Mario Dive Resort

Breakfast was excellent. Lots of choices. Dinner at the restaurant was really good. The pool was great, and they also had free motorcycles available, a free shuttle van, a pooltable, ping pong table and dart board. And the staff went above and beyond - very friendly and very helpful. And a beach that was great for sunset viewing was a 3 minute walk away. I would definitely stay at Mario Dive resort again.

The room was clean and very comfortable. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. They helped us with all our requests and were very accommodating.

The food options were somewhat limited and could be improved overall.

Mario Dive Resort is a little paradise. It’s a small resort but the amenities are top of the line - large room, super comfy beds, modern bathroom with really good water pressure haha (the reason I’m saying this is because I’ve been to a lot of resorts/hotels of this size in the Philippines but I usually get disappointed with the bathroom, water pressure and beds… Mario Dive Resort definitely exceeded my expectations). The restaurant, KTV room and recreation area is a plus. They also helped us with our countryside tour and island hopping tour and provided services at a reasonable price.

The reason I’m giving 9 is because at the last day of our 4D3N stay, I got sick. I had diarrhea from 3AM. I’m not sure if it’s from the food served from the previous night (I remembered being served a Mango Shake that’s very watered down and almost no sugar to which I complained about). The staff were very helpful tho. There was someone from the staff that went to town to get me gatorade at 5am… I’m very thankful! But that’s about it, overall, our family had an amazing stay!

Staff are as good as all the reviews. ANN is an angel. Got lots of info from her - most impressive was that the employees LIKE working there, are well-treated, given freedom to work - and it shows. Every single employee - reception (ANN), housekeeping, drivers, restaurant - all were just wonderful. Clean as a whistle. Comfy bed. Great shower, loads of hot water. Pool, pool table, ping pong, darts. Breakfast was good. Variety of stuff and they added fruit variety after we suggested more than one fruit per day. Smoothies were great. Service, James et al, excellent. Had lunch and dinner here, too sometimes. All went the extra mile. We stayed for 1 week so we gave them many chances! Free shuttles, scooters, arranged boat, did everything for us.

Soups are HUGE. Way too much for 1. Never mentioned this to Ann. Did not see any clues about this - the photo in menu does not give you any idea. Soups were nice though!Dart board is nice touch but is hurt by location. Mentioned this to restaurant staff but not ANN. They need to move the table in front or move the board. Wish we could have stayed longer.

The employees are very friendly & are always willing to help. Since it is farther away from Alona beach it is a much quieter location. The rooms are adequate for a good night sleep. The breakfest is adequate for the morning, never tried the lunch or dinner menu. We had a rental car but the resort has motorcycles/scooters you can rent. Distance to airport is about 10 mins.

It's a 15 min drive to Alona beach where all the action is but they do have shuttle service. They need to redo the outdoor small whirlpool as the finishing rock on the inside is a little bit sharp, the main pool is fine though.

The resort provides free shuttle, pick ups, drop offs which are very handy. We also booked private car tour with them which was reasonably priced. They respond almost immediately to the WhatsApp messages. The staff are friendly and go out of their way to help guests.

Food and breakfast could be improved

Friendly and accommodating staff.

We stayed 3 nights in their family room but unfortunately we had problem with toilet bowl which is a bit inconvenient specially with a child. Even tho they have free shuttle service I find the location inconvenient.

Great resort, brilliant helpful staff, the whole stay was wonderful. We felt taken care of. The resort has great chefs, we ate at the restaurant every day, it was delicious. The hotel provides a scooter, it's very useful. The facility is super located, very close to Momo beach. Hot water and good pressure in the shower, the room is clean, drinking water is available free of charge. Mario resort was the first stop on our honeymoon and we really couldn't have found a better place. Thank you very much for everything.

Everything was fine

Very nice and helpful staff. Room clean and comfortable.

A bit far from everything/town. Not much to do at the property. Beach not good for swimming.

The people that work here are kind efficient and go out of their way to help guests..they offer free shuttle to Alona beach and anywhere in town you wish to visit or tour.My husband enjoyed the motorbike they loan as needed.We will come back here because of great costumer service and cleanliness of the place

They upgraded our rooms for free. They have breakfast buffet and karaoke room. The beach is in walking distance outside the resort but you ride their motorbike for free. Free use of snorkeling device and free shuttle from and to your destination. The staffs are very acommodating and kind.

You need to walk to the beach and no gym.

Super friendly staff, clean & comfy, and very very nice services! Provided with free scooter and shutter bus for yr ease to travel around and to the city. Diving package with the resort is worthy to go with.

Too good to complaint anything. ?

Everything was perfect. Everyone was so kind and helpful. The staff was very attentive and was able to answer all of our questions about where to go and what to see. We had breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which were all 3 great. We only stayed one night because we had a Ferry to take from Momo Beach to Oslob, which they took us too at 0530 and had breakfast ready beforehand, even though that was 1.5 hours before they usually start breakfast. We 100% recommend this place to anyone who was looking for somewhere to stay in that area!

They have a shuttle service to take you to different beaches that is wonderful

Location is not ideal but everything is close by and the shuttle makes up for that

We only stayed for one night but were really happy with the hospitality whilst we were there. The location was near Momo Beach where we needed to get the boat to Oslob in the morning so was very convenient. We used the scooters provided by the resort to travel down to Alona Beach during the day. The kids really enjoyed the pool and jacuzzi in the evening.

The staff are very nice, friendly and helpful. For example, when we were swimming in the pool, the staff immediately put some towels on the bench for us to use without asking. There are plenty of choices of food for breakfast buffet, and of good quality and delicious. The boss, Mr. Cai, is very passionate and welcoming, he helped us a lot in planning our land tour and diving tour, we did have a lot of fun during the tours and enjoyed them very much! There is also free shuttle service provided by the resort, we can go to everywhere in the island by the shuttle, it's very convenient and comfortable.

NIL

Staff are very polite and helpful, free shuttle to everywhere.

Small and little old property. My room was in the first floor of main building whereas the kitchen is in the ground floor so when they start cocking smell is filling my room.

Staff are so friendly and the owner is very involved. The location is a bit remote but facility provides shuttle services to several major attraction places.

Room is furnished a bit simply especially the setup inside of the bathroom is pretty awkward for people to move around with the sink right next to the toilet seat. I bumped my head on the sink.

We are family of four stayed for 4 nights at Mairo’s place. The management of the resort is impressive, room is spotlessly clean and spacious, the resort itself is quiet which is perfect for families, tho the location isn’t walkable to most of the tourist attractions, but they offer free shuttle service to anywhere on the island at any time. The staffs are very helpful and attention to detail. Walking distance to Momo beach which is quiet too, there are some locals living alone the beach and therefore trashes here and there, but we did find a spot which is clean with fine sandy beach, turquoise colored water just to ourselves. All in all we had a nice stay and would recommend anyone come to Panglao.

We liked that it was very quiet and away from the noise and we could sleep peacefully at night.The staff were very friendly and helpful to our needs. They offer free shuttle service to and from Alona beach. 10pm is the last pick up and they even called me to ensure we were picked up. On one of our shark whale trip, they provided us with snorkels and towels.

Not sure if it was because of the hotel or something else, but my daughters woke up with lots of bites on their body. Not sure if there was bed bugs on the bed or not.