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We had a great time in Curacao. Our stay at Sunscapes was good - the service and food was excellent. They have 4 restaurants along with one big café. Only the Japanese restaurant takes reservations, so you had to get in line for the steak, seafood & Italian ones usually by 6ish in order to be seated by 6:30. Otherwise the next seating may be around 8 - 8:30! The staff were very friendly & did excellent job. Our room was okay. We paid for the deluxe garden view room - we were in the towers on the main floor and had a view of a service road! The light around our bathroom mirror never worked & I reported in person at the front desk 4 times! The entertainment was good, they had musicians play around 7 - 9 that were excellent. Otherwise the entertainment staff & music was soooo loud. Many other close resorts & entertainment - some that played until 2 am on Sunday & Wednesday nights!! Our room was close to the dive shop so that made it convenient. Diving was excellent!! The coral and sea life were outstanding. The dive masters were friendly, helpful and entertaining. The main dive shop is located at the Lions dive resort, so we were picked up first & dropped off first. Very organized team. Jorge & Karen Maike at our resort were the best! We went on our first Lion fishing dive & the team of 8 divers scored 47 fish. Our dive master, Ruth did an excellent job in the classroom & on the dive. Saw a giant turtle that saw his reflection in the fish eye lens of the professional photographer & may have thought there was another turtle - attacked her even biting her arm (bruise only). Attacked another diver and bite her BCD! Then left with great speed.

- Janet

Everyone had a good time, Scuba Diving was Good

- Scott

The house reef at Sunscape Curacao All-Inclusive was amazing. We dove that reef at least once a day. Ocean Encounters is a first class dive operator. The staff on site at Sunscape were very helpful and gave good information about the shore diving. Their boats and procedures are very well set up for the high seas typical in Curacao and the staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. The reefs were very healthy with huge elkhorn and staghorn coral formations. We saw lots of juvenile french angels and even found a tiny post larval spotted trunk. The resort was well maintained and our room was very comfortable. The food at all the restaurants was good. The down time when not diving was very relaxing. We would definitely go back and recommend to anyone.

- Terry

Nice place but totally disorganized. Rooms are ok. Food good. Staff friendly but mgmt. horrible. Ask 3x for something, hopefully get it. Good diving, friendly dive staff. Make resv. before staying. All the resort staff need to get on the same page. Nice island. Hope to go back someday but probably stay elsewhere.

- W.

Our group just got back together after our dive trip to Dream’s Resort in Curacao. We had a group of 12,  had 10 scuba diving and 2 non divers. Dream’s Resort was very nice, everyone in the group was very happy with the service and food. The different restaurants made a nice change of food and menus. The rooms were very nice and clean. Room staff was very nice and accommodating. The dive shop we dealt in the resort,  was Caribbean Sea Sports. They were very Professional and accommodating in many ways. Joyce , Hugo and other staff met us all as we arrived for our meeting at the dive shop. The owner Orlando also made it very easy and convenient during our diving vacation. We had a couple of equipment issues and Orlando and Hugo jumped in and helped make it one of the best diving vacations ever!!!!! I and my group give it 10+ and will return soon.

- Jim R.

The room was spectacular, the view and swim up option was great. The only bad thing was they gave us a room near the lobby and kitchen, pretty noisy. But overall, not to bad. Need to be aware of room location in terms of the resort facilities next time. The overall service, restaurant, food, etc. Excellent. The diving-Excellent

- Terry

We loved the resort. It was beautiful; the room, the grounds and the location. Getting preferred package was worth every penny; great room location, mini bar restocked every day plus room service was included. Customer service was fantastic and consistent. Meals were tasty and drinks well balanced. Dive House took excellent care of us. We were matched well on a boat with other experienced divers. Gear was dry and smelled good every day and was set up perfectly. Short boat rides to sites, great divemasters under and above surface. Easy pick up and drop off and they had no issue with me gearing down in water to accommodate me for bad knees and back. There was pretty decent snorkeling in front of the resort. We enjoyed the nightly entertainment and the friendliness of all the staff. We are so going back again!

