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Reviews of Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort

Bounty Beach Malapascua Island, 6013 Daanbantayan, Philippines

#1 of 20 hotels in Daanbantayan

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 121 hotel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    8.9

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice and clean. Great location and friendly staff. Onsite dive shop and good food.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some service fees need to pay by cash at the hotel, but the exchange rate is bad and there is no choice when you are on island.

    Location, quiet room

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff at the restaurant are only welcoming and friendly to non-Filipino guests

    The place is quiet, clean, and comfy. The bed is big and super comfy to sleep in. It looks exactly like what you see in the photos. The bathroom has complete essentials including hand cream and body lotion. The lady receptionist, I forgot her name, is always smiling and friendly unlike the male receptionist. Staff at the bar are also friendly.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    10
    Stay at ocean vida resort
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    All was excellent.

    Everything- food, restaurant staff, support staff - warm, courteous, soft spoken etc

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2025

    10
    great stay in Malapascua
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    everything was great

    the rooms were specious and super clean, the ladies at the reception were super nice and helpful. view was perfect for watching the sunset

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beach chairs/lounges accompied by the excelent service of the bar was really awesome

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2025

    10
    Great Location, Friendly Staff, and Excellent Dive Center
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    all good. getting to Malapascua requires some effort but Ocean Vida and the dives & snorkeling made it worth it !

    We had a fantastic stay! The location is perfect—right in front of the sea—and the staff were incredibly helpful, even assisting us in organizing a snorkeling trip around the island. The on-site restaurant was very good, with friendly staff who also made sure we had breakfast ready for our early diving trips. The beach area is lovely, and our room was spacious and comfortable. My wife visited the spa at the sister resort and was very happy with the experience. A highlight of our trip was the excellent dive center on site. Special thanks to our dive instructor, Alex, for some truly unforgettable dives!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2025

    9.0
    Quaint, comfortable resort with reputable dive centre in prime beachfront location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit noisy from local / neighbour hotel bar with live music at the weekends until 11pm. Not ideal if rising super early in the morning for diving - but under the hotel’s control. Breakfast was functional but nothing particularly standout.

    Good location on the beachfront. Friendly, attentive, kind and professional staff. Reputable dive centre partnering in main building. Nice personable touches each day per room and all round good quality.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our stay at the resort has been an absolute delight. From the moment we arrived, the warm hospitality of the staff made us feel right at home. Every detail of the accommodation was perfect, providing a serene and comfortable escape. The manager's attentiveness and graciousness added an extra touch of excellence, ensuring that every need was met with a smile. It truly has been a memorable experience, and we leave with hearts full of gratitude.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2025

    10
    Fun place to stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very well run resort right on the beach. Great dive center, bar and food.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2025

    9.0
    beautiful rooms, wonderful garden, just a lovely place!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    breakfast buffett was comparatively boring (except the fresh juices!), all in all not the cheapest place

    lovely compound with a lush garden, beautiful lighting; the bungalow was well designed, clean and spacious, beds super comfy, the shower was very good, the staff was amazin, the welcome procedure in itself outstanding; free calamansi-infused water while you sit on the beach; genuinely liked the restaurant (try the philippine tapas!)

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2025

    10
    Strongly recommended.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    This is a great place to stay in Malapascua. The personnel, food, drinks, room, and the beach in front of the room were all really nice.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2025

    10
    Very nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very nice room Quiet location Beachfront with sun loungers and bean bags Food is tasty in restaurants Staff are very helpful and friendly Would recommend

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2025

    10
    Excellent stay with super staff and location to make it a happy place!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to not like!!!

    All was perfect

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2025

    10
    Looking for calm friendly relaxing comfortable and very service oriented location to enjoy a couple of days in pure chil
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We like everything…. Nothing there to dislike

    What is there not to like about the property? Great ambiance, excellent location, super staff, great rooms, professional dive center, nice menu, great drinks, cozy, clean, friendly, environmentally oriented no plastic policy, one word GREAT

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2025

    10
    Beautiful island hotel directly on the beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wifi was not always working properly.

    Beautiful place, directly on the beach. This is how you imagine your stay on an island. The boat that transferred us to the island stopped directly at the beach of the hotel. The views are simply wonderful. Nice atmosphere, and very friendly, helpful staff.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very kind staff, close evrything, many restaurants, beach, PADI dive centers.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good choice for divers looking for beach front location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location next to the beach. Very good food. But you have to book first floor (not the ground floor) otherwise you will have lot of people passing by in front of your room. Good dive shop inside hotel.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    9.0
    Great resort with personalised service. Nice beach vibe for sunset cocktail hour. Good food.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Layout of the resort. Comfortable rooms and the food & beverage was excellent. Nice beach vibe for cocktails at sunset.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2025

    10
    Perfect location and an incredible resort, friendly accommodating staff. Amazing cocktails!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 9 nights

    Breakfast spread was lovely although it would have been good to have bacon daily.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2025

    10
    Will be back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location, standard and service is topp notch :)

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Maybe just the water flow in the shower, but that is true to many places in here.

    The best place we stayed at the Philippines. Has it all. Great designed room, the best staff, all the facilities, very comfortable and large bed, right in the beach, we would have stayed longer if we could.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2025

    10
    This is a 10/10 experience we suggest everyone to take if visiting Malapascua!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    The resort is right on the beach, with bar and restaurant serving delicious food and drinks the whole day!! Breakfast is good and offers different options daily, food is covered with foil to prevent flies (something we didn’t see often in the Philippines). Cold water is always available and bottle refill for a minimum charge of 25 pesos. A little to no plastic is used and plenty of shade. The reception is really helpful and will help you with anything you may need (including finding a good massage). Right at the bar there is also the dive center offering curses and fun dives (EXCEPTIONAL). What we liked the most is the family atmosphere, the staff is great, friendly attentive helpful and welcoming!! We thank JM, Eileen, Karen, Shara and the rest of the staff for making our week in Malapascua amazing!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    9.0
    It was a wonderful stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our credit cards did not work on reception’s ATM machine when we checked out. All of our 5 credit cards did not work & gave “Refusal”. Apparently it’s common for asian’s credit card, but somehow our US credit card also did not work. Make sure to bring extra cash in case your card does not work.

    Location by the beach and the vibe

    Stayed in January 2025

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