Buddy Dive Bonaire Resort

Great resort! We came for our Open Water certification, and the dive instructor was wonderful. Extremely well laid out resort, which makes shore diving, boat dives, courses, or relaxing and staring at the ocean with a glass of wine under the stars all so easy. Not fancy, but very low key and great staff.Diving and sea life were outstanding !We will be back!

We had a great trip. You guys are awesome and Buddy Dive was good. We’ve been before so we knew what to expect. I think it is a good dive resort for the value. People just need to know that it isn’t a luxury resort and that all of the diving is self serve even on the boats. So if you are expecting assistance with your equipment, this isn’t the place for you. The staff were all super friendly and the diving on the house reef was better than the average house reef. The accommodation was comfortable and clean but basic. The food in the restaurants was good. We’d go again.

Buddy's was the first place we ever stayed on Bonaire and we've simply never found a reason to change, over ten years and numerous trips later. The diving is as easy as you could ever want, between the roll-out-of-bed-and-fall-in at Buddy's Reef to the drive through tank service for exploring the island to the boat dives schedule. The staff is always helpful and friendly, no matter what. The conditions in Bonaire are suitable for all skill levels, and a great place to get your bottom time in to help your experience.

Our accommodations were in a 3 bedroom with 5 people. The space was tight, but comfortable. There was a room on the first floor shared by 2 people with twin beds. The bathroom was a main floor bathroom where the kitchen and dining/living/tv area were located. There was a balcony off from the living area with a dining table for 6. Upstairs there were 2 bedrooms with attached bathrooms. Each room had small balconies. Internet service was strong.A simple buffet breakfast was included every morning. The beach bar had a nice selection of food like coconut shrimp, tuna, tacos, sandwiches and salads.We also got a truck from the dive resort to drive around the island. Driving and shopping downtown was fun. On the last day, we enjoyed some sightseeing. Went to the slave huts, the flamingo sanctuary, and the rum distillery. Wish I had bought more rum! The resort also has a little shop off from the dive center. We rented our dive equipment from the dive shop. Be sure to bring you own batteries as theirs are expensive. Otherwise, prices are reasonable.The main draw is the scuba diving! The location is centrally located to a lot of the dive sites and diving from the resort itself is enjoyable. We had about 14 dives in 6 days. Others in our group had many more, but that was good for us. We got to see lots of different fish. Really enjoyed seeing the seahorses. The phosphorescent night dive was a fun experience. Highly recommend this as most places don't offer and the colors there are great.

An awesome scuba diving experience. I went in October and the water was clear and warm. Saw big eels, sea horses, nudibranchs, sea snakes, and an octopus. The Hilma Hooker dive site was one of my favorites because it was a nice wreck dive with lots of corals growing on the sides. We saw 2 large lobsters there. The salt pier was also a nice site with corals growing along the wooden beams holding up the pier and large schools of fish. Even just diving off the pier at the dive resort was a good dive with lots of coral and fish to see. The dive staff were very nice and helpful. The dive shop offered a variety of dives such as boat dives, night and fluorescent dives, and shore dives. I rented all my gear from the resort and it worked well and was in good condition.The accommodations were clean and had decent amenities. There was a kitchen so we got some groceries and made lunches in the room. There was also internet access that was strong enough for me to do school work. However, the focus was more on diving than the rooms or on land activities. The food from the resort was alright and I only really ate breakfast there. I would definitely recommend going out to eat downtown as there were more options and better food. We rented a truck so on the last day, we toured the island and saw flamingos at the salt fields south of the island. We also saw a small lighthouse and historical slave huts.Overall this trip was very enjoyable for me. I was an intermediate diver at the time of the trip and got my advanced open water and nitrox diving certifications while on the trip.