- Anna

Secrets Aura was a nice place. Room and Food were high quality and availability was great. Dive House staff was efficient and safe. Some of the drift dives were quite quick in that the current was raging on a couple of sites. Would be better if more options were offered -- more night dives, a one tank afternoon dive. If you wanted to dive twice, no time for lunch as you had about 1 hour between morning boat and afternoon boat. A later one tank option would be a great addition. The other big negative is that there is no place to wash and dry equipment on the resort. A couple of the restaurants were exceptional and there are many activities for non-divers.

- Michael

Secrets is quite an upgrade from Sunscape! The rooms are HUGE! The bathroom's tub is the best scuba gear rinsing tub you'll ever have. The food is far superior to Sunscape and premium booze sure doesn't hurt either. It's also nice to have room service available for those nights when you're feeling lazy after a day of diving and napping by the pool. Would for sure book again.

- Sean

We enjoyed our week at Secrets Aura. The all-inclusive structure contributed to a relaxed experience, with only a room number required to enjoy (prepaid) food and drinks. Food and drinks were tasty, but about what you would expect for an all-inclusive resort. A trip (taxi ride) into town, or two, is recommended for variety. Some (adults only) guests seemed to be there just for the unlimited beer-by-the-pool experience, which sometimes got noisy. We enjoyed the rooftop, ocean view bar at sunset, but bring bug spray. Our pool-view room was nice, and the air-conditioning made the warm and muggy climate bearable.  We needed a rollaway bed, to accommodate sleeping needs, and this was provided within a reasonable amount of time. The patio allowed drying our dive gear (although I'm not sure whether this was endorsed by the resort). We were very satisfied with the staff, boats, and rental gear provided by Dive House, the chief SCUBA operation for the resort. Thanks especially to Victor (dive master) and Cruz (1st mate?). Divers meet their scheduled boat at the convenient pier right off the resort beach. Dive House also staffed an on-site kiosk (shack) to facilitate arrangements. Midway through the week the divemaster offered to increase my air tank from the standard 80 cu ft up to 100 ($8 per tank), which helped me keep up with the Nitrox divers, and the occasionally-strong currents. The reef health was great, and better than I expected. Lots of fish, sponges, and corals, and many lobsters, but only a few bigger fish. Water temp was ~82 F our week in July, and visibility was very good. Divers on our boats were mostly well-experienced, although a few needed extra guidance on decomp and other safety measures. We would strongly consider returning to Secrets Aura and Cozumel.

- Mark H.

We had a wonderful time. Sunscape was very nice, the food excellent and all the staff very personable and wonderful. Our rooms were on the beach very close to the water which we loved. We participated in a bike tour which was interesting and used the sailboats on a windy day which was a total gas. The diving was spectacular, huge specimens of eels and groupers, Hawksbills and Laggerhead turtles, beautiful spotted rays. Lots of variety, very good dive masters, small groups. It was our second visit to Cozumel. Absolutely love the drift diving.

- Therese

The Sabor was good. No hassle with beach chairs, policy of use or lose after 30 minutes. Nice beach, great bar service; Mexican restaurant very good; Italian restaurant, beside lasagna, forgettable and very limited - white sauce awful; adult only dining site, nice for adults without kids; service excellent, staff very friendly; diving very good and company with hotel excellent with service and assistance; food overall good; breakfasts very good; barbecue's outside at pools, sometimes okay other times badly under cooked meat, chicken, sausage, but burgers okay. Twenty four hour food access, nachos weak; rest decent but limited choices, fries often under cooked. Place is clean and well kept. Entertainment got folks involved; good options for children- activities; water options available at resort; Cozumel was windier and ocean had less visibility then usual but still cannot beat the reefs, formations etc. Saw many nurse sharks, Eagle rays, turtles, eels, and the usual reef fish.

- Hector

We were very happy with our vacation at Sunscape Sabor. The value for money in terms of accommodations and food and drinks was very good. Not a ton of variety of food, but considering the price we paid, we have a good selection and good food quality. Bars were first rate, every cocktail we tried was good. The diving was very nice as well, we were really pleased with the service provided by the Dive House, they looked after all of our equipment each day which saved us probably an hour a day that we could spend doing other things, that rinsing and drying our equipment. They were also very professional and accommodating. Dives varied with respect to currents (some were really strong) and visibility, but not one could be considered a bad dive for sure. Lots of things to see, especially lobster, toadfish, crabs and of course every ones favorite turtles. The atmosphere at the resort was very laid back, very few “rules”. No wrist band required, not reservation needed for restaurants and lots of chairs everywhere, so no need to get up early to get a beach chair. The staff were very friendly and other guests were polite and considerate. I would definitely go back.

