Name: Lalaguna Villas Luxury Dive Resort & Spa
Address: Small Lalaguna Beach, Puerto Galera, 5203, PH

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

Matthew a

Food is excellent staff is great rooms are clean and good size

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2026

Maria Rita

From our room you could see the vast ocean. Take note this place is a diving area. If you are looking for fine sand and swimmable beach you can always hire a motor boat to take you to the other side of the island. Love how they take good care of their clients. They accommodate early checked in and late checked out depends on the room availability without additional charge. Glad you found this place.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2026

Glen

An exceptional stay from start to finish. The atmosphere is genuinely welcoming, with staff treating guests more like friends than customers. The diving experience is first-class, combining professionalism with a relaxed, luxury feel.

The British ownership is evident in the quality of service and attention to detail. Daniel creates a highly personal experience and goes out of his way to make guests feel at home. The food is excellent, with strong Western options that are often hard to find at this level in similar locations.

Rooms are well-appointed and comfortable, with a stunning view that elevates the entire stay. The pool area is clean and well-maintained, offering a perfect place to unwind. Bella provides attentive, thoughtful service and ensures everything runs smoothly throughout.

A standout destination for both diving and overall hospitality.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Richard

Excellent location, extremely friendly staff including a wonderful dive crew, and very good food. One of the best hotel stays I’ve had.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Brian

The property was amazing the staff was very hospitable even at 11 PM at night when we arrived. It’s both access only when arriving or leaving. You’re greeted with a cocktail and oatmeal cookie from the owner. I highly recommend hashbrowns. They were also able to accommodate the other couple that came with us honeymoon surprise and short notice.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Scott

My second time at this hotel and my new home in Puerto Galera. Absolutely amazing. The waters and views stunning, the room magnificent and the staff works their collective butts of to make sure that you are not only happy, but thrilled. What else can I say? I am a hotel snob and I give Lalaguna my highest marks.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2025

Scott

Beautiful location, friendly and helpful staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

Thomas

Hard to beat for a diver. Right on the beach, equipment right there and retail shop, friendliest dive instructors (Liam, Aiu, etal), good food, great housekeeping and Maintenance, great pool, walking distance to Sabang is not bad. The staff here is excellent from Receptionists, waitstaff, maint, house keeping etc... These people are Gems!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Daniel

Best place to stay in philippines

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

MAKOTO

The staff’s warm hospitality and the cleanliness of the facilities were perfect.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

MAKOTO

Above all, all the services were perfect (front desk, restaurant service, diving & tour staff, housekeeping, and the technical team in charge of equipment). I was especially impressed by the warm hospitality of the front desk and restaurant staff, as well as the quick problem-solving by the AC and electrical technical person

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Jason

Beautiful place for a vacation.

Spent a long weekend away with the gf. The hotel is lovely. The whole area is mainly focused on diving so if this is your thing then it’s ideal. The surrounding coral and species of fish are amazing. The surrounding area is spectacular so go out and explore.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2025

Yvon

The staff was very friendly and the food was good. The room was of a nice size, clean and modern.

This resort is diver paradise which provide training and daily excursions.

However, if you do not intend to dive, this resort in not for you.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Thomas

Best hotel in Sabang

Second stay at LLV and, again, even being critical couldn't find a fault. Top notch room and amenities with speedy and always polite service. It's not cheap but you get what you pay for. The 109 steps up into room L88 are burning off some extra calories. Will be back!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2025

George

Great property . Good food, Location. Staff very helpful and friendly . Great rooms

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

David

Nice place to stay. Excellent food and service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2025

Nestor Hembrador

Spacious, clean, comfortable accommodations at a reasonable rate. Only possible issue to some is that hot water for my shower was provided through solar heating and the water never really got warm in the mornings and evenings when I shower. The restaurant and bar were both great. The staff went out if their way to help with transportation to and from the resort. The LLV dive shop and divemasters and boatman made for fun, safe and memorable diving. I would come back.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2024

Adrian

Great stay.
Staff were excellent and accomodating.

Room was clean and facilities good.

Food and beverage also good

I will return.

