Customer First Dive Resort The quality of Customer Service was good and exceeded my expectations. Thanks for your support upfront. Hope come coming November… read moreThe quality of Customer Service was good and exceeded my expectations. Thanks for your support upfront. Hope come coming November and enjoy Dumaguete and some nice dive-sites around there. All the best for this season. read less

Probably the best dive resort around Dumaguete Fifteen-villa high standard PADI 5* dive resort owned by British-Canadian couple and under the management of a British-Taiwanese couple. … read moreFifteen-villa high standard PADI 5* dive resort owned by British-Canadian couple and under the management of a British-Taiwanese couple. We stayed there for 12 days in early November. The resort is eco-friendly, e.g. you cannot buy drinking / mineral water or soft drinks in plastic bottles, so you have to buy aluminium bottles with the resort logo and then you can fill them up (for free) from a dispenser near the bar. Also eating your own meals bought outside the resort in rooms is prohibited. Breakfasts are served in the restaurant while lunches and dinners in the bar next to the pool (all meals a'la carte). Rented equipment is in excellent condition and cost 700 php daily. However, if you want to use the same set during your entire stay, you have to pay extra 300 php daily. Otherwise you will get different equipment every day. As the resort is Padi 5 * you can do a lot of training and courses during your stay. The Wi-Fi is rather average, the best in a common area, but in the rooms rather weak or almost no internet at all (room no 14). The villas are comfortable, however, during heavy rain at night our floor was a bit flooded. The room was clean, cleaned daily. The towels were changed daily or on request. The number of sockets in the room for charging cameras, torches etc. is insufficient. Tip: it's good to have… Fifteen-villa high standard PADI 5* dive resort owned by British-Canadian couple and under the management of a British-Taiwanese couple.
We stayed there for 12 days in early November.
The resort is eco-friendly, e.g. you cannot buy drinking / mineral water or soft drinks in plastic bottles, so you have to buy aluminium bottles with the resort logo and then you can fill them up (for free) from a dispenser near the bar. Also eating your own meals bought outside the resort in rooms is prohibited. Breakfasts are served in the restaurant while lunches and dinners in the bar next to the pool (all meals a’la carte).
Rented equipment is in excellent condition and cost 700 php daily. However, if you want to use the same set during your entire stay, you have to pay extra 300 php daily. Otherwise you will get different equipment every day.
As the resort is Padi 5 * you can do a lot of training and courses during your stay.
The Wi-Fi is rather average, the best in a common area, but in the rooms rather weak or almost no internet at all (room no 14).
The villas are comfortable, however, during heavy rain at night our floor was a bit flooded. The room was clean, cleaned daily. The towels were changed daily or on request. The number of sockets in the room for charging cameras, torches etc. is insufficient. Tip: it’s good to have your own extension cord with splitter.
Despite the fact that the resort is considered to be a paradise for muck divers, there was no camera room in the resort, and the boat was not equipped with a water-filled container to keep the camera in between the dives.
The engine of the only boat in the resort refused to work twice during our stay, so the plans and the location of the dives were quickly changed on the spot and we went to other places by jeep. It took some time to arrange everything since we were already on the boat transferred there by a small boat called ‘taxi’. It is necessary because of the very rocky seabed.
A big advantage during our stay was that during the entire stay we did not even hear a compressor for charging cylinders. All the staff were very professional, helpful and kind. The resort is safe and very well guarded 24/7.
After a dive you could have a nice time by the pool or in the bar chatting with other guests.
I heartily recommend the place to all divers and non-divers with families as well.

Thank you all for the great 12 days spent with you.

Special thanks to Rhanda (our dive guide during entire stay) for excellent care under water

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. More read less

Great Spot & Awesome Dive Team We came here to do one refresher dive and a bunch of dives at Apo Island. The dive team made… read moreWe came here to do one refresher dive and a bunch of dives at Apo Island. The dive team made us feel super safe and looked after, the equipment was great and the dive sites were incredible. Honestly never dived at a place like Apo Island!
From a resort point of view, we loved it! Stayed for 3 nights and loved our room, the gardens and the fact that we were out of the city. All in all a great place to relax & dive! Thank you Tim, Zoe, Jim & Michelle for having us and putting up with the bagpipes! read less

Great place, great people We stayed 10 days and had a great time. Diving was organized very professionally, the resort is very nice and… read moreWe stayed 10 days and had a great time. Diving was organized very professionally, the resort is very nice and relaxed. People in the resort are very good, friendly and fun. We had no wish left unattended and will definitely stay here again, if we come back to the area. read less

