WarmWaterDiver
Contributor
Here's our brief trip report - once the film's developed, we'll have an opportunity for more details.
"We spent the week of April 2 through 9, 2005 as guests at Reef House Resort, and had a wondeful, relaxing time. The new owners, Larry & Carol, and their son-in-law Barry were gracious and accomodating hosts. We felt like we were living the life of the rich & famous, as 5 of the 7 days we stayed there, we were the only guests, and all week we were the only scuba divers staying at the resort - it was like having a private staff all our own. The meals, a mix of local dishes and more typical gringo fare, were all delicious, and served piping hot from the kitchen - no buffet tables with stuff drying out on them.
The rooms are cozy, and undergoing renovation by the new owners, with everything progressing nicely. We recommend reserving rooms S1 or S2 if possible, for more romantic privacy, as these 2 rooms are in their own building on the opposite side of the kitchen / dining room from the main set of rooms. These sit up a little higher and have a superb view from the veranda of tropical foliage and the Caribbean waters.
David, the dive master, and Choko, the boat captain, are some of the best we've had the pleasure to experience in our travels. David sets excellent multi-level profiles, and sets a nice pace for seeing a lot of different stuff. They would also ensure each time the boat anchor and anchor line were set in a sandy flat, not on any coral - there a very few mooring balls at this end of the island. They do an excellent job of setting up all your gear each time, and the diving right in front of the resort is as good as any on this side of the island, with lots of basket starts open at night. Over the course of the week, we saw frogfish, pipefish, lettuce leaf sea slugs, multiple sea horses, beautiful forests of black coral and deep sea gorgonians, moray eels, and a host of other Caribbean species.
All in all, we can definitely say we had a great vacation at Reef House Resort. It was the perfect time and place for us to unwind for a week from our hectic daily lives here in the USA. Muchas Gracias again to the owners and staff for making our trip so enjoyable."
"We spent the week of April 2 through 9, 2005 as guests at Reef House Resort, and had a wondeful, relaxing time. The new owners, Larry & Carol, and their son-in-law Barry were gracious and accomodating hosts. We felt like we were living the life of the rich & famous, as 5 of the 7 days we stayed there, we were the only guests, and all week we were the only scuba divers staying at the resort - it was like having a private staff all our own. The meals, a mix of local dishes and more typical gringo fare, were all delicious, and served piping hot from the kitchen - no buffet tables with stuff drying out on them.
The rooms are cozy, and undergoing renovation by the new owners, with everything progressing nicely. We recommend reserving rooms S1 or S2 if possible, for more romantic privacy, as these 2 rooms are in their own building on the opposite side of the kitchen / dining room from the main set of rooms. These sit up a little higher and have a superb view from the veranda of tropical foliage and the Caribbean waters.
David, the dive master, and Choko, the boat captain, are some of the best we've had the pleasure to experience in our travels. David sets excellent multi-level profiles, and sets a nice pace for seeing a lot of different stuff. They would also ensure each time the boat anchor and anchor line were set in a sandy flat, not on any coral - there a very few mooring balls at this end of the island. They do an excellent job of setting up all your gear each time, and the diving right in front of the resort is as good as any on this side of the island, with lots of basket starts open at night. Over the course of the week, we saw frogfish, pipefish, lettuce leaf sea slugs, multiple sea horses, beautiful forests of black coral and deep sea gorgonians, moray eels, and a host of other Caribbean species.
All in all, we can definitely say we had a great vacation at Reef House Resort. It was the perfect time and place for us to unwind for a week from our hectic daily lives here in the USA. Muchas Gracias again to the owners and staff for making our trip so enjoyable."