Cheers!
Can't wait to get to Coz and DIVE!
But first, where should I stay? I've been twice before - I stayed at the Presidente (my favorite, but sadly now closed), and Fiesta Americana (respectable and closer to my current budget).
I'd like to try somewhere new. My ideal:
1. AI (preferable but not essential)
2. Bit of beach (and, f there's any snorkeling left, I'd like that as I love snorkeling when I'm not diving)
3. Allows the non-house dive shops to pick me up at the hotel pier w/o any hassle
4. Bit of night life. Doesn't have to be in the city or even near the city, but I do like a bit of night life. (I'm single, will be going solo; I'm not a big party person or a big drinker - I'm really there to dive - but I do like a bit of night life, just good people about, really)
I can afford the middle to upper-middle hotels (e.g. I think the Occi Grand is a bit too pricey for me, but I think most other places I could manage)
What I've been thinking:
Iberostar would be perfect, but for two things: Dressel routinely gets marginal reviews, esp. from experienced divers, and unless some relatively experienced diver has very good recent reviews, I'd rather not dive with them. Secondly, I keep hearing that they are, not always but sometimes, really finicky about who they let use their pier. I really don't want that hassle
So all, Help! What are you thoughts??? Where should I stay:? I'd like to book in the next day or two (for the first week of May, so I've got to get crackin')
Thanks so much,
1gromit
Can't wait to get to Coz and DIVE!
But first, where should I stay? I've been twice before - I stayed at the Presidente (my favorite, but sadly now closed), and Fiesta Americana (respectable and closer to my current budget).
I'd like to try somewhere new. My ideal:
1. AI (preferable but not essential)
2. Bit of beach (and, f there's any snorkeling left, I'd like that as I love snorkeling when I'm not diving)
3. Allows the non-house dive shops to pick me up at the hotel pier w/o any hassle
4. Bit of night life. Doesn't have to be in the city or even near the city, but I do like a bit of night life. (I'm single, will be going solo; I'm not a big party person or a big drinker - I'm really there to dive - but I do like a bit of night life, just good people about, really)
I can afford the middle to upper-middle hotels (e.g. I think the Occi Grand is a bit too pricey for me, but I think most other places I could manage)
What I've been thinking:
Iberostar would be perfect, but for two things: Dressel routinely gets marginal reviews, esp. from experienced divers, and unless some relatively experienced diver has very good recent reviews, I'd rather not dive with them. Secondly, I keep hearing that they are, not always but sometimes, really finicky about who they let use their pier. I really don't want that hassle
So all, Help! What are you thoughts??? Where should I stay:? I'd like to book in the next day or two (for the first week of May, so I've got to get crackin')
Thanks so much,
1gromit