- Jill

Overall rating for Sunscape and Dive House was excellent. A very laid back family oriented resort that was quiet at night. All personnel were cheerful, accommodating, and helpful. Food was good with plenty of choices, the beach environment and pools were a great place to be after a morning of diving. Beautiful sunsets. Diving with Dive House was top notch. Very professional. I liked that each day they asked us if we had any preferences of where WE wanted to Dive and what kind of diving did WE enjoy. We usually dove with groups of between 8-12 and had 1-2 Dive masters depending on size.

- Barry

We liked it. Of course, it took us a day or two to get into the rhythm of daily diving at a new place, but it all worked out well. The only thing I would have changed would have been to request a room with 1 queen/king bed. Two beds in our room made it a bit small with all our dive kit, etc. Dive House's DMs were very good. Their tanks? Lots of sizzling O-rings and the tank valves were welded to the cylinders. How do you inspect and maintain a scuba tank if the valve is welded on? Ah, Mexico! :) Check your rig and don't be shy about speaking up!

- Sean

The dives were Fantastic. The Dive House crew were attentive and considerate, Sunscape was really nice and still don't know if going/ spending the extra for Secrets would be worth it. We all had a lovely time.

- Mike

I was a little worried about our trip due to reviews of the restaurant, but my fears we totally unfounded. There were always buffets with many options, everything was fresh. Lots of fruits and veggies. I was also concerned about currents for grandkids, but Dive House was excellent. They also worked to find us sites with little or no currents when possible. Overall a very nice vacation/diving with kids and grandkids. Our beachfront room was in need of some TLC, but a very pleasant setting and clean.

- Liz

We had a phenomenal time with the resort and diving! Our divemaster, Gabriel, was fantastic with our group. We had a large range of experience and he was great with everyone. The resort was beautiful and very well kept. The dining was fantastic and service was excellent. I would highly recommend the resort and diving. The only downside was how far the dock was from the dive shop but the staff was willing to take our stuff over and back so it was not a major issue.

- Grace

Fantastic resort! Easy transportation. Not the most high end location but definitely not lacking anything. Decent food variety, little slim on vegetarian stuff but managed fine! All the restaurants are good. The entertainment is good. The beach is nice. The diving was absolutely amazing! Saw a massive Loggerhead, multiple sharks, tons of fish, nice coral, perfect. The on-site diving/boat pickup is very convenient.

- Jonathan B.

The room was fine. It was clean with pergo floors and lots of hot water in the shower. The diving was good with lots of good wall dives. It is true that all dives only had only one dive master and one boat captain and up to 18 divers on one boat. Those dives were very crowded. We did 17 dives and were not able to do the night dive. About 4 of the 17 dives were very crowded and about as many had less than 10 divers. We saw sting rays, moray eels and a high variety of coral, but not any real big fish. The staff was friendly and cheerful, but did not speak much English except at the front desk where they were very helpful. The dive master and the boat captain were very helpful and helped us get into the water with the heavy scuba gear. They spoke English and Spanish very well and were even speaking Italian. The resort did a good job of grooming the beach sand so that there were very few sand fleas if any. The winds were blowing also keeping the insects down. Fantasy Island is on the windy side of the Island, so it is also cooler. They had a few nights with entertainment that was good. We liked the fire dancers the best. The food was good with lots of homemade deserts, vegetables and fair fish choices. Overall it was a good vacation.

- S. & G.

