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Dive Review of Atmosphere Resort & Spa in
Philippines/Dumaguete


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Atmosphere Resort & Spa: "A lot to like, but a few annoyances", May, 2023,

by David E Reubush, VA, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 66 reports with 33 Helpful votes). Report 12478 has 1 Helpful vote.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A

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Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
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Comments My buddy and I followed our visit to Crystal Blue with an additional 9 days of, mainly, muck diving at Atmosphere Resort in Dumaguete. While Crystal Blue is a relatively small resort solely focused on diving, Atmosphere is a much more expansive resort with, a significant number of rooms, 3 swimming pools, and other available activities in addition to diving.

As with Crystal Blue the staff were all very friendly and attentive. Larry, one of the bar waiters was over the top friendly and attentive. Every day they had 3 happy hour specials at the bar. We often stopped there to sample the drinks before dinner.

The food was great. Perhaps the best dive resort food since Pirates Point in Little Cayman. Dinner had more food than I could eat. I either had an appetizer and the main course or the main course and dessert. I couldn’t eat both an appetizer and dessert along with the main course. They brought out bottles of cool water for the table, unfortunately it warmed up quickly which was not my favorite thing to drink. I finally figur ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Atmosphere Resort & Spa   

Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Australia, Belize, Bimini, Bonaire, Caymans, Curacao, Fiji, Galapagos, Indonesia (Wakatobi, Raja Ampat, Komodo, Lembeh, Bali, Banda Sea, Ambon), Philippines, Red Sea, Solomon Islands, Southern Bahamas, St. Thomas, Turks & Caicos
Closest Airport Dumaguete Getting There Fly to Manila and then fly to Dumaguete. We flew Cebu Pacific which seemed to be somewhat cheaper than Philippine Airlines.

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny, dry Seas calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp 80-85°F / 27-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 20-60 Ft/ 6-18 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Dive time nominally 1 hour, but we often went over.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw
Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Corals N/A Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 2 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments The staff carefully carried your camera onto and off the boat where they were all placed on a big, flat area and then carefully h ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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By Valera Sakhnenko in ON, CA at Jul 15, 2023 15:13 EST  
Thank you for your review. All these problems are a bit disappointing considering high cost of this resort.
By report author: David E Reubush in VA, US at Jul 15, 2023 16:05 EST  
I agree. I expected better.
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