Chindonan Dive and Beach Resort

Εάν ο κύριος σκοπός είναι να βουτήξετε, συνιστώ ανεπιφύλακτα αυτό το ξενοδοχείο και είναι πολύ οικονομικό. Το δείπνο είναι απλό αλλά έχει πολύ καλή γεύση. Ο ίδιος ο ιδιοκτήτης του ξενοδοχείου είναι ένας πολύ έμπειρος οδηγός για ναυάγια. Χρειάζονται λιγότερο από 10 λεπτά για να φτάσετε σε πολλά βυθισμένα πλοία από το ξενοδοχείο. Μπορείτε επίσης να επιστρέψετε στο ξενοδοχείο για να κάνετε ένα ντους και να πάρετε έναν υπνάκο το μεσημέρι.

From the start, Matt (manager and dive instructor) went above and beyond. He is fast to answer email and inquiries and his transfer from the airport to the resort was flawless. Everything was set up and as expected. The staff is super nice and accommodating. Jeff djs great music in the afternoons The rooms are spacious and very clean. Very safe resort to stay at. Totally worth spending the extra $$ on this resort. Aside from great accommodations and staff, the resort is smack in the middle of the wrecks so when the coast guard shut down Coron town dive operations, we were able to dive because of the protected area we were in and the close dive sites. Another reason it is worth the extra $$ is that it includes breakfast and dinner. These 2 meals were full meals and made to order. Delicious and tasty! Massages were right on the property and the gals did great pressure massages. I don’t know what laundry additive they use, but it is fantastic ! Water is all filtered so no concerns about that issue. Matt did an outstanding job leading and coordinating the daily trips. He kept track of individual divers to ensure the we would dive all the wrecks in the area rather than repeating.

This review should not reflect poorly on the staff or diving instruction, which was excellent. This a review on the management. Despite making our checkout time, and being ready by the time told to us by the hotel, we missed our flight due to a 30 minute delay caused by the resort not having their wire details ready. First, there should be more than a 30 minute buffer between guest arrival to the airport and last call to boarding. Secondly, if you aren't going to give that buffer, the management should take responsibility for the missed flight. Insultingly, they offered us a 15% discount on our next stay as compensation. Why would I want to stay at a remote resort that I can't count on to get me to my flight on time? I would be happy to amend this review if this is resolved, because otherwise I had a great experience. However, this interaction with management has soured it.

If you are looking for a dive resort for divers, owned/managed by divers, with excellent knowledge of the WWII wrecks, then this is the place for you. The resort is located ~30 min boat ride from Coron, on a beautiful isolated bay on north Chindonan Island. You are made feel welcome from the minute you set foot on the jetty, and part of the family atmosphere surrounded by chill vibe. We took a 10 day 14 dive package, which is excellent value for money (breakfast/dinner included), so that we could relax after a morning dive (or two) and catch the cool afternoon breeze on our balcony. The views and seclusion of the resort, friendliness of the staff, plus excellent (safe) wreck diving, is 5-star quality.

Perfect location, beautiful view. Really spacious and well-maintained bungalows with modern amenities. Professional, knowledgeable dive instructors and a friendly kitchen crew who can whip up western and Filipino dishes. Highly recommended!

Wonderful dive resort with excellent staff, but has some important changes to make. We visited this resort in February 2023. We had a great stay with the staff and the accommodation and the diving. The resident, in-house dive instructor is incredibly helpful and has a knowledge about the wrecks and the resort, that is very rare to find. Their Divemaster was also really good. The kitchen staff prepare the best food. A great team. The Danish owner, Per, is also a great guy... If you catch him before 10 in the morning. After that, he starts drinking a strong local beer called 'Red Horse' and his mood quickly changes to paranoid and aggressive. He lets everyone know that he 'doesn't trust anyone'. Even his own family 😢 But the next morning, he forgets everything he has said and expects everyone else to! We noticed that most of his staff disappear between lunchtime and the evening, probably to avoid his increasing paranoia and bad mood. When he is drunk, he has absolutely ZERO management skills and instead shouts at his most loyal staff. He screams at them, in front of guests, calls them 'stupid ******' and it's unbelievable that anyone stays with him. We even saw him throw a dive mask at the dive instructor because the strap was broken! We would love to go back to Chindonan Dive Resort if he either isn't there or he changes his behavior. All of the guests there at the same time as us, talked about his bad attitude. Everyone said they will not go back if he is there. He will eventually destroy his business if he continues drinking all day and bullying his staff. The best people that work for him, will certainly leave him one day if he doesn't change. But even when that happens, he will probably not understand why and still blame everyone except himself. It's a great resort but it has a questionable future with an owner who tells anyone who will listen, that he is 'the boss'. He openly tells his staff 'you are here to serve me''. The staff there seem so afraid of making a mistake that they do nothing, because he lets everyone know that 'I do everything alone'. 'I have no support ' and 'I am alone'. He gets upset when staff do not do what he wants them to do but when they do anything at all, he complains that it isn't good enough! He doesn't know how to manage people except for shouting at them. Very sad to see. A beautiful resort, wonderful people but an owner that is risking everything by behaving so badly.