Underrated Highlight of the Philippine Dive Scene My partner and I spent three days at Liquid Dumaguete in September, completing our open water scuba certification. We planned… read moreMy partner and I spent three days at Liquid Dumaguete in September, completing our open water scuba certification. We planned out our stay about seven months in advance after a ton of research and reading reviews on visitors' overall experience… Take these reviews with a grain of salt because honestly, Liquid Dumaguete is totally underrated. This place is spectacular, way better than the reviews describe and photos depict. Especially for the price! As backpackers in our 20s, we didn’t have much cash to spare, yet for about $40 USD/night, this beautiful resort placed us in a king sized cottage with private bathroom, effective ceiling fan, running hot/cold water shower, soap and shampoo provided, soft towels, daily housekeeping, large front porch, and best of all: we were directly facing a gorgeous private beach with a full ocean view. We couldn’t believe it. And that was just our room. This place is tucked away on the coast of Dauin, making it accesible from the Airport and Dumaguete City, yet also very quiet and safe with a 24/7 security officer and cameras. Upon arriving by tricycle (although they will arrange a van for you if you prefer), we were greeted by the friendly staff with two complementary, deliciously cold welcome drinks. VERY nice touch. There are two large, clean swimming pools surrounded by lounging chairs and plush green grass in the middle of the resort. Steps away you’ll find an open-air tiki bar/restaurant… My partner and I spent three days at Liquid Dumaguete in September, completing our open water scuba certification. We planned out our stay about seven months in advance after a ton of research and reading reviews on visitors’ overall experience… Take these reviews with a grain of salt because honestly, Liquid Dumaguete is totally underrated.

This place is spectacular, way better than the reviews describe and photos depict. Especially for the price! As backpackers in our 20s, we didn’t have much cash to spare, yet for about $40 USD/night, this beautiful resort placed us in a king sized cottage with private bathroom, effective ceiling fan, running hot/cold water shower, soap and shampoo provided, soft towels, daily housekeeping, large front porch, and best of all: we were directly facing a gorgeous private beach with a full ocean view. We couldn’t believe it. And that was just our room.

This place is tucked away on the coast of Dauin, making it accesible from the Airport and Dumaguete City, yet also very quiet and safe with a 24/7 security officer and cameras. Upon arriving by tricycle (although they will arrange a van for you if you prefer), we were greeted by the friendly staff with two complementary, deliciously cold welcome drinks. VERY nice touch.

There are two large, clean swimming pools surrounded by lounging chairs and plush green grass in the middle of the resort. Steps away you’ll find an open-air tiki bar/restaurant with a huge menu, reasonable prices, great hours and friendly staff. An early morning upper-level breakfast bar opens at 6:30am which I loved visiting for a cup of coffee while watching the vibrant Philippine sunrise.

Additionally, the resort offers laundry service, massages at the on-site spa, secure gear-storage room, gear rinse station, outdoor showers, air-conditioned classrooms for certification courses and beachfront lounging chairs.

Each day we took the required steps for completing our scuba certification and we couldn’t have been more pleased. Our instructor, Sandra, was phenomenal. She was incredibly flexible with fitting in our whole course in three days, and truly gave us her all. There wasn’t a question she couldn’t answer nor a skill she could not perfectly demonstrate. Our instructor in training, Josh, was so helpful and such a pleasure to have around. On our four open water dives, we went to a variety of sites near the resort to see flourishing coral reefs and colorful schools of fish. Even 5 steps into the water in front of the resort was filled with beautiful coral reef ecosystems. What more could you ask for.

Suggestions to future visitors: First, come here if you plan on diving/swimming/snorkeling. If you don’t plan on those things, I’m not sure what you’ll be doing all day. And bring your own wetsuits if you can. Second, airfare to the Philippines in September is ridiculously inexpensive as it is their off-season. In fact, Typhoon Mangkhut hit while we were there, which made the water very murky for a few days and really interfered with our diving. If this is the only time you can afford to go, definitely still do, just keep that in mind. If you can afford to go in the non-rainy season you will probably have an even better time. Also they don’t tell you this but you CAN’T spearfish (or fish at all) in the water in front of the resort.

Suggestions to Liquid: We were under the impression that we were going to be going to Apo Island as part of our dive course, based on research we did. We were really disappointed when that wasn’t the case. We ended up going on our own later in our trip and it was phenomenal. You should definitely take all your dive guests there!! More read less

Great place to stay and dive. Friendly and fun I recently stayed at liquid and loved the place. The people were friendly and the dives were great. The guides… read moreI recently stayed at liquid and loved the place. The people were friendly and the dives were great. The guides were knowledible about the dive sites and i saw creatures I have never seen before.

The resort itself is a little piece of paradise, with a great bar and restaurant.

The surrounding area is typically Filipino and there is good nightlife in the resort or just a trike ride away. read less