Dive Review of Tranquilseas Eco Lodge and Dive Center in
Honduras/Roatan

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Tranquilseas Eco Lodge and Dive Center, Apr, 2013, by Steven Shapse Ph.D, MA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 7264.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$
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Comments	This was a wonderful and great place. Each group of guests, e.g. couples or a group of no more than ten, get their own building of which there are only seven. Each building is unique, simple and quite lovely. The resort is unified by a large open area which includes the bar, restaurant and ample places to hang out. Except for your room, most everything else is outside or open to the outside. The owner Chris and his girlfriend couldn't have been better hosts. The Eco Lodge feels out of the way (though only a short cab ride to the touristy Wed End). It is welcoming and relaxed. The food was spectacular, especially the chef's soups. The bar, if no bar tender was available, was on the honor system. Each guest room had its own tab which the guest filled in. It is the type of place where you can feel you've have a full day even if you just decided to do nothing else than sit back and relax with a beer. Sadly, Caribbean reefs are not fairing well. This was evident in Roatan as well as in the Caymans and elsewhere, (I was uncertain if this was true until I returned home and review old dive books from 10+ years ago), the Caribbean is not doing well do to a host of environmental factors of which I'm sure most divers are aware. Because of this, I downgraded the diving, though this is no fault of Tranquilseas. Their boats though, were small, but serviceable. Entry was back roll off the sides with return via a stern ladder. No platforms. This did not turn out to be a major problem. Seas were generally calm and the days sunny with the longest boat trip being about 15 minutes. Diving was close to and all along the shore. Each diver or diver couple had their own dive locker making it easy to store equipment. However, each diver was responsible for cleaning their wet suits, BCDs and regs though the dive masters brought the equipment to and from the boat. Overall, I highly recommend Tranquilseas if you are looking for a simple, laid-back, few frills vacation. It is not the Hilton, its just a great place.
Websites	Tranquilseas Eco Lodge and Dive Center
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Throughout the Caribbean, Central America and Hawaii.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Small boats. Does not really cater to photographers. Need to return to shore to properly soak cameras.

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Dive Review of Tranquilseas Eco Lodge and Dive Center in Honduras/Roatan

Tranquilseas Eco Lodge and Dive Center, Apr, 2013,

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

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Dive Review of Tranquilseas Eco Lodge and Dive Center in
Honduras/Roatan