Komentar :
Vincent De Smet (26/10/2017 02:36)
Firstly, if you are planning to stay on Lembeh we definitely recommend this place, especially because it is by far the most budget friendly and at the same time well run accomodation and diving on the island. Make sure you align your expectations with the price range though. Perhaps some who haven’t in the past might have been a little dissapointed. They have big building plans for the future though. Bear in mind that the staff might be making a little less salary than in the fancier resorts, so consider tipping them if you found the service to be satisfying.
Secondly, some practical information we found out which might help other travellers. Daniels lagoon & Daniels resort are the same place but can at the moment both be found online (on Agoda for example). Natasha (who is Daniels daughter) changed the name and is more in charge of running things with her partner as we have understood. The information describing Daniels lagoon on Agoda at the moment of booking didn’t seem to be very correct though and you should assume the same description as in Daniels resort’s page. Part of the resort is Immanuel’s Divers and this is of the same owner.
ACCOMODATION: Getting to the resort on your own by public transport is entirely possible, but depends on how comfortable you feel taking and often changing different means of transport. For the last part of the journey (crossing from Bitung to the resort), they offer a speedboat pick-up and if you are traveling with a lot of (diving) gear this is recommended. The bungalows have everything one needs (a shower, very comfortable bed, a fan and a porch hamock). The food is delicious Indonesian style and varies enough. We didn’t enjoy the fish (bonito) as much as we hoped though, it tasted somewhat dry and not very fresh. There is free drinking water, coffee & tea.
DIVING: The diving gear is pretty new and fairly decent quality. Their diveboat is 2 months old and very spacious. We had 2 dive guides (Fery & Vandi) and enjoyed the diving a lot. Fery was very concerned to show us everything our heart desired, and we crossed almost everything of our ‘to see’ list which was awesome.
Thank you for the lovely stay guys and all the best for your future projects.