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Blackbird Caye Resort Traveler Review :: "beautiful place, bad management"

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Summary of All Property Reviews Ratings based on answers from a total of 2 reviews (All Reviews) 10 is best 1 is worst
Feature	Ranking	Feature	Ranking
Cleanliness of Property	8.50	Quality of Property	9.50
Privacy & Quietness	9.00	Quality of Service	6.00
Courtesy & Hospitality of Staff	7.50	Accuracy of Website (marketing hype) VS. Actual Experience	7.00
Food and Dining Experience	8.50	Price/Value of Property	8.50
Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property)	5.50	Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach)	8.50
Total Property Score: 7.85 | Average Star Rating: 3.50 out of 5

• 50% (1 visitors of 2) said they would go back to Blackbird Caye Resort again.
• 50% (1 visitors of 2) said they would recommend Blackbird Caye Resort to friends.

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I did a lot of research for a place combining good diving and open water PADI certification referral for my companion. Blackbird is in a beautiful, remote setting 1 1/2 hours by boat ride from Belize City--which is good if everything goes well. But if management is not on top of things, its remoteness can be a disaster. It almost was for us. My companion had been hesitant about learning to scuba dive and did not consider herself a strong swimmer, but she did great in the pool and classroom. However, the first regulator and tank she was given at Blackbird were faulty. So was the second regulator. She ended up doing her first ever open water dive using her octopus because her second stage wouldn't draw air. She did hang in there and complete her certification, but it was a traumatic experience that no new diver should have to go through. The manager did not seem to care.

After I returned home and reported the problem to the exclusive booking agent for Blackbird (who would not give me contact info. for the owner), she said Blackbird had to fire the previous manager because he was so bad and the current one was just filling in.

Most of my dives were with the instructor who was okay, but on the one dive with the dive master for other divers (apparently Blackbird just picks up a temporary dive master as needed from Belize City), he did not do a safety stop and tried to make me come up without one. While diving, he just swam ahead without making any attempt to look for interesting creatures--or looking back to see if we were following.

The manager spent more of his time playing volleyball with staff than paying attention to the guests.

The cottages are cute, food was so-so but not too bad considering the remoteness, and Blackbird's location is close to some good dive sites. But take your own reg and bc, don't get certified there--and find out if the management has improved before you go.

Property Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you stay at this property again?: ... No
Would you recommend this property to your friends?: ... Yes
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: ... 7
• Quality of Property: ... 9
• Privacy and Quietness: ... 8
• Quality of Service: ... 2
• Courtesy and Hospitality of Staff: ... 5
• Accuracy of Website VS. Actual Experience: ... 4
  
• Food and Dining Experience: ... 7
• Price/Value of Property: ... 7
  
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property): ... 1
• Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach): ... 8

Destination/Island Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you visit this destination/island again?: ... No
Would you recommend this destination/island to your friends?: ... Yes

• Cleanliness of Destination/Island: ... 9
• Options of Activities in the Area: ... 10
• Ease of Transportation (air, taxi, bus, shuttle): ... 6
• Quality of Beaches in the Area: ... 8
• Courtesy & Hospitality of Locals: ... 7
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe in the Area): ... 7
  
• Local Restaurant Experience/Options: ... 7
• Price/Value of Destination (Does your dollar stretch?): ... 6
  

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