Name: Slam'S Garden Resort
Address: Malapascua Island Barangay Logondaanbantayan, Cebu, 6013, PH

4/10

Poor

25 Jul 2026

Janet

One employee was talking behind my back, laughing at me because of my haircut. And said, she was laughing at someone else! I speak the dialect/ language. Im not stupid, she was ignorant!
Wifi was not the best, expires after few hours.
Food was either salty or bland.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2026

Scott

The staff are very friendly and the hotel is in a great location. The pool is a blessing. This was our second time staying there.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Lorraine

Very clean resort. Clean pool and daily housekeeping. Rooms were a good size with mini fridge. We asked for a kettle and they were accommodating. Breakfast had many choices and staff very friendly. The on site dive shop is well organized. Really enjoyed the resort and superior room on second floor enjoyed sitting on the balcony overlooking the pool.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

Don

Clean room, comfortable bed and a friendly staff. The staff in the cafe were very friendly and efficient

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2026

Julia

Had to leave early because of storm but overall had a good experience while there.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Roderick

Good hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Corey

Loved Slams so much. Really dialed in place, all the way from the staff, to the location, to the food. (Every meal off the lunch dinner menu was unreal).
Super clean. Quiet. Peaceful. Kind staff. Dive shop on site. Bar and restaurant on site. Wifi worked perfect. AC worked perfect. They have some solar lighting outside. Bug zappers. Outdoor fans. Filtered water and ice. Amazing pool. Can’t say enough good things. We will miss this place.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

LiAnn

It was a great experienced staying at Slam’s Garden Dive Resort! The staff were so nice, and I would recommend this place 100%!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Jezyle John

Had a great stay at Slam Resort! The staff were super friendly, check-in was smooth, and we even got free juice on arrival. We upgraded to an aircon room the next day with free breakfast and coffee, worth it! The place is very clean and accommodating. Only suggestion is maybe add a TV in the room. Even though it rained in the afternoon and night, our stay was excellent because of the warm and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2025

Verified traveler

Hotel with a good location

Well-situated hotel 5 mins away from the jetty. Rooms were big but not well equipped. Cleanliness was expected of a dive resort but could have been better. Bottled water was not provided and had to be paid for at the reception counter from a dispenser.

Staff were very friendly and accomodating and pool was clean

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Joseph

very clean and well maintained. a great value and a very central location

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2025

Ciprian

Beautiful and clean, close to everything, nice deep pool, comfortable rooms.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2025

Sarah

We were very happy with our stay at Slams. Friendly staff, spotless rooms, good breakfast and a great and very useable swimming pool. We also dived with their dive centre, they have a large comfy boat and great boat crew, very happy with our guides, Jay and Jino and they offer very good rates. Not a criticism but 2 things I would change are, I would add more pool loungers and swap the existing ones for ones with adjustable backs and also while there was plenty of hot water, the shower head was useless and had to removed from the cradle and hand held to get wet.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Madonna

Close to ferry & beach. Friendly staff, beautiful grounds w pool, quiet location. They have generator for brownouts. I recommend low season to malapascua

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

Dennis

This resort is the only property with a relaxing pool located in private, gated area close to the pier and market. Be aware this resort is not along the white sandy beach where all the resorts are lined up.

The rooms are huge but make sure you choose the Aircon rate or else you’ll just get a fan in your room which would not be enough for some to get comfy. Wifi is strong inside the resort as the cell tower is just behind the property.

The Ocean Passion Dive Center offers daily trip to see the Tresher Sharks and Gato Island. Dive staff are all very friendly and will take care of your gears.

Food at the restaurant is outstanding. Free Continental breakfast with a variety of choices.

Lastly, bring CASH. Credit card payments may entail additional fees.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2024

Cathy

Beautiful

Our room was very comfortable, clean, cool, no complaints here. Complimentary breakfast was awesome.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2024

Juan c

Malapascua island

The resort was clean, easy access to everything, the pool little salty i think overall
Great

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2024

WAQAR

Decent place, with nice staff. Great value.

Perfectly acceptable hotel with a pool, large rooms and a restaurant.

