Name: Chindonan Dive Resort
Address: Chindonan Island, Coron, 5316, PH

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2026

Dayan

It’s a nice setting, however, they are under construction and lack many things that the season traveler is used to. Limited food supplies, no freshwater showers. We only stayed two nights of the four that we paid for. The electricity is turned off at 7am. Comes on 5pm. It’s no fun. If you want to rought it & paid resort prices this is the place.

4/10

Poor

07 Apr 2026

Nida

Pool under construction not finished. The speed boat to pick you up or to back and forth is $30 each way. . Beautiful view . Very limited selection food wise and prices are soo high.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Asuncion

The staff and location is the best thing about this resort. Matt, the diving instructor, and the boat captains were excellent. The rest of the staff - cooks,,servers, housekeeping - were so friendly and kind. Although there is construction going on to expand and renovate the resort, they were pretty quiet and respectful. The room we stayed in is one of the newer rooms but even the older rooms were okay. The resort is very quiet and peaceful with ocean views.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

Andrew

The rooms are well appointed, the staff simply can’t do enough for you. The diving is sublime

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Pamela

The resort is in an amazing location, it is being developed by the new owners to a high standard. Our room was a newly built villa which is a very good size, clean and very comfortable. All of the staff are welcoming and are from the local village. The food was delicious and included local foods. The guided dives were excellent and safe Matt, Wally and Frank are extremely knowledgeable and experienced about the dive sites. We will be booking again

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

24 Jan 2026

Ramon

The resort was open during construction. We felt the room given to us was not fully finished with necessary furnishings such as a curtain in the main shower, etc.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2026

Allan

Room needs more improvement, specially the bathroom,shower was slow. Staff was great, breakfast needs more option and property was nice and friendly.. I would recommend the property to my friends and family.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Sarah

Our stay at Chindonan Beach and Dive resort was excellent!! The staff are all very accomodating and friendly. We were greeted with welcome drinks and big smiles.

The rooms were spacious and very clean. We were in the new ones, ocean front deluxe and the views - you cannot get better. This location is remote, and island paradise, ideal for those wanting some peace and relaxation away from the tourist crowds, exactly what we were looking for. It is a 40 mins speedboat ride from coron.

The food was delicious, and the staff took exyra care to ensure I had gluten free options. Dinner is served family, buffet style, Everyone eats together it is so lovely.

Special shout out to Matt and Frank who took special care with us diving, my kids had a great time! The added bonus were the puppies, Cher and Madeline, so sweet.

We will be back!

Sarah, Travis, Jack and Davis, from Canada.

2/10

Poor

01 Aug 2025

Michael

There was nothing liked . The staff was just so so. Rooms where just ok. No hot water. They served no lunch. No menu for dinner. You had to eat what they decided to cook. And it was served at 7.30 pm. No matter how hungry you might be. Then at end of stay the hit you with extra charges. The place is a total rip off.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Thomas

careful of the sugar/black ants, unavoidable but definitely no open food in the room and will be fine, they don't bite at least.

other than that it was great. nice and quiet and a good escape from the city for a while. island hopping was reasonably priced and shorter boat ride away compared to other resorts. diving courses and tours offered for both novice and experienced divers which are excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2025

Marc

The resort is set on a small island away from the loud town. The staff was beyond amazing, as well as the food. What I enjoyed most was the diving opportunities and the chance to sit down with other divers and the instructor and enjoy great conversation about the area and diving. Much better than being in the nearby town and only getting the dive experience. We loved every minute of our stay. It's perfect for those thinking about diving as well as the experienced diver. 10/10

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2025

Gurpreet

I absolutely adore and enjoy this island. It was a private, beautiful, gorgeous property freshly cooked food breakfast lunch, and dinner. You can go scuba diving on different spots, snorkeling, island hopping.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2024

Maxine

The transfers arranged by the hotel were easy and efficient. The location is stunning!

