Palau Holidays from NZ$7,782

Friendly and efficient staff.

I can’t say enough about the 4S Explorer. 4S service and dining (mostly) on a dive boat There are other water activities for non divers but Palau is for diving ! I’ve been diving for 30 years and this was hands down the best diving I’ve ever done. I only wish I had a few more days Already planning for the return trip. Not easy to get to Palau, but honestly, that is part of the charm and the dive sites aren’t over run with tourists

We loved our stay at Sea Passion Hotel. The staff (especially the young ladies at reception) were always friendly, cheerful and very helpful. Our room was large, with two big, comfortable beds. The ocean view is a little spoilt by the main road, but when our shower wasn’t getting hot on the first day this was fixed very quickly. The beach attached to the hotel is small but lovely, with quite good snorkelling around to the right. Breakfast was an unusual mix of buffet options (at least to Aussies), but we could have eggs cooked to order every morning, with toast & jams. The only fruit was orange, which was a little disappointing. We only ate a couple of lunches at the hotel, but each was good. There are many restaurants within walking distance. This is a great place to stay if you’re going diving or snorkelling/kayaking, as most of these companies are located nearby. We hope to return.

The dresser drawers were not completely cleaned before I occupied the room.

I thought the property was well maintained and pleasantly quiet. On the downside the property was practically a Ghost Town. Our first morning there we went to eat breakfast, but were told we had to made our request a day prior. They went on to say it was because they need time to purchase the food. The property is not conveniently located to anything thus you should budget for a lot of taxi rides. They’ll run you anywhere from $5 to $20 depending on the time of day.