We booked a 3-day, 2-nights all inclusive diving package during which we stayed in a 6-person dorm. I usually don’t easily give a rating below 4 stars, but the totality of the experience was disappointing. Every day was a bit of chaos to find the right dive equipment. The equipment was quite old and not very well taken care of. There were also not a lot of different sizes for BCDs and wetsuits. Leaking equipment was also guaranteed. Staff was also not most helpful in this chaos. Due to the price, we did not go to Sipadan. The dives around Mabul were nice, but not more extraordinary than what we have seen in Thailand for example. There’s also often a lot of current (but this could of course differ by the season). We mostly saw turtles, blue dotted stingrays, flathead crocodile fish, clownfish, some cuttlefish and eel. We did one of our dives with divemaster Billy, who was really friendly and great to dive with. Food was the same every day for dinner and lunch, so you got quite bored of it. Also vegetarians would not have a very varied menu (plain rice + 1 type of vegetable). The room fell far below expectations. The room itself and the beds were old and dirty. We saw the staff just pull the sheets tight after the previous guest instead of changing the linens. The bed was full of ants. We had to ask multiple times for towels, which ended up to be rather dirty as well. Even if taking a private room with airconditioning and private bathroom, I would probably not book here due to the lower level of professionalism by the staff. Irrespective of where you stay, be prepared to see a very dirty island: beaches are full of old clothes, plastic and other trash.
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