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Originally Posted by jmk1
Just returned from Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire. A great place, where we were treated wonderfully, and the resort reef, Buddy Reef, was one where you could spend the entire week. Hard to believe it was just within 150 feet of the room. I took the PADI Deep Dive Course with Bart Linders, who was an exceptionally gifted teacher and diver. Kudos to the staff who returned my friends regs after they were forgotten in the rinse tub.
I'm going back!!!
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I also just returned from a week at Buddy's. The reef there is great. The dive staff and dive setup is awesome. Really from a diving perspective you can't ask for a better staff, reef, or setup.
But the rooms at the resort are badly in a need of an upgrade. Our first room was a disaster. It wasn't clean and there were bugs in the bed! To Buddy's credit they did quickly move us to another room. The second room was an improvement, but still not great. The AC leaked and mold was growing where it was leaking. But at least the room was clean and no bugs! I felt bad for the people who were checking in on our last day. There was a long line at the counter of people with complaints (big group on the Delta flight). The resort was pretty full so I don't know if they were able to move many of them.
This was the third time I stayed at Buddy's. It has really gone down hill in the last couple of years. We will most likely be staying at the Plaza on the next trip.