to reserve a room now. (Room only) Continental Breakfast Included. 15 Dec 2006 through 14 April 2007. 15 April 2007 through 14 Dec 2007. Deluxe Studio Apartments. 2185.00 Min Nights: 14 Includes: utilities,water,a/c, maid service 2 days a week. 1950.00 Min Nights: 14 Includes: utilities,water,a/c, maid service 2 days a week. 1950.00 Min Nights: 14 Includes: utilities,water, a/c, maid service 2 days a week. All rooms were renovated 2001. Deluxe rooms - Very Spacious room with a/c, ceiling fan, king bed, fridge, coffeemaker, private bathroom with hairdryer, balcony overlooking the Caribbean Sea and lush gardens. Superior rooms - On lower level beach front with a/c, ceiling fan, double beds with private bathroom. Additional person sharing room: (max. 4 persons in total per room) Children aged 0 to 2: totally free of charge Children aged 3 to 12: room surcharge 10 US$ / day, - 50% on meal plan Adults: room surcharge $34.00 US$ / day Family connecting rooms: Single occ. rate applies on second room (max. 2 adults in total) 50% discount on meal plan for children aged 3 to 12 Meal plan: M.A.P. Breakfast and Dinner N.B. When MAP meal plan is chosen, dinner is compulsory for the entire length of stay, but can be replaced by lunch. Adventure Package: Details coming soon...Whale Watching,Kayaking,Snorkeling, Waterfalls Taxes: VAT of 10% NOT included in Room Rate VAT applicable March 2006 15% on F B 13% Surcharge Charge Transfers: Melville Airport return: 60 US$ / person Canefield Airport return: 25 US$ / per person Ferry return: 46 US$ / per person - transfer round trip from ferry to castaways Charged Services: Laundry: (rate sheet in room) TV rental: 0 E-mail: local call fee $1.50 per minute - Wireless $25.00 per 24hr period Room service: $3.50 US$ surcharge Free services: Tennis, Beach Volley, Table tennis, games, beach towel Safety deposit box, iron, TV lounge Reservation: Reservations are confirmed after payment of a deposit. Winter: 3 nights deposit required per room upon reservation Summer: 1 night deposit required per room upon reservation Final payment: To be received 21 days prior to arrival date. Cancellation: Cancellations must be received 21 days prior to arrival for refund of deposit. No Shows - deposit is non-refundable. 3 Nights Doulble Occ. Package Deposit 50% per person. Full payment to be received prior to arrival. No part of the package can be changed, replaced by or refunded should the client prefer otherwise.

The Almond Tree restaurant, Rhum Barrel Bar and Castaways Beach Bar are the social gathering areas of the resort. The Almond Tree and Rhum Barrel are open on a daily basis and are located in the main building of the hotel. Both offer spectacular views of the ocean and sunset, giving many their first views of the famed green flash. A wide range of cuisine and tropical drinks are offered, specializing in the particular blends of spices and flavors of produce grown in Dominica. The Castaways Beach Bar is the perfect place to relax. It is the setting for the bar-b-ques which are held on every Sunday. It is a favorite for visitors and locals alike as they are able to enjoy grilled lobster, fish or the best ribs on the island. The beach at Castaways is gaining the reputation as thee place to be on a Sunday afternoon. If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or honeymoon, let us know and we will make the occasion a special one for you. A nice option recently implemented at Castaways is the Dine Around Dominica option. Each week an evening excursion is planned to a different local restaurant to ensure our guests get a chance to experience some of the different cuisine the country has to offer. The excursion may entail a walk down the beach to a little local spot in the neighboring village of Mero... or it may involve hopping in the Castaways vehicle and heading off to a beachfront hangout in Portsmouth. Very reasonable rates are arranged for transportation, if necessary, depending on the location chosen.

