Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin
Getting in and around Dumaguete is a breeze when staying at Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin, located right in the heart of the city. Get ready for an adventure with a stay at Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin. Go beyond the touristy and get deeper into the offerings of Dumaguete with a stay at Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin, located merely 13.4 km from Rizal Boulevard.
Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin offers impeccable service and all the essential amenities to travelers. Never be out of touch with your contacts, with free Wi-Fi offered throughout your stay. If you need a ride from or to the airport, the resort can arrange it before your check-in date. Exploring Dumaguete is made even more convenient with the car hire services available at the resort.
If you plan to arrive by car, you'll appreciate the resort's free parking, right on-site. The resort provides front desk services such as concierge service, express check-in or check-out, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes for guests' convenience. If you need, the ticket service and tours can even help you book tickets and reservations at all the best shows and programs nearby. Staying for a long time, or just need clean clothes? dry cleaning service and laundry service offered at the resort will keep your favorite travel outfits clean and available.
For lazy days and nights, in-room conveniences like daily housekeeping let you make the most of your room. Smoking is limited to designated areas only, for the health and well-being of all guests and staff.
Each guestroom at Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin is furnished and equipped with handy amenities. Some rooms at Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin are equipped with air conditioning for your convenience. Some rooms at Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin include special design features like a balcony or terrace. In-room entertainment such as cable TV, is provided for guests in select rooms.
The resort also offers a refrigerator, a coffee or tea maker, bottled water, instant coffee, instant tea and mini bar in some rooms for when you feel like it is needed. Knowing that bathroom amenities play an important role in increasing guests' satisfaction, the resort provides a hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and towels in some select rooms.
Dining and things to do
Nothing starts a morning better than a delicious free breakfast, which you'll always enjoy at Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin. If you don't feel like going out to eat, you can always opt for the delicious dining options at the resort. A night in at the resort's bar can be as fun as a night out with your travel companions. Guests who prefer to make their own meals will love the in-house shared kitchen available here.
Pura Vida Beach and Dive Resort Dauin offers wonderful recreational facilities for guests to enjoy. Don't forget to explore the resort's easily accessible beach. Finish your vacation days right by dropping in at the massage, hot tub, spa and sauna. Start your vacation off right with a dip in the pool.
Skip the dress code and opt for a casual cocktail or beer at the resort's poolside bar. Fitness lovers who want to keep up their routine on vacation can drop in at the resort's fitness facility. Get wet in the best way on sunny days by joining water-world activities like snorkeling, non-motorized water sports and diving. Have fun with your friends or family, or even meet new people at the library.
Pick up something memorable for yourself or those waiting for you back at home, at the shops and souvenir shops.
Reasons to stay here
Guests who stayed here rated the facilities above 89% of other accommodations in the city.
Know you'll get excellent dining options here, where past guests have rated onsite or nearby dining above 93% of the city's accommodation.
It's hard to beat the room comfort here, which is rated higher than 94% of other accommodations in Dumaguete.
Exceptional”
My wife and I have done some extensive traveling across the Philippines the past 20 months and Pura Vida is perhaps the finest place we've found. As American's we are accustomed to certain standards that we used to take for granted. Pura Vida resort lives up to that kind of American standard. The staff was really helpful and friendly. The facilities wonderful. Food was delicious with many choices to enjoy. The beauties of the area are abundant but don't miss what is under the water. We are not divers, but enjoy snorkeling and found this area to be among the most beautiful we've ever seen. Vivid coral, giant sea turtles, and fish aplenty. If you're looking for an outstanding place to see some of the best beauties of the earth, this is it. I highly recommend Pura Vida and it's friendly and knowledgeable staff.
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Dear James, Greetings from Pura Vida! Thank you so much for staying with us and for loving our place. We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed and have a memorable stay. This positive review will reach the Management and so with the staff. Looking forward on your next visit. Once again thank you. Best Regards, Pura Vida Family
Pura Vida is absolutely brilliant!”
The well kept gardens & authentic thatched rooms are stunning. The staff are so friendly & accommodating that you feel part of a real dive community. The dive experiences are excellently professional with a 1st class team. The dive sites are stunning with such variety that every dive leaving you speechless with the array of underwater species. The variety food & drink selection is also excellent; all home cooked & so tasty. Apre dives are fun as you mix & share your experiences together. This place is a must to stay at!!
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Amazing Place”
I highly recommend this place. The whole facility is cued and well maintained. I stayed 4 nights with my best friend in one of the Garden huts in the back of the resort. It was quiet and very relaxing. The food they serve in the restaurant as well for breakfast (buffet style but changes every day) is delicious. The place is great for diving. Dive shop very good equipped!
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Great family getaway spot”
Staff were knowledgable and accommodating, answering my questions before we arrived and helping us arrange specific trips in the area once we were there. The pool and grounds are spotlessly clean and inviting. The kitchen is fantastic, serving well seasoned and fresh dishes. I saw a range of guests including families with young kids, couples, big groups for diving, multigenerational groups. The dive shop helped point us in the right direction to get to Apo Island for snorkeling even though they were all booked up, which I really appreciated. I noted a lot of accessibility accommodations on the grounds. We would stay here again.
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Best place to stay in Dauin”
After staying here several times, I must say that Pura Vida and Sea Explorer are my beloved place in Dauin to stay, dive and eat. I recommend it 100% and I hope to go back very soon!.
