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Summary of All Property Reviews Ratings based on answers from a total of 10 reviews (All Reviews) 10 is best 1 is worst
Feature	Ranking	Feature	Ranking
Cleanliness of Property	7.90	Quality of Property	6.80
Privacy & Quietness	5.80	Quality of Service	7.40
Courtesy & Hospitality of Staff	9.10	Accuracy of Website (marketing hype) VS. Actual Experience	6.10
Food and Dining Experience	7.10	Price/Value of Property	6.50
Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property)	8.00	Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach)	8.40
Total Property Score: 7.31 | Average Star Rating: 2.90 out of 5

• 60% (6 visitors of 10) said they would go back to Bananarama Cabins - Roatan again.
• 60% (6 visitors of 10) said they would recommend Bananarama Cabins - Roatan to friends.

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This is an instance when the ineternet actually has become a deceiving tool. The place was touted as a PADI 5 Star Resort. They have better places in central Mississippi!!!!
The place 'aka resort' is 150 yards from the beach. We had to walk down a public alley to reach the resort. The rooms are dark and very small. The AC did not work. This is especially bad when we agreed to pay additional $10.00/day to use it! At the fourth day the owner finally replaced the AC with a functional one. He instructed the maid to turn it off when we're not around. So; it was the cat & mouse game of we turn it on & someone turns it off. It was always extremely hot when we came back from the morning dives. It was very annoying when we got into the room and it was hot because the AC was turned off.
I got a few bites from the bed bugs. This coupled with the geckos and other noise makers made sleeping a full night a wish and a dream. Alcohol helped because we slept motionless in spite of the pain.
We were never asked to present our diving C cards at any time. We're surprised when our Nitrox tanks showed up before we got certified. When we inquired about it we were told '...you've already scheduled to take the class so it OK to start diving using Nitrox before getting certified...' Very unprofessional. Of course; this is at an additional $20.00/day for the Nitrox tanks. The tanks capacity averaged around 2550 PSI.
The boat has no dock and it was always a chore to climb it with 50 lbs of gear in 5 feet of water. On our second day the ropes got wrapped around the propellers. An employee had to swim some 200 yards to deliver a knife to cut the ropes. There were no tools whatsoever on the boat. The following day 5 divers (2 couples and a solo) did not bother to join us.
The boat trips were very short. We did not mind that because the diving is good. The staff are nice.
It is wise to buy some food or drinks at the beach's little store (independent) so that you may use their chairs. Otherwise; the cost for a chair is $5.00/day.
The beaches are nice, the food is good and the people are great. I would go again to Roatan but not Bananarama with the current owner.

Property Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you stay at this property again?: ... No
Would you recommend this property to your friends?: ... No
In your opinion, how would you classify the "style" of this property: ... Family Oriented
Possible Anwswers: Family Oriented, Couples Oriented, Mixed/Diverse in a Good Way, Mixed/Diverse in a Bad Way

• Cleanliness of Property: ... 5
• Quality of Property: ... 2
• Privacy and Quietness: ... 6
• Quality of Service: ... 7
• Courtesy and Hospitality of Staff: ... 8
• Accuracy of Website VS. Actual Experience: ... 1
  
• Food and Dining Experience: ... 5
• Price/Value of Property: ... 1
  
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property): ... 5
• Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach): ... 2

Destination/Island Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you visit this destination/island again?: ... Yes
Would you recommend this destination/island to your friends?: ... Yes

• Cleanliness of Destination/Island: ... 4
• Options of Activities in the Area: ... 4
• Ease of Transportation (air, taxi, bus, shuttle): ... 2
• Quality of Beaches in the Area: ... 8
• Courtesy & Hospitality of Locals: ... 8
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe in the Area): ... 6
  
• Local Restaurant Experience/Options: ... 8
• Price/Value of Destination (Does your dollar stretch?): ... 5
  

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