Anthony's Key Resort

My husband and I have been going on scuba vacations for about eight years now, and while I did research in preparation for every new trip, Anthony‘s Key always showed up in the recommendations, so when it finally came time for us to go ourselves, we were very excited. For reference, this was our 13th Caribbean scuba vacation. I’m sad to say that it did not live up to the five star reviews. The island of Roatan itself is not exceptionally welcoming. The roads are not great and the shopping / dining areas are dingy and crowded. You need a car if you want to do any exploring on your own, but finding parking anywhere is exceptionally difficult. Anthony’s Key resort itself is very clean and undoubtedly beautiful. But again, everything feels a little tight. We often just barely had space to park our rental car in their small lot. All of the resort buildings are in a straight line at the waterfront, with a narrow boardwalk in front of them. The key itself is lovely, but again, it feels tight. You get to it via a 30 second boat ride, which had been a concern for me before going, but which turned out to be seamless for our entire stay. The room, as well, was smaller than we are used to. It had two beds, and a small desk, along with a coffee machine on a table, but that was it. There is no kitchenette. There is no sofa. And though there is a lovely porch outside, the bugs were so vicious we never were able to really enjoy it. And to be honest, they sell the rooms on the key as being directly over the water, but our porch was at least 30 feet from the ocean. There was a field of iron shore between us and the water. I had really been looking forward to being directly on the water and that didn’t happen. The restaurant was great. We ate there for breakfast and lunch every day, trying pretty much everything on the menu, and everything was delicious. The service as well was fantastic. We only had one dinner at the resort and it was OK, but not of the same caliber as the restaurants that we went to elsewhere on the island. Overall, the resort is perfectly nice, but it just didn’t give us the same “vacationing in paradise“ feeling that we got on Grand Cayman, Bonaire, Curaçao, Turks and Caicos, etc.

Our trip to Anthony's was stellar. We spent New Years on the island, but the holiday schedule did not disrupt the excellent service by the friendly and accommodating staff. And I can't say enough about how Kevin runs the dive shop - the perfect combination of low key and organized competence. And of course the diving was amazing! We can't wait to go back.

Just returned from a week at this fine resort. I visited here many years ago, and the new Reception / Bar / Restaurant area is top notch and very beautiful. The food and menu selections were one of the best in 30 years of resort diving vacations! Kudos to the staff there; Steven, Stanley, Erick, Felipe, Wessley, Morrison and a young lady just starting out. The reception staff was very kind, led by Yolanda, who greeted us warmly and gave us the tour. She even had sandwiches prepared for those late afternoon arrivals who likely did not have lunch. The bar staff was very nice too. Thanks to Timmy, Kilvin, LoLo Kevin, and Edgar, who treated us very well. The rooms are fairly new, roomy, and surround the Key, with spacious decks, that have hammocks and a clothesline for gear. Comfy beds, and plenty of hot water! They just need a t.v. for nighttime viewing. The dive operation was very nice, and Kevin and his staff were great. I see they have a seperate page for comments. There is a large gift shop, a photo studio, and a snack shop all on property. Overall a great time, we will be back!

If there were Anthony's Key resorts around the world I would try to hit each one! This place is so well run - it's incredible. The rooms are comfortable but not fancy. The dive operation runs like a well-oiled machine. They have an easy and efficient process set up for divers to check their own nitrox tanks to prepare the crew to put them on the boats. If you forget what dive site you visited on a day don't worry, they have a QR code you can scan that will take you to a site that has recorded every dive, by date and boat, for the entire operation. LOVED this feature. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly/helpful. The food is great - seriously, very good good with enough variety to keep us happy. This was our second time at AKR - the first was February of 2020, right before covid and before their remodel. The first time we stayed on the key and this time we stayed on the hill. Both are great. The reef is in rough shape, but AKR can't do anything about that. The DMs helped us find enough macro to keep us happy, even in the absence of an abundance of marine life. I finally got a decent picture of a yellow head jawfish with eggs!! What a treat!!!

We went to the resort for the Dolphin Action Swim and had a wonderful time. The resort staff and trainers were very friendly and helpful. The time with the dolphins was amazing. We were presented with a lot of information about dolphins and the interactions with them was great fun.