We were told that Coco View was the best place to go and take PADI dive classes. After a 45 minute cab ride we arrived at a very understated dock. Our driver asked them to call Alejandra our contact person for the dive. Less than a minute later here came a small boat with a young lady with a wonderful smile. She pulled up and said "Hi, I'm Alejandra are you Lynn?" and so that set the tone for the next 4 hours of fun at Coco view.
After arriving on the dock she introduced us to Patty Grier the owner of the dive shop at CCV. Also greeting us was Dino the Chiquaqua. It felt so home like. I then filled out my paper work and started the process of getting my Discover Scuba Class. Alejandra was calm, caring and a great teacher. Patty talked to my husband who had been medically disqualified to dive. Patty is a Paramedic and printed out some forms for him to bring home and have a DR. go over with him. Can you say service with a smile.
After my training Alejandra took me out to the "Front Yard" and I dove the wall and shipwreck. I have found my sport! Couldn't have found nicer people to help me Discover Scuba : )
After my dive we went to the bar for a celabratory drink. Very nice area all screened in with a pool table, gift shop, bathrooms and friendly staff.
Thanks Alejandra and Patty : )

The dive operation is excellent. The boats, gear lockers, and schedule is set up for easy diving and opportunities to conveniently complete multiple dives per day. Can't say enought about the quality of the dive masters and captains. Great crew who really are dedicated to making your dive experience top notch. The food was better then I expected.....the quality of the food was good and the variety of offerings at each meal made was excellent. The rooms are nothing fancy but are well maintained and comfortable. We stayed in the over the water cabanas and they had plenty of space. The hammocks are awesome! Would definitely come back to CoCoView.

CocoView is a small, isolated resort. When we first arrived, we knew right away that we would not be bothered with cruise ships or the like. The road stops short of the resort as we need to get on a small boat to cross some waters.
I have not seen a place with such an efficient process to get us registered. When leaving the boat, we leave our luggages on the dock and walk to the dining area. Food is waiting for us and we get some briefings on the resort. We are also handed the required paperwork for the diving activities. Our room key is hanging off a wall. No line up, no waiting to get registered… much pleasant. The service is great all around the resort (bar, administration, diving, etc.).
Our gear is stored in very convenient areas that are accessible around the clock. Nitrox analyzers are suspended over a table in the middle of our area. We were assigned a locker, actually, an open space, for the week that is directly on the dock and is very convenient. All we have to do is put a tag showing our intention to dive and the crew will prepare and load our gear on the boat. This cannot be easier. That area belong to us and the group with who we spend the week on the boat (we always use the same boat).
One of the things I enjoyed with the dive operation is that we are treated as “adult”, while we get a safety briefing before each dive and a dive master will accompany us, the resort will allow for various gear configuration and dive styles. I used sidemount rig on several dives (single sidemount and double sidemount). Some weeks prior to our trip, a group of technical rebreather divers we also able to do their technical and deep stuff. Dive sites are beautiful, but I would have liked to see some bigger species. We saw some turtles during the week.
The rooms are comfortable and nice. We used an over the water bungalow. In August, air conditioning is a must and was functioning well. We did notice a damaged pipe outside our room. We mentioned it at the administration office and this was resolved within an hour (was resolved when we came back from breakfast). Quite impressive! The lock box in the room is minimal (in size and in its ability to keep things safe). But being on an isolated resort, we do not feel much risk for anything bad to occur.
The only downside is the quality of the food. While we had enough to get energized, this is in no way a luxury restaurant. This is cafeteria style and the quality of the food is nothing extravagant. Since the resort is so much isolated, it is not possible to get to a restaurant except for the Thursday night when a tour is planned for this purpose.
Non divers may think twice before using this resort… unless they have a lot of books to read and like lying down on chairs. There are not many activities outside of scuba diving and there is no beach (no sandy beach). What they call the beach is a 8-foot wide entry point for a shore dive on leading to the shipwreck and two nice walls.
Overall, we are very satisfied of our week and we would definitively go back to this place. On our boat was a woman that was receiving a bonus stay for being there eight times. There is some sort of a member community for those who go regularly and there are many of those people! May be we will become Coconut members one day.

Coco View is perfect for hardcore divers, and pretty great for the less hardcore diver too. As a dive resort its pretty structured, but it all works together to give you maximum ease, and maximum dive time.

Reservations are easy as are transfers from and too the Roatan airport. The transportation staff is great and they make certain you (and all your gear) get on the shuttle, then on the boat, and then to your room. The staff will mail you bright CoCo View tags for your luggage...use them. The porters at the airport are great and make certain you have a dollar or two per bag for the tip.

Rooms are comfortable with private bath and water views from the balcony. The over the water bungalows are a nice option and have a little more space. You are provided with ample bottled water for the week. The food is good and filling. Each meal has a couple of options and while the food isn't gourmet its generally well prepared, filling, and pretty easy on the tummy, They have a salad bar at dinner which is a nice touch. The bar is quiet and you won't have a problem getting your drink promptly. No worries about money as they run a tab for you.

The diving. On your first visit you need to do an orientation dive before joining the boats. Don't complain about it...you'll get a chance to get wet plus you'll get a tour of the "front yard" which orients you the two house walls and the Prince Albert wreck as well as a DC-10. On your return visit to CCV you won't need to do the orientation.

The diving couldn't be easier. So many great dive sites within 10-15 minutes and no current. The dive boats are my favorite as they offer 100% shade with tons of fresh air. They have four exit points for divers to facilitate getting everyone in the water, as well as a well and ladder in the center of the hull which can act as an easy exist during rough seas. These boats aren't fast but you're so close to the sites it doesn't matter. No heads or hot showers but I didn't miss it. If you are a photographer they have large tables and tanks for your gear. The DMs and Captains are generally really great and they are happy to give a helping hand if you need to hand up gear etc. As others have noted, as long as they know you are going out they will set up all your gear on board,

Dockside Dive Center, the independent PADI shop at Coco VIew, is great for rental gear and technical help. I highly recommend the free discussion with the owner that happens every Monday on peak Performance buoyancy--I took off an additional 2 pounds.

Hardcore divers can easily get in 4 dives a day, and we had several divers who were doing 5. Most of our dives were 50-65 minutes long and they treat diver like grownups who can manage their own profile and ascent when needed.

Outside of diving, snorkeling, and chilling there really isn't much to do. The resort is water locked, so leaving the resort is possible but a production. If you want an affordable dive vacation where you can easily get in 22-26 dives in a week...then you've found your place.