Pluses: Huge room with a separate toilet and shower room. Large beds with comfortable mattresses and decent pillows. Decent sized pool. On site restaurant. Close to the pier.

Minuses: No fruit for breakfast. Pool very deep very quickly with no ledge to stand on so everyone gathers in one small corner. You need to pay for drinking water, Dive centre can be noisy early morning. Restaurant did not serve any fresh food, everything seemed to be out of a packet.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2024

Alan

after 1st day i felt at home.staff were very nice and helpful, the dive boat crew were great also

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2024

aurelio

Love it

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2023

jacques

The staff were very friendly and helpful and went above and beyond to help. Santiago and the girls at the reception were very helpful and friendly. I'd highly recommend a stay here.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2023

Gregory

Great staff throughout! Dive Masters were fun and attentive! A good value and enjoyable stay!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2023

Scott

Nice good size refrigerator in room, good aircon, hot water, nice bed, great pool. No complaints. Grounds were pretty and immaculate. Only had breakfast in the restaurant because it came free with our room. It was ok. Can't speak on the rest of the menu. Dove with another scuba shop because a friends brother works there. So can't speak to that either, but the shop looked clean and organized with nice dunk tanks for your gear.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Jan 2023

jesse

Rooms are nice but the pool is unusable for kids are anyone that can't swim girlfriend couldn't enjoy the pool to deep. The pools on the island seem to be only for training divers not the enjoyment of gest. They need to hire someone to clean trash from ocean

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2023

Jee Jean

Staff are very polite and always helpful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2022

Darrell

Thanks Santiago and your staff for a great stay.This place is a hidden gem and close to all amenities👍👍👍

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2022

Cirha

Very clean and spacious for an affordable rate. Has very pretty garden and pristine blue swimming pool. Rooms are tidy- has stronG AC, bathrooms are clean with complementary toiletries. Does not have TV, but I didnt care for that. Staff were very kind and nice.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2022

Crispina

Traveled with my family with young kids. Enjoyed our stay. Restaurant in the hotel. Large pool and if you like to dive and see the sharks, ask them for the details.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2022

Danial

Pleasantly Surprized

The staff was amazing, they even stayed after hours on a Sunday to serve dinner for us.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

Very accomodating staffs. I highly recommended Slam’s Garden. Location is few meters from the port.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Dive shop on-site was quite accommodating. Low census due to Coronavirus and they were able to provide dive master and I to go on another boat for thresher shark dive at dawn! Also upgraded my room for free when I had trouble with using booking service online. Food service was slow due to staffing shortage but breakfast was good and included in my upgraded room.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2020

Mikaela

It's clean, homey, and relaxed. The food is pretty good in the restaurant too!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2019

KEITH

WORST RESORT INTERNET EXPERIENCE EVER!

Free internet advertised but NO INTERNET IN THE ROOMS AND ONLY SPOTTY GLOBE HOME INTERNET SERVICE AVAILABLE IN RESTAURANT. WORST RESORT INTERNET EXPERIENCE EVER!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2019

Lee

Incredible !

We LOVED our stay at slam’s garden! We booked 4 nights and then ended up staying 9 once we got a taste of how comfortable it is . The facilities ( room , pool , grounds , etc ) are pristine and inviting . We spent several days at the pool meeting lots of other travellers who were also enjoying the great atmosphere. The staff are all super nice and accommodating . The breakfast that is included is amazing ! You can order off of a breakfast menu with tons of options so you can change it up each morning. The dive centre attached is also excellent . We did lots of diving with them during our stay . They are cheaper than other places on the island , have brand new equipment , a very nice boat and excellent dive masters to show you around the brilliant underwater world around Malapascua We’ve walked by every other resort on the island and I’d be surprised if there is a better option than Slam’s ( especially if you want a pool as part of the experience).

