Great Experience I did my first dive ever here and it was amazing! Rachel who I did my discover scuba with was… read moreI did my first dive ever here and it was amazing! Rachel who I did my discover scuba with was so encouraging and kind and the team made it an unforgettable experience!! Highly recommend this place to everyone, particularly anyone diving! More read less

Excellent service We stayed this hotel one night and quite enjoy the resort,good location,excellet service and very friendly staff.The room is clean… read moreWe stayed this hotel one night and quite enjoy the resort,good location,excellet service and very friendly staff.The room is clean and big enough.Has great dive and great pool.good bar and restaurant,gread value and we enjoyed the day there. read less

Great experience on two TDI tech courses and a well managed resort all round I came to know of Liquid whilst doing research into dive centres that offer TDI certifications in the Philippines. I… read moreI came to know of Liquid whilst doing research into dive centres that offer TDI certifications in the Philippines. I contacted the resort a few months before arrival, enquiring about the TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures courses offered and Jim, the resort manager took the time to reply promptly and fully with answers to all of my questions. This might not sound like much but things like this matter a whole lot when thinking about making a move into tech diving as you need to understand what you’re getting yourself into. Not many dive centres I’ve contacted in the past have bothered to send much beyond a half assed reply so this was a big thumbs up immediately. Jim was also my instructor for the courses (this wasn’t a surprise – I’d looked him up beforehand) and I couldn't have been happier with him. Throughout the course, he was extremely approachable, knowledgeable and patient throughout my time there and he never hesitated to go above and beyond expectations. You leave with a clear impression that he is passionate about what he teaches and is keen to stay on top of the latest best practice and changes in the tech diving industry. This means that whilst he makes his feelings clear about not jumping on bandwagons, he will still adopt change where it makes sense to from the point of view of safety and practicality – an attitude that he… I came to know of Liquid whilst doing research into dive centres that offer TDI certifications in the Philippines. I contacted the resort a few months before arrival, enquiring about the TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression Procedures courses offered and Jim, the resort manager took the time to reply promptly and fully with answers to all of my questions. This might not sound like much but things like this matter a whole lot when thinking about making a move into tech diving as you need to understand what you’re getting yourself into. Not many dive centres I’ve contacted in the past have bothered to send much beyond a half assed reply so this was a big thumbs up immediately.

Jim was also my instructor for the courses (this wasn’t a surprise – I’d looked him up beforehand) and I couldn’t have been happier with him. Throughout the course, he was extremely approachable, knowledgeable and patient throughout my time there and he never hesitated to go above and beyond expectations. You leave with a clear impression that he is passionate about what he teaches and is keen to stay on top of the latest best practice and changes in the tech diving industry. This means that whilst he makes his feelings clear about not jumping on bandwagons, he will still adopt change where it makes sense to from the point of view of safety and practicality – an attitude that he encourages his students to take with them once they part ways with him at the end of the course.

Jim always advocates the principle of Knowledgeable Thinking Diver throughout the course and you can see that this isn’t just a mindless mantra he says to tick a TDI box somewhere. He is passionate about making better divers and the concept of Knowledgeable Thinking Diver is key to that.

So Jim aside, my experience of the rest of the staff at the resort was that they are attentive, helpful, kind and welcoming.

For example, I brought a full set of my own recreational diving gear with me. After my first dive with doubles and a AL80 deco cylinder however, I quickly realised that my fins were far too positively buoyant for the extra weight of gear. Jim kindly spoke to Tom, another Liquid member of staff and he immediately offered to lend me his personal set of jet fins for the rest of the course. Without this kind offer, I would have had to likely go and buy a new set of fins at the local dive shop (which is very expensive!).

The rest of the resort is kept at a very high standard at all times and is quite frankly beautiful. So much so that after six days at Mikes Dauin Resort (a good place to stay in and of itself!), I decided to move to Liquid. A look through some of the pictures that others have taken of the sea view from the rooms at Liquid should explain why!

The accommodation is quiet, clean and idyllic. Going to sleep and waking up to the sound of nothing but the waves made for great starts and ends to each day and the compressor room is on the complete opposite side of the resort so there’s absolutely no noise from there either.

