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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
*Statia Divers/ Golden Rock Resort*			"Not quite ready for prime time" The dive operation at Golden Rock has only been in operation for less than a year and they are building the business. Consequentl... Full report		9/2024	Beth Appelt 500+ Dives
*Scubaqua/ The Old Gin House*			"Fantastic Dive Staff" Getting there was a nightmare. On American, it took four flights and two days to get there from PDX. It was supposed to be PDX- LAX... Full report		5/2023	JDK 250+ Dives
*SCUBAQUA/ Golden Rock Resort*			"The Blue Bead Prophecy" The lore surrounding the Blue Beads of Sint Eustatius (Statia), is that if one finds you, you will return to the island. The Blue... Full report		8/2023	Bobby Munno 1000+ Dives	1
*Scubaqua/ The Old Gin House*			"Great dive operation, beautiful reefs" Scubaqua runs a friendly and safe operation. Guides are knowledgeable and competent and dive briefings were good. Boats do not hav... Full report		6/2023	JJohnson 100+ Dives
*Scubaqua/ The Old Gin House*			"Great dive operation, beautiful reefs" Scubaqua runs a friendly and safe operation. Guides are knowledgeable and competent and dive briefings were good. Boats do not hav... Full report		6/2023	JJohnson 100+ Dives
*Scubaqua/ The Old Gin House Hotel*			"A pleasant stay, some disappointing dives" The amiable and competent young dive masters and boat captains did an excellent job. The shop has a good system for rinsing, dryin... Full report		5/2023	Burro Station 100+ Dives	1
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ The Old Gin House*			"Statia: stepping back in history" This was our second trip through St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport since Hurricane Irma, and the repairs are still ongoing. ... Full report		2/2023	William Stalter 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center*		Netherlands Antilles	"Out of the way dive destination. Wonderful." I have mixed feelings about writing this review. Do I really want to help let this secret get out? Statia has remarkably healthy... Full report		11/2022	Jane E Anderson 500+ Dives
*Scubaqua/ Golden Rock Dive and Nature Resort*		Caribbean	"Unknown Caribbean Gem " Saint Eustatius? Never heard of it. Which is why I wanted to dive there. It’s a small Caribbean island, six miles long, about 45 ... Full report		11/2022	Patrick Ritter 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*		Caribbean	"Beautiful Dives on a Quiet Island" We had flown through St. Eustatius many times on WinAir after diving in Saba and always thought it would be interesting and fun t... Full report		6/2022	Suzi Davidoff 500+ Dives	1
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			"GRDC is a friendly and flexible dive center" We highly recommend the good folks at Golden Rock Dive Center. Sarah, Dave, Ciara and Gary are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeab... Full report		12/2021	Steven G Cason 500+ Dives	1
*Scubaqua/ [Old Gin Mill*			"A return to another time or century!" tougher documentation to provide to get to the island through St. Martin. With pre- approval response from them, held up some of ou... Full report		12/2021	D.Demming 1000+ Dives	1
*Scubaqua/ Old Gin House*			"Pleasant Dive Trip Made Quirky With COVID Protocols" Diving in the time of COVID can be a challenge and travel is no longer particularly enjoyable. Being in a new place is, though, so... Full report		10/2021	Rik Pavlescak 250+ Dives	2
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House and Orange Bay Hotel*			"Incredible Personal Service" Sarah's immediate responses to my many pre- trip emails were friendly and helpful, as she set up excellent accomodations for us as ... Full report		8/2019	Douglas 500+ Dives	3
*Scubaqua/ Old Gin House*			"A gem in the Caribbean" Scubaqua- Hubby and I have travelled the world, diving in some very unique places. This gem of an island and gem of a dive shop is ... Full report		5/2019	Peter Pinkerton 1000+ Dives	2
*Scubaqua/ Old Gin Mill*			"Going back in Time" Very pristine diving on an untouched island from a different era. If looking for excitement, fast food or lights stay away. Dive pr... Full report		12/2018	D.Demming 1000+ Dives
*Scbaqua/ [same]The Old Gin House*		Caribbean	"Undeveloped island with good diving" This was a group trip organized by Dave Haas and Bob Newman for about 31 divers and 3 non- diving spouses. Working with the folks ... Full report		12/2018	Dorothy McDonald 500+ Dives	1
*Golden Rock Dive Center*			"Off the Beaten Path." The dive sites offer a wide variety for the diver; wrecks, coral reefs, historic artifacts, small and large fish (saw 3 eagle rays... Full report		11/2018	Kenneth Gilbert New 500+ Dives	1
