How is hanging out on the beaches there? Someone mentioned Sandflies being an issue.
It is, every time I've come back from Roatan or Utila my bite count has exceeded 4 dozen. (I count them on the flight...lol) Not only are they on the beaches but something is often under the tablecloths in the restaurants at night. Some resorts do things to suppress them from what I've read - spraying, raking the beach etc. I wouldn't open a window w/o good screens. We also had outdoor ceiling fans on our deck which seemed to help. Around dusk in certain areas you can see something flying around as the sun sets. After dark it seems to be less of a problem. I used an OFF spray with Deet in it daily.
And if you hang up wetsuits outside, invert them and shake them out. I read a post once from someone who didn't (at Cocoview) and regretted it all week. It is a lush tropical rainforest just behind the beach, humid, rains a lot, there's often standing water and the roads were frequently muddy. fwiw, we were there in late March also.
There's also mosquitoes and a Malaria precaution. Might want to both read the CDC recommendations and:
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/bay-islands/413007-roatan-immunizations.html I took Malarone for Roatan.
Otoh I spent an afternoon lying on the beach at Half Moon Bay and escaped untouched. Right after diving so whatever I had applied had washed off earlier.
You may want to read some of the recommendations about
not driving there also. It seems like a huge hassle if you hit something. Cabs are cheap and plentiful, there's a taxi stand at the main entrance to the West End. Negotiate always. Our group of 7 did some running around across the island so hired a van driver suggested by our rental agent to/from the airport and the south side.