Trip was great....everything was great. The ground floor is a must for divers! You are so tired when the comes to an end that getting to the ground floor is hard enough, I can't imagine trying to do the stairs. Thanks for the upgrade Habitat. The staff were great and very helpful! The room was wonderful! The water and sights, superb...beautiful and soooo relaxing.

Our trip was typical Bonaire and Cpt Don's - - great. Absolutely no complaints about the service, the diving, the room. The only bad part was having to come home.

We loved Captain Don’s! The staff was terrific, the room was fine, and the diving was spectacular. I could do night dives on the house reef over and over. I loved the freedom divers enjoy off the boats and for shore diving. The only diving disappointment was that we were told that the town dock was closed to divers due to on-going repairs. I got some great advice from the photo expert. We thought the restaurant was one of the all-time bargains in the Caribbean. I especially liked the delicious local fare at very reasonable prices. My wife ordered the Shrimp in a Pernod sauce three times after the owner, recommended it. I’m ready to go back but my wallet isn’t. Sigh.

We loved bonaire and captain dons especially. The resort was great. 24 hr diving, boat dives, staff…amazing. We stayed in the villa suites and it was wonderful . I rarely go back some place, but we will go back to cap dons. The food however, was just ok. breakfast was simple, meals off the menu were just ok. but the diving was so great we already forgot the food disappointment.

Literally everything at Captain Don's was exactly how we wanted it. The room was a 2nd floor unit, with a big covered balcony, overlooking the pool and out onto the sea. It was clean, comfortable, well appointed, not extravagant. . . . just right. The staff were terrific. Everyone was naturally friendly, not the fake hospitality kind. The dive crew were an entertaining cast of characters who were fun to dive with. The diving was EXCELLENT. Their shore diving set-up, with the platform and the line to the reef, were perfect for us as relatively new divers. The boat diving was also excellent, with short rides and a variety of underwater landscapes. The boats were well set-up for diving with easy entry/exit. The crew was helpful at both times. We saw eels, barracuda, turtles, octopus, a frog fish, etc., etc. The currents were negligible, the best visibility days were in excess of 140 ft, the water was a reasonable 82 with no appreciable thermocline. It was great! The Rum Runner restaurant was a true delight. They obviously have a skilled manager because he/she has chosen a top notch kitchen and floor staff. The menu was varied, interesting, and very tasty. The floor staff were fun, friendly, and took great care of us. The patio dining overlooking the sea was a terrific setting for meals. The Thanksgiving buffet with an island twist was tasty and a lot of fun. The iguanas who visited in the morning were a fun way to start the day.

We had a fantastic vacation together...We love Capt. Don's. We had a chance to talk to him for a while, again. Interesting fellow. Our accommodations were great!! Staff at the front desk,our housekeeper (Such a sweetheart!... made the memory of my weary travel day melt away)... everyone was great! So sorry not to remember names...Diving was spectacular!!! Food was delicious and servers friendly and efficient...I'm a vegetarian and had wonderful food all week. Breakfast buffet was perfect. Loved fresh squeezed OJ. Next time, we should pay for 2 meals per day. That's all we needed. We ended up not leaving C.D's except once, to get a few groceries. We ate every real meal in the restaurant right there. (I did make spaghetti and salad one evening...We had it on our veranda...very nice, with a bottle of red wine.) We loved our little cottage. Had every thing we needed.(The shower was broken and a repairman had it fixed quickly...no problem.)The diving...we saw many interesting things...I saw, on the last day, 2 cow fish mating...swirling up to the surface together...then saw 2 peacock flounder swirling up, as well. That was beautiful! Even the barrel sponges were spawning on that last dive. We met some lovely people and enjoyed every minute.

We all had a wonderful time in Bonaire. The diving was fantastic. I was very pleased with the excellent facilities and service at Captain Don's Habitat. I enjoyed the "dive freedom" and the great variety of shore dive sites. So much underwater wild life!

Trip was 100% fabulous. Room, diving, people. Having been there for the 3rd time, we know what to expect and rapidly adjust to island time. We were on a shore dive only package, but when we said our party of 6 was interesting in a boat dive and the boat was full; they just started another boat. Dive freedom at its best.

Staff was very accommodating. Food was excellent. Easy set-up for keeping gear near dive boats. Well maintained boats. Clear water, healthy reefs, good small stuff. Not much bigger fish. Well run operation. Ideal for novice divers.

had good time would stay there again have been to bonaire 10 time first time here

Traveled to Bonaire to Captain Don's Habitat. All staff were very pleasant in the hotel and restaurant. Dive crews were friendly and diving was easy and relaxing. Will plan to go again in the future. Maduro Travel is very helpful in planning the trip and will definitely use this travel service in the future.

Our trip was fabulous! We came just at the right time. They were busy the week before and had two large groups coming the week after. Our last boat dive, there was just the 4 of us on the boat. We were booked to stay in one of the older cottages, but we talked them into giving us one of the newer ones, except we have to move back for the last night. The new ones are just so much nicer. We saw a little bit of everything, turtles, frogfish, seahorses, eagleray, squid, bonefish. On our last dive, especially if it was a night dive, I'd get a little chilled. But it wasn't too bad. One week just isn't long enough, though. If we go back in the winter, we'll have to go back to our usual two weeks no matter when we go.

I have to say the accommodations were not up to my standard and the service at Captain Don's (in restaurant) left a lot to be desired. I would never want to stay in that particular bungalow again. Our bedroom was two beds pushed together to make a king sized bed with a crack down the middle with a crummy uncomfortable mattress. No microwave. A stove that you needed to use matches to light and an oven that wasn't working. Pots that were rusted on inside surface and made cooking impossible. Furniture not even comfortable for 3 people to lounge around and watch a movie. Every morning at breakfast we felt like we had to beg someone to eventually getting around to bringing us coffee. Had lunch one day and it took close to an hour to get some burgers. The restaurant is poorly managed. The dive instructors and the entire dive experience is first class and works beautifully. And of course some of the best diving we do and we have been many places including the GBR.

I always stay at Capt. Don's and have come to know the staff as friends. I think they have the best location on the island for off-the-dock diving and I love the "diving freedom" concept.