Siladen Resort & Spa

Wonderful vacation, a long way from home, but well worth the 3 planes, bus, and boat rides to experience this beautiful resort and the gorgeous diving here! We were welcomed early morning on our arrival day by the staff welcoming us by a first names, a quick hotel briefing, and a wonderful breakfast! While we ate and relaxed, our luggage was moved to our rooms, where we returned to refresh before our briefing to the diving for the upcoming 10 days! Diving was done in groups of 4 divers with 1 guide, which was excellent! We had plenty of time for pictures and interacting with our own Dive Guide. The boats are roomy, towels provided, a shower to rinse off, a marine head, water, tea, coffee, and snacks. There was oxygen and first aid kits on each boat. Back rolls were used to get into the water, and the crew assisted you into your gear, and encouraged you to hand up weights and slip out of your gear in the water, before boarding the boat. Since there were only 4 of you in a group, this was done easily and smoothly. Diving was mostly drift dives, and the guides were very knowledgeable, with great eyes! There are some before dinner presentations done in the Treehouse area about things you can see while diving. These were well done and informative! The resort itself is gorgeous and well groomed! The rooms are spacious, great amenities like a stocked mini frig, coffee and tea maker, and your own hot and cold water dispenser. The beds have insect netting, which the staff unfolds each night at bed turndown, and tie back in the morning when they clean the rooms. We only saw a mosquito or 2, as the resort treats the area to prevent them, and those were in the open air bathroom. The spa is very nice! So many massages to choose from, as well as all sorts of other things like aromatherapy, facials, manicures, pedicures, scrubs, and more! The masseuses we had were very skillful, and we wanted to go back, but just ran out of time! You will enjoy whatever you choose! Meals were a real treat! Most days we had buffets on the beach area, and all breakfasts were served in an open air central porch area surrounding the pool. Meals were salads, soup, several main courses and sides, and then the desserts, with fresh fruits as well! Just excellent, no matter what you chose! We had a pizza night, sushi night, and a couple other choose from the menu and sit down dinners during our stay. Local entertainment a couple nights on the beach with singing and dancing, and information about the island of Siladen itself! The staff at Siladen were wonderful, attentive, and so helpful! A “wish” became a “we’ll make that for you”, all the time during our stay. Very special, friendly, you are family while you are here, with a we care atmosphere, at this resort! Ana and Miguel, the resort managers are readily accessible, and always walking around, as are Lea and Leo, the dive shop managers! Our group celebrated 5 milestones during our visit, and we made them special, and then the staff added in their personal touches to make those occasions even better! You will not be disappointed about any part of your stay here!