We had a great time in Roatan. It was so nice to have the week together with nothing to do but enjoy ourselves! The diving was awesome, and the dive shop staff was wonderful and so helpful. We had some issues with our dive rental equipment that we brought with us, and the shop was very accommodating. We enjoyed the fresh pineapple, watermelon, and cantaloup on the boat after the morning dives. Pedro, the boat driver, cooked the caught lion fish and it tasted great, but Hailey told him that she couldn't eat it because of the flour. The next morning he brought cooked lion fish that Hailey could eat. That was so awesome! They have 2 new dive boats that are great to dive from, and a third to be delivered next week. It is a wonderful tropical resort and in an awesome location. The beaches are beautiful! It is a shame that they let it get so run down. If you book another client there, make sure that they are aware that it is not in pristine shape, but I think that the price reflected that. We saw that they are working on the rooms. The food was not gourmet, but it was good and lots of variety. I think it was traditional Honduran cuisine, which we enjoyed. We like to eat what the locals do! The bugs were bad! Tell clients to bring one bottle of insect repellent per person per week and spray morning, noon and night! I am still itchy! Transportation to the resort, and check in was great. We were put in 2 rooms next to each other, with a great view. Me, being the some what paranoid mother was uneasy about them not being adjoining. I mentioned it to ? and she said that they had adjoining rooms and showed them to us. We moved the next day, and it was so much more convenient! We really enjoyed how friendly and personable the entire staff was. If you book future clients, please warn them that credit cards are only somewhat accepted. Take cash for tips and incidentals. The rooms were large. The beds were comfortable. The tile workmanship was not perfect.

- Cheryl

We had a fabulous time - Chris our teacher was really amazing - so patient thorough and kind! We couldn't have asked for a better experience and the diving was fabulous - we would highly recommend the experience - thanks!

- Besty

Fantasy Island is a good choice for a single diver and that as long as they market themselves as 2 or 3 star hotel is fine. All clean, good basic food and excellent dive operation were his comments.

- Christopher

Fantasy Island Not a fancy resort. Very dated. A two star place. But a good location to dive. This is my second time. Though the price went up from the first time. If it goes up again I will not return.

- Chris

We were there for one week in the middle of February. This was our second time visiting there. The food was better this year. Last year it was overly salted. We had a group of 10 people, we were happy with our rooms which were close to the dive shop. The beach was clean and we enjoyed it. We enjoyed the all inclusive alcohol. We were injured on a broken board on a walk way to the gazebo, we let the woman at the front desk know. Unfortunately the next night in the low light we saw some one else seriously injured on the same board. We complained again. It was fixed after the second injury. The monkeys were fun, except two of them got into our room and stole some stuff including prescription medications. They are very fast and a little scary. The diving was great and we dove 4 dives a day. We saw a few moray eels and quite a few fish. Not as many fish as we see in Cozumel. The staff was friendly.

- Linda

The trip was good overall. The resort is a bit dated but they are working on upgrades. The rooms were larger than expected. My room had a problem with the ac but was attended to immediately. Another room had the ac fail as well and they were moved to another room immediately. There were plenty of choices for food and it was all pretty good. Not gourmet but very much edible and filling. The diving was good, as always in Roatan. Rea was very helpful at the dive shop. She made sure that I had everything that I needed to teach my courses. The dive masters were not the best. Role call on the boats was ignored most days and things were a bit unorganized. The dive masters did more of a tour rather than finding interesting things for guests to see. But they were kind. I have had some great service on boats so maybe I am a little picky. Overall the experience was good. All of my guests had a good time and thought that they got good value for the money. I will definitely use this place in the future as the teaching area is perfect for open water students.

- Jason

We had an AMAZING time at Fantasy Island. The people of Roatan are not only happy but extremely helpful in every way! From the time we landed to the time we left we were treated with the up most kindness at the resort. our dive master, and the boat captain, were truly great men and love what they do for a profession! The rooms were clean; the food was delicious and the diving was out of this world! Our goal was to find the sea horses and not only did we find them we found several of them. We saw a great amount of marine life from Angel Fish, Barracuda, Flamingo Tongues to a variety of eels, tangs, and octopi. This was a truly amazing trip! We too, went on a shark dive as well as the canopy tour through the rain forest and it was all worth it!

- M.

I had a great time at Fantasy Island. The room was OK, clean and a good location. The diving was easy, warm water (most important to me) and even though they had 8 boats and 130 divers it was never crowded or hectic. The shore diving is nice and the food is great. Not so sure about all the pesticides (I think that is what they were spraying) that got sprayed every morning. Some has to wash into the ocean. They might spray before anyone is up so the spray has settled. I'd definitely go again.

