El Palacio Rosa on Blue Lagoon

29/10/2026

DEN OF THE KRAKEN!
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Went out today with the usual suspects.

And nineteen lionfish off the reef.
Nineteen fewer eating everything on it.
A few lunkers, some mediums that you got to work to get the meat off of, and a few tiny ones I'll throw at the cat.

The undercuts are why they're down there, and the undercuts are also why it's such a good dive.

Shallow coral heads and canyons you can get lost in on purpose. Everywhere you look is a nursery.

Nobody else anchors on this one, so nothing's picked over. Started filling the keeper pretty quick on this one and when you're traveling with blood next to you, you pay attention.

So did the massive mutton snapper that was almost brave enough to come see what was up. And the barracuda that followed us most of the way.

Seventy minutes of bottom time. It would be one of the best dives even if we never took a spear.

But aren't they all?

So, the next couple of hours is the part nobody puts in the brochure: cleaning nineteen lionfish.

Tomorrow?

Ceviche!

It's our spot, around the point from the dock. Come get in it with us.

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29/10/2026

Our dive guide says that when conditions line up at Patti's Place, the "Train Station" gets really busy.

Today we had those conditions.

Schools of Creole wrasse.
Yellowtail jacks two and three feet long, everywhere.
Schooling snapper and spadefish.

Five minutes off our dock.
You know when it's good?

When you're here - come dive it with us.

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25/10/2026

Nobody's vacation should start in an airport chair.

You land on Roatán in the morning. Standard check-in across the island is 4 PM. That's hours of your first day spent dragging a suitcase around an airport and/or restaurant, waiting on a key.

We check you in at 10 AM. And since flights off the island mostly leave in the afternoon, we don't check you out until 3 PM. No late-checkout fee, no negotiating. Late flight? Leave the bags with Jorge and stay at the pool until you go.

So what do you do with the extra day?

Paddle into 400-year-old mangrove tunnels pirates used to slip away from Spanish warships. Snorkel the Roly Poly — a WWII cargo ship sitting in shallow water right off our dock. Three reefs in the bay. 30+ dive sites within 15 minutes, and our own dive shop on the property: tanks, air fills, gear lockers, PADI instruction from people raised diving these waters.

Or take the skiff and run the Inshore Pirate Passage east — Jonesville, Oak Ridge, Pandy Town, all the way to Calabash. Protected water the whole way. Tie up wherever lunch looks good.

Pirates, reefs and shipwrecks. Oh my.

Three ways to stay on Carib Bight:
🌊 THE BAY SUITE — 2BR, sleeps 5, open the door and you're on the sand
🌴 THE PINK PALACE — 4BR, sleeps 13, two levels, wrap-around deck, best sunsets on the property
🏖️ RESORT TAKEOVER — both homes, 6BR, sleeps 18, no other overnight guests

Infinity pool over the bay. Private dock and sandy beach. Kayaks and paddleboards. La Rosa Tiki Bar right on the dock, and La Rosa Dive & Fish for diving and deep sea fishing.

No cruise ships. No resort strip. Thirty minutes east of the airport and about thirty years back.

elpalaciorosa.com — book direct for the best rate
WhatsApp +1 408 966-0385

The coming season is filling up. 🌅

16/10/2026

10/10/2026

COME OUT EAST AND GET AWAY FROM THE REGULAR GETAWAY!
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Rumor has it Henry Morgan stashed his pirate treasure somewhere along the the Roatan Inshore Pirate Passage. 🏴‍☠️💰

Guess what: Nobody's found it yet.

Grab the map, take the skiff (after a quick orientation), and go look.

Twenthy-one stops from our dock at Carib Bight to Calabash Bight, behind the reef and through the mangroves where pirate captain Henry Morgan (yes, the guy they named the rum after) hid from and ambushed Spanish warships.

You might not find gold, jewels, or doubloons.

You will find the prettiest eco-tour through mangrove tunnels anywhere. Turtles and tarpon, restaurants, a floating bar, coral gardens to snorkel, and pizza and wings at the end of the line.

Then back to El Palacio Rosa: sunset from the infinity pool, dinner at La Rosa Tiki Bar.

Remember, looking for it hasn't killed anyone... Yet. ;)

Best family adventure. In, like...

Ever.

Where would YOU bury it? 👇

Book direct, mention this post, and get 10% off.

Water. Jungle. Sunsets.
Dates and prices at elpalaciorosa.com
WhatsApp: +1 408-966-0385

09/10/2026

Tag the people you'd bring to Roatán for Thanksgiving 👇

Thanksgiving week is still open. Stay mid-island, away from the cruise ships.

