Anthony's Key Resort

Excellent property with amazing security and great diving.

We booked a dive through NCL as a shore excursion in Roatan, Honduras. It turned out to be through Anthony's Kay resort. The service with the dive group was very good. A dive photographer came with us for the first dive and I bought the pictures during the surface interval. The dives were only fair- lots of rocks and not a lot of coral. But the dive operation was good.

This is the second time experiencing the Dolphin Swim & Snorkel at AKR. What a fantastic experience. We can highly recommend it. The animals are very well taken care of and appear to be very healthy. The trainers are very knowledgeable. The gift store is the best on the island.

This is a top notch place to stay for diving. The resort is about 30 years old( doesn't show its age) and they have perfected the art of a diving vacation. This is dive in dive out. We were just 3 to 5 minutes from most dive sites. The people are very friendly, many having worked there over 10 years. We stayed in a bungalow out over the ocean with a private porch and pier out in the ocean (#37). It was referred to as the honeymoon bungalow. You won't find tvs or phones here (there is internet access and a tv in one of the bars). This is total escape. We dove 3x a day. Did night dives, zip line tour, horseback ride, swam with the dolphins, kayaked, and went to the west end. Went to Maya Key for an afternoon. One of our group did the day with a dolphin trainer. She loved it. Food was good. Service all over the resort was excellent. Very relaxed place. We would have drinks before dinner, wine with dinner and maybe a night cap. At the end of the night we just signed a bar tab. Drinks were $5 and many nights 2 for 1. We had a group of 8 and our server would reserve a table for us each night. They had bands two nights. The best thing of the whole trip was our dive master Sherwin. He took care of everyone and was a pleasure to be around. He has an uncanny ability to find the smallest little sea creatures. Found sea horses when I could hardly see things. Sherwin was patient and showed everyone a good time. This is the kind of place where you will meet the owner and general manage. You will get to know everyone who works there. By the time you leave you will feel like family. I would go back there in a flash.

We booked a dive package that included 20 dives. Six days of 2 tank morning dives, 6 days of 1 tank afternoon dives and two night dives. Due to high winds on the north side of the island, Anthony's Key had to bus us to the leeward (south side) of the island. This was a 20-30 minute ride. Consequently the resort decided to cancel all but one afternoon dive and the two night dives. They then used the excuse of weather, but the truth was they did not want to run the bus for the afternoon or night dives. Out of the 20 dives we paid for, we only dove 13 times. My issue was that they used the excuse of weather and did not offer any apology or compensation. They could have simply credited the Nitrox charge or discounted the bar bill as a gesture of good will. On a side note. The islands roads were horrendous. Due to the rain, the roads were full of pot holes and mud. Traffic becomes heavy due to these conditions. This made the bus ride go from 15 minutes to 30 minutes or more on some days. I will say the food was very good and the restaurant staff was excellent.

Everyone was extremely gracious, knowledgeable and helpful. We were amazed that they were open New Year's Day. The 11 and 14 year old children were so excited about the experience at the Action Swim they told all of their friends. It was the highlight of their trip.