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2019

Jeffrey

Perfectly fine stay, close to beach

Good, comfortable stay in the quiet area behind the beach. Not beachfront, but 100 meters. The staff is very friendly, but sometimes miss the cues. A decent breakfast is included. For the price, it’s a fine stay.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

secluded and great service. food was excellent at their restaurant.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2019

Christopher

3 Day stay

Our stay was nice and the hotel was nice. However the location was not so nice. It would be a really nice place if it was closer to a beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2018

Ngung Chia

Great pool, Spacious room, Supportive staff

Receptionist able to arrange porter service from hotel to ferry point at only P50 (Nov 2018) and top up drinking water (1 litre at P50 - Nov 2018). Swimming pool clean every day. House keeping service daily. Room spacious with safe and toiletries. WiFi is good. Only problem with water for shower - smelly

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2018

Ngung Chia

Good service and near local market

Nice and clean swimming pool. Beach is 1 min away. Very good WiFi. Near local market place for cheap food and groceries. Able to arrange porter service to carry luggage to ferry terminal (5 mins away) for only P50. That is half the price for porter service from ferry terminal to hotel. Drinking water top up only P20 for 1 litre. Welcome drink. Friendly and professional reception. Daily housekeeping

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2018

Robertus

Very friendly and helpful staff. Went out of their way to arrange a taxi pick up for me, just very helpful and friendly. Very nice and quiet place, although the music from the nextdoor karaoke was a bit loud. For the rest, a nice oasis of peace. Very conveniently located, walking distance between two nice beaches.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2018

Peter

Great value

No complaints had a great stay. Room good aircon good, breakfast ok and pool excellent. Only complaint service in restaurant a little slow but seemed to be everywhere on this island

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Malapascua diving trip

good service, clean, friendly staff and discount for scuba diving with local dive shop

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2018

Sharee

Great stay at Slams

Loved this place, especially the outdoor area/pool/restaurant. We only stayed one night but wished we had been there for the 4 nights we stayed on the island. Was so much better than the other place we paid more than double for.
Great restaurants around the corner facing the sunset!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2018

hera

Excellent and friendly staff . Good pool and excellent restaurant with affordable price in the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

it was a safe and comfortable stay. the whole property is clean. hotel staffs are accommodating.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2018

Gregory

Go dive with the sharks

I only went to this island I only went to this island to go diving with thresher sharks. This was the perfect place to stay while doing that. Very easy to get to once you get off the boat, extremely friendly staff, and a great place to sleep. They have nice drink specials, a decent kitchen, a great little pool, and good prices. Overall well worth a stay.

4/10

Poor

27 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

No beach view

I booked this place thinking (from the pics ) that it had a beach front. Nope they didn't.
The picture was misleading.
The staff were very nice and accommodating though.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Backpackers Paradise

If you've decided to travel the world....Firstly, YOU'RE A ROCKSTAR. Secondly, I would recommend this hotel to you. The hotel provides everything you need and is literally in the backyard of town. Convienviently, located beside a dive shop - where I spent most of my time - the 4 AM wake-up calls to see the Thresher Shark weren't too painful. There is a price increase if you want 'Air Conditioning', so to stay cool I stuck by the pool.

The staff are uniquely funny and super helpful. One dude (name left my head) had a few great one-liners about the slow internet was which made my day. Internet on the island is very slow, so this was not the fault of the hotels.

Overall, this place is perfect for you backpackers and divers looking to spend a few days on the Malapascua island.

Advice for divers - have your Advanced Certification if you want to see those amazing Thresher Sharks.

Until next time!

4/10

Poor

04 Sep 2017

Chris and Willem

OK room, so-so location, surcharges

We are seasoned Philippines travellers and value air conditioning. We paid extra for a triple deluxe room even though a double deluxe has identical size and setup (2 queen beds) and costs $7 less, because the website didn't show the double room had air conditioning (which it actually has). The second day the manager asked us extra because we were 2 couples, stating that we booked only for 2 persons. On the website the price for 2 or 4 people is exactly the same. After a very loud and unpleasant dispute with the manager we refused to pay the requested extra charge. We received only 2 free breakfasts instead of 4.
Signs posted all over the property advise guests of ridiculous surcharges for lots of things that are free in other properties including a 500 Pesos cork fee for bringing in your own beverages.
The unpleasant interaction with the manager ruined our vacation here and consequently we do not recommend that you stay here!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

