Question for Sandy about Westend Roatan

When your daughter dove Suena del Mar, where did you guys actually stay?
Did you become familiar with any other resorts/hotels in the area?

What kind of boats did Suena del Mar have/use?

Thanks. Hope you are still around checking the ng from time to time. :^)

I'm planning a trip down there, but struggling with where to stay. I want
to be close to the restaurants in town (Westend). I'm looking at Luna
Beach, Lost Paradise, Pura Vida and maybe Delzie's Apartments. While Pura
Vida appeals to me for some reason, the look of their dive op doesn't.
Maybe it's just because in the pictures of their dive boat, it has about
10-12 divers jammed into it, when it looks like it should carry no more than
8. Also, the boat didn't seem to have a bimini of any sort.

Any help anyone can give me, will be greatly appreciated. TIA

Chilly,

Just to add to the mix, look at these -

http://www.roatanet.com/woodhouse/

http://www.caribbeantrip.com/nhotels...ands/all.shtml



For Sueno del Mar info -

http://www.suenodelmar.com/

There are images of both boats there but youhave to hunt for the second
one, it isat the bottom of the photo and comments page.

FWIW all the west end operations are pretty much interchangeable. Sueno
del mar is the largest and fanciest, but not great deal different in the
basics.



Ron


In article <PcoNc.124741$ek5.106101@pd7tw2no>,
"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote:

> When your daughter dove Suena del Mar, where did you guys actually stay?
> Did you become familiar with any other resorts/hotels in the area?
>
> What kind of boats did Suena del Mar have/use?
>
> Thanks. Hope you are still around checking the ng from time to time. :^)
>
> I'm planning a trip down there, but struggling with where to stay. I want
> to be close to the restaurants in town (Westend). I'm looking at Luna
> Beach, Lost Paradise, Pura Vida and maybe Delzie's Apartments. While Pura
> Vida appeals to me for some reason, the look of their dive op doesn't.
> Maybe it's just because in the pictures of their dive boat, it has about
> 10-12 divers jammed into it, when it looks like it should carry no more than
> 8. Also, the boat didn't seem to have a bimini of any sort.
>
> Any help anyone can give me, will be greatly appreciated. TIA
>
>
>

"Ron T" <ombligo@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ombligo-F24474.05360027072004@newsr3.tampabay.rr.com...
> Chilly,
>
> Just to add to the mix, look at these -
>
(snip)

You know what else would be nice? I'd like to see a little map of WestEnd.
A map that showed where the acco and restaurants and dive shops are located
in relation to one another.

There's a map like that for San Pedro, in Belize and it's been reasonably
helpful in the past, just to help a person get some kind of perspective.
Actually, there's a pretty decent panoramic shot of San Pedro taken from
Ramon's on up to the cut, that is quite helpful that way too. It's a shame
they haven't taken another for points south of Ramon's. Ah, but I digress.
:^)

chilly wrote:

> "Ron T" <ombligo@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:ombligo-F24474.05360027072004@newsr3.tampabay.rr.com...
>
>>Chilly,
>>
>>Just to add to the mix, look at these -
>>
>
> (snip)
>
> You know what else would be nice? I'd like to see a little map of WestEnd.
> A map that showed where the acco and restaurants and dive shops are located
> in relation to one another.
>
> There's a map like that for San Pedro, in Belize and it's been reasonably
> helpful in the past, just to help a person get some kind of perspective.
> Actually, there's a pretty decent panoramic shot of San Pedro taken from
> Ramon's on up to the cut, that is quite helpful that way too. It's a shame
> they haven't taken another for points south of Ramon's. Ah, but I digress.
> :^)
>

Something like this?

http://www.roatanisland.net/west_end_locator.htm

It may not be real current, but I got several pages of related hits just
going to dogpile.com and putting in roatan west end map

"greatviz" <greatviz@netscapeNOTSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:NFyNc.3214$jd.271588@twister.tampabay.rr.com. ..
>
>
>> >
>
> Something like this?
>
> http://www.roatanisland.net/west_end_locator.htm
>
> It may not be real current, but I got several pages of related hits just
> going to dogpile.com and putting in roatan west end map

Sorry, no. While I'm familiar with that one, It's not quite detailed
enough. I'm looking for something more like this one only for Westend:

http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/town/...owndetail.html

I've been looking for one for about a year. If you can find something
please let me know. Sometimes such a map will be located on a hotel
website, but I haven't come across one yet.

