re: Roatan, Honduras Questions

Posted by DrunkenStuporMan

The Mothership

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 2:51 pm to Larry Gooseman

I went on cruise (trashy, I know) that stopped there. Prettiest place we stopped the whole trip.

Posted by slaughlin

North Dad Gum Louisiana

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 3:18 pm to DrunkenStuporMan

I have only one response: if you're going to snorkel on the reef, for God's sake WEAR SUN SCREEN ON YOUR BACK. This is experience talking

Posted by roberma

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 3:19 pm to Larry Gooseman

Check out Barefootcay.com Private resort Island with dive shop. Oceanfront bungalows. Lobster right out of your front door.

Posted by RDOtiger

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 3:30 pm to tigerstripedjacket

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Great local food, and yes definately stay in West End. Lots of little eateries that you could get to easily with taxi or rental car and worth it. Ask your dive master and boat captain about fishing and they can arrange a spontaneous, cheaper, and better offshore trip than you could get if you asked the concierge. You must get the "Alert Diver" magazine - they had a big article on Roatan.

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Plus, everything can be bargained - if one of the locals says a taxi is $5 bucks, say no and they'll drop it to $2 bucks. Also, the big drink there is "Giffeney" (misspelled?) - it's a run infused with indigenous roots. On the West End, we had some of the best calamri I ever had, and they cook some damn good Lion fish too. Finally, we played golf at Pristine Bay and it was awesome. Hope this helped.

BodDen tours does a good day trip

Posted by fatboydave

Fat boy land

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:33 pm to RDOtiger

Posted by BUSCH

Where I live

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:34 pm to Larry Gooseman

GF and I went there on a cruise. We did a dive trip and absolutely loved it. Diving there was better than Belize. With that said, I don't know much other than that because that's all we really did.

Posted by REB BEER

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:55 pm to Larry Gooseman

We are going there in a month and renting this house on the beach in west bay. LINK

According to all the reviews and speaking to the rental agent, there are restaurants less than 50 yards away and the house is only footsteps from the beach.

My wife went last year and said west bay is the nicest area to stay.

From what I've heard, there are frequent power outages as the island runs on generator power, and a lot of places charge for electricity...so be careful. The place we are renting has electricity included and also has an automatic backup generator and wifi.

I'll report back after June 24th if the sharks don't get me.

Posted by soccerfüt

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:01 pm to Larry Gooseman

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Initially, very attractive that United flies direct from Houston. Wife blah, blah, blah....

Speaking of attractive, pics of her and we'll be the judges.

Roatan has light plane service from Belize. Fun to mix the two locations.

This post was edited on 5/18/15 at 6:02 pm

Posted by Napoleon

Kenna

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:11 pm to Larry Gooseman

look up Little French Key and plan to spend a day there. It's so beautiful and relaxing.

Swim right out to the reef from the bar.

This post was edited on 5/18/15 at 6:13 pm

Posted by Napoleon

Kenna

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:12 pm to slaughlin

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I have only one response: if you're going to snorkel on the reef, for God's sake WEAR SUN SCREEN ON YOUR BACK. This is experience talking

I found that out the hard way.

Posted by LSUFAN2005

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:28 pm to Larry Gooseman

I went there from a cruise last November. I paid to go on a excursion to some private place that had a zoo and supposedly the largest reef in the world. I had a lot of fun there. The snorkeling was awesome.

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Posted by sparkinator

Lake Claiborne

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:15 pm to LSUFAN2005

I have dived with Bananarama, Barefoot, and subway. All of them were excellent.

Saw this Toadfish and the spotted eagle ray last year at Turquoise Bay/subway watersports.

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Posted by CHEDBALLZ

South Central LA

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:36 pm to Larry Gooseman

Cant comment on the diving but we did do a zip line tour right across from the Carnival Cruise Terminal and it was pretty legit.

Posted by Winkface

Member since Jul 2010

34377 posts

Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:44 pm to Larry Gooseman

Food is great. Baleadas, conch fritters, ceviche, lobster...yum.

I'd stay in west bay but there are other good spots.

The diving is awesome. Riding a drift was one of the coolest things I've ever done.

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:47 pm to VABuckeye

what's that place run per night?

Posted by VABuckeye

NOVA

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:57 pm to LSUFAN2005

It's the second largest barrier reef in the world.

Posted by VABuckeye

NOVA

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:58 pm to Lester Earl

About $3k for a week. It's a great 3 bedroom condo. Highly recommended.

Coral Sands unit 4.

This post was edited on 5/18/15 at 7:59 pm

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 5/18/15 at 8:04 pm to VABuckeye

is it directly on the beach?