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Dive Batanes Lodge & Restaurant
Barangay, 72 Chajajas Street, Basco, 3900 Batanes, Pilipinas

Puna
Gu
Review №1

Yes and no, would recommend if other night hotel are fully booked. They advertise as a diving resort, it is definitely not.I think lot of others comments are fake.Pro:Room was cleanWe were upgraded (luckily, because room was quite simple..)Breakfast good (Filipino breakfast, no choice, but fresh).Possibly for diving! (But would then recommend to stay somewhere else and come for diving only).Cons:No room cleaning even when you ask for it.No signal on smart or Globe (very little in the lobby) and no WiFi, unlike in Basco town where you have signal.Location is not so good if you dont have your own motorbike, as you need to go to town or other places to have other dinning options.Diving was good, the marine sanctuary dive is really amazing, but this is definitely not a diving resort (no boat, its broken, and therefore not so much dive spot without boat). Even ask for dive, weather was perfect, they say they will look for a boat.. and they didnt, sad :(After second night we ask for room cleaning during the breakfast, answer was yes and that we must leave the sign on the door.. we came back end of the afternoon the sign was still on the door, no house keeping, even cant find any staff to ask for toilet papers.. luckily I meet the owner on the way back. Staff came and give us what we need, saw the sign clean the room on the door and laugh saying sorry..So, if other nice place are booked its ok. If you are into diving you can just come in the day for diving.

Jo
Review №2

Very near the sea. Staff are courteous.. rooms are clean... and the rates will be reasonable when traveling with four people sharing a room and quite comfortable at that. For couples, it is quite on the high side. When booking, request a room with a balcony and the sea view as there is another building not facing the sea. Cellphone signal is not available in the rooms which is a good thing..one goes to batanes to commune with nature. Food is average but there are restaurants on walking distance but reservation must be made to get a table. You can have food to go and bring this back to the hotel and enjoy in your balcony.

Ex
Review №3

Nice location. Near airport and restaurants. Friendly staff. Beautiful sunset views. Clean towels and clean bathroom.

Ju
Review №4

Stayed here for 5D4N staffs are very accomodating. love the rooftop while reading and close to the beach. free breakfast

Vi
Review №5

The room is big but not a lot of essential things were provided like extra towels, soap and shampoo unless you ask the front desk. Blankets are so thin to keep you warm and comfy. Towels are not fresh and white. Breakfast was not very good because they did not cooke the meat and rice correctly. Had a great time with their karaoke.We bought fresh fish and ingredients from the market and asked the staff to cook it for our breakfast. They did but they charged us PHP 3,600 which we thought was too much. Dont ever make the same mistake. Overall, our stay was just OK.

St
Review №6

I came to Batanes with a friend who stayed here in October last year due two weeks. They arranged collection from the airport by car and on arrival no room rates were shown at reception or provided despite all other hotels showing them clearly. We were just told the price after checking in as staff didnt seem to know and probably had to ask the owner! At 60 Euros a night the rooms were double the price my friend paid before (albeit that was low season). A sign on the check in counter displayed the most ridiculous check out time Ive ever encountered of 6am! Internet was not provided despite there being a strong signal. We had to go to another hotel to pay for WiFi, maybe this is an island wide policy but at the price we paid it was mean to not include WiFi for free or even to offer a paid service. The staff were not very helpful about offering advice - they just sat huddled in groups playing with their phones (presumably reserving the hotels WiFi for their own exclusive use). Another hotel close by with paying WiFi had staff who very helpful with advice. Despite being the only dive shop on the island (and PADI affiliated) there was no Divemaster present during our stay, just an Open Water qualified guide who offered beach only diving from in front of the hotel. This was despite them having a large boat down at the boat pier which we saw. We were told the Divemaster was away even though this was the busiest time of year! I later understood that the Divemaster was on the island and the Open Water qualified dive guide us his brother. The diving cost was over double the price of boat dives on other islands by comparison. We asked to rent a motorcycle but was told it was 3,000 Pesos a day, 10 times the price of elsewhere. We found a scooter for rent in town for 700 a day which was newer and better conditioned. We snorkeled instead which was very good. I was told the owner was in Canada on holiday! At breakfast there was no fruit or even fruit juice available despite there being several banana and papaya trees in the hotel grounds and fruit juice available in every shop. The fresh filtered coffee mentioned by other reviewers was never made and the staff didnt even refill the tea/instant coffee area so we were forced to search for items ourselves! The rooms were turned down well and the facilities and bed in the room were very good but I think there are much better and cheaper places on the island to stay. Next time Ill book a homestay for a fraction of the price or visit other islands.

Fr
Review №7

Attentive staff, new facility, a beautiful place to stay at

ri
Review №8

Owner and staff were very pleasant, friendly and accomodating. The roofdeck provided the venue for a very pressing/important request The sound of the waves and wind from the roofdeck added to the ambiance for a complete Batanes experience.Airport transfer and food served on time.Staff Gina always cheerful and ready to assist in all our needs and requests.

Da
Review №9

Lovely hotel with great staff.Location was okay.Biggest downfall though is no wi-fi.

Na
Review №10

Sea side this is it

Impormasyon
100 Mga larawan
10 Puna
3.3 Marka
  • Address:Barangay, 72 Chajajas Street, Basco, 3900 Batanes, Pilipinas
  • Lugar:http://www.divebatanes.com
  • Telepono:+63 998 043 4910
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  • Hotel
  • Boat Tour Agency
  • Panloob na Tuluyan
  • Labahan
  • Serbisyo para sa Labada
  • Restaurant
  • Instructor ng SCUBA
  • Lounge sa paglalakbay
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