*Scubaqua/ Old Gin House*		N.A.	"Post hurricane report" All of the pre- 2017 hurricane reports I heard about this dive destination were excellent. Unfortunately, my post- hurricane, two- we... Full report		2/2018	craig whitaker 250+ Dives	1
*Scubaqua/ Old Gin House*			"Pristine diving, old Carribean setting." The good: Diving like it used to be: small island, no mass marketing, pristine coral, massive sponges, Inteesting history (was onc... Full report		4/2017	David Ross 500+ Dives	6
*Scubaqua/ Old Gin House*			"Unspoiled Island for diving and hiking" Statia, as St. Eustatius is commonly called, is a beautiful unspoiled island in the Dutch Caribbean much like Bonaire used to be w... Full report		8/2016	David Bader 1000+ Dives
*Scubaqua Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			"A great dive shop in Statia" Statia is different from most of the Caribbean in that there is no wall, just a gentle slope away from the island. Much of the cor... Full report		5/2016	Paul Fitzpatrick 250+ Dives	1
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			"Very good diving, but deep!" The good: The diving is really good! Loads of fish and turtles - very few sharks. Lots of little stuff too - all the usual suspe... Full report		4/2016	Kristin W Weck Farrag 500+ Dives
*Scubaqua/ Old Gin House*		N/A	"Great diving, no shopping!" Six of us traveled from the U. S. to "Statia" as it is typically called in February. For us it was a perfect Caribbean dive destina... Full report		2/2016	Margaret McGaughey 250+ Dives	1
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			"Great place to dive in the Caribbean" I've been taking divers on dive trips for over 30 years and St. Eustatius (Statia)was one of the best I can remember for avid dive... Full report		7/2015	John Davis 500+ Dives
*Scubaqua/ The Old Gin House*			"Wonderful" What a delightful trip. Airport five minutes from hotel. Picked up by dive shop and jumped into back of open truck with benches. T... Full report		4/2015	Steven Shapse Ph.D 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			"Diving the way you want it" If you are looking for good, laid back diving, this is a great place. The reefs are healthy, the boat rides are mostly short (10- 1... Full report		11/2014	Allan Baldwin 250+ Dives	1
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ The Old Gin House*			This was our first visit to St. Eustatius (Statia for short). Statia is probably a lot like the rest of the Caribbean was 50 year... Full report		3/2014	Mark F Ward 100+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			The diving is easy. The sites are 15 minutes away by boat at most. The staff is knowledgeable and tries to accommodate guest reque... Full report		11/2013	Allan Baldwin 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ old gin house*			A sign in one of the local shops said "Welcome to Statia set your watch back 20 years. " It's a small volcanic island with a pop... Full report		7/2013	Michael Marmesh 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ The Old Gin House*			Above everything, safety is important but many dive operations can be lax about attending to safety details. Yet, the owners and s... Full report		2/2012	Charlene J. Carlock 500+ Dives
*ScubaAqua/ Statia Lodge*			ScubaAqua is a good dive operation. Their facility is small at this time but they are working on a new location just down the roa... Full report		1/2012	William Boswell 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			The owners, Glenn and Michelle, were most pleasant, flexible and accomodating. I was the only diver on all but 2 of my 10 dive pac... Full report		9/2011	Clem Clapp 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ The Old Gin House*			Golden Rock is a well run shop. Co owner Michelle was very helpful answering questions via email about dive package options. The... Full report		3/2011	Sandra Quick 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			Statia has established a very comprehensive marine park around the entire Island. Unlike many so called parks there is actual fu... Full report		2/2011	Alison Scheflow 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			Glen and Michelle Faires continue to run the best dive operation in Statia. Their dive boat is comfortable, the dive sites are clo... Full report		1/2011	Gabriel I. Penagaricano 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ The Old Gin House*			The bad: Credit cards were only accepted at the hotel and the dive shop, all else was cash. Limited restaurants but you didn't go ... Full report		10/2010	Jeff Bloomer 1000+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			I cannot say enough positive things about St Eustatius or Statia Island; however, I will give it a try: The Island: Think of what... Full report		2/2010	Lynn M. Thorne 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ The Old Gin House*			Statia is a great deal for the money and relative ease in getting there. It is NOT for the tourist minded that needs lots of shopp... Full report		2/2010	Ben Beulen 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			Old Gin House a colorful hotel, but in need of good maintenance. Breakfasts not great, although new Mexican chef is offering good... Full report		3/2008	Lourdes De Cardenas <100 Dives
