Just to clarify for anyone reading this review. We are seasoned travellers who have been just about anywhere you can name in the caribean and central south america. When people write a review they need to be able to compare to other places properly. Lets face it the bottom line for most of us is the price tag and what we are getting for our money. So when we compare to our many and I mean many travel experiences we are trying to be open minded. This resort is small and so one would likely understand food selection isn't the best. Quality however there is no excuse for...or should I say lack of. It should be noted that not only was the quality poor but being bug free would be important. Let me explain what we saw for our selves. There were pudding dishes setting out and each one had a bug in them, some two. When we brought this to the attention of the resturant staff, she simply went over to the pudding dishes waived her hands and the bugs that didn't fly away she picked out. Now I've done my share of "deep woods" camping at hunt camps etc. where things like this happen and or ignored. But never have I payed good money to eat at an All Inclusive that had this kind of an experience. I'm hopeing this isn't a standard. It would however explain why people who arrived before us had been sick and why many of the people who came in with us got sick. Now with saying this one needs to understand that the Flu bug was around and one could of got sick from the plane or who-knows.
Their La Carte dinner is very good, but you only get one of them per week. I find it strange that the food quality in the La Carte was so good and the Buffet was simply said the worse we had ever had. The service overal was quite good and friendly. The rooms are nice. the beach is great and of course Roatans water is to us one of the best. We have been to Roatan before and this trip we found the beach very busy with pendlers. Bugs can always be bad in Roatan, so bring spray. It is my understanding the old manager had died and there is a new manager. Hopefully he can and will listen to the complaints and adjust accordly. Anyone there when we were he has already lost them as a possible repeator based on the cost of the trip vs other locations. It is fair to say that all inclusive resorts in Roatan don't have a great repor for their food. You are better served renting a palce in this country and you can eat all your meals out at any number of resturants in west end village. The end result is you won't spend much more but you will notice a quality difference. We've done both. Be warned. Rick and Sandy

Second trip to Roatan this year and loved the island just as much as the first time. As for Paradise beach Club I will say it was well worth what we paid.

The room (1205 old side not the new hotel) was great, good size (king bed) looks like the bathroom was redone recently, clean, huge shower no complaints. Ceiling fan, AC, mini fridge, safe and massive balcony with tiny little furniture kind of funny actually. Yes we had warm water all the time, no not HOT but its 30C outside. :)

Odd things - No alarm clock of any sort, coffee machine and cups with no coffee or condiments(kind of sucked as I like my morning coffee and we walk the beach before the buffet opens) , no hair dryer (good thing we have short hair and well don't use one). Other than that pretty awesome oh and fix the lights on the stair case(not a problem for me but it gets dark back there)

Food was okay, and I am not picky trust me. I must say I was shocked at how small the buffet was to be honest, and the restriction on the all-inclusive drinks I thought strange. Then realized that all the restaurants at the resort are open to public as well, so the focus is getting people to pay but hey was fine by me as we have a bunch of places we like to go eat anyways(see list below). Sunday night the buffet was moved to the beach bar for their grill night that was allot of fun and really yummy don't miss that one.

Bananarama, Fosters, Bite on the beach, Argentinean Grill, Island Pearl (expensive but yummy), Light house in west end.

The grounds are kept in pristine condition, SPOTLESS! Great location on the beach but you really can't have a bad one in west bay. They do sell day passes to the cruise ships and such so it can get a little busy on the beach, we had 4 big ships in one day and well a touch busy considering there was maybe 30 people at the resort but hey what you going to do.
For the value it's a great place to lay your head and get some food in you while you use the incredible services of West Bay Divers who's shop is on the property and truly a top notch dive shop with an amazing staff.

If you're looking for fancy food, pools and extras this may not be the place for you.
As the title states I want first timers to Roatan to know a few things, West Bay Beach is about 1 Km or 0.62 mi and the "BIG" resorts (2) have about 150 rooms, the rest are under 50 rooms. So going between places on the beach is no big deal and you will find that you will be at other restaurants along the beach more than once. Also there are water Taxis($3US per person per trip) that will take you in to West End where you can spend an afternoon if you would like, some shops, good eats and some local culture, I highly recommend this. Don't hesitate to e-mail me with questions as this list can go on and on.

Safe travels everyone and until next time.

Kaykwok

The Paradise Beach hotel is the older cousin of the Paradise Oceanic hotel and is being refurbished. New deck furniture arrived while we were there, for example. Service was uniformly cheerful and good, although some don't have much English. Everybody tried very hard to please and went out of their way to help. Brittany greeted us with a warm and genuine smile when we arrived. She and Kristen at reception helped arrange cars, tours and otherwise were helpful when I fell ill with the flu.
The location is terrific, on a wonderful beach. Snorkeling is a short walk and a short swim from the beach. West Bay Divers offers excellent diving with modern equipment and sensible, English, French and Spanish speaking divemasters. Our room, on the third floor offered the opportunity for exercise - there is no elevator . It was scrupulously clean and well kept by Jenny.
We found the food just fine and there was always plenty of it. There is always fresh fruit at meals and choices of meats and vegetables. The re-fried beans for breakfast were yummy.
Roatan is a developing tourist spot and they haven't got all the bugs worked out yet. If you go there, go with a tolerant attitude and you will have a great time. Take lots of US one dollar bills for tips. We tipped at the end of the stay, but some people prefer to tip for each meal.

They could make great food in the restaurant, if you paid for it!
As you only get 1 restaurant visit for the whole week. The rest of the week you have to eat buffet, selection and quality were poor. There was also no beach snack service.
Other than that the place was great and location was great.