Cabilao Sanctuary Beach & Dive Resort

Great place for diving, loved the dive shop and Mati the instructor was amazing for me and my daughters open water training and certification. Do note that this place is probably best for divers, although my partner enjoyed as a snorkeler as well.

A heads up on the arrival would’ve been nice, but then the weather was unexpected. We had a good adventure taking the bikes from the boat to the resort in pouring rain :)

We were originally staying in a bungalow next door but after eating at the resort restaurant we moved in to this place - mainly to use the pool and loungers. The food is very good - the tempura shrimp and the fish curry were both brilliant. The staff are amazing and the room was exceptional by Philippines standards - very spacious, great aircon and a huge outdoor bathroom. Snorkelling the reef was easy and you may see turtles if you're lucky

The wifi was a bit weak in the room but fine in the main areas

Great staff. Quiet atmosphere. Friendly island.

Not staying longer.

Well equipped dive shop and use of speedboats for travelling to dive sites (rather than Filipino bangka boats). Ladies working in the restaurant area were lovely. Resort presentation is very neat.

This is not the peaceful sanctuary that we were hoping for. Unfortunately they allow groups of day visitors and whilst we were there a large and very loud family group took over the common areas of the resort during one day. Also relaxing in our villa was not possible as the non-beach end of the resort is a staff hangout area with singing and shouting. We were told we just have to wait until the staff go home at 5pm and then it will be quieter! Food was also an issue - one of the breakfasts I was served burnt (blacken) toast and also for a dinner they had visibly burnt my meal (it was black) but still served it to me.