- Mary-Lou

Personally I would set a trip up to Fantasy Island every year. You get the most for your dollar, especially now since drinks are included, the price is right! It's so easy to get to. We leave Cleveland at 7:00 and are in Roatan by 11:30. How can you beat that! Food is plentiful and the Diving is some of the best I've ever done.

- Norma

I took a group to Fantasy Island 10 years ago and was unhappy with it. Since then, I've taken groups to different resorts in Roatan 5 other times. When Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas found me a special low price, I decided to return to Fantasy Island without a group, but with my daughter, and give it another try. I was very pleased with the improvements they have made. They make a great effort to keep the insects down, particularly the no-see-ums, which are bad overall on the island. They continuously spray, rake and drag a plow over the sand to disturb the eggs. I quit using repellant after 3 days and had only 4 insect bites the whole week. An optional shark dive offered through another outfit, but coordinated with F.I., was a huge success. There were a good 2 dozen grey reef sharks within touching distance, making for great photo ops. Good food was served buffet-style. Clean, motel-style rooms with air conditioning and TV made for a comfortable stay. Would I return?....You bet!

- Roger

We loved our trip to Roatan. The scuba diving was great and I especially enjoyed the monkeys at Fantasy Island. They were fun to watch and interact with. I am sure we will return. Thanks for all you did in making our trip possible.

- T. & R.

A very nice resort with friendly and very accommodating staff. They serve a great breakfast, the restaurant is on the water which serves a diversified menu using local food. The dive center has friendly and professional staff which is conveniently located on the resort. Very relaxing vacation, bonus, they have a SPA and give amazing massages!

- Francosie

The trip went very smooth and was a great success. Hotel was superb and diving was great. Very friendly people and lovely island.

- Shelley

True Blue Bay Resort was very good for Divers. Aquanaut Divers was an exceptional dive operation. The Resorts restaurants, especially Dodgy Dock was a huge disappointment. Poor Service, over priced, extremely long wait times for food. Staff and Management that just didn't care. Activities at Restaurant and Resort were very confusing and often not as Advertised. Very Sad. Dive Operator = 5 Stars! Resort = 1.5 Stars!

- Michael

We had a great time. The diving was good but the visibility was not that great. Could only see about 40 to 50 feet. Enjoyed the wreck dives. We did see a little bit of everything. Sea horses, octopus, sharks, eels, sting rays. The Resort was great, along with the people and the food. Would recommend to any one.

- Walter

• Room was nice and comfortable with air-condition and great shower. Service at the hotel excellent. • Dive operator beyond excellent. They were so nice and helpful in everything. We had a package for 5 days with 10 dives. Decided to do dives on last day also and the dives were adapted to a safe level of depth since we were flying the next day. Also went on a night dive with one of the dive masters from the shore one evening. • Lots of interesting critters underwater, but was also impressed with the wrecks and underwater sculptures. The only disappointment was that the True Blue Resort is away from town and way too far to walk. We solved that problem by renting a car and toured the entire island in our week there. Took off every afternoon after diving and saw just about everything on the island. My favorite land parts were a hike through the rainforest (with a guide we met by accident) to the Seven Sister Falls where we swam and our visit to one of the Forts on the hill. The view and sunset from there were fabulous. The people in Grenada were all unbelievably kind and friendly. We felt safe everywhere we went. We gave a ride to two hitch hiking women from the north of the island all the way to the south where our hotel was since they lived close to our destination. We were in the car with them for about 3 hours and learned so much about the cultural of the people.

- Jennifer

I just got back from my trip to Grenada. Once again you found a terrific place for me! The resort was really nice; the décor was so colorful and whimsical, and the service was quite good. The dive shop (Aquanauts) was also very helpful and the dive masters and boats/equipment were good. My only disappointment with Grenada was that the good hiking and biking trails were a 45 minute to hour-long taxi ride away, and the famous hikes (e.g. to 7 Sisters Falls) weren't as long and rigorous as I like.

