Bunaken Diving Resort Cottage Manado : Bastianos

Dear Bastianos Guest. Thank you for staying with Bastianos Resort & Diving Center. We really appreciate your time and effort to help us by add testimonial in this page, so it would be great if you could send your comment to our email address info@bastianos.com and we will add your comments just like below.

Patrizia Capuzzolo on 23 Jan 2008 from Italy

This is Patrizia, I stayed at Bastiano’s last august with my divers friends. We was 40 Italian divers of Nautica Treviso group www.nauticatreviso.com , diving for 2 weeks. I want to say many thanks to all the staff for all the extraordinary assistance, we really spent a fantastic holiday, wonderful dives, wonderful hospitality, we have enjoyed our time very much. We never found so kindly people as your staff. We would like to come back on 2009 summer hoping to meet all team again.

Joelina and Joakim Wallsten on 3 Nov 2006 from Sweden

We just came back to Stockholm two days ago and it feels really depressing. Minus 5 degrees and snowing! We would like to thank all the staff at Bastianos for making our stay with you so wonderful! Our best vacation ever!!! We weren't very easy to cope with in the begining... We wanted to move to another resort because of no shower at Bunaken and just a small fan. After spending one night at the expensive Siladen resort & spa we wanted to come right back to Bastianos - we missed the staff & the lovely atmosphere! Now I even miss the "mandi" ;-)
After spending 10 days at Bastianos Bunaken our hearts were acing when we had to leave. It didn't feel as we were staying at a resort, but like we were living there with all of you! Samuel - Thanks for guiding us among the corals & fishes during the day & singing/playing the guitar with us in the evenings! Indri - Our sunshine! Always happy & smiling. Always considerate & helping - Thank you!
You are all so far away & we miss you desperatly! Love / Joelina & Joakim Wallstén.

Ted Foon on 25 July 2006

Hello Donny,
Thanks for a great time. Your new resort is awesome. Very well organized and the staff were great, the rooms very comfortable, and the dives were very interesting. Keep up the good work. I'm in Bali now and have told many other divers about your resort. Thanks.

Velina on 20 May 2006 from Singapore

It was a great holiday! Bastianos is full of nice people e.g. Frangki, Indri, Samuel, Rando, Dedi, etc. I really enjoyed my stay there! The sea, the stars, the party, the songs, Gunung Menado Tua, Frangki's kebun and the people, of course. The resort was quite enjoyable as well. A pity that the beach was not that clean. I am going to miss you guys and the coral, turtles, sharks, giant clamps, baloon fishes, jack fishes, stone fishes, lion fishes, baracudas, planktons, etc...Thanks for the memorable holiday . Salam buat semuanya ya... Fotonya nyusul d hehe.

Russell Kent on 17 May 2006 from UK

Just like to say thanks to you and the team on the island, the group had a great time the best holiday they had ever had, they all said the island is a beautifull place and it will alway be a special place for them to remember, and they all would like to back one day.. so could you pass this email on to frans and franky and make sure they read to the staff on the island so they know with out the staff and the effort they put in it would not have been the best holiday every body had...all so the wedding was beautiful lesley and i could not have asked for anything more, you can tell by the photos we had big smiles on our faces all day, the food (lobster) was beautiful and with the party running on late into the night it showed everybody was having a great time, so many thanks from lesley and i for the day we will alway remember. Many thanks..Russell

Ita & Ronnie on 17 May 2006

Nice place, friendly staffs, it's part of our unforgettable holiday. We'd love to comeback again

Eric Maengkom & Heidi Duchting on 14 April 2006 from Netherland

Hello all,
We had a great time at bastianos, and took loads of nice memories home with us to Dublin. The diving ans snorkeling was amazing, and you guys really made us feel at home. Hope we will be back some day.
= Eric and Heidi =

Yen & Adel on 20 February 2006 from Singapore

When we were looking around for a place to stay and dive, we realised that there are a whole range of places to stay in with a whole range of prices around Manado, but at the end of the day, we did not have one bit of regret for choosing Bastianos. Great staff (every one of them, from the dive team to the resort staff) with customer service seeming so second nature to them. Great diving, we have done diving in quite a few places in Southeast Asia, but we rate Manado as 1 of the best or the best for reefs and stuff to see. Staying on Bunaken also means the dive sites are just round the corner and that surface intervals & lunch can be done back at the resort etc. Overall, very satisfied customers. A very relaxing and enjoyable dive holiday. Good job guys!

Lisa on 24 November 2005

For Mayumi (Japan)
YES !! It's possible to see Dolphins in Bunaken area. In fact, when i was on the way to back to Manado with a boat, you know..
WOOwww...so..so many Dolphins surround our boat !! So close..i was almost touch them !! It seems they (the dolphins) just company us to make sure that we arrived safely in Manado !!

dr Michael Beer on 24 October 2005 from Bali

We had a great time at Bunaken! Special thanks to Rony Mandag, our guide. He sees what we did not. Even I am a DI and my wife Made a DM we were excited. Thanks also to Susan and Don from the Main Office. We will come certainly back when Lembeh is finished. We will bring some of our customers in May.

Mayumi on 27 September 2005 from Japan

I'm in Japan n resume to work already...Although my feeling is in Bunaken Is, Bastianos! So miss u, Bastianos, Bunaken Island, such the beautiful sea...Tnx so much for giving me the wonderful life. Frans, thank you very much for arranging the AOW manual in Japanese n joining me yr AOW
lesson. And Instructors who were diving with me, Saeful, Winston and Rony san! I really enjoyed underwater!!!! Donny san, tnx u for yr arrangement for me! Then, staff at Resort, guest while my staying, I had a good memory w/h u, I stayed there alone though. Next time, be sure to go back there again n wanna tell my friends, go w/h! To see another world, swim w/h Dolphins! BTW, is possible to see Dolphins at Bunaken area??

Laura Ciaralli on 23 September 2005 from Italy

This is Laura and Giorgio from Italy.....We miss you all very much. It was very nice to be with you all. Hope to see you soon.

Harry & Eveline on 27 August 2005 from Austria

Hi, everybody...we are back home in austria. This trip to bastianos we never will forget !!It was great !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to Ronny (best guide in indonesia), we are missing diving with you so much. Winston (only water !!!!), Linda (we are still searching .........)
and everybody know us. Donny, please tell to them this massage.....
= Harry + Eveline =

John Denhof on 27 August 2005 from Spain

Just to let you know that we (Nicolas, Ullie and John) arrived safely back in Madrid. Parting was sweet sorrow as we had a fantastic time, diving the walls, shooting billard or just hanging out on the beach or in the lodge. Many thanks to all the team for all the extraordinary help and genuine interest!
Please say a special "hello" from us to Donny, Bobby, Terry & Diana, Hesky, Delphi, John & Ranchli and all the rest. Nicky is already sad to be back in the city and has been asking about his friends. Well be back some day !