4/10

Poor

03 Dec 2024

Henry

For divers only

Disappointed. Too far & No entrance near the main road. Cleanliness is ok. Don’t Go here if You’re not a diver.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2024

angelo

Overall is a good experience except there's no beachfront to.enjoy,purely for diving adventure

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2024

Alfred

I really enjoyed my stay here. I spent 2 weeks diving and by the end it felt like home. The restaurant was delicious! The management and staff are gracious and accomodations were very comfortable. Can't recommend Lalaguna more.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2024

Rene

Friendly and accommodating staff. Good food.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

David

Everything was very clean and comfortable. The staff was great and very helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2024

Michael

What a great stay and place to stay. We enjoyed the entire time and were able to relax and not think about anything. Staff were incredible and took customer service seriously. I will be back for certain.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2024

Daisy

La laguna Villas is located right by the beach. Easy access to diving lessons. Staff are friendly and courteous. I can recommend this place if you want a clean place with a good view.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2024

regina

Food was amazing. The kitchen staff is on there game. All of the staff is excellent. Only negative comment is we were upgraded to the 8th floor and room was excellent but the stairs you have to climb to get there were rough.
But the service and great drinks made us forget about climbing the stairs. Definitely will be going back.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2024

Bruce

Liked everything but two flights of stairs required to get to my room

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2024

Audra

Diving Trip

Great service.
Nicest Hotel along Sabang Beach.
Very convenient to walk to town, yet away from all the noisy parts of town.
Well equipped dive center.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2023

Dan

Simply put this is the finest place to stay in Sabang. The room was amazing. It has real hot water, not luke warm like most places, but piping hot water in the shower as well as a jacuzzi tub! The staff are amazing, helpful, and just generally fun to be around. I could not imagine staying anywhere else.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2023

Neal

All the staff at the resort including the dive shop were super helpful, cheerful, friendly and efficient.

We really enjoyed the food here. Looked forward to the daily specials on the menu. ALL so GOOD!

Access to the resort is by boat or walking. There was some construction underway on the walkway and near the walkway around the Sabang Beachfront. It will be nice when all completed. The resort will pick you up and drop you off at Sabang Pier if desired. Be careful on the dock ramps to and from the boat.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2023

AD

Greatest place to stay on Puerto Galera

Absolutely amazing Hotel. The staff were super helpful, friendly and fun to interact with. Always able to assist, the 24hr service is amazing and the activities offered supurb.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2023

Stephany

The staff, especially, Cherie, Bensun, Harvey, John and Daniel (the owner) were amazing and made our visit even better. The two room villa was perfect for our group of 5. The property was really clean and welcoming! I highly recommend this place to everyone!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2022

Richard

What a great hotel experience we had. all the staff were very friendly and helpful the kitchen pool gym all open 24 hours highly recommended if you’re going to Sabang

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2022

Salvatore

Great place great pool and fantastic staff 10/10 will definitely return thank you

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Good value, good food and great diving!

I had a very relaxing stay at this property. All the staff was very accommodating and the rooms were clean and comfortable. I had never scuba dived before so I took the Open Water course. I had an excellent instructor with Jessica and quickly progressed to my certification. The dives along the bay were wonderful and the dive shop provided excellent gear and service. I will be coming back next time I have time in the Philippines!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2019

Gary

Fantastic hotel and dive resort

Hotel is a perfect getaway for a dive vacation and relaxing. Diving is the main focus and the dive team and facilities are superb, catering for what the diver wants. With over 30 dive sites within 5 to 10 minutes by the dedicated speed boats, diving options are plentiful.

The hotel itself is very relaxing with large and very comfortable rooms and balconies. Facilities cater for families with plenty to keep you entertained. The pool restaurant offers a large choice 24 hours a day. Staff are very friendly and accommodating.

Highly recommend this place and we will be back.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2019

Mika

Quiet place but prepare to walk

We arrived with a car lat in the evening and realized you can't drive anywhere near the hotel. Luckily there was a local on the parking slot which showed us the way to the resort. You will walk and carry all you luggage 1st through the narrow streets in between prostitutes, and definitely there is no straight road, you will propably not find it without locals. Then you continue walking on the sideroad beside the sea, really far away from everything. Yes, it is more quiet there, but way too hard to access the place. The moment we arrived I wanted to cancel the rest of the days, but seems it didn't work out. They advertise to be 4,5 star resort, the reality is 3-3,5 in my opinion. Once you arrive you then have to drag your bag up the stairs where the rooms are...nice. Toilet flush didn't work so call to be fixed, othewise no restroom use. The shower room glass cover really doesn't move unless you force it with two hands, which then makes it jump from the rail. Come on...4,5 stars...really?
If they only made it more straight and easier road to walk from the main Sabang, this would make a difference. Luckily they provide some boat transportation for free to access the Sabang.
If you look for a place on the side and more quiet area and you don't mind the walk, then this is good for you.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Our room is nice and not cramp. The sofa needs cleaning. There were ants, flies and mosquitos inside the room. The receptionist were nice though. The waitress were not very attentive and gave us a wrong set of food. And from the brgy center to the hotel it was a long walk. But we enjoyed our stay.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2019

