Disclaimer: While I spent most of my time in Puerto Galera hanging around at the Big Apple Dive Resort, I stayed at the Steps Garden Hotel, so I don't have any idea what the rooms are like at Big Apple. I did 3 days of diving with Big Apple, ate almost every meal there that I was in Puerto Galera and drank there every night before going out onto the dirty boulevard. I think it is terrific place and highly recommend it, but given its location, it might not be for everyone. Atmosphere: The place has a fantastic atmosphere for divers and guests that want to a laid back, fun, tropical atmosphere to eat and drink, listen to music and hangout by a nice pool. Every night there was a lively crowd drinking, chatting, listening to music and everyone is very friendly. Unlike many places in Sabang, the place is not over-run with bar girls hunting for customers... although there are probably some in there from time to time. I would say the place does not seem particularly oriented to families, although there were sometimes groups of kids playing in the pool. Location: Big Apple is not on the water, it is hidden away down a rather dingy alley near the main drag of bars in Sabang. It is a pretty short walk down the alley to the water front where the dive boat goes out for diving twice a day. The water front in the center of Sabang does not really have a beach anyway, and there is currently some construction going on, so actually, I found that Big Apple being slightly hidden away was a positive, it seems like a little oasis in the middle of a fairly chaotic little town. Be aware, the nicest beach in the area, White Beach, is a 20-30 minute trike ride away. Food and Drink: Generally excellent, not too expensive, quite an extensive menu. Are there better options in town? Maybe, I have no idea, I thought it was great and did not see any reason to go anywhere else. The grog was pretty standard. Facilities: From the pool, to the dive shop, to the small gym and boxing ring, to the spa, to the pool table in the bar, Big Apple has quite a bit going on for what it is, which is after all, a pretty small footprint dive resort. The place is not the 4 Seasons, some of the stuff, like the gym and the spa are pretty basic, but it is nice to have it available. Service/ Management: For a small hotel/dive resort in the Philippines, this place is very well managed. The British owner was there when we were there, and he is a very knowledgeable and friendly but clearly no bullsh!t kind of guy that runs a pretty tight ship. He was also diving with the guests every day and was happy to have a few drinks in the bar and tell jokes. The day to day manager, Kris, is a very cool Filipina woman who basically keeps the place running, and is also a dive master. She was constantly in the bar, sorting out problems, helping people arrange transport, supervising the staff, basically doing anything that needed to be done... Need anything or have an issue, she'll fix. Th