- Tony

Accommodations:  large clean rooms, large bathrooms, a bonus with stove top, microwave and refrigerator. Pool was within 10 steps from the porch.  Air conditioning and fan work great. The entire resort was clean, well kept, no litter. Food is plentiful and tasty. The only downside is the service in restaurant is very slow. Bar service is good. Amenities: good quality soaps and lotions. Plush towels. Soft sheets.  Ground transfers were easy! We were on storm watch. A tropical depression/hurricane was headed towards Grenada. Aquanauts altered the dive schedule to accommodate dives. Due to storm, the visibility was only 20 to 30 feet. However, we saw some great creatures. We had FOUR frogfish on one dive, 2 seahorses on one dive, one seahorse on another. Mating octopus. Baby octopus, Baby nurse shark, baby sting ray. Great wrecks!

- Gale C.

We really enjoyed True Blue Bay and Aquanauts and look forward to returning in the near future. True Blue Bay Boutique Resort is nice, clean and staff is friendly. The Aquanauts crew are fantastic and the diving in Grenada is at the top of all my trips.

- Dwight T.

Had a great time in St. Lucia. The island is so tropical and beautiful. May idea of a tropical island for sure. We did dive but not all 12. We did a volcano tour which was great and also hiked up the mountain behind Anse Mamin. It wasn’t too bad not having A/C. The only hard part was getting ready for dinner and sweating while getting ready but we decided to go up later and get ready and that worked out well. The stair were a lot but not bad. It was 201 steps to our room from the beach. We did fine with them liking getting the exercise. We were upgraded to a Deluxe Hillside and it was awesome. We had the view of the pitons right from our room. It was great waking up to this view every morning. And for every sweat that dripped every stair climbed, we’d definitely go back in a heartbeat!!

- Judy

It was even better than expected. Underwater was great and the above water was more lush than Hawaii. Also, they put my wife and I in the beach rooms.

- Robert

We had a wonderful trip to St. Lucia! The resort was wonderful. "No" was not in the staff's vocabulary. Love that! Fantastic food that was beautifully presented. The whole experience exceeded my expectations. Our room was fantastic. View of the ocean and the Piton's. Diving was great. We saw seahorses on 12 of our 14 dives. We were able to do a tour of Jade Mountain, the sister property. OMG the rooms were incredible. When we go back we want to stay at least 2 nights there and not leave our room.

- Linda

We had a great time! The resort was everything stated. Dive crew and diving was amazing. The food, entertainment and overall service was top notch.

- Bob

The trip was a great success! The resort, diving and staff all get high marks. The dive staff on our boat, in particular, were fantastic. We saw more frog fish in one spot by the pinnacles that I've seen in a week on other trips. We had afternoon dives included in our package, but by the time we got back from the morning dives and folks went back to their rooms and got cleaned up and had lunch it was too rushed. Next time I would ask for the afternoon dives be closer to 3:00 on the days there isn't night diving. Other resorts, where the food is buffet and the rooms are closer to the dive shop, it's not an issue for a 2:00 afternoon dive. The food was fabulous and everyone (including those with allergies) were happy. A few folks complained about it being a bit hot in the rooms but the staff provided stand-up fans as requested. The vans ran efficiently taking everyone to and from their rooms and the wait for one was never more than 10 minutes (well worth the wait than the walk).

- Joyce

We just got back from a week in St Lucia. Anse Chastanet resort was excellent. Meals were 5 Star! Great/Exceptional service, excellent resort facilities, good excursions and of course excellent dive operation. The staff was exceptional and made sure we were well taken care of. Recommend it to anyone wanting a worry free first class vacation of diving and land activities. No sand flies during our stay and bugs in general were minimal. Be prepared for a good bar tab at the end of the week! We will keep this resort in mind for our future travels and would love to spend more time there again.

- Ted

- Nancy

Our trip to Anse Chastanet in St Lucia was wonderful. We were not expecting much of the diving, but it was very good. The whole team at the dive shop were fantastic and I think Adam and Carmen (managers) are fabulous. They really took care of us. We were the only 2 divers on most days, occasionally there was a 3rd who joined us! The resort is beautiful, although most rooms are up the hill; however there was never a problem getting a shuttle ride up. All hillside rooms appear to be fantastic—ours was. Open air, but very few bugs, and a gorgeous view. The staff could not have been more attentive, from housekeeping to concierge to food service. The food was quite good, and a good choice of restaurants

- Liz R.