The Pura Vida Resort is a beautifully designed resort with a stunning garden and is very well maintained. Our room was very centrally located, so we were just a short walk from the beach, the dive center, the pool, the restaurant, and the bar. Unfortunately, there was construction noise from a new building on the adjacent property. The food at the resort restaurant is good and plentiful, but you can also go out to eat in the town of Dauin.
The diving operations are very well organized with many helpful staff members. Unfortunately, you have to ask about diving excursions; otherwise, you might miss out and only find out later that you could have gone to nearby islands. The nearby dive sites are good. You can discover all kinds of small, unique creatures in the dark sand.
We can recommend this resort. Macro photography enthusiasts will be in very good hands here.

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We deducted one point from the room rating because there was a construction site right behind it.

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The staff are very friendly. The resort is very clean. Everything worked great at the dive center, they are very responsive to the wishes of the guests and everyone is always in a great mood. The dive sites are a dream, especially for macro lovers.

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In itself fine resort, unfortunately there is currently (October 2025) construction behind the resort which occasionally gives a lot of noise. Rooms are otherwise fine, nice and spacious, ok bathroom.

The menu is extensive but everything is seasoned with garlic and the fried items are sometimes very greasy (as in fried in too cold fat). Down the street to the FinBar gives better food.

Finally, something went wrong somewhere with the chemicals for the pool resulting in a rash. By the way, the massages were wonderful.


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The room overlooking the sea was lovely (felt like a king).
We found the bed not optimal but that is also a personal opinion.
The food was more expensive than at the other location but of high quality. Because there were so few people, we were allowed to choose our own breakfast (instead of a buffet) and I think that was a good choice. Unfortunately one of the pools was not usable and at the other location we got a compensation for that, but here they pretended it would be ready the next day, but it was clear that it could not be used the whole week (the tiles were tapped out by hand).

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I was very satisfied with everything and can highly recommend the resort, the dive centre and the handling/organization of the dives.

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All tip-top
The only downside: the food was good, some dishes even very good, but unlike in the past it lacked that certain something.
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Apo Island was hit hard by a typhoon on one side and the reef was badly damaged.

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Very good resort

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Clean rooms, good food, very friendly and helpful staff

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Very nice resort, very friendly staff.
Great spa and well-organized dive centre.
Dives with lots of "diving in the sand" but also always beautiful, sometimes artificially created coral reefs

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Chris Heim's rude, crude management style and generally macho (even inconsiderate) demeanor leave a clearly negative impression.
Gypsy: if the group size is right = YES. With Chris on board = NO

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This was our second time in the Philippines and it was like coming home.
We immediately felt welcome and were given bungalows right on the beach.
The hotel has expanded since our last visit. A large pool area with a covered bar and a great restaurant have been added.
The food was very good. Under Swiss management, these dishes are of course also on the menu and everything is delicious.

The wellness area has a wide range of offers that are really recommended.
Excursions can also be booked through reception. We were also very satisfied with this.

An absolute recommendation from us.

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Just perfect!!!
Very friendly and helpful staff, very nice cabins , great breakfast, blissful in the resort.
Outside was nothing though.
You could take tuk tuk to Dumaguete.

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Good macro dive sites but without corals and little variety of colors. Hotel staff is helpful but poorly organized and hygienic conditions are not always in order

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Everything was great, would love to come back!

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Unfortunately, due to the reconstruction with a large dining room, the flair of the complex is no longer present. Few sun beds on the beach and no umbrellas.

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The facility is beautiful. The room, which my friends had, was unfortunately very ventilated

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The resort is absolutely gorgeous. It is extremely beautiful and well maintained and the staff is very friendly, accommodating and helpful. The food is quite good (maybe a bit bland in the evening and a bit too expensive for the quality of the food), the buffet in the morning is good with a changing selection. We had a wonderful time!

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The dive crew put in an incredible amount of effort and the dive experience was very personalized to us!

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Beste Grüsse und bis zum nächsten Mal.
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Idyllic, very well maintained resort, friendly staff and great food. Close and beautiful dive spots and great guides.

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We treated ourselves to the best rooms and were very pleased with them. It is quite a large resort. Food is served everywhere, in the beach houses or at the bar. Great SPA. Weather was quite good in September, only 1 rainy day.

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A very nice dive resort. Beautiful rooms. Good service. Very good food (you can notice that it has become a lot more expensive here). There was still a curfew 21.00 hours. Only apparently not in the weekend and when a large group of Australians came, there was no longer so closely looked. You just have to make a long trip (13 hours to Singapore and then 3 1/4 hours to Cebu). That was not the worst part, then 4 hours in a van to the ferry, ferry 40 min and another half hour with the next van. Maybe it is more convenient to fly from Cebu to Dumaquete, in any case a lot more comfortable.

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Super Hotel Dive Center Sea Explorers directly in the hotel.
Very good service with super ambience.
Double Beach Bungalow very recommendable but only has one.


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