Resort a Manado

Michele Italia

wonderful place to explore the island

Larry Stati Uniti

My wife and I do a lot of traveling and I must say the Thalassa Dive Resort does it right. The food is plentiful and fresh, the grounds are well kept, the bungalows and villas are comfortable, and there is world class wall and muck diving minutes away. However, the real gem at Thalassa are the genuinely friendly staff. The manager Arjen personally took the time to find out our interests and provided with top notch concierge service arranging all of our activities during our stay, along with joining us for some meals and taking us on a tour of Manado. The rest of the staff made us feel like part of their family with endless smiles and lots of conversation. One of the young ladies even joined us on a dive on her day off work. We can’t wait until our next visit.

Paul Indonesia

Absolutely exceptional staff at the Grand Luley. Everyone that works there was helpful, cheery, and all around pleasant. They went above and beyond to help with boat and taxi arraignments, covid test scheduling, and even minor comforts. Particularly exceptional was a gentleman that worked in reception, whose named started with a Y, that helped us find a driver, a boat, and even did his best to organize an early breakfast for us before we departed.

Thorsten Germania

If you come to North Sulawesi to dive, but also to explore the surroundings and get to know the country and its people, then Murex Dive Resort is the ideal place. Located directly on the sea just outside the city in a spacious park area, it offers everything you need. Nice bungalows with AC, very good catering (we ate à la carte, not from the buffet) as well as cordial and helpful staff. Dive boats to Bunaken leave directly from the hotel's own beach. The resort also organizes tours into the hinterland. We were on a number of volcanoes (Empung, Mahawi and Soputan) as well as in Tangkoko National Park. Everything was perfectly organized and breathtakingly beautiful.

A McG Singapore

We adored our time in Cocotinos, so much so that when a different part of our North Sulawesi trip fell through, we immediately went to book again at Cocotinos. The food is good and varied (Western, Indonesian, everything is well-made and available), the staff are sweet and polite and thoughtful, the dive shop and crew are solid, and the grounds + garden + pool + beach + rooms are all clean, in perfect shape, and welcoming.

Sebastian Indonesia

The breakfast was complete and delicious