Recent Reef House Resort Thoughts?

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Headed to RHR in a few weeks and starting to get excited for the trip. Got some meds for the skeeters and various repellents for the noseeums. Also picked up some shirts and pants with built-in bug repellent (permethrin) for the evenings, so we'll see how those work.

Anyone been there since last fall? Conditions?
 
Headed to RHR in a few weeks and starting to get excited for the trip. Got some meds for the skeeters and various repellents for the noseeums. Also picked up some shirts and pants with built-in bug repellent (picaridin) for the evenings, so we'll see how those work.

Anyone been there since last fall? Conditions?

Edit: Fixed
 
Surface water temps are the usual 82 degrees.
 
I'll be honest, I was thinking about going back to RHR this year (haven't been since 2013) but after I read about what KevinG58 said with them opening up the food/bar area to the public that kinda turned me off. I did see that they had pricing for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner separately on their website. I think at the price point its still a good deal to go there.

I've gone to CCV before my RHR trip and after and will just stick to CCV even though I like to mix up the scenery and enjoyed the diving with RHR. RHR does have a good price point for their package there though, but so does AKR.
 
I posted this in another thread, but wanted to put it here too because it's relevant to the original topic:

My wife and I spent a week at RHR this past February and we had a GREAT time. Davey and his wife run a very laid-back and simple resort that caters to those folks who would rather relax and dive in a casual way with 6-10 other people, rather than the "scuba camp" (as someone else called it) mentality offered at CCV. Not that there's anything wrong with that; it's just not our cup of tea.

The resort is very small and is being updated slowly but consistently. It's also located on a Cay, so the driver takes you from the airport to a dock area, and then you take a short 5 minute boat ride to the resort. Remember that you are on an island in a third-world country, so things like power outages and lack of running water for a few hours a couple of times a week are pretty normal. No big deal though. Food was prepared fresh and was very good. Meals are family style so you get to know the folks who are staying there with you, and we lucked out as everyone was great and there to have a good, relaxing time diving.

As for the diving, Davit and Choco make a great team, and Davit is an amazing DM with his knack for finding the small stuff. In all honesty, sometimes I felt as though he was more interested in finding and spearing the lionfish we encountered, but all in all, he not only led us on great dives, but was able to point out nudibranches and sea horses on almost every one. The boat was in good shape and very comfortable for the amount of divers we had (I think 12 was our max one day). We did 2 dives in the morning (boat left the dock around 9am), came back to the resort for lunch, and then there was a 1-tank dive in the afternoon for those interested. Every dive site was no more than a 15 minute boat ride from the resort. We also did a night dive while we were there off the house dock. A little difficult getting through the shallow coral heads, but once you were at the wall (about 50 yards), the diving was spectacular.

My wife and I like the laid-back, quiet, easy-going dive resorts (we like Cobalt Coast Resort in Grand Cayman if that helps "define" our type), so RHR fit us to a "t". The owners are extremely catering to whatever you need (for example, my wife's computer needed a new CR2032 battery and Davey's wife literally took a boat to the "store" to pick one up for us), and we will definitely stay there again if we ever get back to Roatan.
 
I'll be honest, I was thinking about going back to RHR this year (haven't been since 2013) but after I read about what KevinG58 said with them opening up the food/bar area to the public that kinda turned me off. I did see that they had pricing for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner separately on their website. I think at the price point its still a good deal to go there.

In the entire week I was there, I only saw one small group at the bar/in the bar area on one day. They said they were visiting and just wanted to stop by, so it really wasn't a big deal. It certainly wasn't like 30 locals showed up and started partying.
 
In the entire week I was there, I only saw one small group at the bar/in the bar area on one day. They said they were visiting and just wanted to stop by, so it really wasn't a big deal. It certainly wasn't like 30 locals showed up and started partying.

That doesn't sound to bad, I was afraid that they were trying to turn into a restaurant and bar for all of the locals. We ended up booking a week at Brac Caymen Beach Resort for a week then we'll stay in Grand Cayman for a few days.
 
That doesn't sound to bad, I was afraid that they were trying to turn into a restaurant and bar for all of the locals. We ended up booking a week at Brac Caymen Beach Resort for a week then we'll stay in Grand Cayman for a few days.

In the entire week I was there, I only saw one small group at the bar/in the bar area on one day. They said they were visiting and just wanted to stop by, so it really wasn't a big deal. It certainly wasn't like 30 locals showed up and started partying.

If I gave the impression of hordes showing up, that was not what I intended. Even a small group cranking the stereo and enjoying a rousing game of cornhole can be,,, distracting, especially if alcohol is added to the equation, I don't travel to hear screams of "CORNHOLE!"

Sounds as though you had a quiet visit and I am happy you enjoyed RHR, over the years its been one of my favorite places.

This year was a CCV year (I alternate between the two) but I will be returning to RHR in 2017; different times, different peoples, make for different experiences.
 
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