Mike's Dauin Dive Resort

My girlfriend and I stayed for one week at Mike's, and we highly recommend this resort to anyone visiting Dauin, especially divers. The location is perfect: right on the beach, yet not too isolated, with nice restaurants nearby (but the Mexican food at the resort itself is already amazing!). The diving here was fantastic. My girlfriend completed her AOW course with instructor Gabby, who is extremely professional and passionate about diving. He’s a calm, patient instructor with clear briefings so the student knows exactly what is expected. We also joined dives with Raul and Ace who are both excellent guides who can spot all the incredible critters Dauin is famous for. They are able to find the tiniest creatures which makes this a paradise for macro photographers. Also a big thank you to all the staff at Mike's who made our week extra comfortable. Their service was beyond exceptional.

Mike’s resort is a typical diving resort, like you find in the best places in the world for diving. Basically a 3* beach resort with a pool, bar and restaurant and everyone staying comes for the underwater world. The lack of luxury is more than compensated by the friendliest and knowledgeable staff: both the local people from Negros and Apo Island and the internationals from the US and UK. Our girls got their PADI OW certification here and are now confident divers, doing several more dives in the Philippines. Rooms are comfortable and have a good shower and air conditioning. And a TV, but we never used it. It’s a quiet place on the beach, most guests were in their room at 10PM, when we were there. Sometimes the dogs bark in the night (there are dogs everywhere in the Philippines, and are taken care of by the community) The diving is great, both along the shore as around Apo Island (unique experience!). A lot of fish and other uderwater life. Turtles can easily be spotted snorkeling directly of the beach in one of the open water sanctuaries close by the resort. The dive guides are very experienced, with probably 1,000+ scuba dives each. And most of them started young as free divers and know all the good spots around. Kitchen is great too, with the nicest local staff. Next to that you will find a couple of good places for people who like healthy vegan food. We loved the one at the yoga studio at the central square. Will definitely recommend going to Mike’s resort and probably come back there if we get the chance.

Had the most amazing stay from the warm welcome from the moment I got to the resort. Everything was great and everyone who works at Mikes and the boat crew, dive masters/guides absolutely brilliant. I loved it that much i extended my stay twice!! The diving was amazing and Apo Island was great 😊 I was a solo traveler and 100% would recommend to everyone. Plenty of places to go and explore, food was great especially the burritos. Thanks again for an amazing stay 🫶🏼

Princess treatment from start to end! Everything from the warm welcome and always joyful staff to the witty diving instructors - the people in this place are indeed heartwarming, considerate and a upmost delight to be around! And the place itself - Waow! They take such good care of the garden, the pool area and the rooms. The dives are amazing too! Mantas, turtles, cool colourful creatures and magnificent reefs. The instructors and crew take care of everything, and they always communicate✨ We what to thank all the people in this place for giving us the best experience possible and a relaxing holiday! For everyone considering to go - GO!

It’s a great place to stay for divers, particularly older divers. They take care of all your equipment, the boat comes back to the resort between dives, and the ladder from the boat is easy to climb. Restaurant is solid but be warned that food takes time. We tried to get around this by ordering, going back to our room for 30 minutes, then coming out. No bueno. We still waited. We also tried to what’s app an order while we were out - no one answered. You wouldn’t think this is a big deal but they run a timely dive boat operation and will check and check to make sure you are ready. I’d suggested more communication with the kitchen. If they are running behind the boat should run late. Rooms are solid. Air conditioning, hot water, all the stuff you want. The mattress is pretty thin and my butt would get uncomfortable. I solved this by putting my own travel pillow on my butt. They also don’t break with Philippine dive resort tradition of providing only one pillow. It’s a shame as this could be a stand out feature. Pool is perfectly good for a quick dip - don’t expect a hot tub or water slides. Staff are super friendly. Nothing is too much trouble if you ask. Overall very solid.