We stayed one week at Bunaken Island Resort early November 2011 for snorkeling and scuba diving. Not the best period to stay at Bunaken island, due to the approaching rainy season. We lucky had only one rainy day. Intended to have one dive/snorkel per day but ended up having two and sometimes three dives/snorkel a day. Due to the fact... More

took a gamble and hired a boat from manado without a booking, the driver dropped me off at bunaken island resort beach and pointed up what looked like 100 stairs (who needs a gym!), paradise found! its run by an enjoyably eccentric dutch guy, Frank, and his partner Darja who really make the place fun. they share the site with... More

From the recent years worth of excellent reviews I had high expectations of BIR. We spent 7 nights there in Dec; with several families spending xmas holidays. Overall, the bungalows are very comfy; staff helpful and attentive; location great and proximity to good reefs is also fine. Aside from monotonous meals (over-fried fish 2 x day), the main problem was... More

We had an amazing vacation at Bunaken Island Resort. Everything was perfect. The bungalows were beautiful, clean, and unique with air conditioning and wi-fi. The views from the ocean front bungalows were just beautiful. I searched for months for the perfect resort on Bunaken Island Resort and I did not regret my decision to stay here. Clean hot water was... More

I had a fantastic stay at the Bunaken Island Resort. Service is excellent and the accomodotion astonishing. I really look forward to go there again in the future because there is still so much more to see in the beautiful coral rifs. More

We have visited Bunaken Island Resort in July 2011 for 5 wonderful days. In every way our stay was superb. The accomodation is spacious and holds all necessary luxury, like an airco and hot water. The food is delicious and the staff is very friendly. There is a nice beach in front of the hotel and there is a housereef.... More

We (my girlfriend and I) stayed here a bit over two weeks in April 2011. We didn’t know what to expect when we made our booking. When we arrived at the Manado airport a member of the resort staff picked us up. He took us through the busy streets of Manado to the harbour where a boat was waiting for... More

I have stayed at Bunaken Island Resort more than 10 times, the Indonesian style bungalows with western comfort is a great way to end a busy day. My photo album is full of sunset photos from the hillside Bungalows. The view of the sunset from the hillside bungalows and the restaurant are spectaular (bring the best camera you can). The... More

My wife an three kids (17, 14 and 7) visited Bunaken Island Resort for the second time in June 2011, in an attempt to try and see another small part of the huge amount of the sea life we missed first time round!! Really not sure what to write about first ... but here goes! Fantastic diving ... every critter... More