Recensioni su Baliku Dive Resort

My stay here is a bit disappointed. Before I headed to Amed for my diving course, I did a lot of online research about which diving school is better suitable for me. I came there for diving and I have very specific needs --- I read a lot of review about each dive master from each school and in the end I decided to go to Baliku as I read 1) extremely positive review for its dive school; 2) quiet location with great view. I then sent emails to Baliku and paid deposit for my diving/accommodation. Until when I checked in -- I was told I'm the first guest in two years and the dive school has been temporarily closed since covid. They then sent me to another dive school. Regardless it's a good choice or not, they need to tell me in advance -- I made the decision to come to this property based on the reviews about your dive master. As I was also the only guest, most food was not available on the menu. For the first days, I can only order chicken; on the third day, they got fresh fish; no desert whatsoever. This hotel is bit far from the town center (20mins drive by car). So if you can't stay on the site for diving or food, you have to travel outside which is very inconvenient. They don't provide free drop off /pick up neither and I find their transport price quite expensive. They charged me 150k IDR for return trip to the town center (6km one way) and 100k IDR for return trip to Lipah Beach (3km one way). In comparison, my Ubud hotel charged me 300k for airport drop off (35km). I understand some hotels will mark up the price compared with external providers, but I find it's such a stretch for this hotel to mark up anything (off center location, closed diving school, a restaurant pretty much for breakfast only). And my diving was also a bit disappointed. My right ear didn't feel well from poor equalization after Day 1 dive. I rested on Day 2. And from Day 3, I started to develop cold symptoms. So I had to abort my diving course for good. I previously tried some fun dives but this time I tried to get PADI certificate. My instructor is a very nice lady but I found she approached my challenges from her perspectives -- if something was challenging for her, then she will take good care of me on that front; for things not bothering her, she will think I can deal with it like a piece of a cake. But I agree it's very subjective -- so I researched heavily online before I came. By reading reviews from previous diving students, I can guess if he/she is the right instructor for me. The service from the hotel staff was great. They tried their best. But end of the day there is only much to be done from "service" perspective. I hope Baliku can do better and recover soon from this covid setback.