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trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Guanaja is also a Bay Island

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:34:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author guanajamama - While Roatan has many positives and is a lovely place to visit, if you are looking for something authentically untouched, Guanaja may be a better choice. There are a few small resorts on the island (West Peak, Island House and Grahams) and they will...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Just Came Back from Roatan

Thu, 12 May 2005 14:31:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mplnews312 - We love Roatan, great food and fun adventures to be found. Keep in mind, we are not budget travelers--we like the good stuff. Because there are no "luxury" accomadations on the island yet, we feel we stayed at the best places possible. Great value for...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: HERE THERE BE PIRATES ONCE, ROATAN HONDURAS

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 17:35:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JAMES23 - From the air Roatan is a study in colours. The lush green vegetation that covers the island is in sharp contrast to the pure white of its beaches and the light shade of turquoise of the shallow waters contained by the reefs that surround it. This first...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Best Resort in the West Caribbean!

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:01:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mocshaver - My husband Tim and I just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary at Anthony's Key Resort (AKR). This was a "last minute" planned vacation since our first choice (Grand Cayman) got canceled due to the devastation by Hurricane Ivan. Well as the old...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Key West circa 1960

Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:09:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bigbluenation - If you want to go back in time and see what the Caribbean, South Florida, and Mexico was before all the developments took over then The Bay Islands, Roatan, West End, is the place. Lots of places to stay and a few very fine bars and restaurants. My...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Roatan and Anthony's Key

Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:15:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sfcardy - This was a great vacation (and resort) for a diver who wants beauty, peace and tranquility.

The resort: I am glad I did not read some of the reviews on e-opinions before going. I thought the cabins at Anthony's Key Resort (AKR) were great...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Wastin' away again in Central America

Sat, 9 Nov 2002 18:31:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jimrex - Roatan, Roatan the place I'd quite like to be.

There are two islands of note in the chain of islands known as The Bay Islands,Honduras: Utila and Roatan. If you want dirt cheap learn-to-scuba dive packages and hedonistic all night backpacker...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: a week in Utila - great time

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:27:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stw63 - We just returned from a week's stay on Utila in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras. Amongst the scuba diving crowd, the Bay Islands are pretty well known. Outside the dive community, they are pretty much unheard of. I guess that is beginning to...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Roatan for Cruise Passengers

Wed, 6 Feb 2002 16:00:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Suzi - More and more cruise ships are calling on Roatan, often combining visits to Belize City and Cozumel or Grand Cayman in the Western Caribbean. This "Exotic Western Caribbean" itinerary is offered seasonally by both NCL and Carnival, as well as many other...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Don't Go to Bayman Bay Club on the island of Guanaja!

Fri, 18 May 2001 15:51:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mooncoconut - We were severely disappointed with our recent trip to the Bayman Bay Club in Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras, November 17-24, 2000. Based on the brochure and the actual Bayman Bay Club website itself, we were expecting a lot more out of our trip than we...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Roatan, Great for Scuba Diving but Little Else to Do

Fri, 13 Apr 2001 15:49:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author john44102 - We were recently on a cruise that stopped in Roatan, Honduras. I had planned to do my 3rd and 4th open water dives to get my scuba certification. My spouse doesn't dive, snorkel or swim.

If you've not been to Honduras you're in for a surprise...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Bay Islands Beauty

Tue, 3 Apr 2001 21:35:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gabby123 - We arrived by cruise ship on March 27th of 2001. We were greeted in port at Coxen Hole by island children yelling.....they are here mom. It was very beautiful coming into the DOCK. We were not tendered in by boats. We came into port and easily found...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: roatan

Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:57:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author French_Harbour - I have travelled a few times in Roatan for scuba diving and sight seeing in the last few years.

This place is still virgin with no traffic and noise. You can see iguanas and Monkey Lala's, those funny lizards running on two feet across the road. The...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: How to Survive on the Beaches of Roatan

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 19:08:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheSmartTraveler - We stayed for six days in the West End of Roatan at the end of November, 2000. We did a little too much homework prior to our trip. We read articles, participated in chat rooms, State Department Warnings, etc.

One of the current facts about...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: What Do I Want To Do Today In Roatan?

Fri, 1 Dec 2000 21:12:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheSmartTraveler - I spent six days over Thanksgiving 2000 in the West End area of Roatan. If you ask most people visiting Roatan, what do I want to do today, 90% of the answers will be scuba dive, scuba dive, and scuba dive. At $25 a dive and wonderful things to see...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Food in West End and West Bay

Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:43:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheSmartTraveler - I just returned on November 29, 2000 from eating six days in West End and West Bay of Roatan, Honduras.

The locally owned Light House Restaurant behind the Baptist Church and is the house with the green roof, serves up traditional island style...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: The West End Is The Most Interesting End

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 23:32:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheSmartTraveler - I just returned from spending six nights over Thanksgiving 2000 in Roatan, Honduras. We were fortunate to have hooked up with Andres, the hands on owner of Posada Arco Iris. Arco Iris is centrally located in front of the beach in a very quiet area in...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Bay Islands Beach Resort Review

Sat, 23 Sep 2000 14:42:45 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Suzi -
Review Topic: Accommodations

Our first visit to Roatan brought us to the Bay Islands Beach Resort. I have been to Roatan several times since, but as this was our first experience, we were not sure what to expect. You know how...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Roatan, Bay Islands Beach Resort

Mon, 14 Aug 2000 16:12:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kalea - I’ve traveled to much of the Caribbean and Pacific on diving vacations and still view the diving in Roatan as the best I have found.

I stayed for one week at the Bay Islands Beach Resort. The resort is basic but comfortable. If you need more...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Tropical paradise at Coco View: forget about Anthony's Key

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 18:09:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author buck - Most people who visit Roatan are going for the diving. And the diving is fantastic, with more than 125 named sites around this tiny Bay Island. But a lot of people get turned off by the main resort on the island: Anthony's Key. The place is like a...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Roatan was a big disappointment

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 03:20:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author grmargie - We thought we did our homework on Roatan. We checked out the websites and thought this would be a tropical paradise. WRONG!!! They may have the largest reef besides Australia but they have nothing else. The island is poverty stricken and we were all...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: West End, Dead End?

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 17:59:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefields - If you packed a blow dryer you are not going to like Roatan. We were on vacation touring Honduras and decided to fly over

to spend a couple weeks in Roatan. The main reason for going there was to learn how to scuba dive. That seems to be the...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Roatan (docking in)

Sat, 15 Jan 2000 13:59:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author PaleMagnolia - Went to Roatan on recent cruise. Would not recommend. If you plan to stay totally at one of the resorts, it may be o.k.

My first introduction to Roatan was when we docked. The area we came to by excursion boat was a fenced compound. Four...

trvl-Dest-Latin America-Honduras-Bay Islands: Anthony's Key Resort - Roatan

Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:10:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dks - The first impression one gets of Anthony's Key Resort on Roatan Island, Honduras,is that of utter peace. The operators of this resort that caters to scuba divers from all over the world, have gone to great lengths to create a setting that is both rustic...