Jeff does what he says he will. Great shop to get certified or continue your dive training with…read more Just give them a call!

I got my open water certification with Jeff and Nina and returned to them for an advanced open…read morewater certification. The skills are practiced on land and in the water they are both very thorough and make sure you are comfortable before moving on with the training. They will answer questions about gear and recommend the best fit for you. However I never felt pressured to buy any gear since the gear is included with the training. I asked about places to dive with while travelling to Mexico and honduras and got some excellent recommendations. These guys are laid back and i would recommend this shop to anyone who is looking to get certified.

I went to Gulf Coast Scuba after my dive in Cancun - my equipment had a slight malfunction. It was…read moregetting old. Thankfully nothing major happened under the water. BCD kept inflating little. Aiar did a wonderful job explaining options in fixing part that malfunctioned, and also pointed out the really old aging part of octopus, that would need to be replaced very soon. I decided to get it all done together. Aiar completed it several days before promised schedule , called with good news. I am looking forward to my next dive in 2 weeks! Thanks, Gulf Coast and Aiar!

I went in for a scuba tank. The staff was very helpful in my selection. I will be referring them…read moremoving forward.

Great experience! Great Staff!…read moreThank you Debbie for your help and expertise. I took the Discover SCUBA class from Barbara!

Best dive shop in town. Always has everything you need if you don't need they'll get it for you.read more

After visiting multiple dive shops and researching where to go to learn how to drive and find…read morequality dive gear, I was very pleased with the knowledgeable and very professional staff at Divers Down. The owner was more than generous with his time and experience and assisted me with all of my diving needs and went above and beyond all expectations. Absolutely look forward to doing years of diving with this amazing dive crew.

I absolutely love this dive shop. I live in Houston, it's just a quick 25 minute drive from my…read moreapartment in eado. I got certified by John, who is really funny and easy going with a lot of patience. As a female I felt very comfortable taking classes here. John took us all to Mammoth lake for some fun dives on the weekend and grilled food for us :P I also bought most of my gear here, John gave me discounts after taking my classes. I bought the sherwood sr2 regulator from divers down and I freaking love it !!! They also do dive trips, which I posted a pic of us at the Georgia Aquarium dive trip (best experience of my life !!! ) We are supposed to dive the Kraken ( a sunken ship they turned into a reef ) in November !

Great service! We needed weights for three people for a weekend trip. Even though it was a small…read morerental amount, Dave treated us like we were buying thousands in gear!

I will only buy from, take classes from and get my equipment serviced from Texas Dive Center. I…read morehave been diving for over 30 years and trust them for anything I need from scheduling dive trips to getting my regulators serviced.

I. Love. This. Shop!…read more We drove from Austin to do research on my first BCD on our way to the UFC fight at the Toyota Center. It was the first of 3 shops we planned to visit that day and, really, we should have just stopped here. My birthday gift from Boyfriend was a new scuba diving mask because the brandless one I bought 4 years ago sucks. And he's tired of seeing my poor face all fogged up on our dives (I know, I know - scrubber, toothpaste, Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo -- I've tried it all!!). OTA has the widest selection of masks I've seen in a dive shop in a very long time. The last not-to-be-named shop we went to; the woman had me try on one mask, told me the $220 mask was the only one that would fit my face, and how would I like to pay? I'm not an expert, but I find it hard to believe that the shape of my face is soooo specialized that only the most expensive mask would work for me. Enter Tiffany at OTA. She showed me a mask that she uses, but also some that were $120 less. She told me the difference between brands, styles, tinting, some that came with a box. Turns out my face isn't that special afterall (wha, wha, wha, whaaaa). After finding my supercute Agua Lung mask (with pink lining!), we looked at BCDs. Enter John. Now, I may have a special place in my heart for him because of his Jersey accent, but he was awesome. We must've spent 45 minutes in the trying on BCDs, getting some great information about brands and which are more likely to be able to service the BCD while we're traveling internationally, and talking about upgrading our watches. Had we stopped here first, we probably would have bought more than just my new mask. BONUS: On my way to the restroom, I saw a Black man giving a swimming lesson to a toddler. When I tell you he was THE sweetest, gentlest teacher to this little girl who, you could tell adored him, I almost just sat there to watch the rest of their lesson. A shop with diverse, genuine, enthusiastic, honest and fun staff with an extensive inventory of brands that feels tidy and easy to maneuver around is a rare find. We'll be making the drive from Austin to come here again.

