Pangsapuri di Dauin

On arrival, the road leading to the hotel is very rocky. Hopefully, this is fixed, because the hotel itself is a pretty one. Lots of greenery around you, including the beautiful ocean view and infinity pool. A lot of the rooms were not available, not because of it being booked, but for some untold reason. Our room had rusty sliding cupboard doors, unable to slide, a telephone that did not work, and cold water from the shower. After 30minutes of speaking to staff and management, they eventually transferred us to a different room without extra charges. The new room, however, coming with a few of it's own negatives, like a damaged face cloth, and a broken tile in the bathroom. The rest of the room, perfect haha. Apart from these issues, that CAN BE FIXED with more attention and care to details, the hotel is good. Hopefully, management sees reviews like this, and takes immediate action. Also, there is WIFI. On the App, it says No WIFI, but there is.

I made a trip to the Philippines for my son's wedding. I was referred to Pura Vida by my new daughter in law who grew up in the area. Of the five resorts that I checked out online, this was by far the most appealing property for many reasons. I can honestly say that the entire visit was one of the most pleasant and wonderful experiences I have ever had. Having such a wonderful place to stay made my time with my son and his wife that much more special. And my daughter in law knows many of the staff. They all made me feel like family. I spent 16 days enjoying the Bird's Nest Suite, which was roomy, comfortable, clean, cool, and overall just great. I could not have been happier with the staff and the care I received from them all. They all treated me like family; from the restaurant, bar, office, and housekeeping... Everyone was so sweet and pleasant. The breakfasts included with my stay were good and plentiful. The other meals I ate at the resort were plentiful and good. My room was up 2 flights of stairs (good exercise) with a lovely view of the property and view through the trees of the beach. The propery and pools are lovely and so well maintained. Even all the property maintenance staff were friendly, always greeting me. I had a wonderful massage at the spa one afternoon. My home is in northern Nevada in the USA. I traveled about 30 some hours to get to the Philippines. Having such a beautiful, relaxing place to stay made my visit a joy! Thank you, Jovey, to you and your wonderful team for everything. I really hope to be back before too long.

Hotel ini tiada dalam rancangan perjalanan. Ia benar-benar kerana wabak domestik terlalu serius pada masa itu. Lebih daripada sedozen orang dalam keluarga berpendapat bahawa mereka hanya boleh tinggal di rumah untuk pengasingan di rumah. Walau bagaimanapun, saya sangat gembira untuk memilih resort menyelam ini, sebuah keluarga yang terdiri daripada 12 orang telah tinggal di sini selama 8 hari dan sangat berpuas hati. Perkhidmatan hotel sangat baik. Kami menaiki bot dari Pulau Sumilon ke hotel dok di Dumaguete dan menghantar dua kenderaan perniagaan untuk menjemput kami. Mereka juga menghantar kami ke Biro Imigresen Bandar untuk pelanjutan visa. Saya mendengar bahawa hotel itu adalah resort terbaik di Bandar Dumaguete, dan begitu juga. Persekitaran hotel sangat baik, dan gaya hiasan bilik juga menjadi kegemaran saya. Walau bagaimanapun, perkara terbaik ialah apartmen taman mempunyai dapur di mana anda boleh memasak makanan anda sendiri. Anda perlu tahu bahawa seluruh keluarga tinggal di Pulau Sumilon selama seminggu sebelum datang ke sini. Apa yang menyakitkan untuk makan di restoran hotel sepanjang minggu Apa yang terkenal ialah kemurungan makanan, tidak ada restoran yang lazat. Jadi apakah makna hotel dengan kemudahan dapur kepada kita? Setiap kali kereta hotel menghantar kami ke pasar raya bandar untuk membeli, ia adalah kereta yang penuh untuk pulang ke hotel. Sudah tentu, perkara yang paling penting ialah anak-anak seisi keluarga mengambil pensijilan OW dalam 8 hari ini. Saya dan anak saudara saya juga mengambil ujian A. Pengajaran tenaga pengajar selam di sini sangat ketat. Pensijilan menyelam domestik ialah anda hanya perlu membayar kursus dua atau tiga hari selepas membayar wang, tetapi pengajar di sini ialah anda tidak menguasai sepenuhnya kemahiran kolam renang, malah mengajar di laut Adik saya berumur 11 tahun. tahun dan jurulatih hanya memberinya lima hari kelas kerana kekurangan pergerakan. Ia benar-benar terlalu bertanggungjawab. Jurulatih Cina Layla sangat baik dan sabar. Kanak-kanak sangat menyukainya. Penggunaan hotel tidak tinggi. Selepas sijil menyelam, kami sekeluarga menyewa bot menyelam ke Pulau Apo. Ia termasuk semua peralatan dan bayaran pemandu menyelam dan bayaran jurugambar dalam air. Berbanding dengan tempat lain, harganya sangat murah, dan bot menyelam juga sangat profesional, dan kemudahannya sangat baik. Pendek kata, bagi saya yang suka menyelam, hotel ini mungkin perlu pergi lagi pada temasya tersebut.

