Travelers can snorkel in crystal waters or simply relax on sun loungers with ocean views at this tropical retreat that balances adventure with relaxation
Planet Dive offers a perfect mix of activity and leisure. Guests love beachfront snorkeling and scuba diving, while sun loungers are ideal for unwinding. The on-site restaurant serves delicious meals, and visitors enjoy public WiFi and barbecue facilities.
Located in Mabini, Planet Dive is on the beach. Basilica dela Immaculada Concepcion and Taal Heritage Village are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Mainit Point and Masasa Beach. Puerto Galera Mangrove Conservation and Extreme Sports Puerto Galera are also worth visiting. Visit our Mabini travel guide
Planet Dive provides amenities, such as laundry facilities and a restaurant. With a beachfront location, sunloungers and scuba diving, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Enjoy on-site activities, such as boat tours and snorkelling. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
Additional perks include:
Free self-parking
Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and express check-out
Babysitting (surcharge), barbecues and beach towels
Room features
All guest rooms at Planet Dive have comforts, such as air conditioning, in addition to
Daily buffet breakfast available 7 AM to 9 AM for a fee: PHP 750 for adults and PHP 375 for children
A restaurant
Things to do
Boat tours
Scuba diving
Snorkelling
Family friendly
Babysitting (surcharge)
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Beach loungers
Beach towels
Beach umbrellas
On the beach
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Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided
More
Air conditioning
Desk
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: noon
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 7 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Customers may be requested by the property to provide a health declaration (issued within 3 days prior to check-in).
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets stay for free
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 5 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately PHP 750 for adults and from PHP 375 for children
Fee for in-room wireless Internet: PHP 100 per day (rates may vary)
Airport shuttle fee: PHP 5000 per vehicle (one way)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.
Property is also known as
Planet Dive Hotel Mabini
Planet Dive Hotel
Planet Dive Mabini
Planet Dive
Planet Dive Resort Mabini
Planet Dive Resort
Planet Dive Batangas/Mabini
Planet Dive Resort
Planet Dive Mabini
Planet Dive Resort Mabini
Frequently asked questions
Is Planet Dive pet-friendly?
Yes, pets are allowed at this property.
How much is parking at Planet Dive?
Self-parking is free at this property.
What time is check-in at Planet Dive?
Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: noon.
What time is check-out at Planet Dive?
Checkout is at noon.
Does Planet Dive provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of PHP 5000 per vehicle applies.
Where is Planet Dive located?
This Mabini resort is on the beach, 0.6 mi (1 km) from Mainit Point, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Masasa Beach and Mt. Gulugod Baboy Trailhead. Sombrero Island is 6.7 mi (10.8 km) away.
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Reviews
Planet Dive Reviews
8.2
Very good
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Nice resort, good food, good cottages, nice mix of national and international guest, great atmosphere,super service and friendly highly motivated staff of the hotel and the dive base. Perfect place for scuba diving, for advanced divers and also for beginners.
We enjoyed our 3 nights stay at Planet Dive Resort.It is very near Twin Rocks and its hoise reef is great for snorkelling. We had our skin diving practice there. We spotted huge porcupine fish, trumpet fish, many colourful Basslets, Anemone fish and even a lobster. The resort has many rooms and we stayed at Red 1 room which has a nice shower room and more than enough space for our luggage & sea activity gear. We hope they have a portable towel rack in the future so that we can hang our wet swim wear outside the room. We love the fullboard meals. We had fresh & scrumptious seafood and generous spread. The Chef also prepared diffetent dessert for us daily. There are free coffee & tea at the dining area that faces the sea.. The swimming pool is new and we saw that the staff cleaned it every morning. The whole compound was kept very clean. However, there was no diving actvities on Tuesday when we wanted to scuba dive. They could arrange a Dive master for a very affordable price but only for shore dive as thete was no other divers that day to share a boat out. All the staff were friendly and helpful - they are mostly from the village next to the resort. We highly recommend staying here as a base for water activities in Anilao
Verified traveller
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
14 Oct 2019
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
need to clean the beach everytime. pool don't have a filter.
Very friendly and helpful resort staff & dive centre staff, provided lots of services which more than my expectations. Nice and quiet location with beautiful views. Although there were only basic facilities, we felt relax and safe to stay in the resort. The room was clean, with towels changed everyday. The sunbath area was great. Food was buffet style. We like the homemade apple pie as our dessert after dinner.
The weather was fine for the whole week (early March). The professional DM took us to many different dive sites. We could see lots of marine life in each dive, and even for the shore dives.
отличный отель у первой линии. Цена за буфет завышена, т к рядом нет ничего ( рестораны, кафе, магазины, банкоматы)
помогли с трансфером до Манилы через вулкан Тааль. Приняли оплату картой
Absolutely fun stay for me and my family. Our small bulldog had so much fun at the beach playing with other dogs. The staff and owner were very accommodating. Snorkeling was so much fun. I have lots of great reviews about Planet Dive. Will surely book with them again soon!
Plenty of room for our bags and belongings, and a very comfortable bed. I especially liked the large, minimalist room and bathroom. Good A/C and cellular access on Globe. Food was honest, tasty and abundant Filipino cuisine. The infinity pool was fresh water and delightful. The staff was very accommodating.
Only a couple of suggestions to management:. Please make the sliding doors slide more easily and install wifi in the rooms. In general you are doing a great job.
The diving was excellent.
