Siladen Resort & Spa

We stayed at both Siladen and Coral Eye (same management) for 10 days. Both are incredible, but also quite different. Siladen is attuned to its environment. You eat buffet style at tables set on the beach. The cabins are wooden and fit the local style. The pool and common areas look out over a nearby volcano. The Bunaken National Park is nearby, assessable by a short boat ride, and offers unsurpassed snorkeling among turtles, fish and coral. Coral Eye is far more refined. You are served your meals in a new facility. The cabins are polished cement. The pool and common areas are separated from the beach and sea by vegetation. The best snorkeling is right off the pier but nowhere near the level of Bunaken. It’s a gorgeous resort - it could be the location for White Lotus - but not especially Indonesian. We split our time between these two, and if you have time I’d recommend that. If you have to choose, go for Siladen. The management of both is exceptional. The service level is well above anything you’ll find elsewhere in Indonesia.

For 3 people sharing one cabin, the cost per night, including transportation and 5 days of snorkeling, is close to $900/night. It’s a premium experience and not inexpensive. But you have memories to last a lifetime.

12 von 10!!! Wunderschöne Anlage, perfekte Grösse, herzliches Personal. Das Essen ist der Wahnsinn! Offenes Bad finden wir sehr schön, Sauberkeit tiptop!Wir würden sofort wieder kommen :-)

Der Preis für den Transport (Boot) zum Hotel könnte etwas günstiger sein bzw. näher bei den lokalen Preisen - aber das ist jammern auf sehr hohem Niveau :-)

Beautiful resort, great service and location. Excellent management, cater for all your needs. Extensive and varied house reef for snorkeling.

The boat trips are expensive and extra charge on top for each time you enter water from boat for snorkeling

So many things to say about this amazing place! We travel regularly- every 6/8 weeks - and this location ranks in the top 5 places we have stayed in the region as well as globally. Food - hands down the best we have ever had at a resort, including private charter liveaboards. Staff - just exceptional. Knew how to do their job while having fun, being simply delightful. They went well above and beyond in every interaction. Everything was easy and enjoyable. Mission & Community - I really valued that local teens tagged along on dives to learn and train. Such a fun and unique experience. The music night with folks from the village was also a lovely experience. Lodging - we have stayed in many villas in many places and this one was both well designed, exceptionally clean, and functional. That’s a rarity. Cost - from excursions to diving, private trips, drinks, the costs are well worth the experience. Location - Bunaken was spectacular, but also the wider region. We really enjoyed having access to the reefs but also the beach, Tangkoko and the highland region. The house reef is also spectacular (especially compared to those in many other areas). Kids - admittedly not much going on for kids but that is part of the draw. Our daughter had such a lovely time in the pool, at the house reef, exploring the beach and just running about. Overall, really one of the best in our experience. The only slightly negative thing to mention are the restrictions to swimming off the beach given the urchins. We understand the risk but feel that it should be open for individual decision making.

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