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We are planning a trip to Coz in April and staying at an AI (Explorean). Looking at their dive shop (Dive House), reviews seem fine but the web page was sparse. The price list didn't say if it included taxes or marine fees. There was no mention of whether they do the surface interval on the water or at a beach club. There was a mention of tanks and freshwater hoses to rinse your gear, so I'm guessing they're not full service? Plus, I'm guessing a shop that services four AI resorts is going to have a revolving door of new divers, most of whom have six dives logged and someone will always be low on air after 20 minutes.
Anyway, looking on line, it looks like Aldora, Liquid Blue, and Salty Endeavors all offer what I'm looking for. I'm leaning towards Salty Endeavors because they start around 8 and we are flying from the Pacific time zone. Their price list is very transparent, and though I didn't book a package with them their write ups of the different hotels were really helpful.
All that being said, is there some kind of upside to going with the house shop that I'm not seeing? I have typically dove with the house shop everywhere else I've dove, but the beach club surface interval and full service aspect just makes Salty Endeavors so much more appealing than Dive House.
Also, if anyone has any comments on Salty Endeavors or any of the other shops mentioned here (good or bad), I'd love the input. Maybe I'm not giving Dive House enough credit? Maybe Salty runs a bunch of cattle boats? You can't trust online reviews because you don't know the expectation of the people posting them.
Thanks in advance. You guys have always come through for me!
Anyway, looking on line, it looks like Aldora, Liquid Blue, and Salty Endeavors all offer what I'm looking for. I'm leaning towards Salty Endeavors because they start around 8 and we are flying from the Pacific time zone. Their price list is very transparent, and though I didn't book a package with them their write ups of the different hotels were really helpful.
All that being said, is there some kind of upside to going with the house shop that I'm not seeing? I have typically dove with the house shop everywhere else I've dove, but the beach club surface interval and full service aspect just makes Salty Endeavors so much more appealing than Dive House.
Also, if anyone has any comments on Salty Endeavors or any of the other shops mentioned here (good or bad), I'd love the input. Maybe I'm not giving Dive House enough credit? Maybe Salty runs a bunch of cattle boats? You can't trust online reviews because you don't know the expectation of the people posting them.
Thanks in advance. You guys have always come through for me!