Buddy Dive Resort

Convenient storage for equipment. Most staff helpful and courteous. One person in dive operation overtly rude. Restaurants good.

Stay was excellent, we had a wonderful time. The mosquitoes were awful but the drinks were wonderful! Diving was fun and the crews were helpful and attentive to our needs. The food was a little pricey but pretty good. The breakfast ladies were very pleasant.

We needed a 3 bedroom set up that offered A/C and WiFi. We booked the rate to include daily breakfast. What we found was a resort that has seen better days. The rooms are basically furnished, with A/C only in the bedrooms. This leaves the living/dining/kitchen area and bathrooms very warm. We found out that you can't leave the doors open for a breeze unless you want to be eaten alive by mosquitoes (which we were). They was NO inside WiFi. We were told that yes, the WiFi was free but because of the cement walls of the buildings, you can only access it outside on the patios. Even then, sprayed with copious bug spray, reception was spotty and slow.The breakfast buffet was adequate. We did not use the pools- they just didn't appeal. We didn't eat at Ingridients. We did have drinks and popcorn during Happy Hour at Blennies and that was fine. The best part of the resort is the location. My husband and kids snorkeled right off the dock at it was spectacular. The Activities Desk was great, booking us wonderful tours to Klein Bonaire and kayaking the mangroves, and Housekeeping came everyday to clean, refresh towels and make the beds. As we are not divers, I cannot speak to those services. At the rate we booked, I frankly expected more upscale accommodations, but I guess we were really paying for the location (I REALLY wanted oceanfront). If you're not a diver, you probably can do better.

attentive staff, but hotel in poor condition, large gaps in doors and windows let in mosquitoes and noise. airconditioning too small for space, so hot. the free nitrox and tank fills excellent, food simple but good, especially breakfast.

Bonaire is unsurpassed for its pristeen reef and buddy dive always is up to the task. There was a bit of a shortage of nitric tanks one day, but there were a lot of divers and they did their best.

Had A Knee replacement in December staff was so helpful and never made me feel like I was a bother. Had a wonderful time & diving was great.

Buddy Dive was, to me the perfect diving resort. Great room, good food, outstanding staff and leave you alone to experience diving the way YOU want to do it. I love this place and these people. I'll be back again and again and certainly understand why there are so many Buddy Dive Addicts.

We had high expectations when we booked at Buddy. I am a diver and my friend staying with me was looking to get certified. What better place to stay, right? When we booked the room, we were in the farthest room from everything and our patio door would not shut all the way. This resulted in a room full of mosquitos when you returned from the day. After we checked in, we inquired about diving and were informed that we must have reserved a dive package well in advance in order to certify my friend. The resort does not specify this in any of their information. This was an issue because we specifically went to Bonaire to stay at a dive resort to get my friend certified. The resort also lists that they have an outdoor pool. While this is the case, it would more be classified as a large dirty pool of water that may or may not be stagnant. The room was set up in a way that the bed was underneath the tv mounted on a wall up above. The bathroom smelled of sewage constantly. Overall, we were very unsatisfied with the resort, especially due to the cost. I would highly recommend looking elsewhere while on Bonaire.

Make sure to stay on a ground floor as the steps get exhausting between luggage and dive gear. Don't plan to check in early as you will stand outside and wait until check in time. Our room was not ready on time and we arrived 10:30 am. Buy booze at tax duty free inside airport. This will save u a lot of money! Buy food and drinks from local supermarket Vandertweel. Buddy's does have complimentary breakfast Buffett daily but this is the ONLY free thing you will find here. Fluorescent night dive is a must!! As well as boat dives to Klien Bonaire!!! Captain Dons next door to buddy's has a nice restaurant & the best ceviche!! To eat outside of buddy's take a cab to Karel's on the water by the divi flamingo resort a short distance away. Buy carrots to feed the wild donkeys. The dive gear is not upgraded a lot of rental equipment looks old. The only gear we needed to rent was tanks and weights. The house reef is GORGEOUS to dive! One of my favorites! Dive masters were awesome especially Pasquel and Mark. We had awful pillows!!! Ask for upgraded pillows it is worth a better nights sleep! Watch out for native Bonaire locals! Most are very rude and will try to cut you in lines(airport,supermarket).

We booked their drive an dive package and were very pleased with the accommodations and the tank operation. We did not go on any of their boat dives so would not comment in that regard but the tank exchange for shore diving was very efficient and we would stay their again.