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The staff from the waiters, dive guides, management, cleaning fairies, cooks to the masseuse were all ENORMOUSLY friendly, helpful and attentive.
The resort is beautiful.
The food was delicious.
I couldn't have done better.
A big thank you to all the people who made such a wonderful vacation possible for us.
Sincerely, Pascale

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We had discussed our special food requirements with the resort in advance (medical reasons) and the resort delivered 1000% in this respect. We have never experienced such great service in 30 years of diving resorts/liveaboards! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The dive operation was well organized. We had the same dive guide for 3 weeks just for the two of us (very generous!) and dive site requests were accommodated.

All the resort staff and the general manager were very friendly and more than helpful. There were nice personal contacts.

The downside: some maintenance problems.
Condition of our bungalow: leaking roof, which was repaired again and again, but not permanently. Shower cubicle
Shower cubicle floorboards with thick rusty nails had come loose and were not repaired.
Diving:
- Dive tanks: about 30-40% of our tanks had leaking valves (we don't think getting new O-rings can be the problem, other resorts in the area get it right).
- There were 3 finimeters at the pier to pre-check the tank contents, none of which worked.
- Some of the rental equipment (which we only saw, not used) is not well maintained:
Non-functioning finimeters for use while diving, leaking connections, etc.

All in all, we had a great vacation and would love to come back. Hopefully the maintenance will be better by then and hopefully the new management will be as good as the old one.

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Excellently run eco resort in Raja Ampat. The friendliness of the staff knows no bounds. The bungalows are stylishly furnished and very comfortable. Varied and very fresh buffet.

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Bungalows partly very worn out and dingy, mold, lots of dirt from the birds, some of which nest in the bungalows, staff very friendly and helpful, very bad and inadequate WLAN (only in the lobby) - therefore could not make any bookings with the airline, very dedicated dive guides

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We were able to spend 17 nights at this fantastic resort. It was paradisiacal.
The rooms are very simple and built in the style of this region, but they are very spacious. The management is very good and respectful, the entire staff super nice and courteous. The dive center is super organized, professional and flexible. The food is also very good and varied, but a little too "international" for our taste - we would have preferred something more local. A great place that looks exactly like the photos.

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Ideally located resort with the advantage of a daily transfer to Sorong. On arrival, guests are greeted warmly by the singing staff. It didn't take long for all the service staff to know my name.
The deluxe bungalows are very large and beautifully furnished. From the sun lounger you can watch the blacktip sharks hunting on the reef top and the jungle with its background noise begins directly behind the resort.
The food is excellent, very fresh and varied.
The staff are very friendly, whether in the restaurant, in the dive center or even just a gardener. The new beach is great and was deserted.
The only downside of the resort is the size, 26 bungalows are too many for my taste. On the first evening after arriving from a liveaboard, I escaped to the terrace of the bungalow to enjoy the sunset there in peace.

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Very friendly, well-run resort.
However, the dive sites in the immediate vicinity do not offer too much. However, very good sites can be reached with slightly longer boat trips.

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Although the bungalows were cleaned several times a day and very well, there was always a lot of wood dust from the woodworms and "dirt" from the natural roof on the furniture/luggage (superior bungalow).
Staff very nice, friendly and helpful.
Dive crew (guides, captains, boat crew) extremely helpful and friendly.

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Price/performance ratio is borderline

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Wonderful small resort with excellent dive sites on the doorstep to relax and enjoy.

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Absolutely professionally organized. From arrival to departure! Thank you

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Whether under or above water, you simply feel at home. The super-nice staff make you feel like you're in paradise. The wooden bungalows in the shallow water, including cute baby sharks, are perfectly integrated into the natural surroundings.

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An absolute dream resort!
The stay started with a warm reception. The dive guides and all dive sites were excellent. 30 great sites with a distance of max. 20 min. travel time by boat and 3 great day trips made diving a highlight. The extremely friendly staff, the great service and the high quality cuisine made the stay perfect. The management of the dive center is very friendly and professional.

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The bungalow is very comfortable and functional and is well maintained. The staff is extremely friendly and attentive. The restaurant is very nicely located and has plenty of space. The bar / lounge is cozy and invites you to linger. The food is varied and good, but could be a little more "Indonesian"...

The premises of the dive center are quite large and the base is well organized. The wishes of the divers were fulfilled as good as possible. Our guide was ok so far, we would have liked a little more communication. The dive sites were ok, not more and not less. There are more beautiful dive sites in Indonesia...

All in all we spent a great and relaxing week in this resort. We can recommend it to others...


