El Galleon Beach Resort

Nous avons passé une semaine à El Galleon/Asia Divers en avril 2022, à 4 (1 niveau 4, 1 niveau 3, 2 enfants niveaux 1), et étions logés dans le penthouse. Club de plongée : - très bien organisé - sites de plongée beaux mais pas très variés. Très peu de gros, mais beaucoup de petits (nudibranches, squilles, hippocampes pygmée, etc...). En 17 plongées, pas vu de frog fish, ni sea snake, ni ghost fish... L'épave de l'Alma Jane est sympa, mais le guide a trop limité le temps sur l'épave (2 min de palier max...), nous sommes remontés avec 120 bars dans les blocs alors qu'il n'y avait que nous (niveau 3 et niveau 4 habitués aux plongées profondes à plus de 50m). - attention si vous allez sur Verde Island, le courant peut réellement être fort (nous plongeons dans la Manche et sommes pourtant habitués). Nous avons eu une "washing machine" qui nous a propulsés à 28 m alors que nous étions à 15m, un peu compliqué avec des niveaux 1. - les sites que nous avons préféré : Sinandigan Wall et Dungon Bay. - plongée de nuit : à faire (il y a un petit suppélement mais ça vaut le coup et le coût) - les sites sont proches (10 min max), à part Verde Island (45 min de nav) - le staff du club est aux petits soins, nous n'avons jamais eu à porter un bloc. Le ponton est bien pratique par rapport aux autres clubs de la zone qui n'en disposent pas. - matériel en bon état mais beaucoup de joints fuyards sur les opercules des bouteilles Restaurant Nous étions en demi pension, mais c'est tellement bon (et prix raisonnables) que nous avons pris également nos repas du midi au restaurant. Très bien préparé, du choix dans la carte, par contre des fois un peu d'attente, du coup pour ceux qui font la plongée de 10h30 (retour vers 11h45) et celle de 13h30 (rdv à 13h20) c'est un peu tendu en timing. Horaires du restaurant très souples Festival de saveur, cuisinier talentueux, serveuses très serviables. Logement Penthouse parfait pour une famille de 4, terrasse incroyable. Il y a quelques marches à monter pour y aller, ça permet de brûler les calories du restaurant :-) Prévoir de l'antimoustique en lotion Attention, quand nous y sommes allés, le paiement des extras ne pouvait se faire que par Mastercard (donc Visa, etc non acceptés) via paiement en ligne (donc il faut un téléphone recevant les SMS de votre banque) Pas grand chose à faire autour de l'hôtel.

This was the second time staying here and I already have plans for the third visit. If you are a diver they have everything you need from good food, short boat trips, safe, comfortable, and they have good Wi-Fi.

This is a resort with a lot of heart. I immediately felt welcomed by the community of divers and the staff. This is a place where people remember your name. The beds are comfortable, and the restaurant is very good. I can't say enough about Asia Divers, associated with the resort. I was always confident that I was in good hands.

La camera acquistata era definita "budget". In realtà dovevano denominarla "ruined". Quindi questa recensione si riferisce a tale tipo di camera. Cominciamo dai positivi: camera rifatta ogni giorno; letto comodo; piacevole vista sulla piscina. Cosa non funzionava ? Tutto quello che era collegato all'impianto elettrico (condizionatore antidiluviano e rumorosissimo, pale a soffitto rumorose e con velocità mal controllate, frigorifero rumorosissimo impossibile tenerlo acceso, interruttori luce sporchi inguardabili); il bagno in condizioni pessime (la maniglia quasi divelta, i rubinetti della doccia spagliati, il rubinetto del lavandino che spara a 45°). A questo aggiungiamo un tavolino traballante, con zeppa in carta sotto una zampa. La piscina è poco frequentabile per via delle dimensioni, e in particolare per un odore pesante di olio fritto h12 proveniente dalla vicina cucina "open air". Cibo ok, e servizio simpatico, molto rilassato. Il diving decisamente non all'altezza della location (il 95% del turismo a Puerto Galera è subacqueo). Prezzi tutti piu elevati che acquistando i servizi in loco. Inutile dire che - semmai dovessi tornare a Puerto Galera - scanserei questo hotel.

Diving in the Philippines has always been a great experience for us. Marine lufe is abundant, healthy and not scared of people, and people are friendly and helpful in general. But El Galleon certainly sits above other dive resorts for the simple comfort it offers, with very nice rooms, great service and a dive operation that makes you want to come back. Their restaurant is also extremely good, and everything is reasonably priced (one of the reasons why we keep coming back to the Philippines). Dive shop is well furnished and operated, boats are OK for the short rides that take to get to the vast majority of dive sites. We had a great week and will be looking forward to come back here.

This was my 2nd trip to El Galleon and considering how good my 1st trip was , which I thought could not be beaten, I was totally blown away when I have to say it was even better. From the moment you arrive you are treated like a long lost friend. Everyone remembers you and everywhere you loo you are surrounded by genuine smiles from all the team. The diving was fantastic and I completed another course under the guidance of my diving guru Pete Eaton , who is just a great guy who loves to dive and loves nothing better than to see everyone who dives with him enjoy themselves and have the best experience. The same can be said of all the dive crew, Instructors and divemasters and of course the amazing deck crew led by Sir Darwin who is just a total gentleman !! they work so hard to make every dive a joy. Thank you very much for everything that you do !!! The food was fantastic , Toto the chef and his team who conjure up the the daily specials , the mango shakes , the morning coffees , the valentines day dinner , the quality was brilliant !! The waitresses , what a team !!! from morning to the early hours in the Point bar they are always there smiling and making sure you are looked after for your entire trip. For anyone who wants to try Scuba , anyone who just wants an amazing relaxing holiday , I would highly recommend that you plan a trip to this amazing resort and just enjoy the fantastic service and friendliness of all the team that work here. My friends are I did not take too long to agree to return next year for 3 weeks as it is just a brilliant place to visit, make friends and share our passion for scuba diving.