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Worth It”
The food and drinks were a little pricey for PH rates but the accomodation and overall experience is worth it. Best during saturday nights with their happy hour and live band. Their staff are so friendly and accomodating. The bamboo rooms with bamboo floor isnt recommended if you hate squeaking sounds so better get rooms with cemented floors. Overall worth it!
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Consistently good service, excellent food”
Let's get one thing out of the way: it's not cheap. But at the end of your stay, you will feel like you got your money's worth because (1) the rooms are clean and comfortable; (2) the food is good and the servings are generous; (3) the staff are responsive and friendly; and (4) their facilities are not bad.
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Pura Vida stay”
The place is very beautiful, very clean, and very relaxing. Happy that I chose this resort. Note though that they do not provide dental hygiene kits and lotion (maybe due to the pandemic?) and the nipa huts where my companions stayed had no bidet. Would love to stay here again.
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Friendly and clean”
Friendly staff, good accommodations, safe.
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Hello Rey, Thank you for the positive review and thank you for staying with us. We are looking forward on your next visit. Best Regards, Pura Vida Family
Excellent”
Great place to dive. Garden units are right away from the action but nice. My last night I took the only place available - oceanfront it was large and beautiful. A nice treat.
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MUST STAY IN DAUIN”
Divers and non-divers will love this resort because of its service and facilities. You may book your dive through their in-house dive shop, Sea Explorer or from other shops outside the resort. Pura Vida has a house reef for those who do not want to do boat dive. Staff and owner are very friendly and food is ok. We stayed in their standard kubo room with veranda fronting the garden and its so relaxing! The room has double/queen bed with refrigerator, kettle with complimentary tea and coffee, toiletries and towel. It's a few steps away from the beach and restaurant.
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It’s a hidden paradise ”
Went here just to go scuba diving. I never expected the place to be beautiful and peaceful. Everybody is nice and the scuba place is just right in front of it. Food is spectacular too.
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Great Location for Diving and Relaxing”
Beds are bamboo which makes them noisy to sleep on Food needs improving on how its cooked but good variance Diving is great good crews and management Option for other trips good for all levels Beach and pool good always clean and inviting Well worth the trip
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Relaxing, clean, Nice straff & food, everything is överpriced. Far fr d city.”
Pros: great cottage! Complete & daily cleaning! Relaxing if u just wanna stay in d resort. Good food! Cons: expensive food & u cant bring food inside but they sell food in d room? Feels being robbed, overpriced van trips, too får fr d city. Some receptionist does not respond to my emails/text except Janice! She was helpful:)
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Overall fine with room for improvement”
Pleasant enough stay, however need to improve a few things - Beach is public but needs to be cleaner like other hotels do in Philippines Bathroom bit small and stuffy, water temp not great, mould, broken net for mosquitos, shower pressure poor Wrong spa prices in room, reception staff don't know how to handle resolution + Beautiful gardens and setting Clean pool Restaurant not too bad
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Great management, courteous staffs and the best choice for sea explorers!”
We spent three days two nights in Pura Vida. The bungalows were very well designed with exotic style. The staffs were all wearing traditional Philippiana costumes and all of them were well dressed with professional makeup. The service was speedy and very detailed, staffs were well-trained and were friendly. The food and drinks were amazing with lots of options. Complimentary water provided in the room and free access to the gym. Even though everything in the resort was a little bit pricy, we had a great vacation there. The diving center was extremely professional and you can rent all the equipments here with a reasonable price, for both diving and snorkeling. It’s the best choice around the area, especially for divers! Highly recommended to those who desires to visit Apo Island!
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Hello Yi, Greetings from Pura Vida! We are glad that you enjoyed your vacation with us and thank you so much for leaving such a wonderful review. We will inform our staff with regards to this and surely it will make them boost to do more with their work. We are looking forward on seeing you again soon. Kind Regards, Pura Vida Team
fantastic dive resort”
we had five days of fantasic diving . the under water macro life is incredible with frog fish the size of a finger nail. the over all quality of the resort is great with a lovely central pool. very peaceful & relaxing with a nice pool bar to relax at before dinning on the beach. pura vida has everything to make a great diving vacation.,
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Relaxing family fun”
We went to Dauin as 2 families. It has been great that they have a family room which is quite spacious. There are 3 queen sized beds, wherein there is a small divider between one bed and the others. We like it for there is a little privacy between families. There is a common bathroom but it is quite big. There is a pool & beach. The beach is not that great, but Dauin is known more for its diving and the hotel provides services for that as well as diving lessons. The food is quite nice, there are lots of varieties.staff are very friendly. Overall a great hotel.
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wonderful service!!”
Stay is really fantastic. The hotel staffs provide 5 stars service, very helpful and friendly There's dive center inside the resort, everyone in the dive center is so friendly and helpful.. very responsible instructor, they will make sure you master the skill before you are qualified.. :) Close to nice diving sites.. There is another resort call VIDA homes which was managed by the same owner.. can try this too if pura vida is full as the service will definitely be guaranteed :D highly recommended for stay if you can speak English...
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Good location for diving and relaxing”
My husband went diving with Sea Explorers while I relaxed and lied by the pool. He said the diving instructors were very knowledgeable and professional. We stayed in the bamboo bungalows which were very comfortable. The food was also good even for us vegetarians. It was low season and very quiet but Pura Vida is located between El Dorado and Mikes so there were still a few people around. Overall a great stay.
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