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| Posted On: | 25-Jul-2005 |
| From: | Jennifer Carr [jennifertcarr.....com] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Re: Island Pearl vs. Palmetto Bay vs. BIBR |
just reading in on this email. I would like a place on the sand, clean, comfortable, quiet, but accessable to restaurants and bars. I am thinking of west bay but don't know of a specific place. any suggestions from what you saw? fosters? --- thenagtx wrote: > Ryan and Laura- > Just returned from Roatan on 6/25. We stayed at > BIBR and loved it! > Also visited Palmetto Bay for lunch one day.. nice > property. Spent > time on West Bay Beach- It is awesome! Did not > visit Island Pearl.. > Very hard to say what I would recommend not knowing > your priorities... > but if you have specific questions or want to know > more, feel free to > email me directly and I'll answer what I can! > > Sandra > > > --- In roatan.....com, Ted OBrien > wrote: > > Dear Ryan and Lauren: > > > > Diana is right. We had some guests go down there > about > > two weeks ago for a meal and they loved it. It's a > > nice property. > > > > But you guys said you are avid divers, which is > > presumably the primary reason for your trip to > Roatan. > > How is their dive operation? And what about Island > > Pearl? I'm pretty sure neither run their own dive > > operations. They contract out the diving or > recommend > > others. > > > > Bay Islands Beach Resort is also private (44 acres > and > > only 16 rooms), we have a pig roast and live music > on > > Thursday, nice bar, close in snorkeling, etc. > > > > BIBR also has a full service NAUI dive shop with > an > > staff Instructor and 4 divemasters and 4 boat > > captains. We operate four 30 foot fast diesel > powered > > dive boats with radios, DAN oxygen kits, first aid > > kits, (and Captains trained to use them), camera > > buckets, good dive platforms and boarding ladders, > > etc., etc., etc. > > > > And it's awful nice having your dive boat right > near > > your room. Thirty seconds from room to breakfast, > then > > 10 seconds to dive shop and dock. No lugging your > gear > > around the island. > > > > Just something to consider. > > > > Thanks > > > > Ted O'Brien > > Bay Islands Beach Resort > > www.bibr.com > > escape....... > > 1-800-4-ROATAN > > > > --- Diana Garcia wrote: > > > > > Hi Carol, > > > Must have been 8 or 10 years ago when you were > > > there. > > > I was just there about a month ago and it was > > > beautiful. There were there guest there and they > > > were > > > having a nice time. It is just not overcrowded > like > > > West Bay. > > > Their beach and pool is private just for their > guest > > > and the Homeowners I think. > > > They have the best friday and saturday music and > > > food > > > I personally think on the island. What I like is > you > > > can go there and not be overcrowded and just > relax > > > with no one bothering me. Not a public place > like > > > West > > > Bay and that is what makes it one of the most > > > romantic > > > places on Roatan. > > > Anyway my two cents worth. > > > > > > D > > > > > > --- carolm903....... wrote: > > > > > > > Would definitely suggest Island Pearl since it > is > > > on > > > > West Bay Beach. You > > > > wouldn't need a car since you can take a water > > > taxi > > > > into West Bay and taxis > > > > anywhere else on the island. Palmetto Bay is > off > > > > the beaten track with little > > > > or no action unless it's undergone some major > > > > changes since I was last there. > > > > > > > > Carol M > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____ > > > > > > Read only the mail you want - > SpamGuard. > > > > > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > _____ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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