Dive Review of Plantation Beach Resort in
Honduras/Cayos Cochinos

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Plantation Beach Resort, Jan, 2008, by Don Beukers, CA, USA ( Reviewer 4 reports). Report 3842.
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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	PLANTATION BEACH RESORT We came as a group of 7 divers, one of which was just certified. The luggage and dive equipment was delayed by the airline (Islena Air) from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba, but staying in La Ceiba the first night we anticipated the luggage to be delivered to the hotel the following day, wrong, delivered to the resort two days later. The group was transferred by van to Sambo Creek for a one-hour panga ride crossing to the island resort. We were 7 of 9 people at the resort and were given our rooms. Three of the rooms were together with a view of the bay; the fourth was near the bar/restaurant area. The rooms were okay with ceiling fans and lots of louvered window area to get a good cross ventilation. It appears that the word maintenance does not exist in this resort, i.e., one of the instant hot water heaters did not work, Roger Remington, the manager, was notified and he said he knew it didn't work but would look into the problem. After a couple of days, we took it upon ourselves to check out the heater and remedied the problem by cleaning out a gas jet thus allowing the instant heater to operate correctly. What took us ten minutes might not have been done for a couple of more days. The kayaks were there but there was only one single paddle. The dive boat had a plastic 50-gallon tank (tied with a rope to the railing) filled with diesel with two hoses (fuel & return) going to the engine; the built-in tank was "contaminated and unusable". (however the boat was just in for repairs two days before) There were some people that arrived for a stay of a couple of days and these people were put in some old rooms that had a railing about to fall down, no shower head in one of the shower stalls, needless to say they were not impressed. The food was very good, served buffet style from the bar. Had we not brought some wine (two cases) with us, there would not have been any to drink, no fixings for Margaritas other than the tequila, overall the bar needed restocking which would not happen until Thursday. The “gift” shop was non-existent and had there been one would have made a lot of additional money for the resort; everyone wants a tee shirt or hat. Suggestion: just a little maintenance would do wonders and get things back on track.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk Lagoon, Palau, Fiji, Australia, Hawaii, Caymans, Cozumel, Belize, other Caribbean islands.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-25 Ft/ 5-8 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We only dove with the dive master,since he was familiar with the locations and critters. max of 90', mostly everything was at 60' or less.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	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 Plantation Beach Resort in Honduras/Cayos Cochinos

Plantation Beach Resort, Jan, 2008,

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

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Dive Review of Plantation Beach Resort in
Honduras/Cayos Cochinos