Enjoy Spectacular Sea Views and Plunge Pool
Tropical and Contemporary, Comfortable Homes for Short Term Rental.
Vista Al Mar means Sea View...
Vista Al Mar features two brand new island-style homes, offering peace and tranquility as well as comfort and convenience. The location and height of the Casa allow for cooling trade winds and stunning views of sunsets, the ocean and the tree-tops a
Just a 5 minute walk to world class diving, swimming and snorkeling.
Why Roatan and Why West End?
Features and Amenities
- 5 minute walk to the beach and less than 10 minutes to central West End- for dining, shopping, diving, swimming and snorkeling!
- Each level/Apartment features Two bedrooms, one bath with the vanities/sink separate from the shower/toilet.
- Modern island-style home with North American amenities.
- Artisanal textiles from Honduras and Guatemala
- Air-conditioned in both bedrooms and living room
- Fast Wifi
- Ceiling fans throughout
- 8ft x 12ft Private Plunge Pool w/waterfall feature
- Beautiful Honduran Laurelwood doors and cabinetry
- Granite countertops in kitchen and bathroom
- Purified water: Reverse osmosis 6 stage filtration water drinking filter at kitchen sink
- Both bedrooms feature a built-in closet with drawers and hanging space, en-suite/adjacent bath with a tiled walk-in shower.
- 42 inch SMART TV and 32 inch in Master Bedroom with Cable and Premium subscription services for your logins
- Open plan kitchen and dining area opens with a 13 foot screened slider to a large balcony. For additional outdoor living, it is furnished with outdoor table and chairs and fans.
- Fully-equipped kitchen with a microwave, coffee maker, toaster, blender and all the cookware you should need
- Keypad entry with security gates
- Quiet and private location, with occasional visits from somewhat noisy wild Scarlett Mackaws from the Gumbalimba park!
- Laundry room with washer and dryer on site
- Brand new linens: towels, sheets, lightweight blankets
- Outdoor security lights
- Bluetooth sound/music dock
- Private workspace in 2nd bedroom of each unit with a desk and chair.
- Floaties and microfiber beach towels
- Some snorkel and beach gear, cooler
Features:
Some Fun Facts:
- Most of our outdoor furniture is made by a local Honduran wood-worker. The same man, Don Tonio, was who cut down many of our trees in the construction and clean-up phase of our build. He used wood from the construction site AND our trees to build our outdoor furniture with fun designs. Check out our lovely sculptures: fish, octopus and hummingbird. We love to support locals whenever possible! Speaking of which, our builders and the entire crew were local Hondurans.
- Our builders, Colins Development: https://colinsdevelopment.com/ are from mainland Honduras. Their father is also a cabinet and furniture maker. He has built all of the cabinetry, doors and lots of the hard-wood furniture, including beds, side tables, stools, tv shelf, closets, desk/workspace and coffee tables from the gorgeous, local hardwood: Laurelwood.
- Some homes in Roatan are concrete built. We chose to go with a wood build. Why? The wood breaths and allows for "airing out" vs concrete that traps moisture inside.
- We worked with our builders to analyze the property and design the layout of the building to maximize air-flow and trade-winds to allow for nice breezes to cool the home naturally.
- As you can see, the home is built high on concrete footings. Why? We wanted to take advantage of the space under the house to park cars, store things, and also will have an indoor/outdoor kitchen and entertaining area as well as a shaded area adjacent to a sunny pool. In addition, getting up off the ground allowed for BOTH apartments to have beautiful sea and sunset views.
- Everything in West End is walkable from apartment, including dozens of restaurants, stores and dive shops.
How To Get To Roatan
- Reaching the tropical Caribbean island of Roatan is easier than you may think! There are multiple options for direct international flights, several domestic flight options, and plenty of ways to get to Roatan by sea. Let’s break down all the ways you can get to Roatan for that much-needed vacation!
- Where is Roatan?
- Roatan is an island located off the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is the largest of the Bay Islands and is often called the Gem of the Caribbean for its stunning green rolling hills surrounded by turquoise Caribbean Sea.
- Direct International Flights to Roatan
- Roatan can be reached by any of a variety of direct international flights. The airport on Roatan, the Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport (code RTB), receives flights throughout the year from both domestic and international airlines.
- To fly to Roatan directly from the U.S., you can use American Airlines out of Dallas or Miami, Delta Airlines out of Atlanta, or United Airlines out of Houston. Most West Coast airports will send you via Houston, or you can take advantage of the Avianca Airlines hub of San Salvador airport (in El Salvador); from there you can fly to Roatan in less than an hour on daily flights.
- To fly to Roatan from Canada, you can leave directly from Toronto or Montreal on either Sunwing or Transat Airways during the winter. Direct service is usually offered from late November through April.
- To fly to Roatan from other points in Central America (outside of Honduras), you can use Tropic Air direct from Belize City, in addition to Avianca Airlines coming from San Salvador. San Salvador serves as a major hub for the region, so you’ll find many flights coming from elsewhere in Central America, as well as South America, flying through there en route to Roatan.
- Roatan is serviced by the Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport. (RTB)
- Once you arrive at the airport, we can arrange for pick-up to bring you to the apartment with a stop at the grocery store on the way!
Why Roatan and Why West End?
- Roatan is a beautiful, small and more off the beaten path island in the Caribbean. While many islands in the Caribbean are expensive and overtrodden... Roatan still has a bit of a "rough around the edges" and somewhat undiscovered vibe.
- Roatan is well known by many passionate divers world-wide, and thus is a melting-pot of visitors. Go to any beach or dive shop and you will meet people from all over the world. Diving is less expensive than most other places in the world ranging from $35 - $45 per dive depending on the package you choose.
- Dining and food in Roatan is LESS expensive than in US and Canada! Personally, my dining out and grocery shopping bill in Roatan is about half what I spend back home in Washington state.
- Incredible snorkeling can be found right in West End. If you feel like a float, the water temperature is between 80 and 84 year round!
- There are so many beautiful places on our Island to visit. You can find desolate beaches, remote fishing villages, tour man-groves and snorkel on beautiful (albeit busy) white sand beaches in West Bay... but the reason WE love West End so much, is that it has a funky, fun, boho vibe. It's low-key and stress free. The vendors aren't pushy. The food is fantastic. The dive shops are aplenty and people are generally happy and laughing. Come and find out for yourself what makes West End Roatan so special!
Rates:
*Each 2-bedroom, 1/bath apartment can be rented separately or the entire house can be rented.
*Message me directly for rates based on your specific dates.
Rates start at $160/night per apartment for weekly rentals in low season and $200/night in high season and holiday weeks.
You can also rent the entire house starting at $300/night
High season: November - May
Low Season: June - October
It really depends on length of stay and whether it's high or low season. Please message me directly and I will get you the best price I can .
Electricity is charged separately . Most people use about $50/week and up to $100-$150 if AC is used excessively.