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Evolution Dive and Beach Resort

3.0 star property

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Ocean Deluxe AC | View from room
Deluxe AC | In-room safe, bed sheets
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Terrace/patio
Boating

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping

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Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, Cebu, 6013
  • Place, Bounty Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Daanbantayan Ferry Port
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Logon Church
    ‪11 min walk‬

Room options

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Deluxe AC | In-room safe, bed sheets

Deluxe AC

  • Resort view
  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Room AC

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Beach view
  • 215 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Evolution Dive and Beach Resort

3-star Daanbantayan hotel with restaurant
At Evolution Dive and Beach Resort, hit the beach where you can enjoy scuba diving, then dine onsite at The Craic House.
Evolution Dive and Beach Resort offers 16 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Bathrooms include showers with hydromassage showerheads. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This beach hotel also offers a library, a terrace, and multilingual staff.

Evolution Dive and Beach Resort has designated areas for smoking.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
The Craic House - This beachfront bar specializes in Fusion cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: PHP 225 to 350 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Craic House

Things to do

  • Library
  • Scuba diving

Family friendly

  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 2 floors
  • 3 buildings
  • Built in 2011
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately PHP 225 to 350 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Evolution Dive Beach Resort Daanbantayan
Evolution Dive Beach Daanbantayan
Evolution Dive Beach
Evolution Dive Daanbantayan
Evolution Dive and Beach Resort Hotel
Evolution Dive and Beach Resort Daanbantayan
Evolution Dive and Beach Resort Hotel Daanbantayan

Evolution Dive and Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 53 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right on the beach, clean and convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Alicia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were ver comfortable in our simple room. I only wish it had a safe and a small fridge. We were there for the scuba diving, of course, and that staff was exceptional. Food and drinks were great, and we enjoyed happy hour!
View from restaurant
Restaurant onsite
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great dive hotel

Great dive hotel on a lovely beach. Communication prior to stay was excellent, room was clean and comfortable and bar restaurant was awesome. Most importantly, they were brilliant to dive with - the first boat out in the morning and I wouldn’t hesitate to book again when we’re next in Malapascua
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best diving in the area. Trustworthy, professional dive staff were top notch. Met some great friends. Was a nice chill vibe and we never worse shoes the whole time so consider that a win.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Miroslav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

True pearl of the Philippines

We took our shoes off on arrival and put them back on only at departure. Beautiful place, great staff, and excellent diving. The sharks, wow!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Francesco

Liked: Cleanliness
everything is fine, but no wifi in rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Vanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Evolution is a truly pretty, warm and very comfortable place to stay. Clean, tidy, well organised, with good (quality) food and drinks choice. Of course, the service is excellent as well. The dive base is run diligently and efficiently by a great staff. Personal "coup de coeur": this place is environmentally-friendly as much as possible... it is even difficult to spot it coming from the sea :) Hopefully, we'll come back one day.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

mette

Liked: Staff & service
Meget venligt og serviceminded personale. Verdensklasse dykkercenter
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Uwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr schönes kleines Hotel, Rezeption, Zimmerservice, Bedienung im Restaurant sehr freundlich und kompetent. Tauchguides äußerst kompetent und hilfsbereit. Wir haben uns in jeder Hinsicht sicher gefühlt.
Stayed 11 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Tomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ett mysigt ställe med bra läge precis vid stranden. Rummet var funktionellt med ok balkong. Trevlig restaurant med god mat och trevlig service inriktad personal. Vi som inte dyker kan kanske känna sig lite malplacerade för de flesta bor här för dykningens skull. Finaste stranden för bad fanns på norra sidan ön men där fanns inga hotell. Vi var jättenöjda med vår vecka.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent hotel, restaurant and diving club.

Little piece of paradise on Malapascua island. Great room with everything you need, super friendly and helpful staff, good location, excellent restaurant with Both local and western food and last but not least, a super professional diving club. We had an amazing stay and could only recommend staying there. Really appreciated that there were no plastic bottles and that there was a conscious effort to preserve the environment.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean and comfortable

This is not a hotel for family with kids. If you are on a diving trip, then this hotel probably will suit most if not all your needs. It’s a bit of a walk from where you dock, but the flip side is it’s far enough to feel secluded. The room we had was very clean and comfortable. Bonus is your steps away from the beach. Only warning ⚠️ is to ensure you have all your booking details with you as to not incur “other” charges. Staff hassled me for a few days but did the right thing in the end.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Le personnel est très sympathique et les dive master également (Elgen et Kat). Le resort est tout simplement fabuleux !
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dorthe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic

Great place, Good atmosphere, nice people, very cosy restaurant, Good food, great driving facilities, all is great :-))
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Coolest place in the island! Amazing dive instructors!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

HangSuk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The resort is in a quiet location on Malapascua Island. The staffs are friendly and helpful. It’s a great location for families and couples to enjoy a serene vacation while diving at amazing dive sites near the island.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

herman m

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean hotel for scuba diving in the best beach area in malapasqua
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Joacim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mer än okej.

Perfekt om du är dykare eftersom de både har en av de bättre dykfirmorna och ett bra boende. Kan helt klart rekommendera detta ställe. Ska man vara lite petig så kan man tycka att i priset borde ingå åtminstone en kontinental frukost. Bra tryck i duschen, okej säng och min fru gillade att handfatet var i samma rum som sovrummet.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Incredibly lovely hotel and staff.

Surpassed my expectations by far! It’s a really nice hotel and locations is beautiful. The staff are very welcoming and helpful. Bruce was the icing on the cake
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Toppenställe!

Toppen! Superfina rum, trevlig och hjälpsam personal, bra restaurang på hotellet! Vi var supernöjda. Dock kan man inte betala med kort i restaurangen så tänk på att ha med nog med kontanter (paypal fungerar), vi skulle exempelvis betala för tvätt som hi lämnat in och transfer hem.. I restaurangen kan man betala med kort.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ingeborg

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Dive resort

Relaxed and easygoing staff. The dive center was clean and well organized. I thoroughly enjoyed the dives to see the Thresher Sharks.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Harvey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff, location, hotel and the restaurants were all amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bästa stället på ön

Riktigt bra boende med bra service och ett riktigt bra dykcenter. Bodde några nätter i rum med fläkt och en natt i rum med ac. Båda rummen var fina och i bra skick. Restaurangen var även den riktigt bra med god mat och trevlig personal. Bokat lätt på evulotion vid nästa besök på malapascua.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is very very quiet. I was always wondering if there is anyone staying:) But most people go diving so you dont see many people. This hotel with Malapascua Exotic Island Dive has the best beach, still I would recommend Malapascua Exotic Island Dive with a breakfast more. If you are looking for some more entertainment and more people go to Ocean Vida Beach and Dive Resort Malapascua 8 min walking.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nomad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect

Loved this place! The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Several times throughout my stay they would call me by my name. I felt more at home here than most resorts at which I have stayed. My room was spacious and clean. The bed was my type of comfortable. I only had a couple meals at the restaurant because of the short stay but the food was great and the service excellent. Their dive center was very professionally run and I could not have asked for a better dive instructor. Over all, an incredible stay. I shall return.