Roatan Journals

Scuba in Roatan!

A January 2007 trip to Roatan by JetSet4Life

Under pressure! Photo - Pura Vida Dive Shop,

Quote: What it's like to go to Roatan afraid of water and come back a certified open water diver...

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Posada las Orquideas

Hotel

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Posada las Orquideas is a brand new hotel located just off the main drag in the West End section of Roatan. The rooms are cute and clean, with modern facilities including a bathroom with just the perfect water pressure in the shower to relieve fatigue after a full day of diving.The room was much bigger than I would've imagined at only $40 per night. But without a dresser, table or any chairs, that could've been an an optical illusion. Regardless, who wants to spend time indoors with the option of lounging on the hammock on a private deck is right out the back door?By far, the deck was the best feature of this hotel and no matter what size room you choose (we chose the basic), each has ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on February 26, 2007

Posada las Orquideas
West End Bay
Roatan, Honduras
(504) 445-4387

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Pura Vida Dive Shop

Attraction

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Pura Vida was a great place to learn to dive--not because of their equipment, which is typical of any dive shop in Roatan, or because of their diving destinations, which are also typical of any dive shop in Roatan. Instead, it is because of the wonderful staff, including the owners, the instructors and the dive masters.I've never been a talented swimmer (I only got to "minnow" at the YMCA when I was little), so I was convinced scuba diving was not for me. But on an island like Roatan, where dive shops line the streets like designer shops line Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, diving is practically a required activity. So I took the plunge... literally... and quickly panicked."Scuba diving is n...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on February 26, 2007

Pura Vida Dive Shop
West End
Roatan, Honduras
+504 403 8798