Quick report as i leave Blue Ribbon Dive Resort for the next stage of our holiday. We really enjoyed our stay here. We booked a Sea View room, which has an awesome balcony for chilling after dives and watching the sun set. The room is very nice. Shower is nice and hot - very nice as the water temps go down to 25 deg C in February! Brrrrr i wish my wetsuit was a bit thicker!
The restaurant does a pretty good job with plenty of options available. We didn’t have a bad meal, although wish there was a bit more fruit on the menu! There are also shakes and smoothies, which is good for folk like us who don’t drink much fizzy drinks or alcohol. Staff are keen to assist if you have any specific requests. The staff are really lovely
The dive center is pretty chilled but well organized. They will give you as much or little assistance as you wish. Jeff (Instructor and Guide) is calm and relaxed, but makes sure you spot all the cool crazy little stuff. This kind of service goes down well with me as i don’t like to be fussed over too much, just want to do good dives. Built if you need help (as others did) they are there for you. Diving is off traditional style boats (wooden boats with outriggers) but there is plenty of room onboard. Snacks and coffee are served between the morning dives. An afternoon dive and night dive is also available for those who want to dive dive dive.
Of note also is the owner, Jon, who still teaches and fun dives and is clearly very enthusiastic about all things diving. He’s such a nice guy and a pleasure to chat with him both in the boat and in the restaurant.
There is not much else to do here apart from dive, and 5 full days of diving was just right for us. I would certainly recommend you check out Anilao and not just dive (nearby) Puerto Galera. Blue Ribbon Dive Resort is excellent value for money and - if we return to this area - we’ll dive with them again.
The restaurant does a pretty good job with plenty of options available. We didn’t have a bad meal, although wish there was a bit more fruit on the menu! There are also shakes and smoothies, which is good for folk like us who don’t drink much fizzy drinks or alcohol. Staff are keen to assist if you have any specific requests. The staff are really lovely
The dive center is pretty chilled but well organized. They will give you as much or little assistance as you wish. Jeff (Instructor and Guide) is calm and relaxed, but makes sure you spot all the cool crazy little stuff. This kind of service goes down well with me as i don’t like to be fussed over too much, just want to do good dives. Built if you need help (as others did) they are there for you. Diving is off traditional style boats (wooden boats with outriggers) but there is plenty of room onboard. Snacks and coffee are served between the morning dives. An afternoon dive and night dive is also available for those who want to dive dive dive.
Of note also is the owner, Jon, who still teaches and fun dives and is clearly very enthusiastic about all things diving. He’s such a nice guy and a pleasure to chat with him both in the boat and in the restaurant.
There is not much else to do here apart from dive, and 5 full days of diving was just right for us. I would certainly recommend you check out Anilao and not just dive (nearby) Puerto Galera. Blue Ribbon Dive Resort is excellent value for money and - if we return to this area - we’ll dive with them again.
