Dive Review of Laguna Beach Resort in
Honduras/Utila

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Laguna Beach Resort, May, 2005, by William Thomsen, In, USA . Report 1708.
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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
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	For a dive resort the grounds and buildings are well maintained. The location of the resort is ideal. It would be a good idea to bring along soap, a beach towel and maybe a travel alarm clock. Meals were the usual buffet style and were of good quality and adequate quantity. Drinks were fairly priced and of a serve yourself/honor type. The dive operation was relatively organized and appeared to be accomidating. I didn't understand the 1 hour bottom restriction when using Nitrox and the average depth being approx. 60 feet. That seemed a tad restrictive. The dive masters for the most part were mostly navigators for the divers. They didn't spend much time exploring or pointing out items of interest along the dive route. Dive site areas seemed to be structured with dives along the north side of the island on the first dive and the second dive being on the south side of the island. Then the third dive would vary on the weather and the wishes of the customers. Night dives were offered as part of the package, but if weather conditions were not adequite the dives were called off and there were no re-shedules. Equipment setup was the standard offering. However, attention needed to be taken because I observed several shortcomings (a tangled inflator hose around a B.C. strap, a disconnected inflator hose, only one strap of a two strap B.C. attached to the tank and the damaging of the surface face of two first stages due to improper seating to the tank valve). I was impressed with coral reefs and diversity and health. Too bad visibility isn't greater. Prior to departure you were given a letter discribing the check out proceedures. This was informative. However, the management then went into a long solicitation on how hard the employees work to satisfy the customers and how important it is to tip all these individuals. This I took as an affront, because I paid to be served by this resort and I always tip those individuals that offer service beyond the norm, not as standard offering. Utila is a good adventure and Laguna Beach Resort is a nice a facility.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Tabago, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Turks&Caicos, Bahamas, Anguilla, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	130 max.,1 hour bottom time regardless of profile and or the useage of Notrox.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	Other than having some film and some batteries available, you had better bring everything you need because your on your own.

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Dive Review of Laguna Beach Resort in Honduras/Utila

Laguna Beach Resort, May, 2005,

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Dive Review of Laguna Beach Resort in
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