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Johannes Richert

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5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Feb 25, 2019via mobile
We had a fantastic stay at the Sandingan Dive Resort. The staff there is super friendly and if you have any questions or problems they are happy to help you out. The rooms are all individually decorated and very clean. There is a room service every day so the rooms stay clean and nice. Also the service in the Restaurant is really good and fast. The breakfast is delicious and you can choose from a fairly big range of food. Also the Dive Center there is amazing. The gear they have is almost brand new and clean as well. No ripped suits or dirty regs. The corals are really healty and there are heaps of fish around. I can just recommand you to book some night in the Sandingan Dive Resort and enjoy the holidsys there.

Big thank you to the great staff

Julia & Johannes
Date of stay: February 2019
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Responded Feb 28, 2019
Hi Johannes, thank you so much for your great review. It's was a pleasure diving with you and Julia. Hope to see you again at Sandingan Island Dive Resort!
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Reviewed December 29, 2018 via mobile

I may not be a diver i am not a fan of under the ocean experience but this place makes me feel at home during my stay.
The place is well maintained all the staff and crews are very accomodating and easy to talk to.
I will surely comeback in this place.
Thank you sandingan dive resort for all the good memories i can share with my family and friends.

RONNIE MANGALINO

Date of stay: December 2018
Trip type: Traveled with family
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Reviewed July 20, 2018

Our family had a wonderful stay at Sandingan Island Dive resort. The staff were super helpful especially, Nancy who always had a smile on her face. William and Erwin made us feel very comfortable for first time divers. This was a wonderful experience and if you go there, it's such a great opportunity to learn to dive. Snorkelling is also very good. Food at the restaurant was great. Loved the tuna steak. The rooms are even better than the photos look as they are very spacious and immaculately clean.

Would love to come back, and will definitely recommend to friends and family. Kai was also very helpful and knowledgeable

Date of stay: July 2018
  • Trip type: Traveled with family
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Erwin v, Owner at Sandingan Island Resort, responded to this reviewResponded July 20, 2018

Thank you so much for your wonderful review Catherine. Letting us introduce you and your family to the amazing world of below the surface of the sea. Hope we can welcome you again in the future!

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Reviewed May 27, 2018

This was my second trip to resort and everything was just as good as the first. The resort was quiet and very relaxing. Service was excellent; the owners and top-notch staff are very friendly and caring. The room was comfortable, food was great and portion sizes were very good. I was pleased to see a change to the breakfast menu since my first stay; some additional choices are included with complimentary breakfast. Diving was great and the resort is blessed to have such convenient access to some fantastic reefs. This is a very well run dive resort and I hope to return again someday.

Date of stay: March 2018
  • Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Richelle G, Owner at Sandingan Island Resort, responded to this reviewResponded May 28, 2018

Thanks again for your kind words Charlie, so happy we could welcome you again.
We look forward to your return some day, guests who come back are so special to us, welcoming back friends makes all of us @ Sandingan Dive Resort feel very happy and appreciated.
Until we meet again!

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Reviewed February 22, 2018 via mobile

We initially came there to try some scuba diving. Now we love diving, thanks to the owner who is absolutely patient, interesting and nice. The restaurant menu ask higher prices than other average and surrounding restaurants, but we know why: food there are so good! So paying around 400 pesos to eat super fresh fish cooked with taste was ok for us. Local people working there are very nice and helpful. The view is from paradise. Highly recommended for diving sessions or initiation.

Date of stay: February 2018
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Thank Alexis G
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Richelle G, Owner at Sandingan Island Resort, responded to this reviewResponded February 26, 2018

Thank you for your review. it was lovely having you both dive with us! You did so great in your Open Water Course and we hope you will enjoy scuba diving in all the next places you visit.
Thanks again for choosing Sandingan Dive Resort for your starting path to become scuba divers!
Erwin & Richelle

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Reviewed February 16, 2018 via mobile

We loved our stay here. It's a very small resort, total of 8 rooms, with king size beds. I believe the can be turned into 2 singles if so desired. Not sure if there are roll-away beds, etc for smaller kids/infants. Very European flair, built to withstand earthquakes and with very little noise from adjacent room; very unique and clean decor. Large rooms and bathrooms. The green space beyond the shower is one's personal little garden, which gives green and light into the bathroom space, but you cannot access it, but it's completely private. All the rooms face east and have large windows and glass doors, beautiful! But bring an sleep mask if you're a late sleeper and light sensitive. No rooms have ocean view, since they are built along the walkway that's perpendicular to the ocean. There is ok wifi in the rooms and decent in the lounge. Good a/c, and quiet rooms for sleeping.
The garden space is very beautifully maintained. The pool is nice, though we had to ask for pool towels and only got one each. I prefer having 2, so I can use one as a pillow for reading, but I felt too shy to ask for another. But that's me.
The restaurant and lounge area is spacious and relaxing. Beautiful view. There is really no beach, it's mostly rocks, and not ideal to swim right from the shore. Since its shallow, you may step on things as you're walking out, and there's lots of seaweed. But you can canoe out and swim/snorkel from there. They built a little man-made sandy area by the shore, but you can't frolic in the waves at the beach, really.
They offer dive trips, dive courses, snorkeling excursions, and help you book many activities on the main island. The owners are savvy, trustworthy and know their way around, have some good connections.
Many of their employees live right adjacent of the property, and sleep early at night, so it's not an ideal place for loud, late parties. Because the employees are nearby, there is this little community that has an interest in your safety, and no one comes down the little dirt road toward the (fenced) resort unnoticed. We felt very safe and ended up leaving our room unlocked for the most part. We had our few valuables locked out of sight.
The employees are all very nice, respectful and helpful. The food was good, if some of the prices seemed a bit random, but for a resort acceptable. We never had the urge to venture outside for food.
The room rate includes toast, butter, jam, juice that reminded me of Orange tang, and two eggs, no substitutes. I don't eat many eggs in general since I'm vegetarian leaning vegan, but I was able to get fruit instead of eggs, which was nice.
Their diving/snorkelling equipment seemed of good quality and in good shape, but I'm not very knowledgeable about it.
It was very quiet, relaxing time we had there and enjoyed ourselves very much.

Date of stay: February 2018
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Richelle G, Owner at Sandingan Island Resort, responded to this reviewResponded May 4, 2018

Dear guests, thanks fo your great review.
I hope next time you will ask for extra towels, we would have been very happy giving you some!
We do also have roll-away beds for extra people in the room, this option is available.
We have also since changed our menu around, and our breakfast menu now offers 3 free choices, based on great feedback from guests like yourself it helps us make changes for a better experience.
Thanks so much,

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