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Marjorie A

An Island all to yourself!, or it certainly feels

We had a wonderful stay at this beautiful resort. A wonderful surprise awaited us at our checkin, both breakfast and supper were included in the price of our room. (Im not sure if that was mentioned in the write-up about this resort) And the food was great. Our room was clean and comfy although the wifi at the room was sketchy at best. It was good in the common area. The staff, led by Matt, were the best and did everything to accommodate us.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2024

Lea

Relaxing, great diving, tasty meals

Chindonan is located in a remote place and I had no problem getting there after being picked up at the port from the ferry - 45 minute speedboat ride. I came here for the diving and it did not disappoint. The food at the restaurant was tasty and offered a variety, including for vegetarians. All units require many steps to get there so it’s not for those who don’t want or cannot walk distances and stairs.

Self

2/10

Poor

28 Oct 2019

Trupti

Worst experience of my life

My experience at the hotel was very terrible and very bad.
It was the worst experience of my life.
The staff over there was totally not helpful.
They charge for literally everything and there are so many hidden costs.
They charge for snorkelling gear aswell and they even charge for towels

And they don't tell about this at first only at the time of final billing they include all the charges.

Dive instructor / Manager -Kenith (Denmark) is very bad and rude and he doesn't know how to behave with customers.
He was not helpful and he was very rude and he doesn't know how to talk to ladies aswell

I will definitely not recommend this hotel to anyone
Don't go there at all
You will have a very bad experience.

Dive instructor Shawn from UK is really good and he was helpful and scuba diving with him was out of the world
But other than that the experience was really really bad

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

We loved this resort! The views are fantastic! Each unit has a terrace for sitting and enjoying the views. They also have made several other places with comfortable chairs and hammocks to sit and enjoy the time. All sorts of water sports are available: kayaks, snorkeling, island hopping, and of course diving! We are not divers but we loved everything else. I went out snorkeling right in front of the resort, straight from our lounge chair. It was gorgeous. Everything we did was gorgeous! The staff is super nice and professional. The food was delicious. We loved it all. Jut a warning: my husband and I are in our 70s and this resort is geared towards a younger set. You have to hop on and off boats and there is a lot of climbing of stairs. But for us it was no problem. Just be warned that if you have mobility issues, this isn't the place for you. Otherwise, we are going back for sure!!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2019

Verified traveler

Ken, Sean, Johanas and thw diving crew were excellent. The resort is well positioned to access all the ship wrecks in the bsy.
The local girls who operate the kitchen were fantastic. Evening buffet provided great meals and a variety of seafood, curries and fresh salads.
I can highly recommend this resort for those divers who wish to be in the middle of the Coron Bay and direct access to the wrecks.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Quaint... this is a family owned and operated place that is very upscale hostel. A lot of work to keep the place up as it’s semi remote..
The operator has done a lot of work to make the place work. The food is quite good as the breakfast and dinners are included in the daily rate. Lunch is okay and not overly expensive... wonderful staff All of them. Good value

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2019

Roger

I like the staff and and service. But I don't really like the way they schedule the electricity. Sometimes when you stay in the resort and you need to use electricity, you have to wait until specific time

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2018

Patrik

I come again

Extremely nice and supportive staff. Great diving experience with top divnmaster.

4/10

Poor

05 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Not kid friendly! Will not go back again!

Cons: The owner is very arrogant, rude and dislikes kids. He is present the entire time and watches every single move of yours very closely which made us felt uncomfortable. He constantly complained about the kids when he saw them in the common area.The room was without AC when requested for AC we were charged p800 per night. There was extra charge for bed per kid p2300 therefore our entire stay total cost was doubled not to our expectation. We only needed one bed but the owner said he would charges us for 2 regardless cus we had two kids. Worst of all! the running water for shower was worst, it was literally droplets of water for shower. Fyi; the owner’s dog is loose and all over the place in case you are afraid of dogs.Barely any internet to none. Basically not a kid friendly environment. Overall felt we were way overcharged!

Pros: Great local ladies with very friendly and good customer service at front desk and kitchen. Daily breakfast and dinner was served freshly. The ladies went out of their way to help you. Island hoping and scuba diving lessons and instructors were good

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Good hotel excellent diving experience

Good hotel excellent diving experience
Nice staff
Very good diving team and super nice.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Perfect location for diving with coral reefs and ship wrecks just a short boat ride away or - actually- in front of the hotel.

