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Inn
of Last Resort
Gibson Bight, Roatan
Nestled among the towering trees on a hill overlooking
the ocean, 30 spacious, air-conditioned rooms with private
hot-water showers and a tastefully understated decor
await you at this wonderful resort. You will be amazed
at the workmanship evident in all  of the buildings -- charming wooden
architecture completed with obvious care and attention
to detail.
Each room has a queen size bed, two twin beds in a corner
seating arrangement to provide extra sleeping space.
Ceiling fans above the beds provide an excellent air
circulation. Screened and easily opened picture windows
capture the splendid vistas and offer comfortable cross
ventilation for guests who prefer fresh air to air conditioning.
The gentle sea breezes which fill the courtyard invite
you to nap in a hammock or stretch out with a good book
on the porche.
We have a lovely restaurant with full waiter service,
no buffets. Breakfast is an open menu with a variety
of items to choose from. Lunch and dinner are fixed
menus. Dinner includes homemade soup, salad, entree,
and dessert. Samples of our entrees may include: beef
stroganoff,  coconut shrimp, fillet
mignon, roast pork, Grilled wahoo and many others. If
you have special dietary needs, such as no red meat,
or vegetarian, we will happily adjust the meals for
you accordingly. From 6 - 7 pm, our bar offers free
appetizers.
Activities
1. 3 dives a day for the divers. Snorkelers are welcome
to go on the boat snorkeling, swimming and sunbathing.
Free use of snorkel gear for our guests that are on
a vacation or dive package of 5 days or more.
2. Here at the resort there are hammocks, a small library,
a game room with bumper pool and board games and a large
screen TV with satellite dish programs.
3. Fishing charters can be arranged with a local guide
for a couple hours of early morning trolling. Gear is
included.
4. We have a boat available for shuttle service to West
Bay Beach for a minimal fee. The boat schedule is subject
to change, and of course depends on the weather, but
goes at least once in the morning and once in the afternoon,
and sign up in advance is required. There is great snorkeling
there at West Bay.
5. A car shuttle to West End is available for $1 per
person, at 9am and 1pm, advance sign up required. This
shuttle is also available for guests that want to go
see the dolphins or go to Carambola Botanical Gardens.
6. At a nearby resort, the dolphin encounter is available
with advance reservations. To swim with the dolphins
is $75 and to dive with them is $100. There is also
a dolphin show and an island museum there.
7. Car rentals are available for $48 to $65 a day. Usually
a day is enough time to take the car and see the other
end of the island. The scenery is spectacular on the
drive towards the east end of the island. At Oakridge
you can take a tour of the mangroves on a local water
taxi. Past Oakridge is Punta Gorda where the Garifina
dancers live and often come out of their homes to dance
for you. Further on is Marble Hills Farm, where you
can stop and see Lisa and Brian and how they make jelly
from all the different fruits available on the island.
8. If you rented a car (24 hours), you may want to go
out to a restaurant one night, since the taxi fares
are fairly expensive at night. There is Tres Flores,
a Mexican restaurant on the top of a hill, for margaritas
and fantastic sunsets, or Gio's in French Harbor, well
known for it's crab dinners and other seafood. At nearby
West End there is Half Moon Bay Restaurant, be prepared
to have a few drinks while you wait for dinner, and
the Coconut Tree restaurant with a Chef from England,
Pura Vida, Brick Oven Pizza, Fosters, and Eagle Ray.
So you have quite a few nice restaurants to choose from.
9. There are white water rafting trips available on
the mainland that only take a day. Your flight leaves
at 8am, the rafting company picks you up at the airport
in La Ceiba, gives you instruction, takes you rafting,
feeds you lunch, finish up the rafting and take you
back to the airport, and you are back on Roatan at 4:15.
10.Trips to Copan are available, but this should be
planned in advance for the beginning or end of your
trip to Roatan, to make the most of your airline tickets
that you have already purchased.
11. Bicycle rentals are also available in West End,
$9 for a day.
The
Inn of Last Resort
Gibson Bight, Roatan
Bay Islands, Honduras
Central America
Tel: 011-504-445-1903
Fax: 214-722-0714 (USA)
lastresort@globalnet.hn
www.innoflastresort.com
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