Almira Diving Resort — Hotel in Panglao

We came to this resort with no reviews to read and no recommendations to hear. I'm glad that the choice to stay in this resort is good enough. We enjoyed the long stay in this relaxing, very peaceful, and very close to nature atmosphere.||||Sandie pick us up in the seaport and its a surprise, he gave us an upgraded room with our booked price....whohooooh! its a very large room with one double bed with an extra pull out bed. The room has a mini dining table (can be a working table as well), a large screen tv, a bigger refrigerator, large bathroom with good hot and cold shower. Wifi is at excellent connection. Breakfast is good enough, the longganisa really taste good with coffee and fresh fruits. Food is good enough at a cheaper price and in a large servings.||||This resort is very young. Everything seems new...newly built up rooms, the sheets, curtains, towels are fresh and new. Swimming pool is large and lovely and its irresistible, what i appreciate the most...it has a separate portion/division designed for scuba diver/diving students (where most diving resorts dont have). Gardens/surroundings are very clean. The sea is deep, it lies in a cliff, and is ideal for diving and not for swimming for it does not have a shoreline.||||Some limitations at this resort: the place is in a secluded area, the main highway is more or less a kilometer away, public transpo is not viable...the easiest one it to rent a motorbike to move around. No convenience store/pharmacy nearby so better equipped yourself with the basics when you come to this place. I really appreciate the staff especially sandie who drove us to the convenience store to buy some stuff and even volunteered to buy medicine for our child. ||||Other guests checked out earlier than us so imagine the life and the comfort of a lone guest in this resort...it feels like we own the resort...we swim in the pool alone and roam around alone...its a bonus privacy then. They dont have much nor offer outdoor activities yet. Because we were the only guest, staffs go home at 5pm and we're left with a security guard. At night you'll hear nature at its best (the sound of a crickets and frogs).||||Thank you Almira Resort for the great...

When we arrive at the airport there is no one from the resort to pick us up even that we stated in our booking that we need transfer to and from the airport. We call them after everyone else at the airport was gone. The man, "aka' lito" on the other line tell us that the driver was no where to be found (only to find out that he is infact the driver). So we hired a van going to the resort referred by a local and charge us 600 pesos. When we arrive at the resort, we were disappointed due of:||1. It was not the beachfront that we expect, it was actually a cliff that has stairs so you can swim in the shallow water. (When we get there the wave is a little strong. Not suitable for kids and elders.)||2. The restaurant has a limited menu. No child meal. The ingredients is limited.||3. The location of the resort was far away from everything. If you chose to stay there make sure you have everything you need or better yet ask the driver to stop on a covenient store before proceeding to the resort. (Water, medicine, hygienic needs and something to munch on just in case you dont like the list of menus that they offer.||||We are about to cancel our booking the moment we land our bags in the room because it is not what we expect to have. But then, the owner said that it was not possible, so instead they offer to bring us to the white sand beach and a ride going back to the airport free of charge.||||During our stay, (4days and 3 nights) we realize that it was not bad after all. Because on the second day we had our countryside tour and on the 3rd day we went to the beach. So we just stayed in the room just to have a rest. We even try to jump on the cliff (molave resort area). Something you can write in your bucket list.||||"Lito" and the other guy in the kitchen/restaurant "aka" jose has been very good to us. I just feel that jose in the kitchen was a little shy that makes him look that he is unhelpful.||||The linen has an odor, probably because it has kept in the cabinet and it has not been wash for so long.||||It was a peaceful place, however the resort needs to replenish their supplies (basic necessities) and they need to train their staffs, especially in...

I went to Bohol and was looking for a Resort and Ended up being here. It was amazing. I felt like a Princess. They were attending to my needs. I appreciate the Hospitality they had given me. Would ask me if there's anything I need. ||||- These past few months Ive been wanting to go to a far place away from wifis, away from a busy city and just all mother nature to have a good relaxation and this is the perfect place. ||||- I met the owner and she was kind enough to welcome me in her humble resort. The Pool is Amazing. From the moment I saw it I wanted to jump in. The owner gave me a proper set of expectation that its quite far from the city and from other resorts. However, They have a grocery about 10 minutes drive where you can buy food but its not really needed as there's a lot of food in the resort. The food is good. home cooked meals :) just like what I wanted.||||- The Price is affordable, its actually cheap considering the pick up from the ATO (Airport) to the resort and back (its actually free which they told me). Other Hotels/ Resorts in my previous vacations doesn't have that usually they'll charge you of 400.00 one way. ||||- The Function Room is big! its beautiful. ||||- The place doesn't have a sand, its got literally a Cliff for people who like Cliff Diving this is the place. There's also stairs on the way to the sea. ||||-The room is BIG too! I didn't use much of my gadgets, but the Wifi is pretty good. Rooms are clean and has toiletries and good Bed. ||||||- There's also a place where you can just sit and have your coffee in a beautiful morning facing the sea. A perfect way to Relax :) ||||- I would definitely go back. This is a BIG HELP for an office girl like me. Very Big Help. I feel Healthy because of a good sleep and the nature that surrounds me its...