Great place to stay and eat. Great ambiance, great food, friendly staff. Have been a few times now and have not been disappointed. The… read moreGreat ambiance, great food, friendly staff. Have been a few times now and have not been disappointed. The beach out behind the bar where the accommodation is has amazing views. There is pools to swim in and free wi-fi. I can’t wait to go back again. read less

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

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

Highly recommended! //Diver I spend a couple of days at Liquid dive & beach resort for diving, and felt so comfortable with everything…. read moreI spend a couple of days at Liquid dive & beach resort for diving, and felt so comfortable with everything. The dive excursion offered to Apo island comes in a package that was effective, well-organized and worth every single peso, considering all that came included. The food in the restaurant is absolutely AMAZING, as well as service overall at the whole resort in their facilities. I stayed in their Deluxe cottage(Clean, lots of space and very nice for couples)

DIVING:
As an active dive instructor myself I have to say that their dive resort gave a really professional experience for diving and it seemed to me that the team has good ambience, people enjoyed their job. I think that matters a lot. They have two pools(one separate for diving that has been designed for PADI standards) as well as two classrooms(of which one is an official IDC classroom) I got to borrow books, even though I was not doing any course, and it’s also possible to order personal Diving Labels from their reception!

The best was that I could literally walk from the diveshop, do my dive and return, without having to carry my tank nor box. That’s proper diving service. Very grateful for all the assistance and good guiding 🙂

One very big plus with my stay here was that Zoe and Tim have preserved very much of the nature and genuine feeling of being in the Philippines within the resort. I really like that. Another(not as important but nice) plus was that the boat served homemade cookies after the dive!

Had a lovely stay, highly recommended!! 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

Underestimated destimation in Philippines! We stayed at liquid only one night、since already booked a hotel in downtown. We should stay longer. Services are excellent…. read moreWe stayed at liquid only one night、since already booked a hotel in downtown. We should stay longer. Services are excellent. When it comes to diving dive guide is a lovely spotter. Muck diving would be as good as Lembeh. Beaches are black sand, but if you would like white sand, you could opt the short trip to Apo and Similon Island .Compared to well-known destinations such as Bohol and Cebu, accessibility from the airport and downtown is much better. The Dumaguete city has a lot of adequate restraints and massage parlors. The place to go in a short vacation, however we hope this place would not be so crowded. More read less