I can't seem to find any information on this resort (
barefootcay.com), does anyone have any experience staying here and diving with them? I've read a bunch of reviews on who appears to be the usual suspects to stay with (Fantasy, Coco).
We are coming with two *young* kids 18 months and 4 months and so while it runs a bit against the grain of the average scubaboard member, we are looking for the highest end place we can find with the best service. We are experienced divers and also looking for the least cattle like experience we can find. Also will not dive non-stop so we want good beaches to hang with the kids at and watch them eat sand. Thx for the advice.
A recent trip report on FIBR here on SB described the local physical environ of Barefoot pretty well.
As far as letting your kids play on the beach and eat sand- y
es, there will be a lot of eating going on. It is a basic point of information of the Bay Islands that they have the Best Sand Flies in the Caribbean.
The resort has good exposure to the ESE running breezes off of the Sea, unfortunately this may be offset somewhat by the "always wet" nature of everything that surrounds it. As no-see-ums simply thrive on moist decaying wood and vegetable matter, the small cay is absolutely surrounded by washed up debris. Probably no worse than many places, better than some. Either way, your children should be slathered in Deet. Other people espousing
Skin So Soft, cactus juice and garlic will chime in. Take some low dose Benadryl (check with your Dr.) in the likely case the kids get zapped. This can happen anywhere in the Caribbean, but the Bay Islands... well, you know- they got this one right.
Barefoot has been using Subway Watersports as a dive op, and
I don't think you can find a better day-dive op on Roatan.
They should make you very happy- if they're still part of the program. If not, I'm sure they could pick you up. You are at the Western edge of what I believe is the best diving on Roatan, then Heading West along the South shore from there are a delightful array of shallow, sunbathed vertical walls- teeming with nursery type critters.
Many people refer to "cattle boats" in terms of crowds and numbers. They will not have any of that. You will be treated with the freedom consistent with your demonstrable skills. Who could ask for more than that? Good operation.
There are also two shallow wrecks nearby, (Mr. Bud and Prince Albert) and their website absolutely gurgles over their close proximity to the over rated Mary's Place. It's worth a dive, but don't get all worked up about it. In short-
the resort is in the right place for diving- no doubt about it.
There really is no correlation to "highest end", service, and dive services. At least not yet on Roatan. The general reputation the resort has is typical of many Bay Island business, they are best described as "spotty" in terms of consistency. It is irrelevant whether they are 2 years old, it is unfortunately a predictable thing in Honduras. Here I am talking about the food and general service. The Cabanas are quite nice, although some of the initial polish and shine has worn away.
Trip Advisor is the worst place to get information that you should be getting from serious SCUBA Divers on a vacation. IMNSHO 
We've dove in lots of countries and even some really remote spots so it is not new to us. But, we are taking kids for the first time and so frankly willing to pay whatever we can to make it as easy as possible. We've taken them to the beach a lot so we are comfortable with that aspect of the trip, though you hit the nail on the head with sandflies. 
