Dive Review of Octopus Diving/Hotel L'Esplanade in
St. Maarten/French Side

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Octopus Diving/Hotel L'Esplanade, Mar, 2014, by Jack Aland, AL, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 7563.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We did two tank dives on 4 days that we were there. They have three boats of differing size, so they can accomodate different size groups, and we were able to go to different dive sites every day. Each day we had 3-7 divers on the boat. The boats are anchored right off shore from the beach. You wade off the beach and onto the boat. All the dive sites were close by. I don't think any one was more than a 15 minute boat trip. The dive operators are very friendly, accomodating, and safety conscious. The reefs were not spectacular,, but there were plenty of fish. The most exciting thing we saw was a dolphin who swam with us on our last dive. Octopus Diving is located in Grand Case, on the French side of St. Martin. The Hotel L'Esplanade we stayed at is a 5 minute walk to the dive operation, and a 5 minute walk to loads of great restaurants, so we did not need to rent a car. This made the whole trip very stress-free.
Websites	Octopus Diving Hotel L'Esplanade
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	74-78°F / 23-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-200 Ft/ 15-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Octopus Diving/Hotel L'Esplanade in St. Maarten/French Side

Octopus Diving/Hotel L'Esplanade, Mar, 2014,

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Dive Review of Octopus Diving/Hotel L'Esplanade in
St. Maarten/French Side