Pura Vida Beach & Dive Resort

This place was beautiful!

I can’t think of anything I didn’t like

Great staff, 2nd time there! Went for diving! Carlos is a legend 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Breakfast was a bit basic! Apart from that all food was great.

Great beach and wonderful staff! The owner came by at least once a day to check on the guests and staff, which made us feel very well taken care of. We felt truly welcome throughout our stay, and there wasn’t a single thing missing. Everything was perfect.

Everything. The staff are amazing. The food is excellent. Breakfast was excellent with daily variations on the buffet. Rooms are excellent and accessibility was amazing. For sure will be back

The ongoing construction near to the spa was very disturbing while trying to have a relaxing spa. When one of the bills came when sat at the pool bar area the bill folder had feacies stuck on the back that my wife got on her hands. Bad end to amazing food and service

Bella spiaggia, camere pulite e in ottime condizioni. Personale molto gentile e sempre sorridente - filipino-style.

L’unico suggerimento è di valorizzare la spiaggia - ad esempio i cani randagi della zona fanno quello che vogliono sulla spiaggia, compresi i loro bisogni e questo è un grande problema igienico.

Pura Vida was a wonderful place to stay. The food was fantastic, with a consistently high level of quality, and the beautiful surroundings made it a very relaxing place to spend time. We particularly loved the authentic feel of the accommodation, with its charming house-style architecture, as well as the comfortable beds. For divers, the location is excellent, and the resort is a great base for exploring the underwater world around Dauin. The bar was also a lovely place to relax after a day of diving. Overall, Pura Vida combines great food, a beautiful setting, comfortable accommodation and a fantastic diving experience.

Ambience and chill vibes.

The garden was nice

Too expensive. Beach isn't the best. Not white sand.

Great location. Nice swimming pool close to the beach. The restaurant is very good and the staff is very friendly.

Excellent location, super nice wooden huts, garden, pools. Great breakfast and super staff. Such a wonderful stay with you 🤩

La situation, la gentillesse du personnel , les cocktails....

Everything!

Sehr schönes Resort, sauber und gepflegt und sehr gutes Essen.

Es gab nichts zu beanstanden.

Great room and location as well as kind and helpful staff.

Bathroom smelled bad.

Wunderschönes Resort. Zustand und Qualität der gebäude die Bauweise und die Arbeit die reingesteckt wurde erkennt man.Der Besitzer verdient ein Lob. Wenn in wieder auf der Insel bin werd ich sicher ein paar Tage hier verbringen

Very good beach resort and friendly staffs.

Everything

The resort and facilities were excellent, I complete my Open water dive course here and it was amazing thanks to the Dive team and the resort staff were always willing to help and support where needed

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Very friendly staff, good accomodation and services, room is always neat and clean, nice and peaceful environment, nice swimming pool and good resataurant. Affordable food and drinks. Good location from the City. About 15minutes walk to Marine Sanctuary. Highly recommended for tourists or family/friends vacation.

A great location and beautiful villas. The staff were exceptionally welcoming. It has an onsite Padi dive centre and two pools. Great for diving the Dauin coast.

Clean, comfortable

Water was warm not hot

Accueil et personnel très agréable Très jolie piscine vue mer .très joli bar à prix correct Bon petit déjeuner buffet Cadre en bord de plage et jardin tropical Transats très confortables Bungalow confortable avec jolie terrasse vue jardin Navette aéroport possible 1400 pp pour 2

Travaux bruyant le matin

The extensive grounds, right on the beach, the food was ok

A bit far from the city and the cost of the transportation to get anywhere is very high

Location at the Beach

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Beautiful beach and staff

Room was very small and had to keep the cases outside

Het duikresort ziet eruit om door een ringetje te halen . De tuin en de huisjes zijn heel goed onderhouden. Elke dag zijn ze bezig met de tuin en dat het er super mooi uitziet. De huisjes zijn ruim en alles is aanwezig . We hadden uitzicht op het zwembad en de zee en de duikschool. De zwembaden zijn mooi . Het personeel is super vriendelijk. Als je hier voor het duiken komt, zit je helemaal goed. Het klopt allemaal en is echt goed geregeld .

Het ontbijt kan echt beter . Er is elke dag een ander “ thema’ maar het aanbod is minimaal en soms niet echt lekker. Als het resort vol is , is het ‘s avonds te druk en lang wachten .

Location was good as was the resort layout. Staff were all friendly and helpful.

The whole resort inc diving school where spotless. Delicious food , knowledgeable staff and easy to communicate. Would definitely recommend.

Nice location. Beach front. Great land setting. Nice restaurant, bar and pools. Great service. Solid 10 on 10 for this part !

The house dive shop is underweling. Dives/equipment is 35% more expensive than others in the area. This would be acceptable for a superior experience, but it is not. More people on the boat, no fruit snacks in between dives, no lunch on the full day Apo island outing, credit card payment in USD at a 4% exchange rate on the Peso, Marine fees not included. Mike’s next door has all this included – and for a much lower price.

One of the most beautiful resort I've stayed at on my ling trip. Beautiful grounds very peaceful beach. Very accommodating staff.

