Dive Review of Seaside Dive Resort/Sunset Bay Club in
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Seaside Dive Resort/Sunset Bay Club, May, 2007, by Michael Judd, OR, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports). Report 3405.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	"Seaside Dive" is at, and part of the same operation as, "Sunset Bay Club". Best thing about Sunset is the location, along the shore in it's own little valley. Driving around, we saw that most of the other "resorts" are right in towns. Rooms, all ground level, were OK, but not great. Hot water most of the time. Bed not too comfortable. AC would have helped. Rooms cleaned properly every day. The grounds very nice, with one of the few nice sand beaches on the west side of the island. The restaurant had mediocre food, with the same few selections most days, but the service was good. The all-inclusive package was a bargain, if you're not looking for gourmet fare. Dive shop is just a few steps from the lodging. The island is beautiful, with great green mountains and seascapes. We rented a car for the week, and found an interesting place to drive to most afternoon/evenings. Roads are in terrible shape, even by Caribbean standards, but it's not so bad if you think of it as a live video game or skiing moguls. Dominica is not yet "over-touristed" - not a single Club Med or Sandels yet. Dive operation gets mixed reviews. The two guides we had were pleasant, and one was knowledgable. The boat was not very comfortable or functional, especially when it had nine or ten divers; breaking out the second boat was apparently out of the question. Having the shop a few steps from the beach where the boat landed was convenient. We started out most dives as a group, but drifted apart, which was fine since there was little or no current on most dives. Most dives were in the 40 - 70 foot range, but we could go deeper if warranted. The fish life was nothing spectacular, but something interesting on most dives. Lots of stingrays and eels. Also a fine place for scorpionfish, if you're into testing your eyes. Good variety of corals, and impressive barrel sponges. Rodney Rock is a shallow dive with lots of interesting critters, most notably a number of large seahorses. Most of the big fish are apparently fished out; something about people wanting to eat. From Sunset you mostly dive the central portion of the west coast, although they were talking about a trip down to the more popular Scotts Head area the day we left. All in all, not exciting, but every dive was enjoyable.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Philippines, Maldives, Thailand, St. Lucia, Cayman, Cozumel, Fiji, Maui
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	More or less follow divemaster, no time limit
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Seaside Dive Resort/Sunset Bay Club in Dominica

Seaside Dive Resort/Sunset Bay Club, May, 2007,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Seaside Dive Resort/Sunset Bay Club in
Dominica