Set on the small island of Utila, Utopia Village is billed as a casually elegant eco-resort. It is a small resort, with only 16 rooms, each with air conditioning, custom furniture and luxurious linens. The on-site restaurant, Dulce Vida, serves three meals a day that are made primarily from organic and local ingredients. The resort includes both a PADI five-star dive center and a full-service spa.
Packages and prices are geared towards longer stays of five to seven days and include airport transfers. Packages include three meals daily, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking and bird-watching. Additional activities are available for a fee, including guided snorkeling, scuba diving, caves exploration, deep-sea and flats fishing, cooking classes, ziplining and Spanish language lessons. Bar beverages are not included in the package pricing, but drinks are available at oceanfront Dive Bar and The Library Lounge.
Utopia Villiage
Calle De Suenos, 34201
Honduras
504-3-344-9387
utopiadivevillage.com
Fantasy Island Beach Resort is located on Roatan, which is one of the larger of the Bay Islands in Honduras. The resort is a modest size with 115 rooms, and it has plenty of resort amenities such as private beaches, a swimming pool, dining room, tennis courts and Wi-Fi. Fantasy Island has several vacation packages that include three meals daily, bar drinks, kayaking and airport transfers. You also can book special packages such as a dive package that includes daily boat dives and unlimited shore diving. For an additional fee you can add optional activities such as going on a seaplane, having a dolphin encounter, doing a canopy tour and shopping.
Fantasy Island Beach Resort
Carretera Pavimentada Ppal, French Harbour
Honduras
877-635-5293
fantasyislanddiveresort.com
The Reef House Resort is also on Roatan, but with less than 20 rooms it is a smaller resort than Fantasy Island. The standard vacation packages include three meals daily, double rooms and airport transfers. The resort focuses on diving, so you have several diving packages available that include daily boat dives. Bar beverages are not included in the price, but there is a bar and you can bring your own alcohol. Other activities, available for a fee, including shopping, canopy tours, visiting the iguana farm and going on a mangrove boat tour.
Reef House Resort
Carretera Ms Vecina, Oak Ridge
Honduras
877-812-5715
reefhouseresort.com
