Mike's Dauin Dive Resort

Entering this beautiful boutique style tropical paradise is enough to say that if nothing else goes right - this is already enough! But years of acquired knowledge of what divers need and want makes the experience at Mikes Dauin exceptional beyond beautiful. It’s size is for the diver looking for intimacy and personal attention. The intimacy includes accommodating special dive requests and menu amendments with a courteous smile. The dive facilities were butter smooth and efficiently set up from the equipment room to a large or small boat back to the rinse tanks all just a few steps from the ocean. The layout of the resort and pool gives a sense of spaciousness in a garden of tropical trees and plants. Lastly, the staff were patient, understanding and knowledgeable. I found a dive destination that is about harmony in elegant simplicity. I will be back!!

This is a cozy little resort. Located directly on the beach in Dauin. Perfect for Divers. No luxury. But the rooms are quiet and clean with AC. The staff is very attentive and helpful. The restaurant is small with limited choice, but the food quality is very good. They have every day a special dish of the day. The dive shop of the resort has good, well maintained equipment. They run two dive boats (a small speed boat for small groups and a big wooden traditional Philippine vessel - both are in very good condition) and do regular trips to Apo Island (which is a 45 minutes boat ride per direction). But also the locale dives are good choices. The dive masters know the sites and the marine life perfectly well. I have done 300+ dives all over the world. But they were able to show me something new on almost ever dive. Remarkable. The whole boat crew is very supportive and really takes care of their diving customers. Mike has put together a great team, which makes you feel at home from the very first minute. I enjoyed every moment of my stay and will come back for sure!

This was my first stop on a three week die trip to the Philippines. I flew into Cebu International Airport, stayed the night in the Waterfront Airport Hotel and then flew to Dumaguete from Cebu which was very quick and convenient. MIkes is a really great place to stay with excellent food, especially the daily specials and the a la carte breakfast. The rooms are great and the pool just perfect. Like everywhere else in the Philippines the staff were delightful. My guide, Ace, was an amazing spotter and so friendly and kind. The manager, Chester, was so quick and efficient with replies to emails before I arrived. What really gives the warm friendly vibe is divers love so much is having a friendly owner or manager who is interested and mixes and talks to people. Chester did this beautifully, doing a round of the tables at breakfast and often again at lunch to chat to guests. The diving was superb, Apo was fantastic as always, but I really loved the macro dives on the coast. There were masses of big turtles everywhere, all looking very happy and well fed. We also did really well with frogfish, sea horses and many many nudis. The weather was really good for January, there was one morning of rain only in a week. But the currents on the surface were very strong. The Captain made great efforts to avoid dive sites with a lot of current underwater and succeeded. But this is apparently the norm in January. Highly recommend this dive resort.