We were at SWV resort for a week late May 2012. In the 7 days there, witnessed the tail end of a low season lull and the start of high season, with 2 groups of 20 divers inundating the resort. SWV is vast by Mabul (the island you'll actually be on as there are no resorts anymore on Sipadan) standards... More

It's an absolutely beautiful resort with breathtaking view, clear water, wonderful marine life. The food was very nice, and the chef was willing to custom make yummy vegetarian dishes for me. The staffs there were friendly and helpful. Ace resort! Plenty of stars were plastered on the sky at night, something we don't see in cities. The guides at the... More

My husband and I are just back from a memorable trip to Mabul. We stayed at Sipadan water village end of April and we are very happy to have chosen this resort. We stayed at a standard chalet and it beat our expectations with wide views of the sea. Staff were so attentive and friendly, providing us with an extra... More

It took a long time to decide where to stay so we could dive and snorkel in this amazing part of the world. The guide books and websites are confusing so it is hard to keep track of all the different water villages and island accomdation. We chose Sipadan Water Village and stayed in a bungalow with a private sundeck... More

We stayed a week at SWV early April. From the airport we were whisked away to SWV's very comfortable van that will take us on a long, bumpy but picturesque route to Semporna Jetty. (1hr) At the jetty, all we had to do was to step on the the boat as the crew took care of our dive bags and... More

My friend and I are just back from a 5D/4N stay here and were most impressed with the impeccable service and excellent dive center. While a bit aged, the resort itself has been well maintained, the rooms kept clean with good amenities. The food, while not quite to-die-for, was decent. But of course, most of what people come here for,... More

Nice resort but floating nappies and sewage under our water villa don't encourage getting in the water. Several people in our group get nasty ear infections - from the polluted water perhaps. Many of the resorts and none of the village houses have any sewage treatment. We cut our stay short and went to Pom Pom Island, beautiful and no... More

We stayed a week at SWV towards the end of February 2012. We travelled with our local dive shop and had paid for a room with a/c. The room we got didn't have a/c and we didn't sleep for the first couple of nights. We found out our room had been given to someone else who didn't pay for a/c... More

The whole resort is built on stilt over shallow water, so the views are fantastic, you're able to see corals and fishes in the water, as you walk around the resort, i always have my eye looking at the water and i've encountered turtle, lion fish, yelow pipefish, eagle ray, wrasse etc etc Some of the rooms are quite a... More