Most sites in the west central coast area Dominica are directly off Castaways,-taking less than a 10 minutes by boat from the jetty. The entire central west coast diving area consists of more than 12 sites which offer some of the healthiest reefs in the Caribbean. These sites are pristine and marine life abounds! This entire area is secluded and frequented only by small group of divers, snorkelers and boats on the marine environment has been minimal and this is reflected by the health of the reef. Some of the best sites in the area include: Rodneys Rock is a shallow (maximum 50 feet) dive offering one of the best critter dives. A huge variety of marine life can be found at this site which offers mini caves and overhangs for spiny and slipper lobster, crabs and morays. Sandy patches with seagrass harbor red heart urchins, sea cucumbers, sting rays, spotted snake eel and a very rare and elusive batfish. The walls of Rodney's Rock are carpeted with corals and sponges providing homes to octopus, frogfish, seahorses and numerous grunts and snapper. This site is a favorite for night dives when squid, lobsters and crabs are out in full view. Opposite the beachfront of the hotel lie three dive sites: Maggie's Point a spot overflowing with bright yellow pencil coral, Castaways Berry's Dream. Nose Reef and Whaleshark Reef are located on the south drop-off of the Grand Savanne flats. Both sitesaew-inspiring reefs starting at about 55 feet and cascading down to 130+ feet. The arrow crbs, banded and Pederson cleaner shrimp togehter with spotted flamingo tongue snails provide a macro photographer with the perfect opportunity for exceptional and striking compostions. Whaleshark offers a nice vertical face with giant barrel sponges, brilliant yellow tube sponges, stunning azure vases and colorful hard corals teeming with tropical fish. These spots are the outermost sites in the area and offers the greatest opportunity for seeing larger fish such as barracudas, Spanish mackerel and jacks. Just North of Whaleshark Reef lies Rina's Hole. This is a great shallow dive offering a beautiful swim through leading to a cluster of rock formations encrusted with corals, teeming with moray eels, giant ancmoncs, delicate sea fans and beds of sea plumes. The colors in this area are even more vibrant due to the contrast with the white sand and the shallowness of the site which allows maximum sun penetration. This is the ultimate critter dive, as the nooks, crannies and overhangs provide ideal shelter for all kinds of marine life. Large schools of chub are a common sight and on rarer occasions sting rays, spotted cagle ray and nurse sharks have been spotted. Coral Gardens and Batali Pinnacle provide two of the most sheltered dive sites nestled in Batali bay. Starting off shallow (20-30feet) there are rocks covered in corals and sponges, home to longlure frogfish of various sizes and colors including pink, yellow, brown and black. Ornate lettuce leaf sea slugs inch their way among beds of y-branched algae while lizard fish and sand divers hang out at cleaning stations where the pedersson shrimp busily explore and clean gills, mouths and bodies. Sloping gently away from the rocks is a stretch of sand harboring red heart sea urchins, a small gathering of garden eels and often one sees a single upside-down jelly fish displaying its fascinating and extraordinary form. Moving another 6 miles north of Castaways are the beginning of the dive sites in the Portsmouth area. There are over 10 sites including the following main ones: Pointe Ronde and the Craters have very gently sloping reef in excellent health showing vibrant colors and marine life in abundance. The latter site starts off around 70 feet and on reaching the craters the reef drops abruptly to 92 and 120 feet. The bottom of these impressive craters is sand marked by curious small holes from which occasional streams of bubbles escape. If the hand is placed on this sand it is warm to the touch, dig beneath the surface and beware it will burn! The Cabrits has several sites. Cabrits South and West are both beautiful reefs dropping off sharply to a sandy bottom at 155 and 110 feet respectively and a third site further to the south drops off to below 185 feet. These sites often have currents and offer spectacular drift dives over barrel sponges and schools of creole fish. Similarly Douglas Point offers more than one dive site. At the southern end is a wonderful canyon and tunnel covered in corals and sponges. The western end goes to 100 and is an area where flamingo tongue snails are bountiful. Douglas Point wall, a third site, drops off to 50 feet then slopes down to 180 feet. One often sees lobster and large reef fish including barracuda and cero mackerel at these sites, impressive and curious fish which will come to within a few feet of you before continuing along the reef or back out to the blue. Toucari bay is a secluded area with coral covered rocks reaching from the beach out to the main reef at about 40 feet. A couple of tunnels 25 and 45 feet long provide exquisite swim throughs and harbor schools of French grunts. The reef then drops to 110 feet and is home to large schools of mahogany snapper, big crabs and frogfish. One of Dominica's wreck sites can be found at Cottage Point. The remains of an 18th Century wreck lie in 15 to 35 feet. Links of chain have survived over hundreds of years and lie scattered over the area. From this one can move over to the pinnacles whose vibrant colors and invertebrate life will intriguw and fascinate even the most experienced naturalist diver. Pinard has an impressive pinnacle within which is a tunnel roughly 300 feet long. Reef fish are so abundant that the view is one of constant motion and color. For those with a sense of adventure, new sites can be explored. The Guadeloupe Channel at the north end of Dominica encourages the appearance of larger, free-swimming fish commuting between the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Recent initiatives for marine management and conservation have led to the establishment of Toucari marine park. The park will emcopass the area from the cruiseship berth to Douglas Bay stretching from shore to a depth of 100 feet. Pernament moorings will be set up thus eliminating anchor damage to the reef and the appointed park warden will be involved with the management and monitoring of activities in the park area.

 Guest rooms have air conditioning
 Breakfast may be served in the room
 Clothes dry cleaning
 Credit cards accepted
 Hairdryer
 Ironing facilities
 Laundry services/washing machine
 Licensed bar
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Fridge
 Restaurant
 Safe deposit box
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 TV sets in rooms
 Tennis court
 Patio, summer terrace
 Common room with a TV set