Eagle Point Resort
Elegant is the word that comes to mind when thinking of the Eagle Point Resort, Maybe not the crazy ride in the taxi to get there, but the resort itself was quite nice. NOTE: Riding in any taxi in the PI is scary. You can't get around it. But, since the PI has some of the BEST diving in the world, deal with the taxi issues…I suggest dramamine and a blindfold..lol!
So as soon as you get there, a "bellhop" takes your bags and shows you to your room. It was a little bit of a walk plus stairs, but nothing tough divers like us can't handle:) The rooms were quite spacious! I wasn't rooming with anyone so I really had a ton of space all to myself:) The bed was nice and comfy. You could have a massage therapist come to your room. There was a balcony/patio with an amazing view of the ocean. That's a view that never gets old to me! Then there was a descent size bathroom as well. Compared to other resorts I've been to, it was big. Now the ONLY issue had was with the pumping. Apparently, my toilet had a mind of its own. No one else had issues just me. I guess I'm just the lucky one that enjoyed a room with a finicky toilet (-_-) .
The resort has a pool and recreational area for your non-diving time. I enjoyed a few days of just laying out in the sun, had a few dips in the pool, and played a few games of pool in the game room. One really cool aspect of this resort was a separate "pool". This was full of ocean water. They had a few groupers and baby black tips in this pool. You could snorkel in there. It was pretty neat! I believe they also offer other activities such as kayaking, but I did not do any of that.
I was worried about the food in the PI (mind you, this was my very 1st dive trip to the PI..Now I KNOW there is really good food there!) The restaurant was one of the reasons that the word "elegant" came to mind. The decor was inviting, the wait staff was kind, and the food was yummy. Again, the PI has some of the most delicious fruit on the planet. Obviously, they will serve various seafood dishes (I'm not a really a seafood person, but some of the fish I've had in the PI was mouth-watering!). And they throw in a few "American dishes" to please folks like me.
The dive shop was part of the resort as well. They took very care of our gear overnight, and placed it on the boat in the morning. It's been so long since I've done this trip I don't really recall how long it was to the dive sites. I do remember us just doing a surface interval on an island/in the boat on one occasion. So, that dive day it must not have been worth the ride back to shore. I do remember that we had gotten cold (our group lives on a tropical island…we get cold easily). So, after that, the boat crew brought us hot tea to have after each dive so we could warm up:) The critters you can see on this trip include ribbon eels, leaf fish, frog fish, blue-spotted sting rays, nudibranches, pigmy seahorses, sea horses, turtles, etc. The only thing I didn't care for about the diving was the size of the boat. I felt like it was too small especially after I went on other trips to the PI and could compare.
SHORE DIVING: You can shore diving from Eagle Point Resort! I mean, right there! Very easy access and lots of critters! We did day and night dives from the shore!