Gavyn

Didn't quite meet our expectations

I had high expectations with la Laguna villas but it didn't really meet my expectations totally. It was one of the more expensive places to stay in Puerto galera and from the pictures we decided to go for it but I am not sure it's totally worth the money. the service was mixed with some staff very friendly and some downright miserable. There were a couple of problems with the room including the shower door falling off and the curtain which would not close and kept coming off the rail. Prices at La Laguna Villas are quite expensive for food and also any trips that they can organise in the speedboat. Consequently we only ate once in the hotel as there are many cheaper places to eat within 10 minutes walking distance. The location is good as it is about 5 to 10 minutes away from sabang beach so it is a little quieter. The speedboat pickup from wherever you land is nice but then it does cost 1000 pesos each way. All in all staying at La Laguna Villas was ok but I don't think I would stay there again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2019

Verified traveler

I enjoyed the new upgraded room with the jacuzzi but the water in the jacuzzi and shower had a bad smell which seemed to last 5 minutes each time then went away, my first night was in the standard room but had too many insects as the country was very hot, staff were very friendly and upgraded room was beautiful with an amazing view

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2019

Philip

Once I upgraded room from the basic room it was good. The cheap rooms are located to resort next door which has outdoor bar which was rather noisy. Upgraded room was not near their neighboring hotel and had nice balcony with beautiful views of the bay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Good experience on La Laguna beach

Located on a nicer stretch of the beach, but still very close to the dive shops. Very good pool, and good deals on happy hour. Room was thoughtfully laid out, with lots of power and USB and nice touches such as a decent sound system.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2018

Jacoby

Nice Place near Sabang Beach

Had a great time there with friends the wifi service was very disappointing having to renew password sometime twice daily just to get online the staff was excellent though, and quite helpfull. Oh no elavator, for those with mobility issues request lower floor.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Rooms were clean but is not worth the money that you pay for the rooms rooms condition is bad

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2018

Achanster

Have stayed at several tiger end resorts at PG. This one is close enough to the center of activity and Asia Diver location that will welcome me back. I would stay again. A bit more pricy than most but quieter, cleaner and and when everyone else was losing power on the frequent island brownouts I was comfy in my aircon room.

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2018

justice

This Hotel and one other were the only ones open the other hotels had been closed due to environmental issues . The beach area has open sewer pipes running down the sand at low tide . This is my 6 th visit to the Philippines over the last 8 years and the lack of infrastructure to support there growing population and tourism is worrying. But this hotel is off a high standard and is doing it’s best in a difficult environment

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Really nice place with beautiful views and absolutely clean and comfortable!! I got more than I expected! Really appreciate it,
Quality Service is so good, and quick! The best hotel staff they have, Always smiling and asking if you help!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2018

scott

just had an unbelievable 3 week stay at Lalaguna villas. 1st of all, the rooms are 5 star and super modern, probably the nicest rooms on small or big laguna beaches. Amenities like curved Samsung tv's, modern bathrooms, lighting, and a 5 gallon water dispenser (i went through 2 and a half of those while i was there). The restaurant, just let me say you never have to leave the resort to eat The prices are good.. The food is amazing and the restaurant never closes. I found myself there at 1 AM a couple of times enjoying breakfast or an awesome pizza. There are specials every day and was never disappointed. True culinary artists! Stop by for one of Donald's \"infamous\" gin and juices during happy hour!
I went to get my dive master certification. All the dive equipment is brand new and they are in the process of building a new dive shop. It will be the nicest in the area when complete. Don't worry, the construction doesn't interrupt a relaxing stay. Ja and Conan are instructors at the shop and are now my good friends. Conan runs the shop and is probably the most knowledgeable instructor in the area and mixed with his Irish wit and friendliness, you are in for an unbelievable time. He knows all the dive sites like the back of his hand so you will get the most out of every dive while you're there.
I'm already planning my next trip back to Lalaguna villas, it can't come soon enough. I miss the entire staff's smiles and incredible friendliness. It felt like home, truly.

