Amazing Start to the Year!
With Easter Week fast approaching, we are excited to say that its been a great start to the year and we foresee the next few months remaining quite busy as our traditional high season ends a little earlier this year at the close of Easter Week.
Each year more people are discovering Roatan, and each year the islands tourism industry evolves, new businesses and services become available, new annual events are held, parts of the island are opened up with more infrastructure and new roads and the traditional high and low seasons shift and even merge as more and more people are discovering that the quieter months offer a chance to experience the island at a slower pace.
Though any time of year is a great time to visit Roatan, if you are interested in visiting over the upcoming months and have any questions about travel or would like more information on a specific vacation home, please feel free to contact us and discuss details with our team. We hope to hear from you soon.
Keep reading to see some of our available properties for your next vacation, some new real estate listings, and learn about the Invasive Lion Fish, Rotary Club of Roatan Charity Golf Tourney and the amazing story of Philip Ashton.
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Pristine Bay 1106
Pristine Bay
This villa offers four bedrooms with enough sleeping space for up to 10 people. On the ground floor, you’ll find two bedrooms. The primary bedroom offers a king bed, ensuite bathroom and walk in closet. The secondary bedroom, located just off of the kitchen, offers bunk beds and a joining bathroom. Upstairs is home to two additional bedrooms, both with ensuite bathrooms and private terraces overlooking the beautiful blues and greens of the island. The primary upstairs bedroom has a king bed and the secondary bedroom provides a variety of options with a queen bed as well as a full bottom, twin top bunk bed.
The main living room with its big windows and sliding doors is the ideal gathering space for everyone to come together with the stunning ocean views in the background. Just outside you’ll find a spacious patio with lounge chairs, shaded seating, a lovely outside dining area, private terraces and your own private pool. Grill up your fresh catch of the day on the BBQ, prepare a meal in the gourmet kitchen or sit back and relax while a private chef takes you on a tasty journey of island cuisine.
Staying at Villa 1106, you’ll enjoy all of the comforts of a luxury home within the serenity of one of the island’s most prestigious communities. It’s the perfect setting for your next Caribbean vacation.
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Seahorse 105
Lawson Rock
Seahorse 105 is a beachfront condo that offers the ideal combination of space, luxury, and location. This fully furnished, family-friendly two-bedroom two and a half- bathroom home is located just steps from the white sand beach of the Lawson Rock community. It is the perfect ground floor unit for your family or friends. The apartment has picture windows that overlook the ocean, a fully equipped cook’s kitchen and 2 large bedrooms with ensuites that comfortably sleep 6 guests.
With a spacious patio offering views of the Caribbean Sea and a private pool to cool off from the tropical sun, you might just spend all your days right here between the condo and the beach! As the weather cools, the sun only grows more lovely-lower in the sky but brighter in light casting long shadows on the ground. Sit back and relax as the sky blazes with the fire of the setting sun.
The community also boasts an on-site gym, restaurant, concierge service, 3 community pools, and many paved paths to enjoy the tropical landscaping and gardens with stunning views of the beach. It’s a tropical paradise with an array of gorgeous textures and colours.
You can do as much or as little as you’d like during your stay in Roatan. From Seahorse 105, you have all the options at your fingertips!
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Recent Reviews
Seahorse 105
Beautiful Property
Private pool was fantastic. Used the kayaks a lot to snorkel out by the break. Great snorkeling! Location is perfect. Short scooter ride to the Eldon’s grocery store, the West End, and West Bay. Property is very quiet. Beach feels like a personal private beach. We really enjoyed our stay.
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Invasive Lionfish
Join the Hunt
Known for their show-stopping appearance, venomous spines, and damage to local reefs, invasive lionfish are the first non-native marine fish to become established in the Atlantic. Lionfish pose a significant threat to local marine ecosystems due to widespread predation of native species, prolific reproduction, and lack of controlling predators. However, here in the Bay Islands, the Roatan Marine Park have taken a proactive stance in removing this harmful species, teaching snorkelers and divers to spear this invasive fish legally and safely.
