Blue Star Dive and Resort

Started in a garden room that was large, clean but dated. Moved to a sea view room which was great. Only down side was ours had no fridge, although others did. Top rate staff and good food in the restaurant. The pool area was always quiet and very clean. Dive staff work very hard. It is a wade/swim to get in and out of the dive boat which whilst fun may not suit everyone. Some beautiful dive sites close by. The snorkelling out from where the boats are moored is also gorgeous with lots to see. Turtles and sea snakes every time. We took a local bus to get here from Tagbilaran and took the hotel van back. Both were efficient and easy to navigate. A ‘bus tuck tuck’ into Anda was 50 pesos each and a private tuck tuck back was 150 pesos for two. Gorgeous beach in Anda.

We were recommended this resort. And it was right. A bungalow with sea views, super friendly staff and a top class house reef. Ideal for diving and snorkeling.

The Resort itself is fine but I would not recommend this resort for Scuba Divers because their staff are not well trained. I went to Anda Bohol specifically to go diving and expected Philippine-style service from the Dive crew but I was very disappointed: - on one dive, the crew did not put all my weights on my BC even though it was standard practice for them... I had to abort the dive early (in addition, the Dive Master did not have spare weights with him which I find unusual as most DMs I have come across always carry a spare weight on every dive) - I like to gear up underwater and on my last dive, they tossed my BC into the water but the straps were done up so I had to undo them myself before donning my BC - After the dive, water was served to the caucasian guests but not to me, the only Filipino guest on board... I had to ask for water :( - boarding the dive boat itself is not convenient -- one has to wade in the water, or actually swim a short distance to the boat (when the tide is high) - there were many obvious things I saw underwater that the DMs failed to point out - like frog fish and even a large turtle that the DM just swam by without pointing it out to us. - I had to request for a bucket of fresh water on board the boat to soak my underwater camera in-between dives... the had a bucket there but with salt water ??? - At the resort dive centre, the water for rinsing gear was not changed in two days -- yuck! It's a shame because the crew are eager to help but they have no leadership nor guidance. Dive sites are lovely , but mostly wall dives. No muck diving and they did not offer black water diving either.