400-year-old pirate tunnels through the mangroves. A reef around each point and one in the middle of the bay. A WWII wreck you can snorkel to from the dock. Kayaks, paddleboards, a skiff, and an infinity pool over the bay. Dive shop, tour hookups, and tiki bar on site.

The Pink Palace sleeps 13.
Or book the whole resort (sleeps 18).

Book direct, mention this post, and get 10% off.

Water. Jungle. Sunsets.
Dates and prices at elpalaciorosa.com
WhatsApp: +1 408-966-0385

03/10/2026

Come and get away from the regular getaway.

Come out east and get away from the cruise-ships and that every-port-in-the-Caribbean feeling — the crowds, the vendors, all of it.

Come out east and see what Roatán really looks like.

EL PALACIO ROSA has gone through some reconfiguration over the last couple of months, starting with the dock.

LA ROSA TIKI BAR is now open most days and nights. Local vibe from Jonesville Point, Jonesville, and as far out as Oak Ridge. Drinks and music — and we're setting up a weekly Sunday afternoon live music, dance and karaoke session, 1–4, with local DJs and performers. And if your group wants to throw in a meal plan, LaRosa will take care of that.

If you're up for diving, fishing, or a mangrove tour through the pirate tunnels, you can book La Rosa Dive & Fish right there at the bar while you're opening your Corona.

We can even help with your certifications.

Finally, the property itself now rents three ways:

🏠 THE PINK PALACE — the house. Both upper floors, 4,600 SF, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, two full kitchens, wrap-around decks. Sleeps 13.

🌊 THE BAY SUITE — the two-bedroom walkout basement apartment. 800 SF, right on the water, step out the door and you're on the dock. Sleeps 5.

🏖️ RESORT TAKEOVER — you and your group want to shoot the works? Take the apartment and the house and take the entire 5,400 SF, 6 bedrooms, 3 kitchens, 4 baths. Sleeps 18.

Special rates and group packages for divers and fishermen. Missionary groups, family reunions, etc. You get the idea. The coming tourist season is filling up fast.

Get yours before you can't.

📲 El Palacio Rosa - Jeff: +1 408 966-0385
📲 La Rosa Tiki Bar — Cristian: +504 9824-6741

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Water. Jungle. Sunsets.

09/07/2026

Big news at El Palacio Rosa. 🌊🌴

We just finished building out five ways to stay on Carib Bight, Roatán — from a single private suite to the entire property, all yours.

* The Crown, a rooftop penthouse with the best sunset seat on the island (2,800 SF, wrap-around deck, full kitchen).

*Combine it with The Palacio Suite below and you've got The Palace — two full floors, two kitchens, sleeps 13.

* Or go all-in with Resort Takeover — every floor, every kitchen, the whole kingdom, sleeps 18-20, nobody here but your group.

Whether you're a couple of divers chasing the reef or a multi-family crew taking over the place for a reunion, there's a configuration built for it.

Private on-site dive shop with tanks and air fills, 30+ dive and snorkel sites within 15 minutes of our dock, an infinity pool over the bay, kayaks and paddleboards, and a 400-year-old pirate tunnel you can actually kayak through.

Come and get away from the regular getaway.

Water. Jungle. Sunsets.

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14/06/2026

Come and get away from your regular getaway.

Three reefs, a shipwreck, entrance to the pirate's mangrove tunnels, infinity pool looking all the way to the mainland, kayaks, paddle board, and an adventure children will never forget.

Even if they're all growned up.

Come and get away from your regular getaway!

18/05/2026

🌊 Big news from Carib Bight — we just launched a completely rebuilt website for El Palacio Rosa!

If you haven't visited us in a while (or ever), now's the time to take a look. The new site tells the full story of what makes this place unlike anything else in the Caribbean:

🪸 The Roly Poly — a WWII naval cargo shipwreck right off our dock, snorkelable from the beach

🏴‍☠️ 400-year-old pirate tunnels through the mangroves, kayakable from the property

🤿 30+ dive and snorkel sites within 15 minutes — including Patti's Place, The Train Station, Purple Fancy, Hurricane Ridge, Den of the Kraken, and more

🌅 RGBW color-lit infinity pool over the bay

🔥 La Rosa — our 900 SF over-bay palapa with propane BBQ, flat iron grill, and pellet smoker

🐠 Private on-site dive shop (certified AND training divers welcome)

🦅 Eagle rays, dolphins, turtles, nurse sharks, and octopus in the bay

🎣 World-class fishing — wahoo, mahi, grouper, amberjack — right from the dock

Two suites — a 2BR Bay Suite (800 SF) and a 3BR Palacio Suite (1,800 SF) — sleeping up to 14 guests combined.

Far from the cruise crowds.
Deep in the Honduran jungle.
On a quiet bay that reminds you why you traveled this far.

Come and get away from your regular getaway.

Water. Jungle. Sunsets.

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