Neil

All and all our scuba trip was good.

FYI for future reference Sand Dollar was okay. However you should be aware that they no longer serve breakfast, even though Sand Dollars website indicates they do. Also Capt Dons appears much nicer and I am very surprised Sand Dollar is more expensive than Capt Dons. Capt Dons is much more well kept, (drastically) has more activities Sand Dollar has none and serves 3 meals a day. Not sure why Sand Dollar is more??? Also our room was not quite as “waterfront” as I was lead to believe.

Also, Total Rental of Bonaire. Our truck was very old and highly rusted. No spare tire, a broken clutch, broken windshield wiper, no water for wipers, appeared unserviced, broken bumper, broken passenger side shock, broken tail light, broken rear cab hatch….and so on. Overall, it was not safe, where as all of the other rental vehicles we saw (Avis, Budget, Buddys) appeared much more well kept.

All and all, the total experience did not live up to our expectations. However the diving was good.

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Sand Dollar Condominiums

Scuba Diving in Bonaire? Sand Dollar Condominiums are located 2 miles north of Kralendjik. They have onsite management and 7 buildings with 65 units from studios to 3-bedroom units. So, they offer private porches and balconies facing the ocean. Most units offer kitchens, breakfast bars and stool, with free flow breeze through the dining and living area. Lastly, the bedrooms typically come with e...

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All and all our scuba trip was good. FYI for future reference Sand Dollar was okay. However you should be aware that they no longer serve breakfast, even though Sand Dollars website indicates they do. Also Capt Dons appears much nicer and I am very surprised Sand Dollar is more expensive than Capt Dons. Capt Dons is much more well kept, (drastically) has more activities Sand Dollar has none and serves 3 meals a day. Not sure why Sand Dollar is more??? Also our room was not quite as "waterfront" as I was lead to believe. Also, Total Rental of Bonaire. Our truck was very old and highly rusted. No spare tire, a broken clutch, broken windshield wiper, no water for wipers, appeared unserviced, broken bumper, broken passenger side shock, broken tail light, broken rear cab hatch....and so on. Overall, it was not safe, where as all of the other rental vehicles we saw (Avis, Budget, Buddys) appeared much more well kept. All and all, the total experience did not live up to our expectations. However the diving was good.

- Neil

Overall our trip was a great experience. This was our first dive after getting open water cert in the US. Dive Friends Bonaire was accommodating and very gentle with us newbie divers. I would definitely go with them again. The Sand Dollar was conveniently located next to Dive Friends which made it easy to get there in the mornings. While not the most modernly furnished, we were not left wanting anything else. The front desk attendant seemed to be slightly confused and unable to answer the few questions we had, but we eventually figured things out on our own. The only downside to the trip was the difficulty we had finding places to dine. Many closed during the day and hours seems random. Ingredients at Buddy Dive was bar far the worst meals we had. Poor quality food and terrible service (they forgot to put in our entrees and then avoided our table after realizing their mistake, making no effort to rectify) Coco Beach on the other hand had friendly staff with surprisingly good food.

- Taylor

Overall our trip was a great experience. This was our first dive after getting open water cert in the US. Dive Friends Bonaire was accommodating and very gentle with us newbie divers. I would definitely go with them again. The Sand Dollar was conveniently located next to Dive Friends which made it easy to get there in the mornings. While not the most modernly furnished, we were not left wanting anything else. The front desk attendant seemed to be slightly confused and unable to answer the few questions we had, but we eventually figured things out on our own. The only downside to the trip was the difficulty we had finding places to dine. Many closed during the day and hours seems random. Ingredients at Buddy Dive was bar far the worst meals we had. Poor quality food and terrible service (they forgot to put in our entrees and then avoided our table after realizing their mistake, making no effort to rectify) Coco Beach on the other hand had friendly staff with surprisingly good food.

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