The only thing that I have to complain is that I book for a room with partial view on the beach... and there was actually only tree and the pool that I could see. But otherwise I enjoy my stay.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Convenient location

Great place for the price, convenient location

Family

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2017

Mark

First Visit

Convenient location - staff very good - pool excellent - room was satisfactory / bed mattress a bit slim hard sleeping - fridge in room would be a nice addition - common fault all asia hotels room towels to small not of great quality - breakfast good start to the day, restaurant food was good - need to start happy hour like there competitors as I observed of an eve all guests ventured to other bars / restaurants to dine that offered this - wi fi is not good another reason to go out for happy hour

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2017

Robert

Slam's vacation spot

Everyone here is excellent, professional and personable. The swimming pool is always clean. The food is great.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2017

John

A good choice on Malapasuca sland

It was a nice place to stay. I enjoyed the pool area and the

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2017

Tomoko

Very Relaxing Holiday

Members of staff in the hotel are very friendly, who kindly answered a lot of questions of mine about local food, stores as well as local people. Malapascua is such a small island that you will get to know local people, tourists and divers after spending for a couple of days. Local food is extremely tasty and unbelievably cheap.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2016

Danielle

Friendly, clean, central

Friendly and welcoming staff, great pool area to relax by. Only let down is the food and the prices of it.

Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2016

maureen

Slam's Garden Resort a friendly place!\n.

Overall, the staff go out of their way and treat everyone very respectfully. I had some medical problems and the staff were helpful to get me to a Dr. and check on me. The pool facilities, food and gardens were nice for what is the norm in Malapascua Island. Location is great close to the ferry, dive shops and some nicer restaurants. We found the diving to be poor, only thing to see is the thresher sharks and maybe some white tips, but Yolanda and the grenade fishing have taken their toll. No t.v. in the room and wifi is not always available.

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2016

Brad

WORST HOTEL EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stay away from this one. Bait and switch.

Would not give us room booked until we paid more.

No A/C or A/C only with additional payment equal to 50% of room rate.

Water in postage stamp size pool dirty due to ongoing construction.

No wifi anywhere.

Walk to beach nearly the length of 7 or 8 football fields through through narrow, filthy, garbage strewn path worse than some ghettos I have been to. I was afraid and disgusted during walk.

Woman who said she was owner (but who was not) was so nasty she made my girlfriend weep.

There are many hotels right on the beach for nearly the same price. You will not get the low price that you booked at this hotel.

STAY AWAY!

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2016

Aaron

My new home in Malapascua

No fuss check-in. Clean room. Well maintained grounds: pool and garden.

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2016

carl

Malapascua

hotel is lovelly can be a little noisy late at night staff are friendly not much to do on island but beaches and sea are fantastic children loved it.make sure you are aware from day one who is entitled to free breakfasts otherwise you might get a shock.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2016

M & M

Nice quiet hotel.

Nice quiet hotel. Not on the beach but walking distance of beach, bars, restaurants and activities. Away from loud music at night and crowed parties so you can sleep!! Confortable rooms. Staff, as everywhere else in Philippines, could be more helpful... We planned 5 nights and finally decided to book a 6 one... Staff tell us they were fully booked... We went on Expedia... Miracle! 2 rooms left! We booked our last night and they finally told us they had 2 cancellation... in the last 5 minutes ...

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

great staff, nice pool. good location.

stayed here for a few nights for a diving trip.
staff nice and friendly. room ok but 2 single beds pushed together was not great.
pool nice but could do with a few more unbrellas at the pool side tables to shade from the brutal sun.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2016

touchwood

paradise found

we loved it here the staff are very welcoming....the gardens and pool are just fabulous we liked it so much we extended our stay.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2016

eric

Simple and restful

Basic hotel, price is ok. Nice pool and simple breakfast included. If you're a scuba diver this island it's the place to be. Nice 24h restaurant right in front with nice beach. The down side, only one towel... No pool towels are supplied. Laundry service is expensive so bring your detergent. Lots of close lines to dry your stuff. Beds are ok but only thin sheet is supplied. No tv and wifi is sometimes iffy.

