Questions for the Roatan's pros

[rockbeauty]

If your flight is not direct to the islands (i.e. San Pedro Sula), are you flying out of Roatan the same day that you are taking your internationnal flight back home? I have been reading (and heard, when I was in Utila last april) that there are chances that the flights from the islands to LaCeiba or SAP are cancelled due to bad weather...is that have happened to you? Did you miss your return flight?

In your opinion, you think it is risky to fly out of Roatan at 7 or 9 am to LaCeiba, and then, fly LaCeiba to SAP if my flight is at 13h30 the same day?
Last time from Utila, I took the boat the day before my departure and took the bus at 7am to SAP...I'll skip the bus this time since the hijacking make me a little more nervous.

My other question is regarding reservations. I had no reservations last time (in april) in Utila and no problem.
I am not the all-included type and I love having the liberty to stay longer in a place I like or go away if I don't. July looks a lot more busy (or is it because I am going to Roatan and it's more popular?). I have reserved my first 4 nights in west end (Posada arco Iris) but I don't know if I should reserved the last 4 nights (maybe the sundancer in sandy bay, anybody went there?)?
What about Utila? Should I try to get reservation there as well?

 

[AlexRodriguez]

If your flight is not direct to the islands (i.e. San Pedro Sula), are you flying out of Roatan the same day that you are taking your internationnal flight back home? I have been reading (and heard, when I was in Utila last april) that there are chances that the flights from the islands to LaCeiba or SAP are cancelled due to bad weather...is that have happened to you? Did you miss your return flight?

In your opinion, you think it is risky to fly out of Roatan at 7 or 9 am to LaCeiba, and then, fly LaCeiba to SAP if my flight is at 13h30 the same day?
Last time from Utila, I took the boat the day before my departure and took the bus at 7am to SAP...I'll skip the bus this time since the hijacking make me a little more nervous.

My other question is regarding reservations. I had no reservations last time (in april) in Utila and no problem.
I am not the all-included type and I love having the liberty to stay longer in a place I like or go away if I don't. July looks a lot more busy (or is it because I am going to Roatan and it's more popular?). I have reserved my first 4 nights in west end (Posada arco Iris) but I don't know if I should reserved the last 4 nights (maybe the sundancer in sandy bay, anybody went there?)?
What about Utila? Should I try to get reservation there as well?

You may want to post this question in the South America forum.

Alex

 

[shellig]

Honduras is in Central America and the shore and Bay Islands are on/in the Caribbean Sea
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/maps/95149.gif

 

[berick]

It doesn't really make sense, but, almost all the Roatan threads are in the South America Forum. I guess the mods had to draw the lines somewhere, and, someone will always be unhappy with the lines.

 

[AlexRodriguez]

Honduras is in Central America and the shore and Bay Islands are on/in the Caribbean Sea
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/maps/95149.gif

I know. :11:

I am just pointing out where the topic is discussed.

Alex

 

[parrotman]

I don't think you will have a problem flying out the same day. If you are taking the morning flight to SAP and flying out of SAP at 2:30pm you should be fine. There is always a risk of delayed flights due to weather but then again you have that in the U.S. My last trip to Utila, I flew from San Francisco to Utila the same day and then flew the return trip in one day. No problems. The only thing I would caution against is making sure that your connection times are long enough. The airlines down there like to fly on "island time" and if you only have 45 minutes or an hour to make a connection, then you may have a problem.
I am going again next month and have booked all my flights for same day travel...

 

[rockbeauty]

I don't think you will have a problem flying out the same day. If you are taking the morning flight to SAP and flying out of SAP at 2:30pm you should be fine. There is always a risk of delayed flights due to weather but then again you have that in the U.S. My last trip to Utila, I flew from San Francisco to Utila the same day and then flew the return trip in one day. No problems. The only thing I would caution against is making sure that your connection times are long enough. The airlines down there like to fly on "island time" and if you only have 45 minutes or an hour to make a connection, then you may have a problem.
I am going again next month and have booked all my flights for same day travel...

Thanks Parrotman, I think that's what I'll do...that leaves me with more time on the island as well and no rush to find somewhere OK to sleep in LaCeiba...Did you reserve a place to stay in Utila?

 

[parrotman]

Yes, I have booked the place that I am going to stay, but I am meeting up with a group. I have heard that it is not difficult to find a place once you arrive. Don't know for sure.

 

[H2Andy]

well, Honduras is in Central America, and Roatan is in the Caribbean sea...

so putting the Roatan posts in South America made no sense

this forum is now called Central and South America, as we feel that name more
accurately describes the geographical makeup of the threads in here

 

[Doc]

well, Honduras is in Central America, and Roatan is in the Caribbean sea...

so putting the Roatan posts in South America made no sense

this forum is now called Central and South America, as we feel that name more
accurately describes the geographical makeup of the threads in here

woooowoooooo!!!! Once again, we have a sense of belonging, not just longing.