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Reviews of Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort

Bounty Beach Malapascua Island, 6013 Daanbantayan, Philippines

#2 of 16 hotels in Daanbantayan

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 107 hotel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.8

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    8.9

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 2 April 2025

    9.0
    Quaint, comfortable resort with reputable dive centre in prime beachfront location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit noisy from local / neighbour hotel bar with live music at the weekends until 11pm. Not ideal if rising super early in the morning for diving - but under the hotel’s control. Breakfast was functional but nothing particularly standout.

    Good location on the beachfront. Friendly, attentive, kind and professional staff. Reputable dive centre partnering in main building. Nice personable touches each day per room and all round good quality.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our stay at the resort has been an absolute delight. From the moment we arrived, the warm hospitality of the staff made us feel right at home. Every detail of the accommodation was perfect, providing a serene and comfortable escape. The manager's attentiveness and graciousness added an extra touch of excellence, ensuring that every need was met with a smile. It truly has been a memorable experience, and we leave with hearts full of gratitude.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2025

    10
    Fun place to stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very well run resort right on the beach. Great dive center, bar and food.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2025

    9.0
    beautiful rooms, wonderful garden, just a lovely place!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    breakfast buffett was comparatively boring (except the fresh juices!), all in all not the cheapest place

    lovely compound with a lush garden, beautiful lighting; the bungalow was well designed, clean and spacious, beds super comfy, the shower was very good, the staff was amazin, the welcome procedure in itself outstanding; free calamansi-infused water while you sit on the beach; genuinely liked the restaurant (try the philippine tapas!)

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2025

    10
    Strongly recommended.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    This is a great place to stay in Malapascua. The personnel, food, drinks, room, and the beach in front of the room were all really nice.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2025

    10
    Very nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very nice room Quiet location Beachfront with sun loungers and bean bags Food is tasty in restaurants Staff are very helpful and friendly Would recommend

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2025

    10
    Excellent stay with super staff and location to make it a happy place!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to not like!!!

    All was perfect

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2025

    10
    Looking for calm friendly relaxing comfortable and very service oriented location to enjoy a couple of days in pure chil
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We like everything…. Nothing there to dislike

    What is there not to like about the property? Great ambiance, excellent location, super staff, great rooms, professional dive center, nice menu, great drinks, cozy, clean, friendly, environmentally oriented no plastic policy, one word GREAT

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2025

    10
    Beautiful island hotel directly on the beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wifi was not always working properly.

    Beautiful place, directly on the beach. This is how you imagine your stay on an island. The boat that transferred us to the island stopped directly at the beach of the hotel. The views are simply wonderful. Nice atmosphere, and very friendly, helpful staff.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 February 2025

    10
    Made my birthday experience the very best! I loved the sunsets from this location while enjoying happy hour and making n
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is the place you must stay when staying in Malapascua! Everything is super lux and detailed with great love. The staff are tops and the beachfront vibes are spectacular.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very kind staff, close evrything, many restaurants, beach, PADI dive centers.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good choice for divers looking for beach front location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location next to the beach. Very good food. But you have to book first floor (not the ground floor) otherwise you will have lot of people passing by in front of your room. Good dive shop inside hotel.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    9.0
    Great resort with personalised service. Nice beach vibe for sunset cocktail hour. Good food.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Layout of the resort. Comfortable rooms and the food & beverage was excellent. Nice beach vibe for cocktails at sunset.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2025

    10
    Perfect location and an incredible resort, friendly accommodating staff. Amazing cocktails!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 9 nights

    Breakfast spread was lovely although it would have been good to have bacon daily.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2025

    10
    Will be back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location, standard and service is topp notch :)

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Maybe just the water flow in the shower, but that is true to many places in here.

    The best place we stayed at the Philippines. Has it all. Great designed room, the best staff, all the facilities, very comfortable and large bed, right in the beach, we would have stayed longer if we could.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    9.0
    It was a wonderful stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our credit cards did not work on reception’s ATM machine when we checked out. All of our 5 credit cards did not work & gave “Refusal”. Apparently it’s common for asian’s credit card, but somehow our US credit card also did not work. Make sure to bring extra cash in case your card does not work.

    Location by the beach and the vibe

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    8.0
    Best stay in the Philippines
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Service in bar and restaurant was slow. Breakfast only ok. They forgot to make our early breakfast order when we were going diving.

    Great location and nice rooms (we stayed in a sea view room with balcony). Comfortable loungers on the beach and good sunset happy hour.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really

    Super nice place for none scuba diverse too. Great staff tasty food and location location location. And of course spa, gym at sister hotel super nice to

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2024

    9.0
    Little paradise hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no hot water in the sink of the bathroom. Diver alert - the dive center at the hotel is very expensive. Easily 50% more then most dive shops. It’s managed by a separate company than the hotel. When we asked why the price difference there was no explanation. Many good dive shops in the area - so google your way if you want better pricing.

    It’s a beautiful property on the beach. Staff is super professional and nice. Great restaurant and overall the vibe of the property is super cool.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 November 2024

    10
    Excellent venue for divers. Very welcoming, great food, comfortable room
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only gripe is nothing to do with the hotel. At some other venue nearby, on the sunday night very very loud music prevented us from sleeping well which which is a pain when you have to get up at 0430 to get ready for diving. It went on until at least 1 am. It was clearly organised event and I don’t know if it happens every Sunday.

    Location was excellent if you are a diver and want to see thresher sharks. Great dive operation on site. The room was comfortable with a lovely balcony. The restaurant was great, very convenient and the food varied and delicious. The staff were great and very helpful. Having a cocktail by the beach watching the sunsets, which were beautiful, was a wonderful experience.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We realised when we left that the transfer price from Cebu city that we paid to the hotel was extremely high (and cash only) compared to other ways. Maybe explain to your guests that there is other and 5 times cheaper options to come from Cebu city to Malapascu (public minivan etc...).

    This place is a little paradise where every detail has been thought after, nothing missing in my opinion !

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 November 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wifi in our room was not really there, but the staff tried to help as much as they could and even gave us a phone for a hotspot in the room.

    Great staff was very helpful with anything. Tried their very best to make our stay as convenient and nice as possible. Came up with solutions for our problems right away. Clean rooms, great location, best dive center right next to the resort.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 November 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful hotel with good location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little bit to much business with the boats a long the beach.

    The location was good, beautiful beach. Divecenter good. Staff good, breakfast buffé good, could be some more variation. Everything we needed was there.

    Stayed in November 2024

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