Paya Bay Resort Roatan
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parrotman:
The views and beachfront are indeed spectacular.
Undoubtedly, the lack of guests adds to the spotty service.
North Side diving is iffy. Other North side resorts including AKR, BIBR and IoLR at least have the option of repositioning their boat on the South side. I would NOT want to make the dash for Morat or Barbareta in the boat that they picture- and there's no other way to get there. (quote: the legendary Pigeon Cays are a mere 1hr and 20 mins away". Legendary they may be, but I wouldn't recommend the comfort of that crossing).
Do some searches here and on Google groups. I don't think you'll find many divers with positive experiences- of the very few who have been there.
It does have the only secluded natural beach on Roatan. Although oficially prohibited on Roatan- I think you can lay naked on the beach.
(Unfortunately?) Most of the positive all inclusive dive experiences available on Roatan are from the established larger operations.
Paya Bay is very beautiful, the owners very warm and friendly and the food is very good. However, if you want to do anything other than beach activities or boat dives while on Roatan this probably isn't the place for you. The reef is not very close to the shore at this end of the island so a shore dive would involve a very long swim. Also the road to Paya Bay is not paved all the way and depending on time of year can be pretty bad. If you want to go do the nightlife thing (what little there is can be found mostly at West End) or the shopping/ touristy things they are all at the other end of the island and you will have to rent a car (there is no taxi service to that end of the island). Wyndam Resorts has announced a "VIVA" resort will be built nearby along with a world class golf course at this end of the island. Power is now available to this side of the island and these new developments will be requiring the road to be paved- in a few years Paya Bay will have a lot more activities near by. If you want a quiet, peaceful, romantic "get away from it all" kind of place this would be an excellent choice. If that isn't what you had in mind- you probably should look at other options.
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Remember when AKR was the only "resort" on Roatan and no paved roads or runways, and when cozumel was a sleepy little island where very few spoke or understood english where you could cram 10 people in a "Thing" and drive all over the island and hardly see any cars 
. I guess we could go on and on. Aaahhh progress.
. I guess we could go on and on. Aaahhh progress.Similar threads
