El Galleon Dive Resort with Asia Divers

Philippines , Puerto Galera
Puerto Galera, Small La Laguna Beach
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Bradley

Good food, happy staff

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

Dana

We loved our stay - great location, very nice to be able to step out of our room and have the pool, dining, massage, and Dive Shop all right outside (within 1 minute walk).

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Jason

Great dive hotel

Super friendly and helpful staff. Everything you need is on property or near by.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

William

The owner met us at the dock and invited us into her beautiful resort. The location is perfect for this diving haven. Everything you need is on site and your are only a 5 minute walk to Sabang for the nightlife. The staff is so helpful and friendly! My buddy left his passport there and they helped arranged to get it back. They also can arrange for your transfer from Manila to the resort as well. So convenient and stress free. This is a hidden paradise

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Becky Anne Servant

This is a resort with a lot of heart. I immediately felt welcomed by the community of divers and the staff. This is a place where people remember your name. The beds are comfortable, and the restaurant is very good. I can't say enough about Asia Divers, associated with the resort. I was always confident that I was in good hands.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Christian

We would be back anytime

Food was great. Room was as expected, a bit old but perfect for us. Hotel is very well situated on the « boardwalk » but not in the noisy-party part , just close enough to enjoy and sleep well. Diving was marvelous - great dive center. Service like if you were on a liveaboard!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2024

Elizabeth

I really enjoyed my stay here. Very close to the town of Sabang for conveniences, and my poolside room was very comfortable with everything I needed including a fridge. Love the hooks everywhere as I had plenty of wet gear that needed to dry out. The restaurant had a huge range of food options and the quality was pretty high. Pricier than other places I stayed in Philippines but not crazy high. Diving was good, and dive centre is close. Pleasant to sit on the water and have sea breezes. Staff was very attentive.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2023

George

Great staff
Great dives
Safe and quiet

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2023

Hebert

Well worth staying.

Staff are very friendly and accommodating.
Perfect for dive trips since they have a wonderful and a very long standing dive shop. I ended up staying for 3 more nights. Ive enjoyed the seared tuna and tuna steak for meals, good brewed coffee. My room was comfortable with comfy mattress and bed sheets. Great dive staff as well. You can get the peace and quiet when needed. I stayed during slow weekdays. Fyi: They have a centralized tip box. I very much appreciate my experience here.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2023

Daniel

Thanks again to all the rsort staff and dive instructors, i wouldn't stay anywhere else. Second time staying at El Galleon.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2022

George

There’s a reason why I keep coming back to Asia Divers.
Plus I keep introducing new divers to this place. We always have a great time.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2022

Geurt

proper located dive resort, whit Its own pier. ice swimming pool. shaded area for outdoor dining and drinking.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2022

George

Great for SCUBA divers.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2022

Daniel

From beginning to end, the staff were welcoming, friendly and able to help me with any questions. Food was great and the room was perfect for what i needed. I will book again next time im in puerto galera.
Thanks
Dan

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2022

George

For SCUBA diving, it's great. Go. Get under water.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2022

ANALIZA

They made us feel comfortable and the staff are honest and respectful. I left my signature scarf and the housekeeper ran towards us and said “Mom, you forgot your scarf,” it’s a nice feeling when you know you’re safe. I got my money’s worth. I shall return.

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2022

riku

The rooms are little bit outdated. Restaurant with good food and nice sea view and space-full open area.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2021

Sarah F

I like the place, the kind of people stay at the resort the food and the staff are all friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2019

