Dutch Antilles Scuba Diving Holidays

Loved the suite and the staff. Great location.

Everything by you need in a stay: proximity, variety and safe!

So when we arrived our room wasn’t ready. Then we had to wait a hour and a half for another room. Then our new room had no air conditioning. We had to use a fan for 5 days. And another thing we was given a room with two queen size beds instead of a king size! The food at the buffet was horrible. However Blue Water grill was very good and the staff was pleasant. The ocean had lots of rocks so make sure you get water shoes. The staff at the bars was nice but some was not to friendly. Thanks

When picking this property, please be mindful that there’s no transportation to get around and extremely big property. you must have a vehicle there is no golf kart to assist you in traveling around the facility.

Service is second to none! I've never had a more pleasant stay at any hotel than I did at the Avila Beach Hotel. The two private beaches (lagoons, technically) were perfect for the size and location of the property, and seemed ideal to accommodate the number of guests on-site. The rocks formed a natural barrier against choppier ocean waves and the inlets were just enough to keep the waters calm yet active enough to avoid stagnation. Tiny fish, a crab or two and a couple iguanas can be seen running about, but never invasive. Each lagoon feels like a real oasis. The staff are more than pleasant, and their politeness never felt performative or coerced. Shout out to Claude for being such an attentive staff member. The location is quite accessible, but still felt quaint and certainly safe. I'd recommend booking a package that includes flights, the stay at Avila Beach, as well as transportation to and from the hotel. I'm definitely returning next year; I won't consider staying anywhere else.

Everything by you need in a stay: proximity, variety and safe!

My husband and I went to the Dive shop on Sunday morning to rent equipment and tanks. There was a large group there, we were told we needed to talk to Sarah since we were not with them & she would help us. Sarah's help was looking irritated & saying "You're not diving here this week. We booked the whole shop out and if you would have called we would have told you" We were shore diving, all we needed was to rent equipment & tanks, she just looked at us, shook her head, then said "You can go over to Carib Sea. Maybe they can do something for you". Two other guests had booked through their travel agent & had a dive package; they were also turned away. A reservation meant nothing & her attitude was unnecessary. Shout out to Carib Sea, they are FANTASTIC. As an Expedia VIP member, we were given a $70 room credit. Divi gave us a card for the room upon check-in & a note telling us of the $70 credit. At checkout I received a bill for the $70 we spent at the restaurant. I reminded her of the voucher. She said "Well we haven't received the money from Expedia for anyone that has that." She just kept repeating that, and when I told her I have a card from Divi Flamingo saying we have a $70 credit, she rolled her eyes, took the paper & said "Fine, I'll make a note of it". You do that lady. The resort is kept up & clean, but if you want to dive at this DIVE resort, make sure you call ahead & carefully check your bill at the end. We will not be back.

Loved the suite and the staff. Great location.

Everything by you need in a stay: proximity, variety and safe!