Wow, from the moment we arrived everyone at Bananarama was so friendly and helpful. Our room was clean and stocked with everything needed. We loved the hammock on the deck. Loved the palms blowing in the breezes with our view to
the prettiest beach ever!

Food was very good, staff service excellent, especially Jessica whom we luckily had
the pleasure of her service. There are nearby (walking) restaurants that also offer
great food at reasonable prices.

Water temp. was around 75 degrees. It is truly a diving paradise. Every imaginable water sport is available here at very reasonable prices.

We will definitely be back. Oh, did I mention the brick oven fired pizza????

This is the first time I've been to Roatan. It was very beautiful. I would return to Bananarama as it is a very laid back, fairly rustic place right on a beautiful beach. The staff is stellar. They go above and beyond to make sure you are comfortable, and have whatever you need. However, I would avoid the room I was in like the plague. (Room 18, - 17 would be as bad. I don't know the room numbers for the second floor.) The room itself was just fine. Very, very clean & comfortable. I loved my porch early in the morning, and the hammock at any time of day. The location was superb with regard to proximity to the beach, the restaurant, etc. but it was also just awful because we were near the public bathroom and public walkway so on but cruise ship days (at least 4 of the days in the first week we were there) there were literally hundreds of people parading past my porch back and forth to the bathroom and the beach. One guy even decided to sit down on my porch while waiting for his ride. The "cruisers" were dropped off right next to my room (exhaust fumes abounded), and waited there to be picked up. The loudness and rudeness of these folks in no way reflects on the Bananarama Staff, who were concerned and apologetic, and have no control over this situation. The "cruisers" also rather take over the beach, so when they're there it is a good idea to take advantage of some of the Island's other attractions. (Although I would suggest that their early morning crews be a bit more respectful of those who like to sleep past 6:00 am. They were pretty loud.) So, while I guess this sounds like a negative review, we had a great time, and I have every intention of returning to BananaRama...I would just ask for a Garden Room, or one off the main path.

For location, price, and service, this is the best place to stay on West Bay. We've been to Bananarama with our family 5 times now. We've gone up and down the beach checking out other places to stay on West Bay, but Banarama always wins out. The staff at Bananrama are more flexible and personal than other places and work with us. They make it so our family can keep coming back year after year. And a delicious hot breakfast and fresh fruit juice is included, which really helps out with the family budget. You won't regret staying at Banarama. We've made many happy family memories there.
Terri

Last week my wife and I checked into Bananarama, centrally located on West Bay beach. We stayed for a week in cabana #3 which is a free standing unit near the office and dive shop. The cabana is well built of solid wood and had no leaks or drafts. It is a small unit of approximately 12 x 15 ft featuring a FIRM double bed, plenty of windows, overhead fan, air conditioning, lots of hot water, good water pressure, small microwave and small refrigerator. Ouside the front door there is a porch (5 x 12 ft) with two chairs and a table.

The resort has very clean grounds, well raked every day, trimmed shrubs and good drainage for the days when the sky opens up with rain. There were plenty of very pleasant staff for the grounds, bar, restaurant, rooms, etc.

WiFi is free but comes and goes, not reliable, but useful when it works.

The food was disappointing. Breakfast is included but consisted of a choice of cold cereal or a fruit plate or something hot that varied from day to day. The oatmeal was inedible. After two dinners we ate elsewhere.

The rub is that the resort caters not only to its guests but the cruise ships too. On Monday we received a notice that the cruise ships would be arriving on the island every day, Monday through Friday and the taxis and vans started arriving at 9:00 in the morning. The cruise passengers pretty much take over the bar, restaurant and beach until 3 or 4 o'clock.

The dive shop is first class and busy. They have two boats that handle up to 8 guest divers each. They usually do a two-tank dive in the morning and one-tank dive in the afternoon. The rub for us was that the compressor runs all afternoon and the noise is very annoying if your room is nearby as ours was.

This resort is a mixed bag of good and bad. We had a great time in spite of the parts that rubbed us wrong but we'll pass on Bananarama the next time around.