Meridian Adventure Marina Club & Resort

I visited this resort with a large group of divers from our diving club. - Very friendly, professional and safety conscious staff provided an excellent diving experience. We really appreciated the fact that they spared no effort or cost (despite the high fuel prices) to take us to the best dive sites, even if these were a long way away. Diving is spectacular. The boats are very sturdy and very fast, but the double decker tank rack in the middle of the RIBs means your view is always blocked and you can't see or talk to the people opposite you. The hotel staff went out of their way to make customers happy. The only point for criticism is that the hotel rooms are small and don't offer enough storage space for divers.

This is the first diving trip after we got PADI Open Water recently. Merdian is very located with a few steps of walking to the pier, which makes it extremely convenient. The resort staffs and dive guides are very nice and professional. The dive guide includes several locals who knows the area like their backyard and can always spot something beautiful in the ocean. My elder daughter did the diving while younger one snorkeled. Both are thrilled and excited! I would certainly recommend Meridian as the dive resort of choice.

I can’t recommend Meridian enough. Everything was flawless. The dive crew was impeccable. They were all so kind and made diving so easy and enjoyable. Shoutout to Joe who runs the show there, she makes everything feel so comfortable and welcomed! Highly recommend!

I had a great time with the Meridian team Everything was excellent from the small stuff (airport pick-ups) to the big dive stuff (dive organisation and quality) Diving team - Diving instructors to boat captains were all very highly professional, knew their dive spots, planned dives well, very good spotters underwater, and really amazing (patient with the group, polite, SUPER helpful - our masks were always sneakily had the defog solution right before the dive). We did not do anything except turning up on time and diving - everything was arranged and went like clockwork. We were babied. Dive boat quality, equipment was excellent - I did not see anyone struggle with anything incl simple things like the masks which are a problem area. Every-dive was world class - just coral and coral and fish and fish. Property was well curated - rooms were good, restraunt was good (food and service). Staff was on point, well spoken, courteous and very helpful. Massive shout out to Jo - runs the ship well - and her team - Arkan, Cullen, Kaira and other dive crew. Got more than the money’s worth.

The resort is everything it says it is and so much more. Staff are great, they help organize any activities you wish to do outside of diving, and really promote the community they reside within. We were recommended numerous restaurants which were all great. The pool area is beautiful and we loved the outdoor bar, was a fantastic way to unwind after a day of diving and touring.

Bad - Advertise other activities apart from diving but you soon realise they don’t run them - Social media isn’t representative, they should show more of the dive experience. As this is what they focus on - No alcohol Good - Clean - Food was great (expensive, but as you expect) - Overall dive experience is amazing. Equipment is of quality. Dive boat is of quality. The remote beaches they take you for a break are spectacular. To note - No shoes inside Dive orientated. All about diving. They advertise full day/half day boat tours and Paddle boarding, which I hoped to get booked onto once we arrived. (We emailed back and forth prior to arriving and they advised this) However, once we arrived, we found out, nobody else had booked onto a boat tour/paddle boarding so they weren’t running these activities. (Emphasis dive only) After asking again about Boat tour / paddle boarding they still wasn’t running the activity. They need 10people to book on. Speaking to other guests in the hotel, they were told the same, “No interest, we are not running the activity’s”. We got the impression they never actually run the activities but the advertise them on website and social media. Strange. Meridian booked us a full day boat tour third party. Disappointing but it was our only way to see attractions such as Telaga bintang,Arborek,Pasir Timbal and pianemo islands. When we woke up in the morning, they informed us the provider was no longer running the tour. At this point we were very disappointed. We felt everything they said was lies. Meridian offered us a private tour with another provider for same cost, due to inconvenience, we agreed, but by this time it was 10oclock. We were supposed to leave at 8AM. (Leaving later in the day sacrificed the number of destinations we could visit) We arrived at the boat, and we were shocked. Shocked because of the money we paid and what Meridian describes we were getting. Local guides (no english) local banana boat, open top, small engine (very slow) On a good note, we made the most out of our day, our boat trip was great. We managed to visit most of the sites. The views are spectacular. We snorkelled at Arborek jetty this was great, worth a visit. Our local guides were great and very helpful. The disappointment was from meridians service and communication about the quality of the service they provided us. Dive day. 4 dives a day. 2 in the morning, 2 in afternoon. After first dive they take you to remote island to have tea and coffee. These islands are breath taking! Keep in mind- You don’t get to choose dive spots. There is a set agenda for the week and that’s it. Speaking to other guest in the hotel they felt the same disappointment and also many complained they weren’t seeing what they expected or wanted. Some of these people were very experienced divers and payed a lot of money for a five-day dive pass and to have no say on where you are diving is quite frustrating. Furthermore, there was