Twice a week on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, workshops are held at the RMP store in Half Moon Bay, West End, where interested hunters receive a briefing and are taught how to use a Hawaiian sling. The workshop costs $70.00 a person and includes the spear, a 2-year license and the current RMP bracelet or token. To signup and begin removing this voracious pest, please visit:
https://www.roatanmarinepark.org/lionfish-calendar
While hunting lionfish is enjoyable in itself, the meat is also delicious, being a dense, white flesh that can be used in a variety of dishes. Here on Roatan, several restaurants have lionfish on their menu whenever available including Gingers and Cannibal Café in West End. The fins can also be used as jewelry and there are a handful of creative people who make earing, necklaces, bracelets, rings and key chains which are available at the RMP store, Rusty fish and at the local monthly markets held at the Brewery.
While lionfish have been extremely damaging to marine life in the Caribbean, they are fun to hunt, delicious to eat, and make great jewelry. Get licensed, join in the hunt and help remove these invasive fish.
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Keyhole Bay Condo 10
West Bay
Keyhole Bay Condo 10 is a stunning 1-bedroom unit in a prestigious neighborhood. The Keyhole Bay community is just up the road from popular West Bay, along Roatan’s gorgeous south shore.
Completely unwind in your spacious bedroom with its king-size bed and private balcony. It’s perfect for relaxing mornings and quiet evenings to listen to tropical birds and watch the sea breeze dance through the trees.
The kitchen is fully stocked with high-end appliances and comforts so you can enjoy as many meals at home as you’d like. If you prefer to dine out, there are plenty of choices in either direction from Keyhole Bay. Just a few minutes’ drive will bring you to West Bay or to West End Village.
The open-plan living, dining, and kitchen space is ideal for enjoying all that natural light and delightful sea air dancing through the condo. The space boasts a full-sized couch, Tommy Bahama furniture, and high-end finishes throughout.
Island luxury feels a world apart — you’ll love relaxing in this serene space.
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Get Ready for April 6th, 2024
Rotary Club of Roatan Charity Golf Tourney
After a few years’ hiatus, the Rotary Club of Roatan is proud to announce the April 6th Charity Golf Tourney to be held at Pristine Bay. Format is a 4-person scramble starting at 9am. With 72 golfers playing and others attending and cheering on the teams it’s sure to be a fun event.
An award ceremony at Pristine Bay Splash Golf Club House will follow the day’s play.
Why Support the Rotary Club of Roatan? Because we get so much done for the community!
Completed projects:
– Built a 10-room school in Saint Helene for $170,000.
– Funded 20 student scholarships valued at $20,000 per year.
– Received a fire truck & equipment valued at $80,000.
– Distributed & installed over 4,000 water filters in La Moskitia.
– Completed a $36,000 global grant to build bathrooms in 7 public schools.
– Completed a $63,000 global grant to provide English language classes in the public schools.
Latest Projects:
*Partnership with the Denver Cherry Creek Rotary Club for the second edition of the Rotary Dental Brigade and planning on a 3rd Dental Brigade.
*The Rotary Club of Beaumont, Texas donated 150 layette bags, with items an expectant mother needs to care of her baby.
*Partnership with clubs in District 5810 in Texas for water and education projects and a Rotary Day of Service in Roatan, on April 2023 to distribute donations, see projects, identify new projects and paint a school.
*We drilled a well and built a water system with an $86,000 Global Grant for the Juticalpa community.
*Launched the Empowering Girls program, where we are going to distribute reusable menstrual kits and more.
*We have two water project grants in Saint Helene in progress with a combined value of $368,000.
*The club was granted a $96,000 Global Grant for the Waste To Opportunity Grant to work with recyclers in the municipal dump on Utila.
