Sumisid Lodge

The staff here is nice, and location is in front of public beach. However, I didn't have a great experience with the owner, Egbert Jan Schaap. I asked if I could pay with my credit card but was told to do a BPI account payment instead. I had coordinated this payment with my family member in Manila. The staff had also confirmed my payment was received into the account# they provided. However, the owner still wanted me to show an actual screenshot of the BPI receipt on my final night. The result was three separate verbal confirmations of my BPI payment by his front desk staff yet I myself was never given an actual receipt from Sumisid Lodge. I suspect the owner was hoping I didn't have a screenshot of the BPI bank receipt so he could try and double charge me. Overall, this just left a negative impression on me. The fact that BPI payments are instantly sent into another account, and also he himself could verify exact payment amount received and time of deposit himself - and even his staff had confirmed this three times to me. And I was not even given an official receipt from Sumisid Lodge before leaving. Just something to be aware off...

Even that we had the superior room, it was very very small. No place for the luggages. Very noisy. The staff seem board of working. Never kind or smiling. The lodge is in front of the public beach. So it is very crowdy. Midnight party until 2:00 AMNot so great when you are diving at 6h00 the next day. We had the breakfast included : it take 30 minutes to be served even if we are 2. Once it arrive 2 cold toats, coffee and a spoon of jam. The next two days we didn’t had our breakfast at the lodge. After 2 days we had to ask the room service to make the room. Lazy staff!We don’t recommande this place.