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Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay

19/1/2019

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Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, Sunset, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
Yes, there are sunsets here at Punta Ballo Beach
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, Main entrance, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
The main entrance to Easy Diving Resort
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, Beachfront, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
Down at the beachfront

​Come as guest leave as friend

Come as guest leave as friend, is Easy Diving's motto. And yes, I think so. I made some friends here. Easy Diving and Beach Resort is beautifully located on Punta Ballo Beach around 15 minutes from downtown Sipalay. Expect to pay around 200-250 PHP to the tricycle driver. The Resort has 20 air-conditioned bungalows plus 2 bungalows with fan. 
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, Beachfront, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
It was very quiet here
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
The restaurant comes with sea breeze and ocean view

The bungalow was very fresh

Since I don't like air-condition I booked my bungalow with fan instead, actually there were two fans. Everything was very fresh and clean. The bungalow had a nice little porch with two chairs and a table where you could sit in the evenings and enjoy the quietness and practice stargazing. A so called free WiFi was included as a pocket WiFi. As far as I remember you had 3 GB of load for free. When you had consumed that you had to pay extra to get an additional 3 GB load. I was told this was only temporary until they had fixed a more permanent WiFi solution. I hope they did.
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, My room, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
I really like the idea of bedside tables with lamps
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, My room, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
The bungalow had no AC instead it had two fans which suited me much better!
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, My room, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
It was very clean everywhere
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, Say no to plastic, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
To fight the plastic pollution you could buy an aluminum bottle for 500 PHP with free refill of service water


Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
The restaurant where you could enjoy Easy Diving's delicious food. They also accept walk in guests.
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
In the evenings they had mosquito coils so I was spared from mosquito bites

The food heaven 

In the restaurant they served excellent food, both Filipino and European style. The tuna steaks became quickly my favourites. Not to mention the delicious pancake with fresh mango and ice cream which was really addictive! In the evenings the atmosphere was really cozy in the restaurant. I was just sitting there inhaling the sea breeze and watched the sunset and contemplated about how good life was.
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Tuna Steak, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
Oh my! I could die for this tuna steak with spicy wasabi sauce and garlic rice
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Tuna Steak, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
My second love, tuna steak with creamy yellow curry sauce...
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Pancake, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
My secret lover forever! Pancake filled with fresh mango served with ice cream and chocolate sauce
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Bicol Express, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
Bicol Express, a famous spicy dish from the region of eastern Philippines, Bicol
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Breakfast, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
As delicious as it looks, the crispy bangus (fish) with rice and egg. So so Philippines!
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Breakfast, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
After a night of stargazing you need a real breakfast, so what can be better than hash browns with bacon and egg??
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, The restaurant, Shrimps, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
A delicasy for the most demanding taste, spicy shrimps fried with chilli and garlic

Easy Diving has lots to offer

Easy Diving offers a lot, specially for those who are divers and I was told there are some really good diving spots just near. But even snorkelling was good if you swam enough out from the shore line. All the staff, from the owner to the room service were all very friendly and helpful. My highlights were the food, the quietness and beautiful location by the sea and not to mention my stargazing moments from my porch. 
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, Stairs, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
One of the many stairs at Easy Diving
Easy Diving and Beach Resort, Sipalay, Reception, Philippines © travelblogonline.com
The friendly hotel dog taking a nap in the reception

Video clip

The video shows a bit of what to expect from the stairs and the snorkeling near the beach.

Conclusions about Easy Diving Resort

I paid 2300 PHP per night for the bungalow with fan and breakfast included. That was competitive when I compared with other resorts in the same area at Punta Ballo Beach. The location of Easy Diving is more convenient than those resorts at the famous Sugar Beach which is only accessible by boat. But be aware of the stairs, if you can't or don't like to walk in stairs then Easy Diving might not be for you. There are many stairs to walk when moving around in the resort. Aside from that, the food, the friendliness of the staff, the cleanliness in the bungalow were excellent. 
Rating: 1-5 where 1 is terrible and 5 is excellent
5 Location
5 Sleep Quality
5 Rooms
5 Service
5 Value for the money
5 Cleanliness 
Easy Diving and Beach Resort
Punta Ballo
6113 Sipalay-City
Philippines
(0063) 91 730 003 81
5 Comments
Claire T Rausch
25/1/2019 06:28:59 pm

Thanks for sending the link for your review to me and refreshing my memories. It has been about a year now since I was last there and I had a great time. The scuba diving was great, the staff was great and the food was so delicious! I do remember evenings, after a dive of diving, when those stairs were were taken very slowly, but by the end of my stay there I found I was used to them and went up and down without pause. I would like to go back someday without a doubt and yes, I felt like I was leaving having made friends also. Thanks and aloha. Claire Rausch

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Patrik
26/1/2019 10:51:22 am

Thanks you Claire for taking you time to give a comment. I can understand you also had a pleasant stay there. And yes I will also return there next time I travel to the Philippines. :-)

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Brianna link
25/8/2021 07:05:57 am

Great article! Thank you for sharing this informative post, and looking forward to the latest one.

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Patrik
27/8/2021 08:47:25 am

Thanks for taking your time to comment. 🙂

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karen
18/5/2022 06:25:17 am

This blog post was well done and I can see that you had a lot of fun! I am happy you shared this experience. I want to share a company that is specialized in diving classes. "Frog Dive". http://www.frogdive.com.au They have classes and courses that suits all diving skill levels. Thanks again!

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