Crystal Blue Resort
CRYSTAL BLUE RESORT, ANILAO REVIEW
Our visit to Anilao and Crystal Blue Resort was very well organized by the dive operator. From the moment we landed at the airport, we were greeted by a friendly driver who helped us with our luggage and offered us a nice cold water for the ride. The van was comfortable and the ride was a little over an hour on decent roads.
Arriving at the resort the staff eagerly met us to help move our gear. At the front desk, our rooms were assigned and a staff member carted our bags to our room and our dive gear to the staging area.
CB has a phenomenal camera room. Each photographer gets his/her own station with plenty of outlets for charging, a shelf for the small stuff and camera bags are easily stored directly underneath each station. The room is separate from the dive area and air conditioned.
The staging area for divers is very well laid out with a giant drying rack on deck, showers at the back, rinse tanks for gear and another for cameras. There are stations to store your dive bag and table tops to set cameras between dives. When you're ready to go, just a few short steps down to the sand - your boat awaits. The staff members help you carry your camera and/or gear to the boat and they are very used to handling expensive camera gear, so no worries there.
The meals served are family-style and delicious! The dining room is on the second level with beautiful panoramic views of the water.
Sleeping rooms are on three levels and are equipped with either a large bed or doubles with a balcony or a patio. We stayed on the 3rd level but climbing the stairs was no big deal; each room has an ocean view.
The dive guides are exceptionally trained and can help you find anything you're looking for - as long as the critter is still in residence. There's something for everyone - both macro and wide-angle.
Diving at Crystal Blue is worth the trip - you should go!!
