My husband and I recently stayed at Alton's to do our open water diving course. Our instructor (Nina) was very knowledgeable and great to work with. The weather conditions were not favorable for several days to do our confined water training and she tried everything she could to help us get this done. She was also very knowledgeable about the... More

We checked out a couple of dive shops when we got to Utila to get open water certified and Alton's was by far the most organized, trustworthy, and welcoming. The staff (Jessie and Johan especially -- forgive me for butchering spelling!) were awesome. Dive with Alton's! More

My wife and I and a friend used Altons for a week this February and were impressed by the well run shop, timely departures, and very professional dive masters. We never had a group larger than 5 of us but mostly the boat was split into two or three groups and it was us 3 with a dive master. Great... More

This was 4th time we have visted Utila over the past 13 years. As always we found diving with Altons excellent!!!! They have great equipment and excellent boats which regularly go to the Northside of the island. The staff as always were friendly and profesional and very informative about the dive sites we visted. My husband and I did 40... More

Although Utila is primarily known as a cheap, youth-oriented dive hot spot, Alton's is the place to go if you are a diver with kids! We chartered a boat for a private morning two-tank dive, had 2 dive masters on board, one for us grown-ups, and one to take our 9-year-old out on a couple PADI Bubblemaker dives. Our divemaster... More

As an experienced diver (PADI Rescue + Nitrox) with roughly 100 fun dives under my belt I pretty much know what I'm looking for when I want to dive. Diving with a dive centre is not only about good quality equipment, the fact that they fill their own tanks (nitrox / Enriched air too), the fact that they have excellent... More

We did the Open Water and Advance package at Alton's. All the staff was very professional, and our instructor was extremely nice. All their gear is in good condition and their boats are comfy and safe. Also, they organise free booze cruises every saturday at sunset. Not the best spot for partying but you can always go elsewhere at night.... More

Alton's is flexible enough to accommodate the diving needs of everyone in your group from beginning diver to Certified Diving Instructor training. Safety is paramount in every activity both on and off the water. I saved a fellow diver's life in another country (and ocean) because of the basic underwater skills I learned here: Need I say more? Do you... More

My friend and I arrived in Utila and did not have accommodation. We finally found Altons. We were planning on diving so we thought it seemed nice enough. The problem is that they say you stay for free if you dive with them, but the catch is you have to do a dive course or book the 10 dives. My... More