Dive Review of Atmosphere Resort & Spa in
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Atmosphere Resort & Spa: "4 years later and even better than before", Jun, 2023, by Steven Moore, CT, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 12562 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our first visit to Atmosphere Resorts & Spa was in 2019. We were incredibly impressed with the resort and loved the diving (including the only PADI frogfish certification program in the world) that we booked a return trip for May of 2020. And then COVID. So we postponed our follow up trip for May, 2021. But The Philippines was still closed due to COVID, so we ultimately just cancelled the whole thing. Then, in January 2023, we had other plans fall through so we looked back to Atmosphere and ultimately booked a 2-week stay in The Philippines. The owners and staff of Atmosphere were not idle during the extended shutdown. They were planning a significant expansion back in 2019 and by the time we arrived in June, we were able to benefit from the extremely positive changes. First, they built a new open-air, but fully covered, restaurant. The kitchen area is fully visible, both from chairs/stools located at a long counter and from all of the tables across the floor. The menu is very diverse with both local options and international choices, but we usually selected from the daily “specials” board they presented at the start of each meal. We never had to duplicate a selection twice – although we did return to a couple of favorite items because they were just so flavorful and fresh. The rating here gives 5 stars, but only because we couldn’t give more. The second major upgrade since 2019 was the addition of 8 private “pool bungalows”. Each of these very large rooms (95 meters squared/1,022 ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Atmosphere Resort & Spa [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	US, Fiji (x2), Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (x6) including Komodo/Raja Ampat/Lembeh/Wakatobi, Caribbean, Alaska
Closest Airport	Dumaguete	Getting There	Non-stop JFK to Manila, then a domestic flight to Dumaguete, followed by a 45-minute van ride to the resort. Much better experience on this trip thanks to improved operations in Manila.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-87°F / 27-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-75 Ft/ 6-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We dove with our own guide, Richard, and customized the dives to our profiles and preferences.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Atmosphere has a dedicated camera room right beside the gear room. We didn't use it at all because we could take our cameras, ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Atmosphere Resort & Spa in Philippines/Negros Orientale

Atmosphere Resort & Spa: "4 years later and even better than before", Jun, 2023,

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Dive Review of Atmosphere Resort & Spa in
Philippines/Negros Orientale