Only accept Peso, not even USD, credit card, G Cash, not anything. Not providing bottle water bot allow bring any food and drink outside.

We had a wonderful week long stay at Vida Homes while we dove with Sea Explorers Dauin (see separate review). As a family of 4, we stayed in a spacious upstairs 2 bed 2 bath condo overlooking the pool and with a nice view of the shoreline. It was clean and comfortable, and the staff, from the front desk to housekeeping and grounds crew, was extremely pleasant and attentive. Special thanks to Tess, who went out of her way to make our stay stress free. We took all of our meals at the adjacent restaurant...the menu is large and varied, and the food is very good. Thank you all for an unforgettable family vacation scuba diving and relaxing in the Philippines!

This place is magic on earth. Salaya is not just a hotel/guest house - the ambiance and feel is like no other place we have stayed in the Philippines. All the staff were incredibly welcoming and passionate about the property and made sure we had an experience to remember. The gardens and pool area is so tranquil, with all rooms having a beautiful view of the sea. We stayed in Porcelain which was a two bed apartment - our family was 2 adults and 3 children - we had plenty of space. The diving is like no other. The service from the initial briefing and getting kitted up to getting out of the sea after a dive to warm towels (!) is first class. We literally didn’t lift a finger (we felt incredibly spoilt!). We enjoyed exquisite drinks and food on board, and snorkellers in our party were welcome with reefs we dived at were also catered to them. We dived on three days of our stay with our Junior Open water qualified children (but there is an opportunity to do Discover Scuba Diving if you are not qualified). We thoroughly recommend the day trip to Apo Island - turtles guaranteed, a beautiful crossing and wonderful staff on board to cater for your every wish. A special shout out to Jomer and Joel who were incredibly kind and patient with our young divers (aged 10 and 11) giving them confidence to experience some incredible dive sites. Salaya is heaven on earth, and what has been created here is incredible. There is nothing they haven’t thought of to make your holiday perfect. We are already saving for our return trip.

If you are on a budget this is the place for you. Room rates are fairly cheap with only breakfast included. The menu has limited options so we walked down the beach to Atlantis Resort for several meals during our stay here. We stayed in an ocean view room #11 with two beds. The A/C worked really well. Room service is hit or miss if you can find any staff in the evenings. We waited two days before anyone came to clean our room and had to ask for clean towels and pool towels. Even then the reception staff wanted to know why we needed more than two towels. We had to explain there is no shower door or curtain to keep water from going all over the small bathroom so we need to use the towels to sop up the water. After the third day we went on a search for toilet paper and found some in a cabinet for our room. There is a mini fridge and tea kettle in the room and the dive shop owners (Critter Republic) took us to the Sunday market where we purchased some awesome food for the rest of our stay. On our last full day here we noticed a door sign that reads “please clean room” that we apparently overlooked when we checked in. It would have been nice if the receptionist mentioned, upon check in, you needed to request to have the room cleaned. I guess as Americans we take things for granted and just expect it to be done every day. Finally, We stayed here specifically to dive with Critter Republic. If I knew Critter Republic was just 200 feet down the beach from Atlantis Resort we would have just stayed there and took a couple days to dive with CR and saved ourselves the trouble.