TimD

Let’s just start out with the ONLY negative item I can think of, for the stay... My in-room coffee pot didn’t work. That’s it. Everything else about the resort was excellent, exceptional, or some category better than that.
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The room - Ocean front... Clean as could be. With a small nook table for charging technology. Nice linens. Nice pillows, etc. Small but absolutely functional.
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The resort - Clean and well laid out. Nice open air bar area, which is a bit of a social hub. The usual beer selections, and always perfectly cold.
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The staff - Simply amazing. Happy faces everywhere. From the front desk to the bar to the buffet. Seems that the daily cleaning tasks never end, but the ladies maintaining the grounds were up to the task. Always someone available to answer questions, refill coffee, or serve a cold beer. Departure was a bit sad, saying “bye” to the ladies.
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Food - Way beyond what you would expect. Breakfast buffet was excellent (with “on demand” omelets). The other meals from the kitchen were all 10/10 as well. Tried a few other restaurants around town, but the El Galleon kitchen was by far the best around.
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Dive shop / dive team - Couldn’t have been better! Professional, competent, knowledgeable, etc. another 10/10 performance.
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I have stayed at quite a few 5 star resorts in my day. All with professional and competent service. The hospitality at El Galleon tips them all.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Very professional and friendly staff. Good location, just far enough away from Sabang.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Of course, it's great if you're a diver. But I really like that it's comfy w/o being over the top.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2019

Chantal

Comfortable seaside getaway

My husband and I enjoyed our stay. It's right on the water and close to all the restaurants and shops nearby. The restaurant at the hotel was also pretty good.

Service was great; the staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms are a bit dated, but they're clean and functional.

There's no road that goes to the hotel, so you have to drag your luggage through the small alleys and beachwalks of Sabang beach which is a bit inconvenient, but the hotel had one of their staff carry my luggage for me both ways.

Wifi was decent! Overall, very nice spot!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2018

Nathan

Great resort for SCUBA diving

This is a great resort for SCUBA divers! The associated Asia Divers is a top notch facility and when coupled with the convenience of staying here, you'll have a great trip. The food here was also very good. We are at many different places during our week and in the end decided the food at our resort was some of the best we found.

The rooms are nothing fancy but plenty adequate for our stay. They are pretty clean and in good condition.

Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2018

Tim

Handily placed hotel with a good bar, restaurant and friendly and helpful dive team.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2018

ScubaJoe

A great place away from the noise and bustle of Sabang. Perfect if you’re a scuba diver I want to become one.

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2018

Russell

Liked the the resort and friendly staff, food was excellent but the downside of having a seaview room is having to climb approx 70 stairs to get there.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2018

alexander

nice getaway , beautiful location

Great location, very nice hotel, goid food, friendly staff !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Great dive base. If your a diver or a dive wannabe, go!

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2018

Calvados de Col

Best Dive Resort in a long time

Great dive staff, very friendly hotel staff make El Galleon and Asia Divers my favourite spot so far in the Philippines. And the barrel bar on the ocean for sunsets makes a perfect ending to great diving days... and love those grilled peanuts and garlic!!! The very best!!!

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2018

ruth

LAst Minute Trip to See Friends

The resort is in a great location a little further out of town in a quiet area. My original room #29 had three stairs to the bathroom, not recommended for older adults or young kids. I was moved to a nicer room, #9. Very quiet with a wifi router in the room.

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Great place to stay for divers and divers in training.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2017

Tiberiu

You have many choices in Sabang to choose for a weeklong, or just a weekend stay. El Galleon delivered the expectations. Nice room, tropical setting, lots of green, pleasant and friendly personnel, and the food at the restaurant on site was delicious, and they offer a good variety of choices. The pool is small, and when there is diving training in the pool, not much room for non-divers. Suggest to work around, schedule using the pool during non-training hours.

Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

nice resort

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2016

Andrew

Just ok hotel.

Just ok. Hotel was far from the pier and the only way to get there was to walk on the beach. The staff was very accommodating. Good breakfast buffet for the money. Would stay at a hotel closer to the pier next time or a different beach other than Sabang

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2016

Patrick

Nice stay

Nice stay at El Galleon. Located in the quiet part of Sabang this hotel is perfect for relaxation. Easy to get a bankga for snorkeling at Coral Garden for instance. Great breakfast buffet at 500php.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2016

Verified traveler

Quiet location

We stayed at seaview room with balcony, it has nice view, some wood leaves covered sea view, though... the location of this room inside resort is a bit high, it cannot be recommended to old people, but room is clean and big enough for a couple traveler and quiet also...

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

not good value, but convenient for diver

room facilities are tired especially air con. very noisy. but efficient staff.

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2016

John

A nice resort hotel next to the beach.

