Ocean View Sanctuary House

The Ocean View Sanctuary House is located in the beautiful hillside of Parrot Tree Plantation at Lot #113. This recently built home can sleep up to 8 guests and has amazing views of the ocean from every room! Warm trade winds flow through the home with gorgeous views of the Caribbean Sea, mainland Honduras, and Roatan Island’s well-known Second Bight. Kick back and relax in this calm, stylish space. The space The Ocean View Sanctuary House The home is centrally located on the island of Roatan offering guests the opportunity to enjoy numerous island experiences ranging from snorkeling/diving and fishing to enjoying the exotic animals of Roatan. Guests will enjoy the versatility of being able to spend each day visiting tropical experiences, while having a quiet retreat to return to each day. The secluded home offers a relaxing private experience with amazing ocean views from every room. The nearby community of Parrot Tree offers a peaceful surrounding where guests can enjoy scenic walks thought the community, although Parrot Tree community is not a resort. The home is located about 15 minutes from well-known resorts, such as Turquoise Bay, Coco View and Pristine Bay to name a few. The First floor includes the Luxury Retreat Room. This cozy, romantic primary suite includes a picturesque view of Roatan Island’s Second Bight and Caribbean Sea through a large picturesque window. The room includes a King bed, & walk-in closet with built in shelves and drawers. The primary suite bathroom includes double sinks, a bathtub and a luxury shower big enough for two. The Second-floor guests will also enjoy their room with even better breathtaking views. The romantic Queen’s Overlook Room, features a stunning vaulted Honduran wood ceiling with a Queen bed. This room’s views the rolling Roatan hills, gardens and turquoise waters with windows on three sides of the room. You will have the feeling of being in a treehouse in the Caribbean Sea Jungle. Just outside this room, guests will find a private balcony with garden and untouched hilly forests. You will also be able to view Roatan’s famous Cupola high on the hill. The second room on the second floor includes two queen beds with equally stunning views of Roatan’s Second Bight and Caribbean Sea. Guests on this second floor will share a full bathroom. The rooftop terrace is “the place to be” in the home. Guests will enjoy the warm tropical breezes while relaxing at the outdoor dining table, relaxing in the hanging hammock chair, sunning on the lounge chairs or catching a nap on the outdoor bed. *But this space is not childproof. for this reason we recommend guests to be 13 years old & up. For WIFI access there a cellular Hot-Spot in the home. Parrot Tree is also a short distance from a number of animal sanctuaries, where you can feed and hold Sloth bears! Guest access Guests will have access to the entire home. Other things to note Guests should be aware of the security protocol before booking. The security guard will take a picture of your driver’s license and the vehicle license plate for each day that you enter Parrot Tree where the home is located. Parking: since the home is located on a hillside lot, the roads are narrow, so vehicles will need to be parked in designated spaces and can’t be parked on the road. Vehicles can be parked in the garage under the home, or along the side of the house at the garage entrance, off of the street. The maximum number of vehicles that can be parked at the home is two. If you have more than two vehicles, additional parking space is located at the marina located within Parrot Tree. The car-port under the home is best suited for a medium to small sized car, however there is also a parking area alongside the home just outside the car-port that is better suited for larger vehicles. If you need any assistance with parking our property manager will be happy to assist. Our property manager will have a wifi hotspot in the home. When you arrive, the hotspot will have 40Gbit of data available at no charge to you. If you decide you want more data, please contact the property manager. The cost to you will be $10 per 40Gig The wifi works very well in the room where the hot spot is located, which is near the TV. Since the house is made of concrete the wifi signal from the hotspot does not travel well to all rooms in the home. Transportation: Due to the location of the secluded home, we highly recommend guests rent a car from the local rental agencies near the airport, or from our property manager - contact info will be shared upon booking. Hot Water Note: Sometimes the Island or our Community is doing testing or repairs and the power will go on and off for a day. *You will need to adjust the water heater when needing hot water,. There are 2 water heaters. One is in the laundry room & the other is in the car port. You will need to set both the water heater to 105 degrees. Sorry for this inconvenience! It’s part of Living in Roatan. Also, It can take a little bit of time for the hot water to get hot. Try running for a min or two. But if the hot water still doesn’t get hot, then the power may have shut off for a short while and you will need to adjust the water heater in the car port and in the laundry room Drinking water: The water for the home is from rainwater that is captured and stored in a cistern. The water is filtered and is considered safe to drink. However, if you feel more comfortable drinking bottled water, you can easily find bottled water for sale at any grocery store on the island. All restaurants on the island utilize purified water. Medical Services: There are several hospitals on the island. The closets hospital – Cemesa Roatan – is located in the Mega Plaza, which is located in French Harbor, roughly 6 miles from the house. There is also a minute clinic – Garm Clinic located in Parrot Tree at the North end of the Marina some months of the year. The house actually overlooks the building where Garm is located. First time on the island? Immigration Documentation: In order to visit the island, all citizens are required to fill out the Honduran immigration form found on-line Citizens are also required to fill out the customs form on-line found on-line Directions: From Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport: Upon exiting the airport, take a right turn on RN35 (CTRA Principal De La Isla De Roatan). Stay on RN35 for about 10 miles, then turn right when you see the sign for Parrot Tree. Stay on road for about .75 miles until you see the gated entrance to Parrot Tree Plantation. Inform the guard that you are staying at the home on Lot 113. Once you pass the guarded gate, take the next right at the fork in the road, which is the drive for private hillside homes and ocean front homes. After driving roughly .25 miles, take the sharp left turn and continue for about 300 feet until you see the home.