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2018

Lee Lee

Beautiful Island Experience

La Laguna was a gorgeous venue. Well deserving of a 4-5 star rating.
One issue was with room configuration where they put my 2 young children (6 and 8) in a room two floors away from me... an issue that was resolved by switching rooms with our friends. My friends were given complimentary brekkies in compensation.

Staff could not be more helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Anything was gettable... for a fee. The 111 steps to my room was a formidable issue, but the view compensated for this!
It was so very nice to have quality toilet paper and unlimited filtered water in our room. A touch of luxury that some underestimate!
I also got a cake and balloons for a birthday that we celebrated a well! (560php was a reasonable fee to make my daughter feel special!)

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Very nice and modern

Great view. Great staff and restaurant. The room is very modern and with a great sound system.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2018

swifty

A walk on the wild side

Great hotel in an interesting resort. Our arrival was both a challenge and a pleasure. Heavy rain and a high tide meant the walk in from the quay would have been impossible without the porters meeting us. However it was a good welcome and a very pleasant surprise when we got to our room. It accommodates the five of us plus driver well. The service was excellent and the diversity and quality of the food great. It

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2017

Charmaine

Worth the bad parking and no elevator will go agai

Parking limited to a mud hole. No elevator so could be an issue for some. When you enter your room its all worth it. Bring cash dont use a credit card there for anything as they charge 4%. Food was great and good price. Tip the staff sadly they get paid provisional rate there which is strange because nothing provisional about their charges. Beautiful though.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

On the beach with transfers

The hotel has the most reliable power and internet on the island! It was very known as power went out all around us a lot. Everyone there made life very easy for us with 2 kids. The pool was really fun!

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2017

Mark

The best island hotel in the Philippines!

Geez, do I miss the place already! The apartment style rooms are seriously brand name hotel 5 star like, with mine facing the sea with balcony. Add a pool with lovely bar and restaurant at its side and you don't need to make another step elsewhere. It is even better than the online images suggest - the owners put some serious design thought into it all and are extending as I write. And it sites rightt next to Action Divers dive shop. I need to return here again soon!

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Delux Suite is not suite, further than delus, located on 7th floor without elevator or escalator. Tired..

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2017

Eugene

Very great place for the price

The staff for this hotel is top notch. They were very attentive to what direction I wanted to go and transportation wasn't a problem. The room was comfortable and restaurant was on point.

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Convenient As close to town

Walked for a distance of 450 meters from pier as no vehicles can have access to hotel

4/10

Poor

31 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Nice But Overrated

Nice property, but definitely not 4 star worthy. When we checked in, staff to an adjacent property (not sure why), and then seemed in a hurry for us to check out of our room before the published 12 pm checkout (called us the night before asking when we were checking out).

Property does have a nice pool; however there are some children (I think manager's family) always playing in the pool, so it isn't a very relaxing environment with the noise and splashing.

Recommend to if you are going to Sabang for scuba diving; but if you are looking for a quality, relaxing vacation I'd consider other places in the Philippines besides Puerto Galera.

Partner

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2016

TODD

Not AS Advertised..... Very Overated

Had no power for the stay, back up power only. Typhoon did major damage day before but no email saying services were limited. They lie when they say what is offered. One example information says split A/C but our room was noisy window style. After dark very unsafe to walk to the town and nothing at hotel but the hotel. Also beware most rooms involve many stairs, no lift owners to cheap to provide. The hotel is 7 floors the rooms start on second floor, the average guest has a big walk to the room. If you judge hotels by Philippines standard you may find this hotel to work. But really a 1 star Western or US Property. Also beware the owners try to steal from clients by surcharging credit cards for charges at the hotel 4%. It was only removed when I told them I would contact and report to Visa International. Not a good trip.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2016

Danny

Very good!

This hotel is very good compared to other hotels in the area. The room was spacious, well maintained and clean. The wifi was good and fast. The restaurant is decent and open 24/7. Staff was friendly and helpful.
But beware if you are not walking well as you have to climb a lot of stairs to get to your room.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2016

DAVID

Great Hotel

Excellent location for a brand new hotel. Excellent facilities, the rooms are outstanding. Very good value for money

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2016

Norman

La Laguna Villas - Sabang's best

overall, because of the superior hotel amenities and service, our vacation was great! we hoped for at least a good beachfront similar to white beach but with less crowd but we were disappointed as it was instead TOO DIRTY and full of boats. So no beach swimming here.. This really is only good for those divers.

