
But what you'll find instead are hotels and bungalows which are privately held and offer excellent customer service to visiting tourist. You won't find large hotel chains in Roatan island because the energy supply is limited. Roatan's population is too small to justify a large energy investment. Power Grid.Įlectricity is expensive on our island because power is generated via diesel turbines. Before crew ships the island was not visited by large amounts of tourist outside of the diving community.

Until recently, cruise liners started to port on the island. Roatan is the largest of these islands, and it is home to some of the world's best scuba diving. The island is part of a chain of islands known as the Bay Islands. Regarding size, The island is approximately 40 miles long and over 3 miles wide. Located in the heart of the Caribbean, just north of Honduras. The island is located 32 miles off the northern coast of Honduras. and Canada. ROA™ enjoys amazing air travel options that take visitors directly to the island in as little as one hour. May we be the first to say, welcome to Roatan. Perhaps one the most attractive qualities of ROA™ is its proximity to the U.S. We love our island, its people, and our visitors. We are doing this so that all who visit can come away with the best Roatan experience possible. Our websites aim to present the realness of Roatan through online content and our various social media platforms. Roatan Island has long been a lure for travelers, residents, investors, missionaries, environmentalist, athletes, divers, photographers, scientist, and explorers from all over the world. While our island is not the large, it’s made of myriad communities with their own distinct flavor. This continues to be the case for property values. Despite its recent popularity, Roatan remains an affordable island.

However, it is not uncommon to see owner finance components on small balances. Buyers prefer to use the equity in a US-based property to purchase a home or land in Roatan.

One of the most common ways to finance a property in Roatan is the take a second mortgage on a property you own in the US. Further still, many loans require collateral along with a high-interest rate. Borrowing money from a local bank in Honduras is generally not a good idea.
