Ocean View Tulamben Dive & Resort

Amazing! I was rather skeptical when I made the reservation. It all looked and sounded great, but usually the write-up and photos are a lot more impressive than the actual facility. Ocean View Dive Resort was even better than the write-up and photos! The rooms are very large and comfortable, with huge bathroom and private patios overlooking meticulously landscaped and mainained grounds. Every one of the staff were exceedingly friendly and helpful. I expected the diving to be nearby, but was not expecting to walk 150', enter the water, swim 5 minutes, and be diving on the USS Liberty shipwreck. Other dive sites, including the really nice Boga Wreck, were only a few minutes in the courtesy shuttle. My personal guide was super friendly and knowledgable, pointing out an amazing array of fish, corals, etc. that I would never have seen without his experienced, keen eye. At checkout I was expecting a lot of hidden charges for little extras here and there. Surprise again, there were none! I couldn't have been happier with my experience. I whole-heartedly recommend Ocean View Dive Resort, and assure you that you will not be dissapointed if you book a visit with them.

We stayed at Ocean View Tulamben December 3rd and 4th 2022. The resort looked good, 2 nice pools to enjoy and the rooms looked okay until problems started. First day there was no hot water and the tv wasn’t working, we informed the staff at the reception and said that both issues would be resolved in an hour. We went out to eat while we waited for the staff to fix the hot water, when we came back there was still not hot water and the tv wasn’t fixed. We again informed the staff and all they had to say was “Sorry”. But not a sorry we will fix it, and we continued with no hot water or TV. Next day we went diving, we came back around 3 pm and the room wasn’t clean and still no hot water. We again mentioned politely to the staff and they offered to change us rooms. The next room had the same issues, they said they will fix it but never did. HORRIBLE SERVICE, this is coming from a person that works in the hospitality industry. Besides all this issues that were ignored in our faces, the restaurant also was a disappointment, they forgot our breakfast while there was no other guests waiting and all the staff was just sitting in the kitchen, again “Sorry” but I guess they were not sorry at all. On our last day, when we came back from diving, we found toiletries in our bathroom that didn’t belong to us, this was very alarming because it could only mean that somebody had entered our room and took a shower. We went straight to the reception all we got was a “sorry” and here is your bill. For me this is a safety issue that should have been dealt with seriously. If you decide to stay here, be aware that even if the hotel amenities are decent and the location too, you will not receive any help from the staff, they do not care about your experience let along your safety.

This resort is a diamond in the rough. Everything from the driver collecting us from the airport to the staff waiting for us to arrive in the early hours of the morning was seamless. We had a standard ocean view room which was massive! My friend and I were able to put everything away with an enormous amount of storage and hanging space. The breakfast could do with more choices (sorry guys) but that’s my only gripe. We spent 8 days diving with Ratok and Olly who were just the best, it’s not the first time we’ve dived with these guys, and it certainly won’t be the last. Nothing is any trouble, they helped us get some groceries and took us to watch the sunset in Amed (a must do) Shout out to Komang (the manager) who helped us with daily massages and the staff who are incredible! Can’t wait until April when we return!

Great value for price. Strongly recommended. I had a great time. Swimming pool was hyper clean. And 20 meters way from the legendary liberty ship wreck. Super friendly staff. Amazing dawns. No sunset though. Bring your best reading book: it is full relax place