*Explorer Ventures/ Caribbean Explorer II*			The live aboard actually stops at sites in St. Kitts, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Biggest stateroom I have ever had on a boat. Travel... Full report		8/2008	Michael Dohn 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive*			We had heard wonderful things and reviews about the dive operation so were looking forward to a fun- filled week of diving. I had ... Full report		11/2007	Jeanie Weimer 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock/ Old Gin House*			The diving experience was very enjoyable. Interesting coral formations, walls with black coral etc, and wrecks. We saw more lobs... Full report		2/2007	Jeffrey Johnson 100+ Dives
*Explorer Ventures*			We departed from St. Maarten on the Caribbean Explorer II and dived 2 days at Saba (the best dives of the trip), 2 days at St. Eus... Full report		5/2006	Chris Cubbison 1000+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive/ [Old Gin House*			Michelle and Glen run a very fine establishment in Statia. I was impressed by the level of service from the staff of both the Old... Full report		10/2005	Pat Sinclair 100+ Dives
*Dive Statia*			Rudy and Rinda own the dive shop. Rinda arranged our inter- island flights on Winair. We rented a house through Rudy across the s... Full report		4/2005	Betty Peterson 100+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			We had planned a two- week, three- island trip to include 3 days on Statia, 7 on Saba and 3 more on St. Maarten. We booked American ... Full report		5/2005	Tom Garber 100+ Dives
*Dive Statia*			We were travelling through the Leeward Islands on a private yacht. Statia is a beautiful, quiet, friendly Dutch island with the o... Full report		5/2005	Leanne Wells 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Divers/ Old Gin House*			We hesitated writing this review as we didn't want to let the cat out of the bag. We had Statia on our radar for some time, but re... Full report		12/2004	Steven Schwartz & Beth Katz 500+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			Variety of diving was very good; nice wrecks, walls, heads and lava flows. Golden Rock did a nice job, were very helpful and let ... Full report		11/2004	Joe Puglia 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			On our first morning, we knew we were off the beaten path after we awoke to roosters crowing outside our hotel room at 4: 00 am, an... Full report		4/2004	Joni & Bobby Lamb 100+ Dives
*Dive Statia/ King's Well Inn*			We were a group of 25, special chartered plane to get there, crowd and band met us at the airport, big deal for us flying Sun Cari... Full report		3/2004	Peter Hartlove 500+ Dives
*Dive Statia/ Gin House*			Please cancel my previous report, since I left out relevant information Ed Leibowitz ST Eustatius had nice diving sites. Un... Full report		6/2003	Edward Leibowitz 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Divers/ Old Gin House*			St. Eustatius ("Statia") is a step back in time: a Caribbean island with limited development, and roaming goats, donkeys, cows and... Full report		5/2003	Sandy Falen 500+ Dives
*Carribean Explorer II*			You have to dive with a member of the marine park on Statia. The "coral police" as we called them. Not a problem though, they we... Full report		4/2003	Billy E. Haggerty Jr. CRNA 100+ Dives
*Golden Rock Divers/ Old Gin House*			The island was what i expected. Pre trip information was gathered from the Chap book, undercurrents Jan. issue and other sources. ... Full report		3/2003	Bob Santini 1000+ Dives
*Golden Rock Divers/ Old Gin House*			Everything is good about this dive operator. Even though small, everyone bends over backwards to make your dive as pleasant as pos... Full report		3/2003	Gabriel I. Peñagarícano 250+ Dives
*Golden Rock Dive Center/ Old Gin House*			We had a wonderful experience - met our expectations (from the recent SkinDiver magazine article) and then some. Glenn and Michele... Full report		1/2003	Deb Swackhamer & David DeVault 100+ Dives
*Golden Rock Divers/ Old Gin House*			Golden Rock Divers operation was excellent. Very accomodating on where we wanted to dive and at what times. The group set the div... Full report		7/2002	Tom & Lita Schaffer 250+ Dives

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