The scuba diving life interns accommodation is clean, self contained, convenient and comfortable. Scuba divers in the internship programs have never been so spoiled with a choice of Mermaids personal Hotel located just opposite the new Dive Center or a personal condo just along Jomtien beach. The dive hotel is new for late 2008 and with excellent rooms and location for the dive center. The condos have great gardens and large swimming pools.

The condo rooms have a fridge, double bed, Cable TV, air-conditioning, ample storage space and private bathroom with shower and toilet. Accommodations are close to the dive shop (Pattaya, Jomtien, Thailand) for convenience and there is a real sense of community there as the interns tend to train and work hard together and also socialize together. The condos are set in garden surroundings next to the beach with nice views also. The Jomtien condos are privately owned by holiday takers here in Jomtien. They loved the place so much that they purchased a 2nd home or holiday home in Pattaya. Maybe the owner comes for 1 month or 2 months in a year - we have the condo for the other 10 or 11 months for example. Due to the condos being owned by different individuals all of them are decorated slightly differently but all nice and comfortable. ADSL Wi-Fi is possible at the condos.

Free Wi-Fi internet is for ALL Divers at both dive centers also.

The Mermaids Talay hotel Jomtien is located opposite the new dive center for interns convenience. Fall out of bed and you’ll be on the doorstep of the dive facility. Each room is equipped with Cable TV, Aircon, private bathroom / shower, ample storage, double bed, vanity/work desk and fridge. All have a balcony and have FREE WiFi Internet in each hotel room. With the dive center and accommodation all in house it makes things very much simpler and easy for us to concentrate on the dive internship programs.

The scuba divers hotel has a great laundry service which is very inexpensive allowing you to have all of your clothes washed, ironed and retuned to your room for maximum convenience. Within 100 meters of the dive center and hotel there are great inexpensive restaurants, a few bars and two convenience stores (7-11 store) with all the days needs covered. Essentially your dive center, accommodation and all requirements can be found all together.

The accommodation is included within all of the internship programs offered through Mermaids Dive.

Mermaids Dive Center is coming to Bangkok, with a brand new shop, opening on the 3rd of November 2008, in The Outdoor Unlimited Zone, 2nd Floor of Amarin Plaza.

You can take the sky train to Chidlom BTS and walk straight into the 2nd Floor of Amarin Plaza.

The Outdoor Unlimited Zone is dedicated to outdoor sports as well as equipment, with Mermaids DIve Center being one of the main attractions in the zone.

We will host a special opening promotion from the 3rd of November to the 7th of November, with many special offers as well as competitions - with any purchase, you can win a Suunto Gekko Dive Computer!!!!

Also 20% of all equipment as well as some very special Dive Course prices, you cant miss this!!!

DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING for 2,000 baht (normally 4,000 baht)
OPEN WATER COURSE at 14,000 baht includes manual, certification and a free day of diving on completion (normally 19,346 baht)
ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE at 12,000 baht includes manual, certification, log binder and 1 night accommodation (normally 16,000 baht)
EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE and RESCUE COURSE at 15,000 baht includes manuals, certification, pocket mask and 1st aid kit (normally 20,000 baht)
Any PADI Specialty at 2,500 baht per dive includes free manual
Dive trips at 1,920 baht (normally 2,990 baht)

Spend 5,000 baht and above during the promotion and receive a pair of Funky fins or a 1,000 baht discount voucher for DSAT Discover Tec or Tec Basics Course.

Make any purchase and be entered into the LUCKY DRAW taking place on Friday the 7th November at 6.30pm. Join us on this day for drinks between 4.00pm and 7.00pm. The lucky winner will receive a
Suunto Gekko Dive Computer valued at 13,000 baht

So make sure you drop by from the 3rd to the 7th of November at The Outdoor Unlimited Zone in Amarin Plaza.

Or call us at Tel/Fax: 02 2530300 or email us

Mermaids Dive Center Clean Up crew once again made their difference to the local aquatic environment with this month’s underwater and beach cleanup taking place at Hat Nuan. Hat Nuan is one of Pattaya’s near islands with a beautiful beach and an uncompleted underwater restaurant popular with divers and snorkelers.

As always we were fully organised with our clean up kits consisting of work gloves, mesh bags, trash bags, scissors, lift bags and lots of enthusiasm.

Following the objectives set out for the day, 23 cleaners taking part over 2 dives collected 20 bags of trash estimating to weigh about 300kgs. The trash consisted mainly of plastic bags, rope, beverage bottles - glass and plastic, a lot of fishing line and nets, building material and the age old favourite car parts. Conditions were not as expected but our brave cleaners carried on with their quest.

All items are always carefully checked before removal to see if there are any living fish inside. An empty glass bottle may be home to an Octopus as well as doubling up as an artificial eco system. On this cleanup a crab trapped in an abandoned fishing net was safely removed by Jon and Joycey which was released back into the ocean safe and sound.

The most unusual items found on the day were a deck chair and lots of items of clothing and shoes in all various shapes and sizes, including a Power Rangers T Shirt.

Jon Sussman, main organiser for the day said “As ambassadors for the underwater world, it is our responsibility to take care of our reef systems, marine life and beaches”

Thanks to all the people who took part and join us for the next clean up on the 22nd April 2009, a very special day in the Project AWARE calendar - Dive into Earth Day.