An open-sided timber pavilion with a pool table, the swimming pool and blue parasols beyond it
Miles Below · Operator · Bunaken

Siladen Resort

White sand, a volcano across the water, and a dive operation with a lineage: Ana and Miguel came here from Lembeh Resort in 2014 and spent a decade building how it runs. The à la carte kitchen and the guiding standard both trace back through that.

01The week
A canopied bed in a room panelled and ceilinged in timber, windows on both sides open to the garden.
A canopied bed in a room panelled and ceilinged in timber, windows on both sides open to the garden.
At the resort

What the week is actually like

The property is now the older of the group's two, and renovation is coming. If you want the newest building in North Sulawesi run to the same standard, that is Coral Eye at Bangka. If you want the wall, the turtles and the park on your doorstep, it is here.

Ask them to split your week between park boats and mainland muck boats when you book, not when you arrive.

02The place
03The verdict
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Operator · Siladen Resort
B+
Grade

The pale band on each row is the range every scored operator on this site covers.

How the scoring works

Operation
9
Camera
8
Food
8
Setting
8
Value
8
Sustainability
8
Total
49/60
The pool after dark, torches burning along the edge and a flowering tree strung with lights above the terrace.
The pool after dark, torches burning along the edge and a flowering tree strung with lights above the terrace.
04Before you book
The photographer's questions

For the camera

The camera
StationLarge
Camera roomTemperature controlledLarge room, 14+ stations, temperature controlled
Power220V
Camera room outlets5
Extra power barNo
Air gunsYes
Camera room chargingIn the camera room
Staff handlingConcierge boat, entries and exits
EntryGiant stride, big boat
Rinse, resortNumerous
Rinse, boatYes
The diving
Dive time60 minutes
Guide ratio6:1 maximum
Photography guideYes
NitroxUpgrade
Tanks80L and 100L
Miles to edit

Camera and diving facts still missing: Unguided.
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Miles, 23 Sep 2026, operator-and-stay-facts sheet

Worth knowing

One things nobody tells you

They've added themed food nights — a Japanese night, an Italian night, alongside the usual Indonesian dishes. It's not something they advertise, but it's one of the best things about staying there.

05The money

Flights, transfers and what to sort first

Manado is the gateway. Bunaken, Lembeh and Bangka are all reachable from it, which makes a three-area trip straightforward.

DAILY RATE
$300 to $550  a day, USD, at the resort
Getting there
Manado (MDC), boat to the island
06Prints

Prints from Bunaken

Every frame here was made in Bunaken. Prices in US dollars. Printed on Canson Platine and shipped from British Columbia.

07The trip
Bunaken
A green turtle, Bunaken
Would you dive Bunaken?

Put your hand up and I will tell you when a trip is planned

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