I could go on but it’d ultimately it’d just be more of the same – me just going on about how great my experience was. I’ll sign off by saying thanks to Jim, Michelle and Tom; I’ll be sure to return next year to get a few more tech fun dives under my belt! More read less

Friendly and helpful staff I stayed at Liquid for my IDC, all the staffs are really nice and helpful,specially the one at the bar…. read moreI stayed at Liquid for my IDC, all the staffs are really nice and helpful,specially the one at the bar. My course got a bit less stressful with them.

Btw, they got nice pool and professional PADI courses if you into diving. read less

Overnight in Liquid at Dauin Checked in for an overnight stay here. Located in Dauin just 10 minutes from Dumaguete, the resort is at the… read moreChecked in for an overnight stay here. Located in Dauin just 10 minutes from Dumaguete, the resort is at the end of a mostly paved narrow road. Reservation was done over the phone 4-5 days before. Booking confirmation at reception desk was fast and we were escorted to our cottage. With 15 cottages facing the sea in a U-formation, cottages 1, 7, 8 & 15 are the front cottages. Highly recommend you get any of these 4. The room is nicely sized, with a double bed and a rack with hangers. There are no cabinets, no mini refrigerator, no TV. Air conditioning is good, and for good measure, there is a ceiling fan. WiFi is free but spotty. The beach is lined with rocks so no swimming there. There are two pools, one for guests and another deep one (max 12 feet) for diving and scuba lessons There is a bar restaurant for lunch & dinner. Pizza we ordered was very good. But flies were buzzing and trying to steal our pizza. There is free complimentary breakfast (for checked in guests.) Choice of continental, American, healthy (granola) and Filipino. We ordered Filipino breakfast of Cebu pork longganisa, 2 fried eggs, garlic rice, a slice of pineapple. The sliced longganisa was so minuscule I jokingly told the waitress to go back to the kitchen as she forgot the longganisa. Anyway, it was good enough. The cottage area is very quiet a… Checked in for an overnight stay here. Located in Dauin just 10 minutes from Dumaguete, the resort is at the end of a mostly paved narrow road. Reservation was done over the phone 4-5 days before. Booking confirmation at reception desk was fast and we were escorted to our cottage. With 15 cottages facing the sea in a U-formation, cottages 1, 7, 8 & 15 are the front cottages. Highly recommend you get any of these 4.

The room is nicely sized, with a double bed and a rack with hangers. There are no cabinets, no mini refrigerator, no TV. Air conditioning is good, and for good measure, there is a ceiling fan. WiFi is free but spotty.

The beach is lined with rocks so no swimming there. There are two pools, one for guests and another deep one (max 12 feet) for diving and scuba lessons

There is a bar restaurant for lunch & dinner. Pizza we ordered was very good. But flies were buzzing and trying to steal our pizza.

There is free complimentary breakfast (for checked in guests.) Choice of continental, American, healthy (granola) and Filipino. We ordered Filipino breakfast of Cebu pork longganisa, 2 fried eggs, garlic rice, a slice of pineapple. The sliced longganisa was so minuscule I jokingly told the waitress to go back to the kitchen as she forgot the longganisa. Anyway, it was good enough.

The cottage area is very quiet a night save for a gecko and insect sounds. There are also plenty of small flying biting insects.

In the bathroom, the Toilet is small and quite low and may be a problem for tall people. Shower has water heater but dispenser for shampoo was almost empty and body wash dispenser was empty. Apparently, these are not regularly checked. Save for a bath towel, there is no face or hand towel.

Though the resort caters to “divers” if one wants a quiet place for rest and relaxation, this resort is recommended

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Open water course and fun diving Perfect place to combine holidays with diving. Very friendly and helpful staff in the hotel, tasty food, very convenient to… read morePerfect place to combine holidays with diving. Very friendly and helpful staff in the hotel, tasty food, very convenient to order when you are hungry as you stay in a more remote area of Dauin. Nice rooms with a lot of comfort.

Well organised Dive shop and extremely friendly staff. Combination of local and international dive masters and instructors. Always willing to help and organise trips on your wishes. We did Apo island and Sumilon island and both were really worth going. Beautiful coral, interesting marine life. The dive masters are very good in finding macro! I loved it!

My cousin did the open water course with Rachel, special applause for her how dedicated she teaches. She is very enthousiastic and you can see she loves her job.

We will definitely come back! More read less