Roatan
 

Any suggestion for best budget hotel on the west end? Close to bars, restaurants and shops? Thx

Not sure what 'budget' means to you, but here's my favorite:
http://roatanposada.com/

Several years ago, we stayed at their sister hotel - Las Orquideas - and liked it very much. Also inexpensive.

Thanks for that link, hopefulist, and Susan too, loved looking at those three hotels! Just beautiful. Now I want to go to Roatan!

Hi Fez. When i was in Roatan, I spent 5 days in a great Roatan Hotel, which i found here: https://www.roatanhotel.net/
and enjoyed 5 wonderful days with my wife thanks to the kindness of the staff. We hope to make a family trip (with our kids) soon. The resort was great and also all the activities we did. The cost of a cheap room is around 100 dollars. We rented a car and didn´t have any problem. You should ask at the reception of your hotel.
Have a great trip!