My husband and I spent five days at Plantation Beach Resort at the beginning of December. Our hosts were extremely accommodating, friendly and helpful. They showed us where the best snorkeling was (and even walked there with us), took us on a hike to the lighthouse and gave us a boat ride to the village of East End. At the same time, we had all the privacy we could wish for and could sit undisturbed , watching the ocean, for hours on end. Although Roatan was initially our one and only reason for going to Honduras, our experience on Cayos Cochinos convinced us that we didn’t need Roatan’s commercialization and we decided not to go. Our time at Plantation Beach Resort was one of the most relaxing vacations I have ever had. Unless you desperately need a souvenir T-shirt or pampered luxury, I highly recommend it.

I just came in this morning from Plantation Beach Resort, where I stayed for five nights. Next year I will be staying longer. I had a beautiful room, overlooking the bay. The food was simple but excellent. The weather was unpredictable (it's still winter storm season) but, in the end, it didn't matter. I read books and relaxed in a hammock and watched the ocean and learned how to snorkel and laughed with the staff (who do their best to give you top-notch service). The island is small and completely safe, which meant that I could go exploring and have little adventures all by myself. Meals are eaten together and quickly become a time to share stories with other guests and the English-speaking staff. If you want a few days "off the grid" and don't require constant entertainment, this is an ideal place to go. I feel like I've discovered my own little piece of tropical paradise.

I'm almost reluctant to tell you all about this place, because I don't want anyone else to find it! But I want it to stay in business, so I guess I need to let you know that if you want a quiet, relaxing, meditative place where the staff are really motivated to make you comfortable, and the environment is beautiful and natural, and the diving is GREAT, Plantation Beach Resort is the place to go. Even if you're not a scuba diver, snorkelers and beach lovers had a great time at PBR. It was much less buggy that Roatan, and the sunsets were amazing, especially with the bio-luminescence sparkling off the water. Wow! The food was plentiful, fresh and healthy, the views were amazing, the beach was clean and pleasant, there was wonderful hiking through the rain forest, and I saw my first rosy boa constrictor. What could be better?! If you want action night life, casinos, and touristy activities, this is not the place for you. But if you need to relax, let go of stress, and just let the natural rhythm of an unspoiled tropical paradise rejuvenate you, try Plantation Beach Resort. I guess my highest compliment is that in 40 years of diving, I have never returned to the same place. And now, I definitely plan to go back to Cayos Cochios and Plantation Beach Resort.

accomodations are very basic, basically out of date , worn out and none too clean, with the bathroom having mechanical and 'dripping' problems, and some degradation in the tiles in the bathroom, no hot water , not once, , not paricularly clean anywhere, but saying that , there is alot of trouble and expensve involved in running such a remote resort.
food was fabulous, garifuna spicy and local, and the locals who worked there , around the grounds, and transported us to and from la ceiba were firendly and helpful, gave us a litle 'snake ' tour, ..were all smiles .... but the rest of the staff who were american, and british, were indifferent at best, not at all helpful and not particularly kind either...seemed to have problems getting along with each other and were not eager to help us when wer were having obvious problems with the boat, the equipment, etc...
we love snorkelling and it was great. setting is stunning and totally private and peaceful. but the kayaking was something we looked forward to and there was only one working kayak paddle. so we would not share a kayak .... two of the kayaks had major obvious holes and were not useable, and one sunk when we were half way out. luckily the weather is warm and so is the water..we had to share a kayak that actually had the inside carved and hacked out by someone so that it was changed into a canoe.
we tried to lift the two wooden canoes, and they were not moveble , as i said no one would help us...wish they would have told us this before we came...
we only got a ride on the dive boat when the scuba divers were going out and would have liked to have gone again., but this was not an option
all around, not worth it and i wouldn't go back. pretty disappointing...