Staying at a hotel in the Philippines can always be an adventure. I did not pick this hotel but was directed as a result of the neighboring hotel being overbooked. My primary goal was actually a good SCUBA diving experience and had been directed to the adjacent hotel as having a very good dive shop. As it turned out EXOTIC exceeded my expectations for both the hotel and the diving experience. The dive shop, boats, and DM's were excellent and they made the thresher shark plus local diving a very good experience. Note I am a PADI MSDT level diver and have been diving in the Philippines for many years. I can highly recommend this shop if you want a safe and pleasant diving experience. The hotel was well maintained and the Pizza was great with their own pizza oven and a cook who knew what they were doing. Rooms were large and clean but did suffer a bit from the usual local plumbing as showers could be a little bit of an adventure but this is pretty common for all but the big resorts. The staff was super friendly and helpful in arranging transportation to and from the hotel. If you are looking for a hotel in Malapascua this is a good choice!

Not much!

The beach is wonderful, probably the best beach on the island. The massages are worth booking, the food is excellent (the pizza is delicious!) and some of the staff are really friendly. We really appreciated Arman, the bartender who made some really good cocktails!

Although the room was comfortable, the bathroom could do with an upgrade. Also, it wasn’t clear how to get to the resort from the pier, a complementary porter service would elevate the resort and the experience.

The staff and the whole resort. We had a great holiday here (5nights as part of our 3 week trip) and did 4 days of diving. I wish I could call this island my home because wauw! The resort was a bit slow, as we were there just when high season started. This was very nice for the personal attention. The restaurant is very good with great staff and food. Also the welcome we got was so sweet! Thank you, exotic.

The beds at the beach are not really comfy, which is also a preference that changes pp ;)

The location is perfect and the food served in the restaurant was unexpectedly good considering they have a very large menu with a broad range of choices. The staff….from the dive team to the resort staff, they were all perfect!

If I am being picky, the bathrooms were a little run down and could do with some general maintenance, but it was perfectly manageable and clean.

We booked the dive resort but unfortunately for us we ended up diving with another company as the resort didn't have enough people to do the dives on the days we had available. The resort was lovely though - the staff are super friendly. The restaurant is 10/10. We didn't really eat anywhere else as we wanted to try the menu. Our room was at the back and had the roosters going off all hours of the night - not a biggie. The massages here were also really great and worth going to.

The entire staff..dining and dive shop crew went above and beyond to ensure our stay was an enjoyable experience and our safety was ensured while diving . Special shout to Mr Julius (Dive master), Mr Fredrick ( Dive master in training), Mr Benji (Boat captain) and the Restaurant staff, Ms Edline, Ms Neza, Ms Jackie ,Ms Aileen, Mr Armin and Mr Franz. You guys made the holiday a 5 star experience !!!!!

Not one thing!! What a great place to holiday

From the moment we arrived at the reception on the first day until the checkout on the last day, everything was perfect. The room, the restaurant, the location, and the safety were all excellent. We are especially grateful to all the staff who took such great care of us. The 2-night stay at the Exotic Resort will be unforgettable. We hope there still will have The happy hour event during our next vacation as well.

Very clean. Staff are extremely friendly, helpful and nice, shoutout to Jolina from the reception. She truly made our staycation a great experience throughout because of her friendliness, her smile, very accommodating and helpful same as the masseuse Susan, her expertise in her work helped me walking around with out discomfort..

It’s not the property but the boat ride that terrifies me however the staffs are so helpful and truly protective and understanding.

The restaurant and food were top notch and the staff were excellent as well. This resort truly exceeded my expectations and I would recommend it to anyone going to Malapascua island!

The only thing I might complain about was the wifi service and it’s not even the hotels fault as I think it goes out across the island

location and the beach and especially the food.

we all noticed that most of the staff were not very friendly and the kitchen/ waiting staff almost never came to check on us, we’re not attentive and again we’re not friendly. the one exception was the waiter Arman, he was nice and didn’t make us feel like we were just a bother to deal with, like the others did. the receptionists though we’re good and friendly and very helpful. when renting snorkeling gear, the staff there were mostly not friendly and I felt like I was annoying them by even asking for help. but all of that didn’t make our stay bad, it was a very nice stay.