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Dive Review of Reef House Resort in
Honduras/Roatan

Reef House Resort, May, 2006,

by Bruce Williams, CO, USA . Report 2484.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Just returned from the most relaxing vacation we've ever had. Reef House Resort is in Oak Ridge, south shore of Roatan, but 10-12 miles east of the Coco View and Fantasy Island commotion and diver traffic. Roughly forty recognized dive sites along this stretch of coast; rarely saw another dive boat, except the one day we ventured to Mary's Place.

Reef House is great! 12 rooms, low key, family style dining, sit and BS with the owners and staff, good food, TV and Internet phone access if you need it, no phones, we loved it! I would highly recommend this resort and its dive operation if you just want to relax, kick back, and dive. 3 boat dives plus unlimited shore diving daily. Only one night dive a week; could have stood more.

Wall dives are 20-200 yards off shore, first drop is to about 120' in most places. Great soft corals, good sponges, lots of little reef critters, not much reef fish traffic. Most dives are of a somewhat similar character. Windier than usual for May while we were there, which lowered viz somewhat.

Do it again? Definite "yes" for the Reef House. Roatan in general ...too many places to see to say that I would go right back there.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 26-50 dives
Where else diving Cozumel
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp 82-84°F / 28-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions Officially 90'. Unofficially, divemaster had us at 115'.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish 2 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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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