Solitude Acacia Dive Resort
We stayed at the Solitude Acacia in April 2023 for two weeks and loved it. We were so spoiled by all of the attentive staff in housekeeping, grounds crew, dining room and dive center. Our dive guide Barry was an amazing critter finder. One day we went to a site called “Bethlehem” which he referred to as the “nudi capital of the world” and this is already in Anilao which is nudi heaven! Every time he called me over with a new critter, I would find a few more on my way! Incredible. The Anilao Pier is a the site of a not- to be-missed night dive. One of our favorite non-nudi finds was seeing cardinal fish aerating the eggs in their mouths.
The resort was recently renovated and just beautiful and peaceful. The birds in the acacia trees were magical at sunrise and sunset. The room was spacious with a large balcony. The dining hall was very nice and the food was very good; many people (tourists and locals) came there just for a special meal. I only rated the food four stars because our options as vegans were limited. I never swam in the pool because I was always diving but the resort does use the pool for teaching purposes (PADI courses).
The resort is owned by Filipinos, but managed by Solitude (out of Singapore) . We met divers from all over the world there. The camera room is excellent with an adjacent lounge. The dive staff were helpful in terms of taking our camera and equipment on and off the boats , helping wash and hang wetsuits. The Solitude boats were newish and sturdy.
I would highly recommend this resort and the diving in Anilao.