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My wife and I were guests in Papua Paradise Eco Resort from 12 to 26.02.2023. First of all: it was an all-round great vacation, although this was not under a good star - twice postponed because of Corona, then the evening before departure the flights with Turkish Airlines were canceled. Here a big praise to Marion Goldmann and her team of Aqua Active Agency, who unbureaucratically and quickly rebooked for us. The flight went via Doha and Jakarta to Sorong. Jakarta is a very confusing airport, here you should plan at least 4 hours for the onward flight. One is besieged when changing from the International Terminal 3 to the Domestic Terminal 2 lsofort by a horde of cab drivers, whose rate varies between 66 and 15 euros for a 5km ride. However, it is easier to take the free Skytrain (about 4 minutes), but this is poorly signposted and does not run between 9pm and 6am.
The pickup from Sorong is excellently organized by the resort, there was a short stay in a simple but clean city hotel to freshen up and have breakfast.
The resort itself is getting on a bit but is super well maintained. The staff is more than friendly and helpful, the cuisine is fantastic: inventive and varied, especially the fish dishes were a dream. Our bungalow No.109 was a bit further away from the restaurant, you could watch baby sharks, manatees, stingrays and bumphead parrotfish from the terrace. Unfortunately, however, the bungalows have no direct access to the sea: swimming is only possible from the jetty or, after an idyllic walk through the jungle, from the second jetty on the opposite side of the island.
Smoking is only allowed on your own terrace or away from the dive center, there is also an absolute smoking ban in the open areas and on the boats. Social media junkies are sentenced to Digital Detox- the internet is only sporadically available, a 1MB file can take half an hour. Sending videos is therefore almost impossible or requires a lot of patience. Excursions are very individual and well organized, but you can also explore the jungle of the island on small trails by yourself.
Incidental expenses are quite high, as in all resorts on Raja Ampat. A small Bintang beer costs 4 euros, a bottle of simple wine 32 euros. Recommended are the Balinese massages for about 30 Euro / hour.
The diving is also very individualized, in small groups with usually one guide per buddy team and a maximum of 4 divers per boat. The dive sites are varied and not overcrowded, in contrast to Kri, Fam and Mansuar (is also offered as a day trip) little dived, but just as beautiful and you have the dive site almost always for yourself. In 30 dives we did there, we had a different highlight on every dive. From pygmy seahorses to blue ringed octopus to wobbegongs, manta rays and mobula schools, you can spot almost anything here, including large schools of fish and huge coral fields. However, to explore all the dive sites, you should be comfortable with current. However, for beginners there are also some low current dive sites.
The resort strongly focuses on environmental protection and tries to avoid plastic as much as possible or to dispose of it properly. However, even here the tide often washes mountains of plastic onto the beach, and even on excursions you can hardly get 50 meters without seeing plastic floating on the sea.
Conclusion: a well-run resort with optimal location in the Dampier Strait, due to the many beautiful local dive sites certainly an alternative or complement to a liveaboard.


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The only thing to criticize is the internet. That could be significantly better.

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Beautiful resort in an idyllic location. The staff are very friendly and accommodating and address each guest by name from day 1.
The rooms themselves were really nice and you can enjoy the sunset in the evening in the hammock. Due to the open design, the temperature in the rooms is pleasant and also good to endure without air conditioning. However, one must be careful that no small objects (such as credit card, pens, etc.) fall through the small gaps in the floor directly into the sea ... This is also rather impractical when assembling UW photo equipment in the room.
The internet works rather poorly than well, which didn't bother us personally - but maybe this information is important to someone else.
The food was unfortunately nothing special, partly a bit bland and loveless, tough meat etc.. - All in all, not appropriate for the price level or for the otherwise tasty Indonesian cuisine.
Overall, of course, we liked it very much - it is really a beautiful place earth - but because of the food we would look for the next visit to Raja Ampat rather another accommodation.

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Fantastic! Hospitality at the highest level! Every wish is read from the eyes! A few dive sites were approached several times, this has improved after we have addressed this.

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Very well run resort. The resort management is very friendly, helpful and attentive. Service is top. Our dive guide, Lucky has taken care of us the whole time super and showed us a lot.
We were very satisfied, we will come again

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The resort is managed as an Eco Hotel. All materials are mostly from natural products. We had booked a "Delux Room" and were very satisfied with it. These bungalows are not concerned with luxury but with comfort. The resort and the dive center are run in an environmentally conscious way and everything is well organized. The staff did everything to satisfy the divers and the dives were top notch. The restaurant is very nice and clean with tablecloths and cloth napkins. The buffet always had a good selection of food. For vegis the selection could be a bit bigger. All staff were always very helpful and extremely friendly. All in all a paradisiacal place to which we gladly return.

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Everything super! Warm welcome, very friendly staff, great bungalows.

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It was a very very nice stay. I enjoyed it very much and would definitely recommend the resort.

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Beautiful bungalow
Dive sites average
Food very good
Service very good Staff very
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Great managed resort with very friendly and helpful staff in an absolute dream location!

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unbelievable, if you can find something to bitch about!!!
A dream.....

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We spent two comfortable weeks in paradise. Very nice!
Unfortunately many guests had stomach/intestinal flu.
Otherwise for diving and snorkeling, massage food and living recommendable.

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The room was good from the basic layout, unfortunately not enough care. Numerous functions defective, larger water ingress in case of rain, because door to the terrace and roof leaking. The diving base is only conditionally recommended. Organization in detail not good (equipment is provided ready, but then sometimes the weight bags are missing or mixed up), little water for watering the equipment (small basins with foul-smelling disinfectant), boats not very well maintained. Worst of all is the plastic garbage on all shores and beaches of the island, on the water and in the house reef. Nobody seems to be interested in that, apparently frequent changes of dive center managers and resort managers. We collected plastic at the house reef, at the end we handed it over to the resort manager, who replied that yes the garbage was a "big issue", but he would leave the resort after a good year. He went with us to Sorong after the end of the activity. Transfer to Sorong in heavy swell, boat (one of the dive boats) was not made for the bad weather. It rained through the leaky windows etc. But captain managed the difficult crossing well. Conclusion: The resort is not an eco-resort and therefore not recommended.

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We were there for a few days after arrival in Raja Ampat before we went on a liveaboard trip, which was a very good decision! the resort is only one hour away from Sorong by boat and is beautifully embedded in the nature. the food was not as good as it should have been because of the distance and of course it was a matter of taste. the diving was very good and we saw a lot of things that we did not see in Misool (many sharks at "Fish Heaven").

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