Mermaid Resort — Hotel in Puerto Galera

I have been to Sabang in the past and stayed in the Mermaid Resort. There are some changes in the transportation to and from Sabang. Currently, there is no regular boat connection from Batangas to Sabang. You need to choose a connection to Puerto Galera and then go by trike for 20 min to Sabang. When I was faced with the problem to leave the island the hotel staff and the owner of the hotel helped me to secure a boat ticket from Balatero back to Batangas. You can only buy the ticket (from the boat company) on the same day (which does not make sense at all) and not in advance. This means if the boat is full on that day before you arrive at the ticket counter then you have to stay on the island. The Mermaid staff sent an employee to purchase my ticket early in the morning of my departure so I could easily make it back to Batangas. ||I also like the hotel because the owner built in an own water filtration system to process the regular tap water before it reaches the hotel guests. In the Philippines it is not safe to drink regular tap water and you should even brush you teeth with bottled water. ||Overall the hotel is very clean and the associated dive shop of the Mermaid resort puts safety first for its guests. That means all the dive guides are local and know all othe dangers of rapidly changing weather conditions and the currents in the ocean. ||I will return to the...

I have been to Sabang in the past and stayed in the Mermaid Resort. There are some changes in the transportation to and from Sabang. Currently, there is no regular boat connection from Batangas to Sabang. You need to choose a connection to Puerto Galera and then go by trike for 20 min to Sabang. When I was faced with the problem to leave the island the hotel staff and the owner of the hotel helped me to secure a boat ticket from Balatero back to Batangas. You can only buy the ticket (from the boat company) on the same day (which does not make sense at all) and not in advance. This means if the boat is full on that day before you arrive at the ticket counter then you have to stay on the island. The Mermaid staff sent an employee to purchase my ticket early in the morning of my departure so I could easily make it back to Batangas. ||I also like the hotel because the owner built in an own water filtration system to process the regular tap water before it reaches the hotel guests. In the Philippines it is not safe to drink regular tap water and you should even brush you teeth with bottled water. ||Overall the hotel is very clean and the associated dive shop of the Mermaid resort puts safety first for its guests. That means all the dive guides are local and know all othe dangers of rapidly changing weather conditions and the currents in the ocean. ||I will return to the...

I have been several times now and mermaid resort never disappoints, everything about mermaids is way above standard {you won't find better accommodation in sabang} ||they have excellent room's with friendly and helpful staff to mawaterke your stay as comfortable as possible, with a restaurant serving excellent food.||The dive centre based on right on the water edge on one of the best dive centre's i have seen anywhere with staff and facilities to match. The diving in sabang is my main reason for staying in sabang with mermaids,., however a few week's ago i suffered a bout of [decompression illness ] after i had finished a 4 days of diving. I had not dived outside of dive tables or broke any rules,, [the dive team see's that all diver's stay within limits } it just happened., AS soon as i became ill the staff took me straight to the hospital where a stayed for two night's having treatment,., while as was in hospital a member of the dive team was with me 24/7, some of the staff and owner visited me and showed genuine concern which was nice,. I honestly could not asked for better support from management and staff,., mermaids resort and diving get's my full...