West End Dive Resort

I really liked my stay at the west end dive resort. The dive center which belongs to the hotel was great and all the people working for the hotel and the dive center were absolutely lovely. Chris, my dive instructor, always made me feel comfortable with all the dives and new things I learned. Norma usually worked at breakfast time and she was so friendly, that every morning when I saw here greeting me with a smile, I knew it would be a good day. Victor worked at the reception and helped me with everything I needed help with. If I ever go back to Roatán I know with which dive center I want to dive and which hotel I'll stay at.

At check in, I sat for a while as they tried to locate a key for the dorm room that I booked. I was upgraded to a private for the first night and switched to the dorm next day. Both rooms were clean and comfortable. All of the staff I encountered were very friendly and accommodating. Norma was a lovely lady; she would greet me at breakfast and checked on me and ensured that any need was met. I am vegan, so asked for tortillas without cheese as served at the breakfast buffet, they easily accommodated. I never encountered a door handle/lock as the type that were on their doors. Darrel/Darryl walked me over and showed me how to lock and unlock the door. He answered many questions I had along the way, as he has much information because he is from the island. Unfortunately, I do not recall my savior’s name; he worked at reception most of my short stay and had light colored hair or highlights. I call him my savior because my Covid home kit to return to the U.S. was expired and would not be accepted for testing through the testing app. It was about 6pm, the night before my flight and I needed an antigen test. I did panic a bit as I hadn’t researched other testing options and didn’t know where I could get one done in short notice. He called a friend to see if their office was open, and soon after a doctor was sent over to the reception. She conducted my test and took $60usd/$1500lmp payment and emailed me results. They also printed my results at reception. I could relax again! The West End Dive resort is currently an extension of Splash Inn. It is an 8 minute walk from reception at Splash Inn to West End Dive resort. They are doing some renovations, nothing interrupted my stay, so no problem for me. The wifi doesn’t work well in the rooms, but if you step outside your door or go by the pool it works well. This wasn’t really an issue as I had my personal cell network as backup. The pools are lovely and clean! I do hope they install some additional lighting along the driveway leading up to the security booth at West End because it gets very dark on the walk and that can be scary anywhere for someone walking solo. Overall, I enjoyed my stay and would recommend to others.