What a wonderful place to unwide and enjoy in Roatan's natural beauty...
What a wonderful place to unwide and enjoy in Roatan's natural beauty...
Submitted: June 21, 2010
Stayed: June 2010
This was our first trip to Roatan and we were not quite sure what to expect. All of the people that we met were very friendly and very willing to share their experiences and love of the island. The home, Seagrove Retreat, is everything that the web page makes it out to be. The home itself is beautiful, and the views can't be beat. If you are looking for a location that is peaceful and private, with great views, we would highly reccommend Seagrove. The owner, Paul, was very helpful in suggesting various activities, all of which were great. If you are a diver, Roatan is incredible, you could go diving every day for a year, and never visit the same location twice! The reefs are prestine and completely surround the island. There are several close by beach resorts for which all you need to do is buy a drink (although we typically would order our lunch which would be brought out to us on the beach), and this gives you full use of their beach and pool facilities (it's kind of like top resort hopping, but having your own private retreat to return to at the end of the day). I highly reccommend renting a car for the duration of your stay, because Seagrove is not located in the hustle and bustle of the more touristy locations, and we found driving on Roatan to be very scenic, and not all that difficult (I was the driver and found driving there fun). Other activities we enjoyed was kayaking (right off the dock), their pool (great to cool off in the early evening), swimming off the dock, zip lining (first time for us, and it is awesome), shopping (fun for my wife and daughter, I would people watch), dining out, touring the island, and probably our favorite, just sitting on the various decks of the house enjoying the views, talking, and the tropical breezes. We stayed for 2 weeks, and could have easily stayed 2 more, and enjoyed the island so much that we are looking to purchase a 2nd home!
The only concern I feel is necessary to mention, is there are a lot of steps to access the house, for the property is built down the side of a hill...this adds a great deal of character, but if someone in your group has a physical disability, this will create a problem. For us, we considered it good exercize to help burn off some of the meals we were eating :)
Recommended for:
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Romantic Getaway
Helpful votes: 7/7
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