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
in:
: Also, the boat didn't seem to have a bimini of any sort.

A what of any sort?

Dan Bracuk
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The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/


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In article <%SuNc.123095$od7.75230@pd7tw3no>,
"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote:

>
> Who did/do you dive with then? And where did you stay? What do you know
> about Posada Arcos Isis?

I stayed with Las Rocas and dove with Sueno but that was several years
ago. I now avoid that end of the island as much as possible. I stay with
friends either in Port Royal or above Second Bight. My diving is all
down at the east end, where many reefs are still nearly virgin. The only
commercialoperation that goeswhere I go is the Agressor, and then only
once a week on one or two sights (they got the numbers from us).

My only complaint with Sueno (and most of the West End operators) is
they limit dive time to one hour no matter what your computer or air
pressure says.

not familierenouth with Posada Arcos Isis to comment.


Ron

"Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
news:8aqdg0hc069c1fa5k5d73nhb41l0096s2o@4ax.com...
> "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
> in:
> : Also, the boat didn't seem to have a bimini of any sort.
>
> A what of any sort?

A shade tarp.

In article <ZuCNc.128927$ek5.120004@pd7tw2no>,
"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote:


>
> Are you familiar with *any* other places in the area? I mean Westend, not
> West Bay? TIA
>
>
>

you can walk the length of West End in less than 10-minutes and that is
at a stroll. The farther east you go, the quieter it gets.

Half Moon Bay cabins are at the end of the road to the East, many folks
stay there because it is quiet at night (it is also clean and nice).
Sueno Del Mar has dive lockers, so your not hauling gear. There is also
good snorkling off the Half moon Bay Cabins dock. If I went back to West
End, that is where I would likely stay.

At the western end of the road is Fosters, it is a party place and stays
both open and loud until late.

In the middle of the two is Woody's Grocery Store. Great place for
whatever you need within reason. Woody's is also pretty much the
demarcation line for the tourist district - The restaurants, dive shops
and bars are mostly west of it while things get quiet to the east.

"Ron T" <ombligo@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:ombligo-CCD1F7.05375628072004@newsr3.tampabay.rr.com...
>
> >
> > Are you familiar with *any* other places in the area? I mean Westend,
not
> > West Bay? TIA
> >
> >
> >
>
> you can walk the length of West End in less than 10-minutes and that is
> at a stroll. The farther east you go, the quieter it gets.

Thanks Ron.

>
> Half Moon Bay cabins are at the end of the road to the East, many folks
> stay there because it is quiet at night (it is also clean and nice).

I had originally intended to stay there, but I'd heard that it might not be
so safe trying to get home in the dark.

> Sueno Del Mar has dive lockers, so your not hauling gear.

Love that, as long as it is really safe to leave my gear there. Some places
have lockers or bins, but they aren't particularly secure.

>There is also
> good snorkling off the Half moon Bay Cabins dock.

That is very appealing to me.

> If I went back to West
> End, that is where I would likely stay.

When were you there last?

>
> At the western end of the road is Fosters, it is a party place and stays
> both open and loud until late.

Sounds good for when I'm out, but not for when I'm ready to lay my head
down.

> In the middle of the two is Woody's Grocery Store. Great place for
> whatever you need within reason. Woody's is also pretty much the
> demarcation line for the tourist district - The restaurants, dive shops
> and bars are mostly west of it while things get quiet to the east.

OK, cool. Thanks so much!!