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This resort is a piece of paradise.
Amazing placement among top dive sites. The service and housekeeping is better than at an upper end 5 star hotel. Because at Misool the staff truly cares. You can feel the joy and there is no fake friendliness anywhere to be found.
Requests are often fulfilled before you can think them. Amazing!
The whole operation with 5 (!) meals a day, diving, excursions, massages or daily activities work perfectly seamless and reliable like a Swiss watch. You should definitely try a scooter dive with Sabine! The earlier the better. It is not only super fun to scooter around the beautiful reefs it is also super fun to hang out with Sabine. For sure it won’t be boring and from every conversation with her I learned something cool. Your first dives won’t be at the best sites, although they are all awesome. After all we are talking about Raja Ampat here. :D
Oh, and the massage is on a completely different level to what you have known! Amazing! The best I ever got. Highly recommend.
The food is extremely delicious and the chef deserves very high compliments.
BUT there are a few things folks might want to consider before coming here. At least I would have liked to know before.
1. It feels like an US retirement center. Lots of people in there 60’ and beyond. The next younger couple after us was mid 40. This doesn’t have to be a negative point but cultural differences could sometimes be bothersome with no room to escape. I missed European people around my age (30’) or really any younger people around my age.
2. Privacy: The overwater villas are pretty open and you can see easily the whole terrace of your neighbors and hear when they use the bathroom. Not as secluded as advertised. But it is easy to tolerate in most cases. Unfortunately in one case not. One neighboring house would regularly have loud fights in the evening or sing very loud. This bothered us quite a lot while falling asleep. Solution: bring earplugs!
3. Food: Don’t get me wrong, the food is amazing! However, it is extremely unhealthy as every second dish is deep fried. All the other times a lot of oil is used. But you can request special adjustments. Don’t expect to loose any weight though. You’ll gain some kilos for sure.
4. Dive operations: Again, it is truly amazing how seamlessly everything works. Great job! However, there are a few points for improvement. Fist of all: The rinse sinks smell like toilets. I mean, just change the water more often please. Not sure whether the smell is related to point 1. but it really bothered me and there was an ongoing joke about the smell in our batch.
Washing/Rinsing of gear: The staff truly goes above and beyond to do everything for you. All the more was I surprised to find out that they do not rinse you bcd or second stage at all. Some of my equipment which I bought new got rust. Of course that is a divers responsibility, but it is good to know before.
Take your gear every night and rinse it (best change the water before you do).
5. Speak up about your wishes. You will be matched by diving experience and not by what you want to see. If you are fed up spending 60 min dives at 20 meters to look for critters, say it! Best to Sabine as some guides might misinterpret due to the language barrier.
6. Booking process. That one is maybe again related to point 1. But please just make a calendar available for booking online after you briefed the interested person. This back and forth to find the right dates was very tiresome.
7. Don’t expect to see many sharks. They are there but very shy. Best you visit the jetty at night after 8 pm. Or you snorkel.
Those are all points that came to my mind. Again: It is a truly amazing experience. Just check the points above and see if there is any red flag for you. If not, book it. You will have the time of your life! - via 