I went there for a day trip to Apo Island. However, since it was a dive resort, they did not accommodate people who just wanted to visit the island for the day. They referred me to another company, not too far from the hotel. I was told I had to book it directly through the company and they would only accept cash which amounted to over $200. The price surprise me very much however I was very interested in taking the trip so I went to a local bank to get cash and was unable to withdraw enough money to go. Extremely disappointing! So if you're going to dive, it's fantastic if you're going to go to Apo Island go somewhere else.

Schöne Anlage, grosszügige Räumlichkeiten, sauber

Morgenessen zu wenig kalte Beilagen wie Aufschnitt versch. Käse oder anderes

Die Anlage ist sehr gepflegt und sauber, direkt am Meer gelegen und bietet eine entspannte Atmosphäre. Besonders hervorheben möchte ich das außergewöhnlich freundliche und aufmerksame Personal – man fühlt sich wirklich willkommen. Das Essen im Restaurant war durchweg gut und der Spa-Bereich mit den Massagen ist absolut empfehlenswert. Für Taucher ist das Resort zudem sehr gut organisiert und professionell.

Das Frühstück war insgesamt eher durchschnittlich und könnte etwas mehr Auswahl oder Frische bieten. Außerdem hatte ich den Eindruck, dass einige größere Stammgastgruppen teilweise sehr viel Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen. So war beispielsweise ein Bootsausflug nach Apo Island exklusiv für eine große Gruppe reserviert, was für andere Gäste etwas unflexibel wirken kann.

Un resort come te lo aspetti: due piscine, due bar, centro massaggi, spiaggia, palme…molto confortevole e con il personale più gentile e sorridente che si possa immaginare.

We had a perfect stay in Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort. The hotel is really pleasant, well decorated, perfectly maintained (special mention to the gardeners who keep the gardens and alleys neat and flowery) and all the staff provides a great service, always with a smile. We stayed in a Family room, combinaison of two adjacent rooms with two terrasses, which, though a bit small, fitted our needs. Excellent breakfast, proposing quality and fresh meals, with some variations everyday. Great catering and cocktails. And the cherry on the cake is definitely the dive center. We've never enjoyed such a great service on the boat and in the dive center to help us get equipped. The dive masters are very professional, providing good guidance in a relax atmosphere - special kudos to the dive masters Elina and Damron. Elina took care of the Junior Open Water certification for our 11 years old son, and he couldn't have had a better training and peaceful introduction to the magical world of diving. Elina is a perfect teacher, really patient and she handed our son all the keys to diving serenely. I'll remember the Sea Explorers' motto chanted by the great dive masters before each dive : "Dive with a smile" !

Nothing, everything was perfect !

Brilliant service clean and very comfortable

Was all fabulous

Great hotel best in town

Nothing all good

Sehr gutes Essen, sehr sauber Zimmer. Wir hatten einen Bambus Bungalow, der war etwas hellhörig. Aber wir waren trotzdem sehr zufrieden. Das Personal war sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend. Die Tauchbasis ist spitzenmäßig. Unser Tauchguide Jude hat uns sehr verwöhnt. Das Frühstück gibt es in Buffet form. Die Essensauswahl für das Mittagsessen und Abendessen ist groß (von Cordon Bleu bis Asiatisch gibt es alles). Die Preise sind ein bisschen höher als in anderen Resorts, aber für deutsche Verhältnisse vollkommen okay. Wir können das Pura Vida für Taucher sehr empfehlen

War alles Bestens. Nur noch ein Hinweis: Bein einchecken hat man uns darauf aufmerksam gemacht, dass es verboten ist extern gekaufte Speisen und Getränke mit ins Resort mitzunehmen.

Établissement très bien situé en bord de mer, jardins très bien entretenus, chambre propre et personnel attentionné.

Déjeuners corrects sans plus, et les repas ne sont pas au niveau du reste de l’établissement : c’est dommage car sinon ce serait très bien.

Tout ! Merveilleux endroit, magnifiquement entretenu, le personnel adorable, le petit déjeuner, le calme, l'esthétisme, la déco, même la pelouse est superbe !

Les prix du resto un peu chers...

Very nice place, hotel is on the beach, lovely view, have own diving center,

All good

Tout était parfait

Les prestations annexes comme les visites (twin lakes, Apo island ...) nous ont paru très chères.

beautiful luxury resort for those who love muck diving

grosse Suite, gutes Essen, Anlage

Die Suite lag direkt neben einer Baustelle, wo den ganzen Tag gearbeitet wurde. Der Lärm war unbeschreiblich sogar bis in den späten Abend..Es war so schlimm, dass wir den letzten Tag schon um 5 Uhr morgens ausgecheckt haben. Die Suite hatte ein Whirlpool, das aber schon kaputt war, genauso wie die die Armaturen, die schon in die Jahre gekommen sind.

Cleanliness and friendliness of staff.

Valentine’s Day dinner was a disappointment. Management needs to improve the service for a large number of reservations. Staff were unable to cope with the needs of the guests. We waited for an hour and a half for our food to be served and even worse it was cold that we couldn’t eat it. Steaks and the rest of the food were wasted.

