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Reviews of SLAM'S Garden Dive Resort This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services offered. It is based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Barangay Logon, Daanbantayan, Cebu, 6013 Malapascua Island, Philippines

#18 of 37 hotels in Malapascua Island

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 123 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.5

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    8.7

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    6.5

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  • Reviewed: 8 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly and nice staff. Good food and the pool were good. Rooms were nice. We did 6 dives as well, and we really enjoyed it except the last dive we did in Monad, just sitting on the edge looking out in the blue for 45 min and saw nothing. The chances are small to see the tiger shark, so I would rather dive another dive site.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Premier Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed was not hard but not soft either! No fridge in the room!

    Nice room, very Nice pool and pool area, very good menu breakfast (try the muesli!) The room and the hotel area was really clean! Cute dogs!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2025

    8.0
    Restaurant staff were amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room with Fan
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Front desk staff were not helpful or friendly. They were not interested in helping me and held a grudge the rest of my stay.

    Location was good. Restaurant and staff there were very good.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2025

    8.0
    Would recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room with Fan
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    To bad the AC and the locker were broken

    Location is perfect. Good wifi, good swimming pool. Restaurant on site with alot of food/drink choices.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 March 2025

    9.0
    Great resort and dive staff! I felt welcomed, had a great time and made dive friends 🥰
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Premier Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Looking back, everything was really good!

    The people were kind, conversational and welcoming. The property was clean and well maintained. Their dive center (ocean passion) had new equipment, great dive pricing, and the dive masters were friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 March 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    When a guest arrives, they should turn on the air conditioning to give it a five minute Headstart. It would also be nice if they could help with instructions for making an electronic transfer using the Wise app.

    Swimming pool is nice

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very beautiful garden setting, very good and affordable food and drinks at the restaurant. Nice and helpful staff. Clean rooms that can accomodite the whole family. Big pool good for swimming and diving courses. If you like to scuba dive, they offer all you need for that in the same spot. Very close to the port, 2 min walk. Children got scuba certified there, they had very good and patienced instructor. Nice divemasters and managers too. Great value for money, everything just worked out smoothly!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room with Fan
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    1. shower water was salty. don’t expect to bathe with clean fresh water here after your dive. you’ll be sticky the entire stay 2. staff weren’t very friendly or helpful. it’s like they did the minimum required of their job. 3. Not worth for the money paid. although i understand this island has a generally higher cost for everything.

    Comfortable enough. Is a place to rest at night. Didn’t try the facilities like the pool etc

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was a little old & run down. The shower water was hot but the pressure was very weak. The bathroom towels barely dried you because have the consistency of a blanket.

    Location was fantastic: just 2min walk from the port and 5min walk from most dive centers. The room was clean and the property was quiet. The pool was clean and restaurant by the pool was tasty for the island. I dived with another dive shop so I can’t comment on Slam’s dive equipment but it looked good.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2025

    9.0
    Better then expected, all good except the breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Kitchen is the worst part, breakfast was just really bad.

    Lot of space, great comfort, good facilities, great pool, good location

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2025

    9.0
    Clean and calm with a great pool.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We didn’t choose it as a diver centre because it was very difficult to get proper and clear information. However, regarding accommodation can only say positive things.

    Great garden and pool. Room was very clean.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room with Fan
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Charging for water, and I wanted to dive with their resort, but was some missunderstanding or something, so, no diving. Good luck I could find

    The swimming pool looks very good, water a bit dirty. People were even taking pictures from outside, so it looks good

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 January 2025

    8.0
    It is gut
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I would liked a sea view.

    I like the room per se, it was big and we can move around easily. I like as well the bed size, perfect! The cleanliness was spotless. We had room on our balcony as well.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    8.0
    Value for money with a optimal location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Premier Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Our room was located right above the dive shop area so early morning prep for the morning dive did interrupt a bit of our sleep. Otherwise great stay and value for money.

    Pool area is great and the onsite restaurant is great for a poolside snack. The breakfast options cover most tastes. Our room was comfortable with daily cleaning as an option and a excellent aircon. The shower water pressure was good and it had hot water. Wifi was strong throughout the property.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2025

    8.0
    Great resort with pool!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Triple Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The coffee could be better.

    Great resort very central of Malapascua. One of the few resorts that have a pool on the island which was great for the kids. Staff is super friendly!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Premier Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Thanks to the whole team at SLAM’S we had the best time in Malapascua! The resort and rooms are simple, clean and confortable. The pool side is awesome, and lovely to hang out at after a long day of diving/snorkeling. We did our advanced diving course with SLAM’S and enjoyed the experience. We felt super privileged to dive with thresher sharks and all the beautiful animals living around the island. What really made our experience 5⭐️ was the team! Everyone from Milky at reception, to JR our diving instructor, made us feel super welcome and helped us too many times to count (helping us to arrange transportation, scan documents, plan a birthday surprise… to name a few 😉) We were super sad to leave SLAM’S and are already looking forward to being back. We will miss everyone (and of course our best friend Pit-Pit, please give her a special kiss from us 🐕😘)

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2025

    9.0
    A great choice in Malapascua
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Premier Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It would be good if they provided pool / beach towels in the room since the bathroom towels clearly aren't to be used for this. I was a little disappointed to find out that there were NYE parties on the island which the staff didn't know about (I asked a few of them) so I went to bed well before midnight only to be woken by fireworks on the beach. Next year I recommend that they do some research to let guests know about where they can attend NYE events.

    The property is very quiet and is a 3 minute walk to the ferry and various beaches. I really liked the pool but be aware that it's very deep. They have life jackets for kids to wear but even adults can't stand up in it (it's used for dive instruction). The rooms are cleaned daily, and the shower and toilet are in separate rooms. My room had a good hot water shower. You can pay via PayPal or bank transfer and will be contacted to pay the first night this way (it's legit). They don't accept credit cards currently. Cash is fine. I'd definitely recommend staying here.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2025

    9.0
    Reliable, clean, friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Very well run little resort. Very clean, food was fresh and tasty. The staff was very efficient and friendly. The co-located dive center was also very well run with well maintained equipement and reliable instructors / divemasters and crew. Recommend.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2025

    8.0
    We stayed here couple nights and enjoyed our stay. Simple and good value for the money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room with Fan
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    you had to pay to refill your water bottle.

    Simple and nice!! Pool was refreshing and staff friendly. Hot water in the shower and a nice pressure!!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2024

    8.0
    Short but very nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Missing sweet water for toothbrush

    The dive center and dive master were the best,; Jay was amazing and took really good care of our small one. The diving sites were amazing, we saw sharks in almost all dives. Room was big and spacious, 2 big beds so we slept very comfortable. Breakfast was really good and the bread I believe was home made, I was missing and extra slice of bread everyone was very nice and polite

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 November 2024

    8.0
    Overall a good resort that I have stayed at on a number of occasions and will do again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Safety deposit box didn’t work and wasn’t fixed.

    Beautiful pool. Nice rooms.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2024

    9.0
    Super, loved the Island
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Can’ t think of anything

    Spacious, nice surroundings , friendly Staff, super Diving with them. Nice breakfast. Nice restaurant. But the incest of all: this Island is still Not found by mass Tourism but divers That want to dive and See Sharks

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    8.0
    Delightful dive resort p, good value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Premier Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dive team were great guides, not very good at briefing. Had to pay to fill up water bottles.

    Small resort with all lovely location. Not on beach so a bit quieter than other places but one minute walk. Friendly staff and dogs.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    8.0
    Wonderful holiday
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very good location, nice and friendly staff. Food very nice. Lots of breakfast options. Kids friendly

    Stayed in March 2024

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