Planet Dive Resort

Light Green room is the best and I would have given 5 stars if the air conditioning did not switch off by itself constantly. Chef was great, a lot of food and always tasted like in a 5-star restaurant. Tung hoon noodle with shrimp was our request for daily breakfast. Desserts were also good! Dive guide Herbert was very good at spotting critters.

Here’s my take after post week of lodging over at Planet Dive. I’ve heard quite a handful of positive review of this resort and finally made some time to come over with a group of friends. The staffs were friendly and quite attentive! Their rooms are quite good too (if you’re comparing to the dive resorts of this standard), of course don’t expect 5-star hotel expectations because if you are then this isn’t the place for you lol. My only disappointment is that the toilets do not have ‘fresh-drinkable’ water, and the water pressure of the bathroom showers was so-so. (My advice is to rinse yourself off after your dives/water activities by the dive centre before anything. Food isn’t the best of the best, but for what you get, it’s pretty decent and palatable. I’m Malaysian, so we’re quite picky with food lol. Of course most of us came here to dive, kudos to our DMs Alan and Jason for being so friendly, helpful and made the overall dive experience a blast. They are very experienced guides and could spot the things you’ll brush by without realising at most of the dive sites. Plenty of water containment area for you to rinse your wetsuits and dive equipment, and also a few dedicated areas to rinse off your camera equipment and anything sensitive. There’s also a dedicated room for you too rig up/down your cameras too. Overall, it’s definitely a place I would love to come back to lodge and dive as there’s so many more dive sites to discover and explore! Definitely a ‘will-return-again’ dive resort for me!

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