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Reviews of Blue Ribbon Dive Resort

3 out of 5
Blue Ribbon Dive Resort
National Road Ligaya Mabini Anilao, Mabini, Calabarzon

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Martin, Wellingborough

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Professional dive masters for diving… wish them to complete their extension to have more rooms
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved Blue Ribbon - a small hotel designed for divers. The diving was excellent and Jeff was a first class frogfish spotter (although we tried but ultimately failed to find a waddling one...). All the staff working at the hotel/dive centre were kind, friendly and hard-working. The rooms are basic but you have everything you need, and the bed was comfortable. We particularly enjoyed the food offered by the restaurant. For such a small hotel there really was an exceptionally large menu and everything we ate we would have re-ordered. We recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Myself and my girlfriend have just stayed for 11 nights at Blue Ribbon Dive Resort in March 2023. Basic accommodation but with sunset views to die for each evening from the seawiew balcony. What a great place with fantastic diving every single day at so many different locations! Quite simply it is run by divers for divers. They have wonderful coral reef diving with exceptional sites, some just minutes from the resort, providing daily sea turtles, amazing brightly coloured nudibranch and sea creatures for macro photography. There is also a wreck dive or the beautiful Sombrero island that is sightly further away. Every dive instructor we had was so professional and knowledgeable, especially Jeff, Dang and Ogie. The office and bar staff were also friendly and extremely helpful when needed.  The resort has a first class local and international menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner with all meals cooked to order (a lot of the divers staying elsewhere would eat there before returning to their hotels). We would normally go out to eat in the evenings but there was simply no need to. They have some lovely, well looked after dogs It's fairly obvious that all of the Blue Ribbon staff are happy in their work, which is usually a very good sign, and this is one of the reasons that we will definitely be back again 😁
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Jon on 24 Apr 2023
Thank you so much for the kind words and great review. Glad you enjoyed yourself and look forward to seeing you again

10/10 Excellent

Bernard

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place on ocean. Rooms were clean and spacious. Staff very accommodating. Pool and beach area were pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Dominador

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit underwhelmed & room for improvement
Check-in: There’s a steep flight of stairs heading down to the resort. We tried the intercom to ask for assistance, but it wasn’t working. We eventually lugged down our own luggages. Upon checking-in, they only prepared one room instead of my two room booking. It was eventually resolved, but I was scared we wouldn’t have enough accommodations for a few minutes as it was a small resort with few rooms. Room: Pretty basic, but clean. What I didn’t like though was that we could hear the sounds of footsteps from the floor above us and there seems to be some cigarette smells coming in from somewhere. Property: Landscaping could be improved for a better vibe. A few more plants can go a long way. Seeing just a lot of soil looks kinda sad. Common areas are just okay. Wifi connection is on/off, but this is expected in the area. Food: Hit and Miss, I personally recommend the Tikka Masala, Fajitas, and Curries. Serving is quite big, can be shared by two in some instances. For breakfast, stick to the Filipino options or the omelette. I think some of the menu items are a bit overpriced. Dive Shop: Quite good and complete, price is competitive as well among the options in the area. They tend to group divers from the resort into one boat that typically leaves at 9AM. Others: I like that their checkout time is at 2PM, right. Take note that in settling your balance, there is 5% surcharge if paying by credit card. Should have informed us beforehand so I could prepare cash.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Che wei

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
maybe again, but
There are 101 stairs from the road down to the resort, so if you have any problems with your legs, this place is not recommended. Down somewhat easier, but up.... Worst thing was that owners dogs and cats were all over and that was very annoying. One dog urinated on my bag on the floor at the table while we were eating. What kind of restaurang is this? Disgusting. Otherwise place was nice and staff friendly and professional.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Jon - Owner on 17 Sept 2020
Hi Frank Thanks for staying with us and I'm sorry about the bag. Due to the Pandemic, we've been housing the staff, as we are on a skeleton crew, so all our pets have come together. This will be changed as soon as business picks up and the staff house can be rented again. We've only just been able to open for business, and we realise its not an ideal situation to have all the pets running around, but nowhere else to put them. We are trying to lock them up when people are eating. The steps are a pain, but pretty much all of Anilao is like this, built on a cliff. Anyways, thanks for staying with us and for the nice words. Hope to get you diving next time! Thats what we are known for!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Jon on 20 Oct 2019
Thank you for the rating

