Areas of Roatan
Brick Bay
A calm, sheltered stretch of the south shore, close to the airport and French Harbour.
Brick Bay sits on a quiet stretch of the south shore between Coxen Hole and French Harbour. It faces south, sheltered from the trade winds, so the water is often calm on days the north side is breezy.
That makes it a peaceful base for diving and a convenient one for anyone who values being ten minutes from the airport, with French Harbour's shops and services five minutes away.
Come here if
You want calm water and somewhere quiet, you are diving, or you like being close to the airport and French Harbour.
Read before you go
Four hundred years of visitors, from privateers to cruise shipsThe island's story, from the first settlers to the cruise ships, in one read.
Roatan's reef and wildlife: what lives here and how to see itWhat lives on Roatan's reef and the best ways to see it, from a snorkel to a submarine.
Is Roatan safe?Practical advice for getting around and staying safe, wherever you base yourself on the island.
On the ground
- Calm water
- The south shore is sheltered from the prevailing trade winds, so dive boats often head this way when the north side is choppy.
- Sunrise
- Facing south and east, Brick Bay gets beautiful sunrises over the water.
- Getting around
- Five minutes to French Harbour, ten to the airport and about twenty to West End. A car or taxi is the easiest way to get around.
- Barefoot Cay
- A small resort on its own cay, a short boat ride across, with Azure as its restaurant.
Checked October 2026. If something here has changed, tell us and we will update it.