We'd stayed at El Galleon before and enjoyed our time there - as we did last week. Although my wife and I are not divers we enjoy the ambience of the hotel and its location. Small la Laguna is nice and quiet, but Sabang, with its many restaurants and nightlife, is only a 10 minute stroll away. The hotel is right on the beach so the views over the sea are beautiful. The rooms are clean and comfortable and because ( I think ) the resort has its own deep well it doesn't suffer the same water rationing as some other places. During the occasional brownouts the hotel generator would cut in immediately.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2016

Francois

was nice and quiet
poor beach

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2016

SaranganiDiver

Avoid the Budget rooms

This so-so resort is secondary to the top-notch Asia Divers. The tiny swimming pool is often occupied by scuba diver training. The rooms are closely clustered on two-stories in a u-shape; fronted along the beach by the restaurant / bar. All very compact and convenient. Beach towels are provided and room towels are changed daily request. A small bottle of water is provided free but houekeeping needed to be reminded daily to bring it. The open kitchen provides an excellent and delicious, if expensive, selection food. Staff were efficient and pleasant.

The air-conditioner and ceiling fan were both quiet and reading lights and hot shower were provided. But if I visited again I would avoid the Budget Rooms, which are well past refurbishment date. For example the shower-room door has rotted along the bottom, the curtains don't actually fit the windows and the bamboo floor of the room feels unsafe, as do the plank steps used to climb-up to the budget rooms.

Definately poor value for money!

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2015

Ed and Dem

Surprisingly nice and Quaint !!

The staff very accommodating. The location quite beautiful sitting outside overlooking the beach/ocean. Food service very fast and good. Although, the room could use some improvements, overall stay, value was good.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Raphael

Troisième fois que je viens ici. Le staff est tout simplement prodigieux ! ils feront tout pour vous aider. qu'il s'agisse des guide pour la plongée, des filles à l'accueil du centre de plongée ou de la réception, idem pour celles qui travaille t au bar et au restaurant. c'est exemplaire !

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2024

Hanne

Dykning i focus, god mad, fantastisk personale.

Fantastisk beliggenhed når dykning er primære formål. Har egen bådebro og velfungerende dykkerventer med hjælpsomt personale.
Personale og ledelse på hotel og i restaurant er fantastisk søde og hjælpsomme. Maden er god, veltilberedt, hygiejnisk og i rigelige mængder.
En del af hotellets bygninger trænger kraftigt til en renovering. Mange trapper og niveauforskelle, derfor ikke egnet for gangbesværede.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2024

Raphael

les chambres sont confortables quoi que rudimentaire, le staff est très serviable, le centre de plongée intégré est au top.Seul hic le fait que vous allez devoir vérifier à 2 fois TOUTES vos notes du restaurants car ils ont tendance à facturer des choses que vous n’avez pas commandé.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2024

Cherry Ann

Very accommodating & friendly environment.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2023

takamasa

Nice view, but the room was small and there were no bathroom curtains.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2022

Raphael

Le personnel est extrêmement agréable. Que ce soit à l’hôtel, au restaurant, au bar ou au centre de plongées, tous sont aux petits soins pour vous.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

The whole structure is arranged around the scuba divers. It has been one of the most comfortable \"scuba holidays\" I've ever had. The position is just perfect, the staff is so friendly that is like to be in a big family, the restaurant can serve tasty food (both international and Filipino). If it lacks of something, it's a good beach (there one, but I do not recommend to swim in that area due to the many boats), however that's true for every other resort in Sabang. If you go there for scuba diving you don't need one... but if you want some relax ask a local for a boat ride and enjoy one of the hundred paradise beaches around there.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2019

Verified traveler

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Leisure

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Hab das Ressort aufgrund seiner Nähe und Anbindung an die (Asia Divers) Tauchschule gewählt. Nichttauchern würde ich die Unterkunft nur bedingt empfehlen. Die Zimmer sind in die Jahre gekommen. Meines hatte zwar vom Balkon eine tolle Aussicht, das war's dann aber auch. Alte und laute Klimaanlage, Mobiliar abgewohnt.