For my birthday, my friends and I went to Planet Dive for island hopping to visit 2 islands and we rented a boat for 3,000 for the said package. When we got there, minutes into the very dangerous boat ride (I was with 3 friends and we all thought we were about to die), we were informed that we needed to go back to the resort. Once we got back, I tried to dispute the 3,000 price since we were promised a package for island hopping, we almost died and we didn’t get to visit any but the front desk attendant (I think her name is ate Nene) was very RUDE and showed no concern to us, their guests. At first, after explaining our horrible boat ride, she was very persistent that we still pay for the whole amount. She then talked to the manager and eventually told us that we can pay 1,500 saying “sige, bayaran niyo na lang yung kaya niyo” (“ok, just pay what you can afford”). It was very HUMILIATING since she was trying to imply that we were disputing the charges since we don’t have money, when in fact, I was disputing the charges because they weren’t able to provide the package that they promised and WE ALMOST DIED. Upon checking out, no one even thanked us for staying with them and no one even apologized for putting us at risk and when they found out that we’re commuting back to Manila, they even tried to belittle us even more.
The pictures online was misleading ,in the first place . The room has a moldy smell . toilets didn’t function the way they should, About the staff, they’re very nice they try to make your stay as pleasant as possible .
I really enjoyed my stay at Planet Dive. I initially found it difficult to contact the hotel as I couldn't find a current email address on their website. I needed to contact them as I had booked the hotel on Expedia, but needed to add the diving I wanted to do and a transfer. I ended up contacting a Dive Master (DM) I'd previously dived with who told me the email address. Having said all that, once I had the email address, the responses were very efficient and accommodating. (planetdiveanilao@gmail.com for anyone who may have had the same problem).
The hotel organised the transfer for me to and from Manila. I preferred to do this as I was a female travelling alone and my flight landed at 3:30am!
I was solely there to dive and crammed in 10 dives in 3 days and loved them. The DM I dived with was a good spotter and found me some macro life/critters to photograph. He even managed to find my request of a Harlequin Shrimp, although obviously finds like this aren't guaranteed!
The room was clean and quite big with a lovely view overlooking the sea. I only had 1 encounter with a cockroach in there.
I found the food tasty but there was so much of it! On the days where there were more guests, they served it as a buffet/help yourself affair. There wasn't a choice from a menu as the meals were set but different every day. There is a bit of a steep climb up stone stairs to the rooms so if mobility is an issue, it wouldn't be easy to get around.
I would definitely go back there again.
Truly a "Dive" resort. Dilapidated. At best a 1 star. A ton of trash on the West beach. Very few fish. Nothing else to do in the area. Construction noise from 7 to 7 every day.
This resort is absolutely GORGEOUS. The views of the water/sunset/palm trees from every room are simply divine. The rooms are charming, clean, and spacious. Water in the showers was only luke-warm but that seems normal in the Phillipines? Wifi is only in the public areas but I found it nice to unplug. The beach is rocky, but great snorkeling/diving options! They have a lovely deck where they serve dinner right on the water and comfy beach chairs to lay out on. :) The food is a buffet style- 2 meat dishes, a vegetable dish, always rice and sometimes pasta- very good! They have beer/some wine but if you want hard liquor you can buy it in town and bring it in! It is a 30+ min tricycle ride from the town of Mabini, so if you want to go there to explore/eat, budget a bit of time/money for the ride. This place is great for a romantic getaway but could also be amazing to bring a big group of friends (make sure to get everyone dive certified before or plan to work with their schedule to get trained there!).
Very nice quiet location, beautiful views of the ocean and other Islands, gourgeous sunset. The food in the restaurant is very good and reasonably priced. Staff is attentive and courteous.
Very relaxing break. Staff were most helpful and the food was amazing.
David
6/10 Okay
Yann, Genève
26 Jun 2016
Bon séjour, mais trop cher
Hotel avec bon ambiance et bien situé pour la plongée et la vue sur les îles. Par contre, la nourriture est vraiment pas terrible et, de façon générale, l'hôtel est trop cher par rapporr à la qualité. Cela reste malgré tout une bonne option.
Ottimo sfogo poco lontano da Manila per rilassarmi dopo alcuni giorni in viaggio ancor più lontano.
Filippo
8/10 Good
Travis, Portland Oregon
29 May 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very nice place for snorkeling and diving.
* You must always keep in mind this is the Philippines and certain luxuries come at a premium. You also need to keep in mind the quirks of being in a country like the Philippines. All things are relative when traveling.
I live and work part of the year in the Philippines and Batangas is a great because it can be a short vacation trip without flying. Planet Dive was a new resort to me and was very pleased with location and atmosphere. Like a lot of reasonably affordable places in the Philippines it has some quirks but relative to other places I stayed Planet Dive had few. Overall very happy with Planet Dive
Like a lot of resorts in the area they are right on the beach. For those not diving you can go a couple meters into the water and you are swimming with coral and fish. For the diver you can dive by the resort or take a boat further out. A lot of options for the underwater explorer of all skill levels. I would not say this reef in front of the resort is the best, but it is good and worth the time. I can not speak for the diving because I have not gone in the area yet, but I have heard it is even better the the resort reef.
The resort itself had many rooms scattered over the property to adds the the level of privacy. The dining area is great, with a nice view and amazing Filipino food. They use local coffee from Batangas which is perfect in the morning.
Not a white sand beach and this is for people that want to snorkel or dive.
Allow plenty of time for travel, it is the