Original review: Canceled order, didn't respond to email for over a week - in that time I ordered…read moreand received the item from a different supplier! Then they were rude when they responded. Won't shop here again. The owner responded on google, making fun of my house/living situation, which shows a lot of class on their part. Response to owner: I just looked through my emails again, including my spam folder and see no mention requesting the use of paypal until AFTER one week had passed and I sent multiple emails requesting a response to my order being canceled. The cancelation just says "Order #7000 was canceled because of unforeseen circumstances and your payment has been voided." with no further details. He feels the need to lie for some reason. And I live in that 'run down trailer', frankly rude to judge someone's property or living conditions for absolutely no reason.

I took the American Red Cross Lifeguarding, CPR/AED and First Aid course at Gigglin' Marlin and…read morepassed on my first attempt, nine days after moving to Texas from the Netherlands. That says a lot about how this class is run. The course was well organized from start to finish. Skills were explained clearly, practiced until they held, and tested fairly. The pool is a great place to train: indoor, heated and deep enough to practice the real thing. Tonya and her team made a group of strangers feel welcome and kept the whole weekend running smoothly. If you need lifeguard certification in Houston, take it here. Highly recommended.

I took the lifeguard certification at Gigglin' Marlin for Red Cross and I had no IDEA what I was…read moregetting myself into. The shop staff was nice and respectable and they loved their jobs. The instructor on the other hand, was unfocused, unwilling to get into the water, belittled us every chance he got, and learned nothing from him but to relax. There were moments where he left a class of nine students to teach a overlapping swim lesson... for an hour. This is just one instance where he left us unattended. The only reason we passed was a student was getting her certification and she was knowledgeable in the water. I wish no one this abominable experience, unless they train some new instructors and made sure that they did their job well instead of taking a back seat.

THE BEST DIVE SHOP EVER! Best place to shop for classes and gear; reasonable prices and everyone…read morehere SUPER nice and accommodating; a real FUN place too! All the dive instructors are awesome and just cool people (even the boss is super duper nice akf creative!) Besides, they care about people and even have dive gatherings and parties from time to time.

The only bad thing about B&W is how far the shop is away from my house. But it's worth the drive…read more I can't say enough good things about Abmer and her team.

Cody Is a great instructor. He was very patient with my daughter and very understanding. He made…read morethe whole experience fun even in bad weather conditions and cold water. We started out as teacher/ students but indid up as friends.

Looking forward to taking my advanced certification class with Cody. Cody is one of the best…read moreinstructors in the Houston area. Cody is one of the very best instructors in the Houston area, and the best part is that he is flexible to your schedule and location...he can come to you. He was so patient with me since I didn't know anything about diving when started.

I had a great time diving with Ultra Dive. We dove Oil rig 393B. This was a spectacular,…read moreexciting, bio diverse dive. Because of the shelter offered by the rig there were things to see from top to bottom. Captain Al and his dive master were friendly and courteous. I will dive with Ultra Dive next time I am in town.

Nice boat, knowledgeable and friendly captain, great service while communicating with Carolyn…read moreduring the booking process. We should have listened to Captain Al when he said "take your seasick tablets when you feel you need it", shame on us. After more than 400 dives we thought we were immune to sea sickness, we were wrong. Will book Ultra Dive again in the coming spring, this time we will be taking some Bonine, as the Gulf can be unpredictable.