Staying overnight at Panglao
Island has been in our itinerary even before we went to Bohol. Our little boy loves the water so much, and I
can now attest that we as a family are beach lovers na nga.
However, booking an
accommodation at Panglao took a backseat for me since we were so busy with
work. We initially wanted to stay at
Alona Swiss Resort, but when we saw the Panglao Island map, it is located quite
far from the beach shore. We have to let
go of that plan and search for a resort close to the beach.
A colleague suggested Bohol
Divers Resort. I searched online for
reviews and found good ones but were dated some 4-5 years ago. I didn’t mind the dates of the reviews so I
booked Bohol Divers Resort for 2 nights at TravelBook.ph, where I got the
lowest rate.
We booked the Cella room,
which has 2 double beds, a bathroom, air-conditioning unit, and breakfast for 2
costing us Php5600 for 2 nights.
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Our room viewed from the outside.
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When we arrived at Bohol
Divers Resort, around three in the afternoon, we were quite confused. Bohol Divers Resort is a very big hotel with lots
of room accommodation BUT with few guests (I wasn’t able to see anyone other
than us, actually).
Checking in was a breeze,
because there were no other guest. We
traveled as a family of 4 (Papa Leo, Mama Nerisa, Ate Espie, and Neo). We were asked to pay Php700 for extra pax per
night.
Let me give you an honest
review of Bohol Divers Resort.
Room – 2 out of 5. The Cella Room, which we booked, is very
spacious. TravelBook.ph says it has
18sqm floor area. It has 2 double beds, cabinet, small television, air-conditioning
unit, water dispenser, spacious bathroom, small dining area, and a veranda with
table. I will be honest, I wasn’t too
pleased with the room, and I am very easy to please. The 2 double beds have old thin foams, 1
pillow each, and old blankets and linens. The small
television has only few channels. The
spacious bathroom luckily has hot and cold water, but has old and damaged
fixtures. The air-conditioning unit is
very old and is very dirty; I don’t want to know when the last time they
cleaned it. There were even no
toiletries inside the room, and we have to ask for the reception to give us
some. One of the good things in this
room is the water dispenser, but sadly it doesn’t offer cold or hot choices,
just plain water. Oops, the lock of the
doors doesn’t seem to be sturdy, so we have to make sure to put the chairs as blockage in the door when
we were sleeping as an extra precaution.
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Goofing at the dining area.
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Amenities – 3 out of
5. Bohol Divers Resort might have been a
very nice hotel before. It has a very
beautiful swimming pool, but we weren’t able to try it. The rooms and the reception of Bohol Divers
are far from each other. I think there’s
another hotel in between. So you have to
go down to the beach shore and go up to the reception if you needed anything. And there is no telephone to contact reception.
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The swimming pool inviting
us to take a dip.
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Staff – 2.5 out of 5. Because this resort doesn’t have a lot of
guests, I seldom see staffs roaming around.
The few staffs you will see won’t even offer a smile. Even during breakfast time. L During the time we were checking in, the receptionist was even combing his/her hair while entertaining us. The only time I feel
staffs are okay was when they helped us send our luggage to our room when we
checked in.
Food – 4 out of 5. With only 2 viands plus an omelet, this is one
of the plainest buffet breakfasts I have ever tried. They offer banana as dessert, 3in1 coffee, and
juice as well. This is quite bias of me,
but the viands they served were Cebu chorizos and danggit – two of my favorite
Cebuano foods, so I am happy with the breakfast they offered.
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Sea view during breakfast.
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Location – 3.5 out of 5. Bohol Divers Resort is located at the
farthest end of Alona Beach. The
location is very ideal for us because we don’t want a crowded shore or
beach. But if you’re someone who loves a
crowd, this might not be the place for you.
What saddens me on the location of Bohol Divers is that it’s located at
the far side, with few guests, very lonely ambience with no visible security
too L
Value for Money – 2.5 out of
5. For Php2800 a night (+Php700 for extra pax), I think Bohol Divers Resort’s
room rates is not very competitive with the other hotels at Alona Beach. For the rate they’re charging their
costumers, I think this hotel needs an overhaul.
Overall, Bohol Divers
Resort seems to be a very popular resort some 5 years ago. With the competition they have right now at
Alona Beach, they can try to refurbish their rooms and services to better
attract tourists to stay at their hotel.
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