By Joao Serra on Thursday, May 18, 2000 - 4:31 pm: |
Dear all
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By lynda henderson on Thursday, May 18, 2000 - 4:58 pm: |
I am not an expert on Bonaire. I have not been there yet, but soon! When I get back I will be sure to report.
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By Anonymous on Thursday, May 18, 2000 - 5:26 pm: |
Harbour Village definately has the "luxury *****" atmosphere your wife is looking for. The dive operation is fantastic and the service excellent.
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By john bressan on Thursday, May 18, 2000 - 10:08 pm: |
Joao, We always go in July and have always had great weather, I doubt August is any different. It is my understanding the weather and water temperature is about the same all year. We have been told the only difference between the "high season" and "low season" is the demand created by the "snowbirds" searching for some sun in the middle of the east coast winters. We have not stayed at the Plaza, but have visited it and it is definately 5 star.
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By Antonio Ferrer on Friday, May 19, 2000 - 6:58 am: |
João,
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By Alan & Joan Zale on Friday, May 19, 2000 - 8:02 am: |
Dear Joao,
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By Kate Hickson on Friday, May 19, 2000 - 11:52 am: |
I would recommend Sand Dollar also, or Plaza Resort. Yes, Harbour Village is definitely the most luxurious (read:"expensive"), but because of this, it's only probably 1/4 occupied , so it always seems like a ghost town to me. Part of the fun of diving is the post-mortem: hanging out with your fellow divers at the end of the day, discussing the dive, where to go on the next one, etc. and I think there's more of that going on at a place like Sand Dollar or the Plaza. More activity, more people. Have an awesome time!!!
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By Robert Deal on Friday, May 19, 2000 - 1:03 pm: |
If you must have luxury amenities, your choice is between Harbour Village and the Plaza. The Sand Dollar is nice, but the dive operation had to move off-site (although right next door) following Hurricaine Lenny, and the Green Parrot restaurant which used to attact so much attention was destroyed and has also been moved next door. The Plaza would be my choice for what you require: it has the luxery and the dive operation is better---I consider Sand Dollar's boats to be too small and uncomfortable. I have always believed that the Divi Flamingo runs the best dive operation---they do more boat dives daily and are the most flexible and convenient---but it cannot compare to either of the above for the luxury amenities.
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By Lorraine Meadows on Friday, May 19, 2000 - 8:04 pm: |
Plaza gets my vote too, for what your looking for.
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By Josie on Friday, May 19, 2000 - 11:41 pm: |
Having visited both Plaza and Harbour Village, but not stayed in either (out of our price range), if I had the $$$ for one of them, I'd chose the Plaza hands down. Nicer ambiance, lots of plants and flowers, and in comparison HV seemed rather sterile. The Plaza's beach area is more extensive, and we had good food at the two restaurants we tried. Dinner at sunset at the Tipsy Seagull restaurant at the south end of the beach was wonderful!
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By Joao Serra on Tuesday, May 23, 2000 - 9:24 am: |
Dear all,
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By Tom Deakin on Monday, June 5, 2000 - 11:57 am: |
Joao - I agree with all the posts above but nobody has mentioned Buddy Dive. It's my favorite place to stay. The rooms are very nice, A/C, color TV, kitchen, fresh linen daily. Plus the Dive operation is EXCELLENT! your just yards from great diving, and tanks are right there on the dock waiting for you, they even have a tank "drive thru" so if you want to drive to a different site you don't have to carry tanks from the dock to your car. They also have some great package deals.
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