David_57
Contributor
Just returned from a dive trip to Roatan had a great time summary as follows
Media Luna Resort and Spa
Rooms were fantastic they were actually separate cottages we had a problem with hot water but turned out it was us we did not turn the lever enough as it became a little tight and we thought it could not go any further. The resort as a whole was well kept, clean but with limited facilities, the view at night / sun set was beautiful to say the least, the layout and location of the resort could not have been much better.
Food was not the greatest for the first couple of days but we noticed a significant improvement by the third day, meals were served three times a day with only one small snack bar which was very limited to say the least, but no problems for me as I am happy with three meals.
The staff were extremely friendly probably the nicest I have seen in my travels over the years, they seemed to appreciate having us at their resort.
Outside of the swimming pools, sun deck and bar along with a small beach there was not much to do unless you caught a cab into town, or rented a car to visit around the island, if your a diver that's an added bonus.
The first week my wife was getting bitten quite a lot by sand flies I never got one bite, the second week for what ever reason they started on me, had difficulty to sleep at night at times due to the itching, but to be honest we could have been better prepared with something to alleviate this, they resort sprayed every morning to try and reduce this problem, wish I new the secret to why I never got bitten the first week.
Aqua Adventure Divers
We dove with Aqua Adventures, their boat was very nice easy to get in and out of, the captain and Dive master Darren were fantastic very easy going patient and would allow us to stay down for an hour sometimes a little longer. Darren was great at finding things for us to see and took great pleasure when he did find something. After about four dives he let his son Darren junior dive with us almost like our own Dive master which was great because he new his way around the reef's and like his dad very nice and patient great at finding really small sea life. The reefs were pristine with plenty of sea life, and for the people that say there is no large sea life in Roatan our last dive #18 on Caribe Reef we saw a large Spotted Eagle Ray, and as a bonus Darren junior let me spear a Lion fish which along with the two he had speared fed to a very large Moray all three of them!
I should also mention the shore dive at Media Luna was very nice with a reef top and wall, I dove to 93ft and was nowhere near the bottom, it takes about 5 minute swim to make it to the reef top from the shore, if you loose your way like we did on our second shore dive it can take 15 minutes.
All in all it was a great dive trip and I would return in a heart beat, I cannot say enough good things about Darren and Darren junior, oh did I mention my dive computer leaked and Darren took it rinsed out the sea water dried it and installed a new battery it worked perfect for the rest of our trip with no charge as I had a spare battery!
Media Luna Resort and Spa
Rooms were fantastic they were actually separate cottages we had a problem with hot water but turned out it was us we did not turn the lever enough as it became a little tight and we thought it could not go any further. The resort as a whole was well kept, clean but with limited facilities, the view at night / sun set was beautiful to say the least, the layout and location of the resort could not have been much better.
Food was not the greatest for the first couple of days but we noticed a significant improvement by the third day, meals were served three times a day with only one small snack bar which was very limited to say the least, but no problems for me as I am happy with three meals.
The staff were extremely friendly probably the nicest I have seen in my travels over the years, they seemed to appreciate having us at their resort.
Outside of the swimming pools, sun deck and bar along with a small beach there was not much to do unless you caught a cab into town, or rented a car to visit around the island, if your a diver that's an added bonus.
The first week my wife was getting bitten quite a lot by sand flies I never got one bite, the second week for what ever reason they started on me, had difficulty to sleep at night at times due to the itching, but to be honest we could have been better prepared with something to alleviate this, they resort sprayed every morning to try and reduce this problem, wish I new the secret to why I never got bitten the first week.
Aqua Adventure Divers
We dove with Aqua Adventures, their boat was very nice easy to get in and out of, the captain and Dive master Darren were fantastic very easy going patient and would allow us to stay down for an hour sometimes a little longer. Darren was great at finding things for us to see and took great pleasure when he did find something. After about four dives he let his son Darren junior dive with us almost like our own Dive master which was great because he new his way around the reef's and like his dad very nice and patient great at finding really small sea life. The reefs were pristine with plenty of sea life, and for the people that say there is no large sea life in Roatan our last dive #18 on Caribe Reef we saw a large Spotted Eagle Ray, and as a bonus Darren junior let me spear a Lion fish which along with the two he had speared fed to a very large Moray all three of them!
I should also mention the shore dive at Media Luna was very nice with a reef top and wall, I dove to 93ft and was nowhere near the bottom, it takes about 5 minute swim to make it to the reef top from the shore, if you loose your way like we did on our second shore dive it can take 15 minutes.
All in all it was a great dive trip and I would return in a heart beat, I cannot say enough good things about Darren and Darren junior, oh did I mention my dive computer leaked and Darren took it rinsed out the sea water dried it and installed a new battery it worked perfect for the rest of our trip with no charge as I had a spare battery!