*Our $176,000 education grant to furnish the school and provide teacher training in Saint Helene is nearly complete.
*We will be receiving two ambulances and a fire truck from the Rotary Club of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, which will be flown into Honduras by US AID and the US National Guard.
*The Rotary Club will be receiving a new airport fire truck from Toronto thanks to CAPA—“Canadian Activists Passionate to Assist” to benefit the tourism industry on the island.
*We will be applying soon for a $85,000 global grant for micro finance project to benefit women entrepreneurs in Roatan with our partner: Adelante Foundation.
*We have undertaken many smaller projects in schools, healthcare, environmental, police and fire fighting.
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Coral View
West Bay
On clear days, you can wake up to see the mountains of the Honduran mainland across the sea. Step onto your balcony to breathe in that gorgeous ocean air – you can’t leave Coral View without feeling completely refreshed!
The home is designed to maximize those views and indoor/outdoor spaces. The ground floor includes the master suite with king-size bed and en-suite bath, plus a spacious living area (with a pull out couch) that leads onto the pool deck overlooking the Caribbean below.
The second floor includes two bedrooms, both with King size beds and each with en-suite baths. A second living/dining area and the fully equipped and modern kitchen. You can step onto the large balcony from there overlooking the pool below and the iron shore just below that.
The views from Coral View are truly breathtaking. Watch the sea foam and splash into the black iron shore below. The contrast of colors will mesmerize you every day!
Enjoy the island life…breathe it all in at Coral View.
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Stranded in Roatan
While enjoying the beaches and amenities of modern Roatan, it is hard to imagine what it may have been like before it was settled, but a man named Philip Ashton lived for almost a year on the island when it was virtually uninhabited.
Ashton was a Massachusetts native fishing with a crew off the coast of Nova Scotia when their boat was captured by pirate Ned Low. Ashton was then forced to accompany the pirates east to Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Africa and then west to the Caribbean. At Roatan the pirate ship stopped to take on water and Ashton volunteered to go ashore with a small crew. He saw his opportunity to escape and hid in the bush until the pirate crew gave up the search. Ashton was now free, but was also without shoes or any sort of weapon.
Forced to fend for himself, he began watching the wild pigs on the island, getting a clue as to what might be safely eaten, since he had no hook for fishing nor spear for hunting. He subsisted on what fruits he could find. It is an interesting fact that he found Maumee apples and hog plums, but no mangoes, a fruit that is nowadays common on the island, but evidently not available in 1722-23. Also intriguing is the fact that by this time the indigenous Paya Indians had disappeared – either removed from the islands or killed off by disease or conquest.
After a couple of close encounters, Ashton was rescued and returned to Massachusetts. You can read the whole adventure, in an edition annotated for the modern reader below.
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Real Estate Opportunities
Pelican Penthouse
West End
The Pelican is a luxurious oceanfront penthouse at the boutique West End complex of Mangrove Dock. Boasting three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a prime location in Roatan’s famed West End. Features an expansive open floor plan with a private and spacious veranda overlooking the ocean. The bonus is the full roof private sky patio with amazing views overlooking the marina and the included boat slip.
This unit has never been rented but would be a great income producer for the next owner. Constructed with sturdy concrete for durability and peace of mind.
Conveniently located minutes away from restaurants, dive shops and local boutiques.
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Pristine Bay 0106
Pristine Bay
Luxurious three bed, three bath home featuring a spacious outdoor area and private pool, nestled near the beach. Pristine Bay is Roatan’s residential resort community, with the island’s only 18-hole championship golf course, beach and much more! This villa is being offered turnkey.
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Lawson Lot B-3
Lawson Rock
This flat parcel of land offers an ideal canvas for your dream home. The property provides a serene and private atmosphere, creating a harmonious blend of nature and residence. Lot B3 is located near the marina and steps away from the beach making it ideal for building your dream home and guest house, offering a picturesque setting.
