I've just returned from my second visit here. The Atlantis PG is a fantastic experience if you are a diver. It's about 2.5 hours from NAIA in Manila; Atlantis will pick you up there and get you to PG. It's run with attention to detail and the managers are on site, very visible and interactive with the resort guests. The entire staff is warm, smiling, very friendly and attentive to detail. Rooms are large and comfortable; aircon and wi-fi are strong. You might need a day or 2 to get used to the "Flintstone" motif, but I came to like it. Dining at the house restaurant Toko's is delightful every meal. Dive shop is very well run; staff, boat captains, DM's are excellent. Tank fills were consistently 2950-3050 PSI; Nitrox was consistently 31.5-33%. Boats are small and fast. With the exception of Verde Island, all the dive sites are within 1-15 minutes of the resort. Verde Island is the crown jewel of PG and you must not miss it. It's a 1 hour banca ride from the resort. You'll have 3 dives and a great lunch. At PG you will see great reefs teeming with a wildly diverse mix of nudi's, small to medium sized fish, turtles, eels. They will do a few afternoon muck dives. There are a few small wrecks. Most of the dives are max 70 feet depth. Most sites had mild if any current. A few dives were really wild rides; it depends on the the tides. If you want bigger critters, go to Tubatahha. If you want more muck diving, go to Dumaguete. I did not get any massages at the spa, but my friends who did said that they were great. There is a nice fresh water pool too. Sabang Beach has really been cleaned up. The ratty old beach is gone; there is a new concrete seawall and boulevard with good lighting since I was last there in 2019. Wanna give special recognition to GM Rey, dive ops manager Norm, restaurant manager Ogie, my DM Van, my DM and boat captain Jef, front desk staff Melba and Hazel, Toko's staff Camille, Vonna, Janessa, Nicole and Gemma. They made my trip extraordinary. I apologize to the many Atlantis staff whose names I've overlooked. Their company slogan is "Arrive as a guest, leave as a friend." They mean it. I'm already planning my return.
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