Never the less we still stayed Ann extra 4 nights because of the island relaxed atmosphere.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2016

Britt

cheap clean Happy

Stad for 5 nights. Close beautiful beach.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2015

Amy

Overall nice place to stay

Good location just a couple minutes from the beach, pool was nice, restaurant was a bit pricey but good, wifi cut in and out a little but overall worked well (better than I was expecting actually), and the room was clean and comfortable. I'd stay here again.

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Clean & fair price, but could use a little polish

Rooms were quite nice and clean, staff was helpful but there only for work and not overly friendly. Only 2 real negatives that I encountered: 1) I met some friends on the island and invited them over to our hotel for drinks at the pool and a swim, but the staff quickly cut them off and informed them that they were unable to use the pool facilities even though we had invited them as our guests. I even offered to the hotel staff if we paid for drinks could they swim and still the answer was no. I thought it was a bit petty. And 2) the room was suppose to come with coffee and tea facilities, but there was no hot water boiler and when we went downstairs to get hot water from the kitchen, the next day the staff came out and charges us P50 for the hot water they gave us. I also thought this was a bit unnessary and also should have been mentioned at the time the hot water was requested or not charged at all. Overall the facilities are very nice and clean rooms for a fair price. The staff and their policies could use a little polishing...

Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Oct 2015

Dirk

Avoid , avoid , avoid !!!

Terrible place , NO POOL, in working condition that is advertised .
Place is behind beach , hot , dirty and construction material everywhere .
Expedia advertises it has a pool .
IT DOESNT !

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

Nice hotel close to beach and restaurants

stayed here for a few days for diving , main objective was seeing the rare Thesher sharks and I saw a bunch of them!! staff very friendly and quite efficient. Service quick, just 5 to 7 min to get your breakfast served ( friends from other hotels complained about 40 min waits). Hotel is not far from beach and in quiet location with nice inside garden. Rooms have balconies and are quite spacious. Good value for the money. I enjoyed my stay.

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2014

Diver

Me and a friend was there in the off season to do some diving. The Island is wonderful and the diving aswell but there was barely any people there at all. The hotel was fine but the location could be better.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

A Solid Mid-Range Hotel

This is a lovely property that appears new and the rooms are quite clean and charming. Unless a beachfront view was the point of your travel, this location is fine considering the walk is only 3 minutes to the beach. However, if departing in the wee hours for the thresher dive or returning after a sunset a torch would be handy to avoid tripping or stepping in puddles. The food served is convenient, but overpriced. There are numerous cheaper options within 5 minutes inside the village. Depending on the weather the fan rooms can become quite warm even with the simple sheet they offer for cover. The issue with the fan, besides not always remaining cool, is that the curtains blow providing a view to everyone outside.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2013

Verified traveler

great job on all the basic necessities

I spent 5 days on the island mainly on a diving excursion. The hotel does a good job on all the basics with a very friendly staff. The rooms were fairly new when i stayed, clean, instant warm water for shower, spacious, comfortable bed, efficient AC, and a good selection of complimentary breakfast. A great deal. Close to the shore but then again it's a small island so the shores are a stone throw's away pretty much anywhere. Only negatives are the security lockers which had the electronic coding system disabled (had to use a key instead), and the curtains didn't really block out any light. Still highly recommend this for the casual traveler.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jun 2013

Nathan

Another decent, basic Malapascua place to sleep

Basic accommodation that is clean and comfortable. It in a good location, 10 meters to the beach. Like other Malapascua accommodation, Slam's is very simple. There was a small refrigerator in the room. The food is okay, passable and not expensive.

Service is very relaxed and informal. So don't expect a palace, and you'll be just fine.

Wifi was not working while we were there.

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2013

Not the best

Not friendly.

The laidy in the reseption was not the most friendly. We had booked for one night. And found another rom for rest of our stay.

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2012

Verified traveler

Very friendly,clean and simple hotel.

The hotel room was very clean.The staff was very nice and helpful.Some trouble with hot water.
Free internet a big +
The hotel is not on the beach but it does not take a long to walk anywhere :)