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Location was gorgeous, staff friendly, rooms spacious and clean, quiet and the shore diving incredible!

We stayed at Captain Don’s in an ocean view junior deluxe room and was a fabulous experience. The shore diving was super easy and the dive masters on the boats were super helpful. I was able to get several macro shots on Bonaire’s smallest marine residents.

Captain Don’s is an iconic dive resort and was the first of its kind when it opened. It has many unique features such as dive freedom where you’re allowed to dive anytime you want with unlimited tanks. The house reef is a great place to learn and refine your skills. There are two sides to captain Don’s, the original, which has a tired and dated feel and the new side, which is much more upscale. We stayed in a two bedroom bungalow, and while it met our needs and had good air conditioning and water pressure, it truly felt dated with worn and tired furniture. The restaurant is still attractive and has a wonderful setting on the water but is in need of maintenance. The morning breakfast is 1.5 stars out of 5. The staff has a hard time keeping up with the morning demand of coffee and keeping the buffet supplied. Lunch and dinner share the same menu and is fairly limited. The restaurant is its own business and you either need to pay after each meal or fill out a request to have everything charged to your room. From an accounting standpoint, it’s just easier to use a credit card. The restaurant has a reputation on the island as being average. We booked our dinners at the other surrounding resorts for variety and increase dining experience. The island has changed in the last 10 years. With the introduction of significant Dutch and Chinese money, there are new resorts that compete with Captain Don’s. What sticks out at the resort is the dive operation, the ease of getting on and off the boats, shore diving, and a very accommodating staff.

Captain Dons is an awesome place to spend a Bonaire vacation, I've gone this year and last year in January, the divemasters are loads of fun, never had a bad meal there, and the bungalows are very nice. You can also rent out a truck and take tanks for shore diving if you don't want to do more charters. The cleaning staff does a marvelous job and they work very hard. Additionally it's very secure and safe, do however bring a lock for dive gear down in the locker area and to be sure don't keep anything expensive outside. 10/10 spot, happy diving.

Rooms are outdated with annoying defects Price/performance not good. Rumrunners is good with near perfect personal. Dive shop and personal are the reason we come here!,