Castle Comfort is the perfect location for divers and vacationers. Just south of Dominica's capital Roseau, it offers easy access to town and restaurants (if you ever want to leave, which might be doubtful!), and is right on the ocean. Divers have a great sit-down breakfast (love those banana pancakes) and then walk straight on to their dive boat - nothing could be easier. The accommodations were fine - clean and comfortable, but it's the entire staff at Castle Comfort that makes this third-generation, locally-owned dive hotel really terrific. The kitchen staff was flexible and friendly, the front desk ladies were always helpful with big smiles, and extremely knowledgeable about the island. They expertly booked several hikes with an excellent local guide, Clem, to Ti Tou Gorge, Trafalgar Falls, Emerald Pool, and we also visited Kalinago villages and bought handwoven Carib baskets and crafts. We spent a lot of time on the oceanside deck and bar at Castle Comfort, where best mixologist Kurt Gordon served up creative cocktails and lots of reggae for us. The young hoteliers, sister and brother Arienne and Dan, are very hands on and seek out guest feedback so they can fine-tune their operation; with their excellent staff have created a wonderful experience for visitors at Castle Comfort. Dominica's beautiful people do the rest - they are to a man friendly, polite, helpful and eager to hear that you love their island as you do. All of us are STILL talking about Dominica and Castle Comfort weeks later - we'll be back!
