites in
Hawaii/Kona, Big Island