Blue Ribbon Dive Resort

You can easily drive here from Metro Manila. It took about 3 hours from our place. We used a pinned location in Google Maps. The stairs going down the resort is long and narrow. Its also not easy with a dive gear. There is limited parking slots in front of the resort. Only breakfast is included in your stay. You pay Ala carte for lunch and dinner. They offer and customize vegetarian food. The room cost does not meet my expectation especially since we are out mostly the whole day. Hot water is an issue and the water pressure. In terms of diving, it was okay. They offer towels and even hot coffee after our dive. They also have to improve their communications. Several times we dont get the response we want from email because they dont respond to all. They accept cash, gcash, and bank transfer.

I had an incredible experience at Blue Ribbon Dive Resort in June, and I can't thank Jonathan Venn enough for his warm hospitality and expertise. From the moment I arrived, I felt welcomed and well taken care of. The "Intro to Tech" course was absolutely fantastic—well-structured, informative, and empowering. I'm grateful for the knowledge and confidence I gained through this program. As for resort itself, it is very quiet. Perfect escape from big city. Staff is very welcoming and helpful. Good is good and portions are big. It has both western and local cuisine. Maybe you need to bring with you pocari if you drink it while diving. A special shoutout to Jefferson Zapata and the other instructors for their professionalism, patience, and passion. Their guidance made every dive memorable and safe, and their enthusiasm truly enhanced the entire experience. The diving excursions were breathtaking, and I appreciated the personalized attention and care from the entire team. Thanks again to everyone at Blue Ribbon Dive Resort for an unforgettable adventure. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for top-notch diving and outstanding service. I was diving for a week. Still a lot of sites I didn’t discover. I can't wait to return!

Nice diving place. Good guide, we enjoyed the dessert very much.

There is nothing near by so you have to eat at the hotel but the food was terrible. We didn't have a single good meal the 6 nights we were there. At best the food was edible although we also had a, still raw in the middle omelette, and pizza with barely melted rubbery cheese and raw tomato slices on top. The room was okay, sheets were clean but the bathroom was terrible, hardly any water coming out of the shower because of the limescale and knobs were coming off the wall. Lots of mess and trash around the pool and on the little beach in front of the hotel. There is lots of staff but they are mostly busy on their phone, smoking or laying in the gazebo by the pool. I didn't mind them using the gazebo because the floor has a whole in it and feels like it can give way any time and the sofa had weird stains. There are 3 small and yapping dogs that live at the hotel. They bark a lot mostly late evening and early morning. One of the dogs likes to pee against the furniture in the lobby next to the kitchen. Staff was friendly enough when you need something but you have to approach them. The diving centre isn't PADI certified any more. Which made sense after we did a dive with them and notices the same lack of attention to detail when it came to the diving equipment. We rented our set and had a leaking BCD and a broken valve on a regulator, that the staff hadn't noticed and were sending us out with on our dive. We also weren't provided with a depth indicator.

A very pet friendly cute diving spot. Love the staff very helpful and the food is great for me. They’ve got good portions and I really enjoyed the flavors. They’ve got both international and local Filipino food available Diving is pretty awesome as well. As we’ve stayed multiple of resorts around Mabini Batangas and they were willing to drive us to Mainit Corner and did our dives out there which are fantastic. ( we came first week of Sept rainy season ) Owner is very accommodating as well and friendly. Prices are pretty straight forward. And no hidden fees included on the room, food, and dives. Only downside is the toilet shower wasn’t working well and the stairs going down to the resort was pretty stiff and not good for senior citizens. Love the balcony and we even put on our hammick. Definitely recommended. And we will get back again though.