It was amazing that at such a splendid dive center close to many world-class dive sites we were the only visitors. We felt VIPs at a private dive center. It all started with Mick’s complete reply to our e-mail before the arrival. It continued with the merry company of the staff and competent dive guides knowing their sites and how to dive safely.

The restaurant was almost empty, which might have played a role in that the service was so prompt. They heat on Wednesday evenings a real wood-burning pizza oven. It stands to reason that it attracts more customers also from outside the resort. Our only complaint was the cats at the restaurant, where they do not belong to, we think.

A cue for those of you who want to reserve a land-tour to the region of the Chocolate Hills from the resort: skip the river-boat lunch that we found simply too crowded, hasty and not the tastiest one.

Anda is a remote location, making it a most recommendable spot for those of you that are no party animals but seek for a tranquil break. As usual, the remoteness means slow and intermittent Internet connections, which is good to recognize in advance.

When we arrived at Blue Star, the rooms did not have TV sets. Thus no disturbing noise from the TVs. During the visit TV sets were installed and immediately the next-door neighbour kept us awake longer than desired. The visitors should take into account that the bungalow walls isolate noise as effectively as tents.

To sum up, we sincerely recommend this dive resort.

The food was decent and reasonably priced. The pool was clean and refreshing. The view is stunning and you can see some sea turtles throughout the day. Access to the beach can be quite tricky during high tide or on a windy day, but still manageable.

We spent a total of 4 nights at the resort. During our first night, we had noisy (to say the least) neighbors and ask if there was any other rooms available. They immediately fixed the problem and accommodated us. Standard rooms are okay.

Very convenient location and easy to find if you have a motorbike - 10-minute drive away from Anda (beach + caves + hikes).

Very recommended.

Everything was excellent here, from the food to service to hospitality to rooms and views and great diving with an excellent dive team, The only negative was there Wed. night Pizza night cooked in a stone oven ,,, the pizza was a bust, nothing special and rather disappointing from the build up ... crust was too thin for my preference and it certainly was not Italian style, But all other food was great especially the well done breakfast,

The swimming pool is very nice but the tiles around the deck are slippery ,,, a bad choice, Best hotel, restaurant and dive staff as a group that I have seen throughout the Philippines, You can't go wrong staying here, especially at very reasonable rates.