The Village Bunaken Resort

Stayed here 5 nights mid march in a Beach View Bungalow. Nice basic room and toilet/bath and a terrace facing the sea. As all other places on Bunaken is full board. Nice vacation and a good way to try Indonesia food. The staff is very nice and service minded Nice little pool. It’s a 20 min walk to the pier where the public boat arrives. We did 2 nice dives here. Quiet and peaceful place where you can relax and enjoy the fantastic diving/snorkeling. There is a reef just in front of the hotel. One minus, and it has nothing to do with the hotel, is the rubbish lien on land and floating in the water. It’s probably coming from Manado, but it’s a shame for this lovely island. That’s the reason why we not rate 5/5

In our opinion, The village Bunaken resort is perhaps the best location to stay on Bunaken. Very neat and clean rooms/houses, great breakfast, lunch and dinner (a different set menu every day) which tasted great every day. The swimming pool was also a great addition. The staff (including Bibi, Fu, David, Yorry (diving instructor), the singing kitchen maids and the cleaners) ensured that we had 4 wonderful days with them. What a great hotel with very good diving and snorkeling opportunities. The diving school was also perfect. Very skilled and yet nice and small. If we are in the area again we will definitely come back here. Thank you all for our wonderful stay. Greetings Gerrie, Sheila, Jan and Linda.

Bunaken is part of 5 islands, belonging to the Bunaken National Marine park, a UNESCO World Heritage conservation area. We probably have seen there the most beautiful corals / marine life during our 2.5 weeks trip around Indonesia (Komodo/Seraya/Bali) owing largely to the location/currents swirling around the island. The resort is 10mins by speed boat from Manado (20mins by normal boat), in addition to the 45mins drive from the airport. We got to Bunaken Village directly from the boat, and were greeted by friendly resort operations manager ViVi. Together with Xu Jin (resort owner), the two women team was extremely friendly, and we loved spending time and chatting with them throughout our stay. The resort is nestled within a tropical forest and designed very much in harmony with surroundings. The accommodation itself is very nice, family friendly. Pretty clean bungalows, only 8 rooms in the resort. No air-cons, but a huge fan, which is adequate. At night, just a few meters out of the resort, we witnessed an amazing fireflies lit tree, a natural wonder and a spectacle to match the stars strewn night sky. The coral reef is about 150m from the resort, so you need to take into account the water level/currents when snorkelling (Vivi and Xu Jin will help you explaining what is the best way to get to the reef at different times of the day). Our son went diving with the resort instructors. Everyday, we saw amazing marine life in the coral reefs; beautiful fish, tonnes of turtles and even dolphins. The colours were amazing. The food was very tasty, mixture of Indonesian/Chinese, we loved eating their breakfast/lunch/dinner. The menu is fixed, but changes everyday, and you just sign up as you go along. The village of Bunaken is 20mins walk away, worth visiting to see the locals and the mixed life or Christians and Muslims. The people are super-friendly and at the time we were there, there were very few tourists. (The village itself is a good location for those travelling on the budget - almost every house offers a room, very inexpensive.) Overall, we loved the place and the people, and it was a good value for money too. We would love to come back!

The atmosphere was really relaxed. From travel mode,we could really switch towards relaxing. The staff (Fi, the singing lady's and helpers on the boat) are really nice and helpful with a lot of humor. Just for Fi we would come back😉 The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Everyone worked hard to keep the hole area clean. The food was really good, and they tried to make every mail different 👏 Then the diving, one of our reasons to be there. The owners Fu and David run the dive school with great passion. David was also our dive instructor. He is super relaxed,but doesn't miss anything what we did wrong 🫣or good😅 We couldn't wish for a better instructor ( Thanks). Bunaken is a wonderful place for snorkling or diving

Diving well organized and friendly Staff friendly Food good Cold beer and chilled soft drinks available also some wine. Pool clean and nice temperature Chalets roomy with ceiling fan ( no aircon ) Easy access to local Deco bar

In 35+ years of extensive travel globally, this is "THE" Best & Nicest place I have EVER stayed in the Tropics (& I have stayed at many including some very high end expensive hotels/resorts). If you think it looks amazing in the photos & description for the property you see on most websites, it is NOT........."IT IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER!" (which is hard to imagine isn't it....that is why I am posting more photos). The attention to detail by ALL of the staff & especially "Fu" (the main host) cannot be described properly, it is so personal & perfect. Lots of tasty treats for the food by the girls in the kitchen & the diving is AWESOME. I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF MY STAY HERE! I stayed in the Seaview Beach Bungalow No.3. It was bliss & a total treat!

We have been 1 week in Bunaken village resort. The time there was great. Hospitality, cleanliness, service quality, food - all from the best. Our room was 6 meters from the beach and the mangroves. Concerning Diving - we got excellent equipment, everything almost new or excellent maintained. The dive guides have been very good.