Family

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Not for Seniors or Families with Young Children

Expect 30 to 90 stairs to room. Expect no beach. Expect no ocean swimming. Expect wet feet at high tide. And except to pay extra for breakfast, toothbrush and shampoo.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2016

dodger501

Excellent staff

Friendly, competent staff. Love the table-top messaging devices to summon bar/restaurant services from multiple places in the resort. Great pool and area. Would come again.

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Nice hotel 5 min walk from beach

We enjoyed our stay at Lalaguna Villas, nice room 5 min walk from the beach, good food and helpful staff. Nice pool area and good views of the bay from the terrace

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2015

John

Well worth consideration.

Very pleasant facility with good ammenities. Room access provide opportunities for step exercise with most rooms above 5 flights of stairs.
Hotel staff are very friendly and will assist where they can. The hotel is well located and very comfortable. A little expensive but clean, neat and tidy.
We will return and stay here again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2015

Megan

Friendly staff, great pool.

Welcoming staff upon arrival, provided a fresh towel and treat upon check in. Nice pool area and towels. Room was ok, overlooking current construction which somewhat ruined the nice view of the water.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2015

Aiana

Lovely Hotel

Great hotel, amazing service nice and private - quiet but lovely. Would come back.
Thank you to the hotel team for a great experience!

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2015

Fran

Great little hotel

Great little hotel but there was lots of construction works. also our room was on highest level with no lift and steps up were steep. however it was clean, and well proportioned. we took the shuttle and private boat from manila to the hotel and back and it was a great service.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2015

James

Fantastic Hotel

We stayed at the hotel for a week, and we were sad to leave. The hotel provides more amenities than I have experienced at 5 star Park Hyatts. One of the main concerns is drinkable water. Every room has a 5 gallon water dispenser that provides either hot for your coffee or chilly cold to quench the thirst. The bed was super comfortable, the location was away from the crazy sabang nightlife, and free laundry service (1 KG a day).

To top it off was the attentiveness, friendliness, and helpfulness of the staff at LLV. They are gracious and do whatever they can to make your stay perfect.

We had a great time, and I will always stay here when I'm in Sabang.

BTW, don't believe the weather report. It said it was going to rain everyday at the end of Sept and we had sunny skies. Sabang is surrounded by \"mountains\" so the beach has its own microclimate.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2015

Garry

Outstanding hotel and very fair price

Some positives about the resort:

* Hotel boat was there to pick us up and drop us off at the ferry dock and was free.
* Staff carried my 70 lb piece of luggage up all those stairs
* We book the 1 room suite and it was very large with a lot of space to relax and bedroom was downstairs.
* Hotel staff was excellent
* Everything was in close walking distance

Only negative I would say is that there was a lot of noisy renovations going on next door, which this hotel can not control obviously.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2015

John

Great hotel with views and an excellent staff

I had a brief stay at Lalaguna Villas. The room was clean and the balcony overlooking the sea was incredible and large. The staff was very accommodating and went out of their way to make sure our stay was great. I caught a short term stomach bug while visiting and they offered medicine and asked how I was feeling many times during my stay. There are many bars and restaurants a short walk away, but they also provide some good food at a fair price if you just want to relax by the pool. Also, James picked us up at the ferry in a boat and brought us to directly to the hotel which was awesome and saved us the trouble of lugging our bags 15 minutes down the beach. All in all a great stay and experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2015

Clermont

This is a very nice resort. I have appreciated !

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Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

Svante

We had a wonderful stay at Lalaguna Villas. Got a good deal on a room with a balcony. Which we took. Clean and tidy everywhere in the hotel. Snorkeling right outside on the beach. Sunbathing was done by the pool. Diving was also available at the hotel. The staff were absolutely wonderful. Everything from the reception, dining room, kitchen and the cleaners. We did a snorkeling tour and a land tour with a zipline. Can highly recommend this hotel. Even though we were not divers, we had a great time.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

Tatsunori

一泊で利用しました。部屋は清潔で良かったです。wifi が使えるようでしたが、説明が無く、使い方が良く分からなかったです。

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