다이빙에 최적화된 세심한 편의성과 위치 선정. 친절한 프론트데스크. 수심깊은 수영장.

다이빙센터 두 명의 여직원들이 너무나 불친절. 스노클링, 보트 투어 관련한 질문에 성의없고 오만한 태도. 매우 불쾌했음. 그 결과 호텔 아닌, 다우인 인근 다른 다이브센터 프로그램 알아봄.

All is amazing! No complains only that time goes to fast and can’t wait to be back.

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The food was ok but not great

Beautiful gardens, lovely rooms and resort with two pools with chilled pool bars. Dive shop on-site was great and friendly. The resort grounds are the best we’ve seen in over 2 weeks travelling. Staff friendly & short walk (700m) to main drag.

The setting next to the beach (snorkeling always with turtles!) Is great, the rooms are nice and clean with covered veranda, good breakfast buffet, nothing to complain about.

Der Ausflug nach Apo war super und es hat ein Gym!

Der Service beim Essen ist sehr langsam, aber sehr nett. Als Schnorchler ist man alleine gelassen. Die Team-Kommunikation auf dem Schiff hat nicht funktioniert.

Relaxing

Eigenlijk echt alles. De locatie, het personeel, het eten, de spa en t zwembad.

Het enige wat ik kan bedenken is dat de houten hutjes erg gehorig zijn. Er kwamen een nacht om 00:00 gasten aan naast ons. Het leek wel of ze in ons huisje stonden en maakten veel herrie. Opzich kan Pura Vida daar ‘niks’ aan doen maar misschien even melden als je laat arriveert je even aan de andere gasten denkt.

Amazing place, so professional, but at the same time friendly & relaxed...swim up bar at the pool, waterfall pool, right on the beach ..great knowledge & access to tours etc , Apo Island trip with Sea Explorers was outstanding..

Peaceful resort with beautiful garden and spacious rooms.

Breakfast wasn’t of great quality

Heel vriendelijk personeel Prima keuken Heerlijk uitzicht op zee

Wel heel erg op duiken gericht

Ruhig, schön gelegen, extrem freundliches Personal, total unkompliziert und hilfsbereit.

Keine Abzüge.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Nice swimming pools..great for small children. Amazing garden. Exceptionaly good breakfast. The beach is just a few meters from the room (be aware, the sand is not white,but black and there are many stones).Very near to the main street where you can buy anything, have great massage or find a few good restaurants.

Little bit older bamboo houses,where you can hear nearly everything from the houses next to you. This can be annoying.

Freundlich, sauber, leckeres Essen, tolle tauchbasis

Lage am Strand Sehr gute tauchbasis von sea explorers

Schönes Resort mit allem was das Herz begehrt. Wir hatten ein wunderbares Bambus Bungalow, das Resort bietet sämtlichen Komfort den man sich wünscht. Gute Küche, ein Pool, Liegestühle, eine gemütliche Bar und ein Spa zum enstpannen. Tauchcenter haben wir diesmal nicht genutzt. Die Erfahrungen aus dem letzten Jahr waren aber hervorragend.

Wer einen wunderbaren weissen Sandstrand erwartet, wird dort nicht fündig. Rund ums Resort ist der Strand auch sauber. Geht man aber etwas weiter, wird man recht schnell auf Plastikmüll stossen. Dafür kann das Resort natrülich nichts, schade ist es aber trotzdem.

Location was fabulous, rooms were amazing, staff were lovely.

Poor food options for vegetarian and vegan.

L’emplacement, les logements, l’accueil et la restauration

great

Really enjoyed our stay. Good diving, nice room and excellent staff.

The resort is very refreshing. Beautiful landscape with very hospitable, welcoming and very accommodating staff. The beach in front is clean. Clean and comfortable rooms. Accessible location. Filling breakfast.

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Overall great stay. Hotel was nice and clean. Staff was very accommodating and breakfast was good and balanced.

Mani pedi

Really beautiful tropical grounds with charming individual accommodations.

Birds were nesting in the ceiling space of our hut and made quite a racket on the tin roof under the thatch.

Really great hotel! Super clean, great pool, facilities and rooms very well maintained. Delicious food at the restaurant. Could not have asked for a better place to stay :)

Each hut is so charming.

Nicely organized, comfortable rooms, and pleasant amenities; super nice staff

It is mainly for divers

Great location, lovely staff, beautiful grounds. Really good massage! They made me tofu for breakfast every morning as I’m vegan and also had soy milk for my coffee which was hugely appreciated! Thank you!

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Lovely rooms/cottages. Very friendly staff. Nice gym, well equipped. Our family came over for a swim and the kids loved the pool. The owner made time to talk to us and referred us to their other location in Sipalay that we also visited. Next time we will stay there also! Thank you for a great time!

Very nice rooms, fresh water for free everywere. Service is perfect, nothing is to much. prizes are average. Clean resort. Only the beach is not that nice but we knew that. Overall perfect relax stay. Nice place feom where you can explore Dumaguete