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Dive Review of Golden Rock Dive Center/Old Gin House in
St. Eustatius

Golden Rock Dive Center/Old Gin House, Mar, 2008,

by Lourdes De Cardenas, PR, USA (Reviewer Reviewer 5 reports). Report 4563.

No photos available at this time

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

Accommodations 2 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 2 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 3 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 2 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 2 stars
Comments Old Gin House a colorful hotel, but in need of good maintenance. Breakfasts not great, although new Mexican chef is offering good lunch and dinner options. Diving good, but not excellent. Tropical wave went through island, so I could only dive half the package. Last dive, visibility was around 6 feet. Asked for a refund, did not get it. Just a voucher for 2 free nights (for the nights I did not use the hotel,since I decided to leave for St. Maarten). However, the voucher had to be redeemed before the end of 2008 and did not cover missing dives.
Not much to do on the island.

Divemasters were pretty good and friendly. Islanders also. However, the level of service and maintenance at Old Gin needs a substantial boost.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 0-25 dives
Where else diving Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Saba, Cozumel, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Palau, Yap
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather windy Seas choppy, surge
Water Temp 78-8°F / 26--13°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 5-50 Ft/ 2-15 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 3 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics N/A

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities 3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities 2 stars
UW Photo Comments [None]
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