8/10 Good

Kendra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The staff was friendly and helpful, but were talking loudly early in the morning right outside the guest rooms. We loved the deep pool. The roof had a leak and the restaurant menu didn’t have much variety. But the hotel allowed us to use snorkeling gear and arranged a nice boat trip for us. Beware you must be able to climb a long flight of stairs to go to and from the hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Jon on 20 Oct 2019
Thank you for staying Kendra We did find a bit of a leak, but fixed it after you checked out. Sorry about that, lot of rain when you were staying. Unfortunately most resorts here have a long climb, as a lot of Anilao is built on the hill/cliff face. Glad you enjoyed your snorkeling.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, good and big portion of food, free water, coffee and tea. The room is clean and big enough. The diving gear is in best condition. The knowledge of the divemasters is excellent. Im happy to choose Blue Ribbon for my holiday. Can only recommend for everyone.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Jon on 12 Sept 2019
Thank you for your kind words, was a pleasure having you here. Jon

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Jon on 17 Aug 2019
Thanks a lot for your rating :)

10/10 Excellent

Arye

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ריזורט טוב
המלון מרוחק מהעיר, הרבה מדרגות, צוות המלון ומועדון הצלילה מאוד נחמדים, מומלץ למי שרוצה שקט ולצלול
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gene, Quezon City

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location of property close enough to Manila. I like that it is small and personalized. Dive was amazing. Instructor and guides were great. Staff were very friendly and the meals were very good. Only drawback is the looooong stairway up and down to the resort. But to someone who is more fit I'm sure it's a minor issue. Thank you, John for an overall excellent stay! We enjoyed it very much and no doubt you will be seeing us again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Jon on 17 Aug 2019
Thanks for the Review Gene, was an utmost pleasure having you here. We hopefully will be fixing the stairs very soon with landing areas and such, so its slightly easier..its the problem all over Anilao, its all very steep :) Anyways, thanks again, I think I'm getting fitter on the stairs....

8/10 Good

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hideaway spot
It is in a remote spot but nice place for sunrise and sunsets. They live up to their name being a prime spot to learn how to dive.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Jon on 22 Jun 2019
Thank you Eugene for staying with us, and thank you for your kind words :)

10/10 Excellent

Man Shan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly From My Heart!
Amazing sunset view at the bar and dinning area. Cosy; staff are friendly and welcoming! Good Value.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Jon on 2 May 2019
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed yourself

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Jon on 12 Apr 2019
Thank you for your rating :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This small resort was clean, quiet and causy. The staff and the owner were helpful and nice. The room was clean and quiet. The dive gear was new and well maintained and the dive staff was competent. The food was good too!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Jon on 2 Jan 2019
Thank you very much for staying with us and thank you for taking time writing us a review. Hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

AEJI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for Divers and others
I stayed 2 nights there. Friendly staff and the fantastic view of the resort as well as numerous food. I ordered several dishes and all are satisfying. I and my kid are not divers but had happy time there at the shore. One thing that needs to be corrected is the time of check out. The page at Hotels.com says it's 2p.m., but actually it is 12p.m. If you want the private picking up service, please contact to the resort. Thanks for all.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Macky on 21 Feb 2024
Thank you very much for staying with us AEJI, Hope to see you again here next time. Will check it with the hotels . com ,

10/10 Excellent

Staffan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good, friendly atmosphere. Nice bar, small but nice. Good room with nice sea view but no remote to aircon so it was little to cold. Easy to hear what was going on in other room!!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Jon on 2 Jan 2019
Hi Steffan Thank you for staying with us, glad you enjoyed your stay. We've now fixed the aircon so the remote is now working, should be a bit warmer next time you visit :)