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2017

jeff

Beautiful place; great diving

If you are interested in diving and in quiet and scenic spot, this is it. No AC, but staff will do what it takes to make you comfortable. Internet slow, but works. Recommended!

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

We love it

Its very nice. People are so warm and eager to assist your need. Free snacks

Love it

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2016

Carlo

Amazing location

Amazing off the grid location, with very nice snorkeling and diving spots. The resort is very basic, but with great service. If anything they could probably upgrade the rooms a little bit, with maybe aircon and a nicer shower. The experience and also service in this place are so amazing though that it doesnt matter. Thanks for a great trip!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2016

Tuomas

Great place for scuba diving or just relaxing!

Stayed for four nights. Scuba dived on two days and just relaxed and did some snorkeling on the other two. Transfers from and to mainland/airport is included in the price. So is dinner. Friendly people, professional scuba instructors and good food. What else can you ask for?

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Amazing service and a great place to relax

My girlfriend and I were there for three nights and we have zero complaints. The staff and owner went above and beyond to make our stay extra special.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2016

Ross

Close to dive sites. Owners treat you as family.

Small personalized service. Chindonan Island is about an hour's boat ride from town, which you can consider as a tour if you identify the islands and sites along the way. It's close to where the wrecks are. Quiet, secluded, very private, laid back. The only problem is that internet is slow, but so it is as well in Coron.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2015

Pierre

A small paradise

Had a wonderful stay at Chindonan. Staff and owners did everything for us from pickup in Coron to transfer to Airport. Extra plus for the kitchen. Go there if you wan't to relax or dive. For action and variety don't.

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2015

Chris

Snorkelers and Divers paradise.

Situated on a beautiful island off a coral reef. There are no other hotels or shopping areas around, a nice get away place from traffic, crowds, noise, etc. Truly wonderful. Day trips can be arranged for diving around the area which has a large amount of sunken WW2 battle ships in the area- a diver's delight. I am not a diver so stayed around the resort and did snorkeling. Clear water and saw many beautiful fishes, colors and life. I wanted a place of quiet and some solitude and got it. I slept, read, swam and eat when I wanted.

I am a large man, 6'2\" with size 13 (USA) feet. Yet, the staff provided me with aquatic shoes and snorkeling gear of my size. Very helpful. So I didn't need to take anything.

The food was excellent. Served crab, lobster, fish, etc. Beautifully prepared. Important note...the advertisement stated continental breakfast is provided...but actually more is for no charge. The continental breakfast was a normal breakfast with options of omelettes- vegetable or cheese- with bacon or ham and toast. Pancakes and other is provided at extra charge. And dinner is provided with room. A small buffet of seafood and local Filipino dishes with desert. No lunch is provided but is offered at a charge (sandwich, etc.). Alcoholic drinks and other such as natural mango shakes are offered for a charge. But not expensive. So you get more food with the room than one realizes.

Highly recommendable. Hope more people take advantage of Chindonan Resort.

4/10

Poor

27 Jan 2026

Martine

En fait s'il n'y avait pas eu le problème des nuisances sonores et visuelles du à la construction de nouvelles villas et d'une piscine j'aurais jugé notre séjour excellent.
La partie où il y avait les paillottes et transats n'existe plus,elle est remplacée par le chantier de la piscine!
C'est vraiment dommage de ne pas avoir été prévenus.
Sans le problème des travaux,le rapport qualité prix est très bon,notre chambre deluxe était parfaite.
Le personnel est souriant et serviable.
Le snorkeling devant l'hôtel superbe.Nous avons utilisé les kayaks pour rejoindre la petite île en face et deux autres situées à gauche de l'hôtel.
Un grand merci à Franck le dive master français qui s'est chargé d'organiser nos sorties snorkeling en bateau.
Bref,cet hôtel aurait été et sera un excellent choix quand les travaux seront finis.
Dommage pour nous mais là qualité du snorkeling à l'hôtel où lors des sorties en kayak ou bateau nous auront malgré tout laissé un bon souvenir.
Expédia devrait mieux informer les clients de la présence de travaux.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Mar 2023

