Blue Star Dive & Resort

“Blue Star Dive & Resort - the Perfect Dive Team & Resort Management”

In my 70 plus years, I do not think I have been treated better than I was during my week at the Blue Star Dive and Resort! Both the diving center and the resort were excellent, and the price was reasonable. I’ll start with the resort. After four flights, and many hours of travel, our pre-arr… more

In my 70 plus years, I do not think I have been treated better than I was during my week at the Blue Star Dive and Resort! Both the diving center and the resort were excellent, and the price was reasonable. I’ll start with the resort. After four flights, and many hours of travel, our pre-arranged transfer from the Cebu airport was smooth. (This involved a taxi to the ferry in Cebu, the ferry transportation to Bohol, and a two-hour van trip, from the Bohol port, to the resort). Sayong, the manager, is very good at organizing everything! The Blue Star Resort is situated above a cliff, and has marvelous ocean views. If you want a quiet location with great diving, good nutritious food, a large comfortable room, and great service this is the place for you! There are only ten rooms, so you are never just one of many tourists here! Furthermore, the grounds are beautifully maintained. And, although the staff are very service orientated, they do not fawn over you! I cannot say enough good things about the dive team. And they are a real team. They all work very hard, and any gratuities are shared amongst the whole team. Just carrying the tanks up and down the steps, plus your dive gear, is a lot of work for them! Nitrox is available and every level of diver is catered to. A group of underwater photographers from Europe arrived when we were there, and they were very happy with Blue Star. Since my husband’s ear was troublesome for much of our stay, I did not have my regular dive buddy. But I was still encouraged to dive, and I was treated like a special grandma. I even had my own night dive with Arjie where we saw critter after critter including a huge green turtle as soon as we descended, and seven octopus! Furthermore, I had never been so close to any turtle, as I was on one dive with Dive Master William. The dive teams are really knowledgably about the macro critters as well, and William wrote the names on his wrist slate while we were diving. They are also great at spotting critters. The coral walls are extensive so one does not have long boat rides to the many dive sites. Just on a single snorkeling excursion, with the Blue Star Team, a family saw at least 20 turtles. Besides diving, we saw numerous local attractions including: Anda Beach, the cave pools at Cabagnaw, the Candijay Rice Terraces along with the adjacent Can-umantad Falls which are the highest in Bohol, and the mystical island of Labanok with its ancient cave paintings, and the Danao Adventure Park with a zipline over an amazing gorge! Our transportation, to these attractions, was always quickly arranged. One could dive in the morning and see other things in the afternoon. In summary, it was wonderful!

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“Beautiful , peaceful place in Anda”

From before we arrived, we were treated like family. Our transfers were arranged, the accommodation was very comfortable and clean, the food was excellent, service was excellent, and the dive staff team were also excellent. The views are spectacular. The snorkeling and swimming with the turtles are… more

From before we arrived, we were treated like family. Our transfers were arranged, the accommodation was very comfortable and clean, the food was excellent, service was excellent, and the dive staff team were also excellent. The views are spectacular. The snorkeling and swimming with the turtles are activities we will never forget. Highly recommended.

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“Diving with family.”

The facility was clean and comfortable. The resort is on the beach and is quaint and cozy. The staff were so friendly and so kind. The diving was amazing. All very affordable and they treated us like family and treated us to an unforgettable Christmas celebration. The food was plentiful and d… more

The facility was clean and comfortable. The resort is on the beach and is quaint and cozy. The staff were so friendly and so kind. The diving was amazing. All very affordable and they treated us like family and treated us to an unforgettable Christmas celebration. The food was plentiful and delicious. They catered to some of us requiring vegetarian food. We enjoyed every minute of our stay.

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“Divers beware!”

The Resort itself is fine but I would not recommend this resort for Scuba Divers because their staff are not well trained. I went to Anda Bohol specifically to go diving and expected Philippine-style service from the Dive crew but I was very disappointed: - on one dive, the crew did not put all my … more

The Resort itself is fine but I would not recommend this resort for Scuba Divers because their staff are not well trained. I went to Anda Bohol specifically to go diving and expected Philippine-style service from the Dive crew but I was very disappointed: - on one dive, the crew did not put all my weights on my BC even though it was standard practice for them... I had to abort the dive early (in addition, the Dive Master did not have spare weights with him which I find unusual as most DMs I have come across always carry a spare weight on every dive) - I like to gear up underwater and on my last dive, they tossed my BC into the water but the straps were done up so I had to undo them myself before donning my BC - After the dive, water was served to the caucasian guests but not to me, the only Filipino guest on board... I had to ask for water :( - boarding the dive boat itself is not convenient -- one has to wade in the water, or actually swim a short distance to the boat (when the tide is high) - there were many obvious things I saw underwater that the DMs failed to point out - like frog fish and even a large turtle that the DM just swam by without pointing it out to us. - I had to request for a bucket of fresh water on board the boat to soak my underwater camera in-between dives... the had a bucket there but with salt water ??? - At the resort dive centre, the water for rinsing gear was not changed in two days -- yuck! It's a shame because the crew are eager to help but they have no leadership nor guidance. Dive sites are lovely , but mostly wall dives. No muck diving and they did not offer black water diving either.

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