Mike's Dauin Dive Resort

A little gem in Dauin! A smaller dive resort with a super peaceful feel even at full capacity. Beautiful grounds with swimming pool and access to the beach. The dive team is amazing and so knowledgeable. You always dive in a small group and the guides are constantly finding amazing critters! We also loved the bar and kitchen and found the food and drinks excellent. Special thanks to our dive guides Kevin and Raoul, you were both amazing!! Apart from the amazing muck diving, the trips to Apo island were also amazing and the coral is breathtaking. The staff is so kind and attentive, thanks to Nathan who didn’t manage to say goodbye to on our last day, you are the best! Highly highly recommended staying here to all scuba diving enthusiasts.

My group and I had the honour to spend around 2 weeks at Mike's Dauin Beach Resort. There was nothing to blame about or to be criticised. The resort is wonderful location, not overloaded. With direct access to Beach and Sea. For people who don't like salt water... there's also a nice pool! Rooms are well equipped, clean and properly maintained. Beautiful, friendly management and staff, good food, good service, brilliant diving. We recommend this place with 5* and 100%. For sure we will return! Thx to all for the brilliant time we could spend there! ❤️

Very nice stay here the staff are all great from the cleaners to the managers. The diving is really easy 20m from the hotel and all sites accesible in 10 mins on the boat, most wothin a few minutes, with sich a variety of marine life. The owner was there when we was there and seemed a decent guy. The managers were awesome, both jamie and kate are very helpful with lots of knowledge. A special mention to my dive guide gabby who was brilliant along with the boat crew, all you meed to do is dive and eat everything else is done for you. Definatly would recommend and definatly will come back.

We stayed for 8 lovely days hosted by Mike, James, Kate , dive crew & staff. Great hospitality & diving, not a sterile high end resort nor a bare bones beach buret; but a well run place with good amenities in a quiet location & plenty walkable nearby

I travelled solo to Mike's Dauin Beach Resort for nine days in May for diving and underwater photography. This is a quaint, quiet and very accommodating budget-friendly venue right on the water. Accommodations - The room was moderate size with a desk and armoire. The bed was comfortable and I slept well. It includes a TV with multiple channels. Restaurant - The menu is diverse, including Filipino and Mexican food. The staff was very accommodating and will even cook things not on the menu. Dive Service - Dauin is a world class venue for macro photography. I couldn't believe how many critters I kept seeing on each dive. The guides like Ace and Gabi are as good as you can ask for in finding animals and watching out for your safety. Apo Island is nearby and is a nice one day option. There was healthy coral as well as muck diving. Misc - This is a place also for non-divers. There is a pool, kayaks and local great restaurants nearby. I had a pizza that was definitely better than my home places. A guide can be arranged also for guided tours into the jungle for spotting birds, etc. May is the low season so it wasn't crowded and the weather was excellent. Mike and the managers James and Kate went out of the way to make my stay special, as did all of the staff who always greeted you with smiles. Consider this before you book your next stay anywhere in the Philippines or Indonesia.

We loved our stay at Mike's. From our warm welcome to the ever friendly and obliging staff to the diving our stay was everything we expected. All the staff are wonderful and we appreciated everything you did for us. You are too numerous to mention by name but we were so happy to get to know you all. Thank you all so much for your excellent attention, care and kindness. The diving was amazing and we would not have seen many of the creatures we did if it wasn't for eagle-eyed Raul and Ace, our marvellous dive guides. We thoroughly enjoyed the dives. We saw so many creatures we had never seen before. We felt safe and well looked after. In addition, James and Kate were very amenable in arranging the type of dives we wanted to do. The meals were delicious- I know I was predictable with ordering a vegetarian burrito every night but they were superb. Being vegetarian there are a lot of options on the menu and other dishes can be modified to suit. This review would not be complete without mentioning Lilo and Stitch, our constant doggy companions. We left part of our hearts with you two. We hope that we will see you all again one day-this time with partners in tow !