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Buddy Dive

3.0 of 5
Kaya Gob. N. Debrot 85, Kralendijk, Bonaire
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Buddy Dive
Ranked #4 of 10 hotels in Kralendijk
4.0 of 5 stars 212 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • House reef(7)
  • Shore diving(7)
  • Pool bar(7)
  • Rental truck(5)
  • Living area(4)
  • Friendly and helpful(3)
  • Entire staff(3)
  • Best place(3)
  • Very good(3)
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Caracas, Venezuela
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

Diving facilities are excellent as well as all the people that work on the Dive Shop, diving couldn´t be easier! As for the property it needs a lot of updating and care. The pool chairs are soooo old, the road, curb and gardens are all average and nothing is really clean, just average clean. We stayed in one of the... More

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miami
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012
1
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OK, enough people have written about Buddy Dive report. It certainly delivers what is promised: professional diving, easy to access house reef, and decent rooms and food (not luxury, but nice). The problem is that there is not very much fish left in Bonaire. The reefs are overall lifeless. Why? Ask the biologists, but seeing locals fishing on the house... More

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Lawrenceville, GA
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I run a dive shop in Atlanta GA and every year we take a group to Buddy's and every year they just get better and better. The rooms are big, clean and confortable. The house reef can't be beat and the people are the friendliest on the island. My only complant was that they changed cooks at the bar and... More

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Canyon Lake, California
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012
5
people found this review helpful

Note: This review mostly applies to the Buddy Dive resort dive activity operation; not the hotel per se. The once beautiful full-of-life reefs of Bonaire are now about 50% destroyed apparently for a variety of reasons. From “WBD” (White Band Disease) and abnormal hurricane activity since 2005 which have done significant damage. I was last diving on Bonaire in 1984... More

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Beverly Hills, California
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

Nice accomodations, nice staff. Great diving. At my age I really enjoyed the ease of diving. My wife and I loved the beach/waterfront bar and buffet! Lovely island! More

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San Diego, California
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012
4
people found this review helpful

First, this review is for the dive shop, not the Hotel. We stayed next door at Coral Paradise. These guys have diving down to a science. They have been doing it for a while and really make it easy. All they require is a quick hour orientation and checkout dive and then you are off. And the checkout dive is... More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012
3
people found this review helpful

Great job Buddy Dive. You are very professional, boats were never over-filled, dive masters were friendly, rental dive equipment was in great condition. Friendly and helpfull staff. More

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Colorado, USA
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2012
2
people found this review helpful

Buddy Dive is a nice resort (especially with Buddy Reef in its backyard), with the only entrance at the front of the property, where a security guard sits at watch during the night. Even with that, we had a BCD stolen off of our patio during the night. Unfortunately, the staff at Buddy Dive was very nonchalant about our loss... More

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Porto Alegre, Brazil
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

I loved this place. Quiet and well located. The staff and dive's crew were 100%.Save your skin from mosquitos (not a resort's fault) and don't expect easy internet conexion (it really can be great).I just will come back!! More

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Austin, Texas
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012
4
people found this review helpful

Arrival experience: Arrived early morning with a large group. Slow staff. Guests either need to get on “island time” or will go crazy. Room (general): 3 bedroom condo that we shared with another couple and one solo diver. Good kitchen, small bathrooms. Beds OK, linens OK. One very old, small TV in living room. Bathroom: small and shower did not... More

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Address: Kaya Gob. N. Debrot 85, Kralendijk, Bonaire
Price range (per night):* 179 AUD - 212 AUD

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