Bruno

Paradise island became hostage island

When we discover the bill, we were not agree to pay the tranfert (very expensive 4500 pesos) because it had to be free (as mentionned in hotel.com).
The owner became suddenly an other man, agressiv, violent and we felt like Hostages in a crook island.
Be careful, a dangerous man. We refused to.pay and finaly he accepted.
Atmosphere was creepy.
This doesn't concern philipinos who were friendly.
Avoid this island

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2020

Dennis

10+

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2019

Mette

Filippinernes ukendte perle.

Vi havde det skønneste ophold på Chindonan. Vi blev hentet på vores hotel i Coron by og sejlet med privat speedbåd ud til resortet. En kæmpe oplevelse i sig selv. Værelserne er store, moderne og rummelige, med den smukkeste havudsigt. Resortet har sit eget koralrevet lige ud for hotellet. Personalet er venlige og yderst imødekommende. Opholdet er inkl. morgen og aftensmad, der om aftenen består af en lækker buffet med både lokale og internationale retter. Professionelle dykkerinstruktører og dykkerudstyr i tip top stand. Selve resortet er ikke så stort, hvilket giver det en rigtig hyggelig familiær stemning. Dette sted gjorde vores ferie på Filippinerne til noget helt særligt, takket være de søde ejerne og et fantastisk personale.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2018

Max

Nice beautiful Ressort on Chindonan Island, approx. 60min boat ride from Coron Harbor. The owner is a friendly dutch guy who runs the ressort for more than 12 years now. The staff is perfect and the food was simply amazing. You get breakfast and dinner included and they cook everything fresh. Also diving is great there and Shawn the dive instructor is doing a perfect job from DSD till instructor training. The rooms get renovated bit by bit so you can be lucky and get a new one or just the older ones which are a little worn, but nevertheless clean and equipped with everything you need. I would definitely come back!

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2018

victor

Paradis!

Chindonan var himmel på jord. De ansatte var ekstremt behjelpelige og flinke. Det er mange ting å gjøre i nærområdet, som å snorkle i husrevet, leie en kajakk eller arrangere turer gjennom hotellet. Vi ønsket oss en avslappet tur uten for mye turister, og dette var perfekt for nettopp det. Vi hadde muligheten til å føle oss helt alene og oppdage nærområdet. Vi var der fire netter, men skulle gjerne hatt en uke til.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2018

Piero

Piero

Tutto ok direi
Personale gentilissimo
Unico problema lo stacco della corrente alle 7 del mattino! Dovrebbero spostarlo alle 9.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2018

Peter

Recommended

Our family loved it. Genuine hotel and ownership with respect to nature and eco-sustainability. Great hospitality combined with excellent food. We enjoyed the scuba diving, kayak & snorkeling possibilities.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2017

George

Great resort with great water activities, we had such good times there

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2017

masa

自然の中のホテル

島の為、携帯電波、ネットワークが弱く現実逃避が出来る、自然豊かなホテルです。
久しぶりに、ゆったりした時間を過ごせました。

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2016

HsinKu

Wonderful and Comfortable stay

Chindonan Dive Resort保留了最原始的生態, 沒有過多的\"加工\", 讓你可以享受最原始的環境; 熱愛大自然的你/妳, 一定會喜歡這間飯店.
1. 在港口邊, 你可以在海裡欣賞到海馬,各種魚類,及活的珊瑚.
2. 可以划獨木舟到對面的無人小島,也可以繞著島看看他的全貌.
3. 有專業的潛水教練, 可以帶你去看沉船.
4. 在島上, 非常安靜, 無人打擾, 且可以看到滿天的星星.
5. 提供免費的晚餐, CP值高.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2016

Lars

Vrakdykning

En veckas fantastisk vrakdykning. Perfekt läge nära dyksiterna. Trevlig personal och god mat i restaurangen.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2015

yuuki