Dive Provo, Providenciales

Advantages: Big rooms, good in-room facilities, fantastic beach.
Disadvantages: It's a bit of a walk along an unlit road to restaurants and bars.

...I've stayed at this hotel 3 times on business and it's one of the better hotels on Provo. Rooms are spacious and well equipped with TV, microwave, fridge, sink, washing machine and tumble dryer (washing powder supplied). It's great to be able to go home with a suitcase full of clean clothes! There's a free internet machine in the lobby, but there's often a queue to use it. Reception and cleaning staff are friendly and helpful, but staff in the Mango reef restaurant seem to find serving customers a real bind. In three weeks I don't think they ever got a breakfast order for 3 people correct. Food is very good though, and the setting by the pool is nice. so if you're not in a hurry it's worth the effort.... Read review

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Advantages: It makes a change from the beach
Disadvantages: None the wiser after my visit!

...This is one of the strangest places I've ever been.Everyone talks about it, but it's not that easy to find, and when you do, it's really hit and miss as to whether or not it's open. When we went the sign said it was closed, but nobody stopped us from walking around anywhere we wanted. The little cafe was open and sold the strangest tasting cans of fizzy drink. The cafe staff didn't question us being there when the farm was supposed to be shut! No information was available about what was going on and apart from some shallow pools of water and several large piles of broken conch shells there really wasn't a great deal to see. You'll learn more about the conch by going on a boat trip that includes conch diving. The guides will tell you all about them.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: The dive sites are never overcrowded
Disadvantages: none

...The House Reef is only a few feet from the beach so shore diving is great if you are not to happy with Boat dives. Saying that all the boat dives we went on were no more than 40 minutes away from the Island. Five Star PADI IDC Diving School - "Jurgen Schaegger's Diving World", was excellent, first class branded equipment for hire. 10-dive package was about $420,with all equipment. You have to pay $10 extra for a boat dive, but that included the staff carrying your tanks onto the boat, so no heavy lugging involved. The best thing about diving in the Maldives is that the dives are never overcrowded; there were no more than 10 people on any boat dive. The sea is crystal clear and the Marine life is fantastic, every dive is a new experience. You have to dive with a computer in the Maldives, but personally I would not dive without one anyway... Read review

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