Philippines Hotels & Hostels (182)

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In the cheap-and-cheerful category, Bahia Resort Hotel offers motel-style rooms (with hot water bathroom) on rambling grounds. There's no beach, but by way of compensation there is a private lago…

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This is the upmarket version of the Cesario next door and as the Bellavista's rooftop bar, restaurant and health club are all offered to the poorer neighbours, the extra dough is just getting you…

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Boracay Terraces has an enviable location. It's tucked against a rocky point at the far northern end of White Beach with almost zero traffic. Resembling a green pyramid, with three levels of room…

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East of the Capitol building in a not-too-convenient location, this is nevertheless a very good hotel with spotless, comfortable rooms and great views. The cheaper rooms are excellent value. Ther…

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Cebu Midtown Hotel is so well insulated from the beeping horns and belching jeepneys of Fuente Osmeña Circle you'll forget where you are - smack bang in the middle of the action. The rooms facing…

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There really aren't too many options downtown, and budget travellers can easily wind up in a flea pit or worse. Century Hotel is plain, tidy and tiled, and feels pretty safe and well-managed desp…

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Club Kon Tiki is the closest approximation of 'budget' accommodation on Mactan, and has good dive facilities. Spartan rooms with fibro walls feel slightly neglected, but there is hot water, a nic…

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Luxurious and quirky in equal measure, Serena's is a little gem tucked away at the far end of White Beach. Every structure, from the spacious octagonal bar restaurant, to the stilt houses, is des…

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Perfect for families, privately owned Coco Beach is an idyllic, 10-hectare eco-resort, with 96 nipa huts hidden among the palms. Prices include round-trip transport (Manila-Coco Beach-Manila) and…

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A cookie-cutter hotel at the end of a prohibitively long driveway, Days offers reasonable value for those wishing to wake up next to the airport. Rooms are large and well appointed, and for a pre…

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Accessed through a covered mall that leads to a 'prestige' lobby of marble and glass, the Diplomat is a quiet, safe choice. Staff are professional and at your service. Standard rooms are well pri…

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With Chinese trimmings to go with the name, Dynasty is a friendly if oddly decorated place with well-priced rooms - some with good views. Centrally located but tucked away from all the noise and …

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A clean motel-style place on the edge of the girlie-bar precinct, Eddie's is a respectable looking establishment that attracts a less-than-respectable clientele. Rooms range from basic to almost …

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Standing proprietarily and elegantly on the finest stretch of White Beach, Friday's is simultaneously quaint and luxurious, charming and extremely well run. The cottages with private verandas and…

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Not a pension house, but actually an imposing multistorey hotel, this is the most popular midrange place in the uptown area - so book ahead. What makes it worthwhile are its central (yet relative…

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The Golden Peak is on a busy intersection, conveniently close to Ayala Center. There's not all that much under the glitzy veneer but you pay for the location. It has the usual midrange amenities …

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Its name inspired by the Latin word for sea horse (in case you were wondering), Hippocampus has some large and very well designed terraces set back from the beach. It's fronted by a cute outdoor …

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Offers budget rooms with a great perk - you get free use of the sauna and pool at their sister hotel, the Bellavista. With breakfast and airport transfers included, this is one of the better deal…

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If you're staying downtown, your priority should be to find a safe and quiet place. Hotel de Mercedes is a good budget option. A well-run place, it feels insulated from the street by its spacious…

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Conveniently located on a quiet street within walking distance of both Ayala Center and SM City, this place has clean, light rooms and is very good value. The restaurant-bar on the ground level i…

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On a quiet street near Fuente Osmeña, this is a squeaky clean establishment with friendly service and large, brightly painted rooms at a good price. The upstairs rooms have small terraces, and th…

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There's an inviting combination of warm Mediterranean colours here. Along with carved stonework, mosaic outdoor walkways and latticework, and sculpted metal lights, Le Soleil has a unique style.

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Love's Lodge is well positioned on the quiet southern end of Panagsana Beach. The motel-style standard rooms have windows and hot water in the bathrooms - the larger deluxe rooms have air-con. Th…

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Located on the quiet easterly beach, Exotic is very much a self-contained resort, and as luxurious as it gets on Malapascua. It houses the oldest dive centre on the island, a beachfront restauran…

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If spas are your passion, head to the superb Mandala Spa, which has several gorgeous villas made of teak and bamboo with cogon-grass roofs. Each has a beautiful bathtub and outside shower with st…

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Marina is an old-school cheapie making a push for the midrange market. Refurbished rooms have tiled floors, hot water, wicker chaise lounges and outrageously bad art. It's set away from the sea a…

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A European-run operation on the town outskirts, Marlin has a terrific location, a great stretch of sand and luxe rooms, but lacks a little character. Air-con rooms have cable TV and a seaview bal…

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An effusively cheerful, bright-apricot place near the Capitol Building, the Mayflower feels like home-sweet-home. The well-priced rooms are clean and comfortable with a tasteful Mexicana colour s…

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Perched above the beach, Nami offers privacy and breathtaking views. There are only twelve rooms, all set back into the quiet of the cliff. All of the luxury top-floor rooms have their own outdoo…

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Occupying a huge beachfront lot in the middle of Panagsama Beach, Pacita's is an expansive concrete village through which you must pass to get to either end of the beach. Rooms are clean and well…

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An attractive older-style building on a quiet street, this family-run place is a great Uptown budget option. Get an upstairs room facing the street, and you'll have nice views at great rates. The…

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This spectacularly designed resort is sited on a 3.5-hectare artificial saltwater lagoon, big enough to house living coral ponds, waterfalls, beaches and a floating restaurant. You'll need to mak…

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Probably the best midrange option, Quo Vadis is situated on a large lot with great beach access. Spacious and well-appointed twin rooms and cottages have queen-sized beds and rattan furnishings. …

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In a secluded spot on the road to Bantayan town are these exclusive twin resorts, with a guard on the gate and a high perimeter fence. The crowd-puller here is Ogtong Cave, a small subterranean c…

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A vast holiday camp for honeymooners, conferencers, package tourists and the super-rich, this is the last word in self-contained, luxury resort living. Enticements include a 350m private beach co…

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